Collaborators

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The Black Wellness Cooperative is a collective of Health, Wellness and Fitness professionals who seek to provide the Black community an opportunity to learn and grow through their peers and representation and are committed to providing expertise, knowledge and training to marginalized, or otherwise underserved communities and groups of all ages.
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To bring together all players in the circus arts sector and ensure its development. In consultation with the community, we work tirelessly to ensure the circus arts sector’s development. By forming a united, strong and consistent alliance, we are best able to represent the interests of those working in the sector, to develop the art form, and to support professional development.

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Brunswick Street Mission, located in the North End of Halifax, seeks to inspire a better quality of life through care that addresses the practical—physical and mental—needs of those experiencing poverty. Our areas of focus include providing food security through a food bank and breakfast program, one-to-one supporting using a trauma-informed practice under a Registered Social Worker. We also provide laundry services for unhoused folks, a free tax clinic for those with low annual incomes, and advocate for those experiencing poverty and homelessness in the Halifax Regional Municipality.

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The Conseil scolaire acadien provincial is the only francophone school board in Nova Scotia. He is responsible for teaching French as a first language in the educational programs of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development and also teaches the English as a first language program followed in all schools in the province.
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Eastern Front Theatre is a Halifax/Dartmouth based company developing, producing, ​​and promoting the work of Atlantic Canadian theatre artists since 1993.
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At Coastal Vibe Collective, we’re all about curating real, human-centered experiences that bring people together. From sober raves and festivals to ecstatic dance and sound ceremonies, we create spaces where connection happens without the need for substances. In a world overloaded with screens and distractions, we’re here to break the mold—building a community that thrives on authentic human connection, movement, and celebration. This is where you show up as your full self and feel the power of shared energy.

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Halifax Lighting Solutions is a company that spans the gap between entertainment & event lighting and electrical contracting. Whether its an installation that needs a theatrical flare or a theatre trying to light up the seemingly impossible, we look for those kinds of challenges as professionals with a can-do attitude. We are a company of solutions.

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Eastlink Television produces and broadcasts local stories and event coverage. Telling stories from the communities they serve and partnering with local volunteers and content producers has been part of their tradition since the earliest days of Eastlink Community TV.
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Holiday Magic is a family-friendly, holiday-themed stage production created by Van Wart Productions.
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La Société acadienne de Clare a pour mission de promouvoir la culture acadienne et francophone.
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For over 33 years, the Upstream Music Association has been creating pan-genre orchestral nujazz, beyond classical, cyber world, experimental music improvisation, composition & conduction ensembles, concert series, festivals, recordings, workshops and symposia.

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Productions

Charlie Benoit is a cinematographer and photographer in Kjipuktuk, Mi’kma’ki (Halifax, NS).
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North Window Productions is a Halifax-based production company that serves creatives and businesses around the Atlantic provinces and beyond.
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Mocean is recognized nationally as a leading contemporary dance company from the Atlantic region. Working with both locally and nationally renowned choreographers, Mocean brings together talented artists to create exciting new work that is rooted in collaborative process, stretches physical and emotional boundaries and finds authenticity.
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Ambient improvisational ensemble New Hermitage imagines a future in which the climate crisis has decimated the population of the Earth, and dangerously high levels of pollution have rendered the cities of the world uninhabitable.
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Hercules SLR Inc. is a privately owned Canadian company, headquartered in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, with a national footprint of over 400 team members. Since 1985, our team has been providing innovative and safe material handling solutions to address your unique business needs. Through growth and acquisition, we are now the largest and only, national rigging company in Canada with 15 branch locations across the country from Langley, BC to St. John’s, NL.

 
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We are the most inviting pizza restaurant in the North End of Halifax, offering European-style artisanal pizza with the highest quality, fresh, local ingredients. Our dough is made with a proprietary blend of organic flours and a slow, attentive fermentation process – making it easier to digest and leaving you satisfied without the guilt. From alluring appetizers to craveable cocktails, our chef uses his love of food science and pursuit of culinary excellence to create an elevated dining experience with bold flavor combinations that linger long after you’ve said ‘ bonne nuit ’

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Janet Echelman sculpts at the scale of buildings and city blocks. Echelman’s work defies categorization, as it intersects Sculpture, Architecture, Urban Design, Material Science, Structural & Aeronautical Engineering, and Computer Science.
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Princeton University is a vibrant community of scholarship and learning that stands in the service of humanity. On campus and around the world, Princetonians are making a difference in society.
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Rebecca Lazier is a choreographer and educator based in New York City and Nova Scotia. She has choreographed more than eighty works presented in six countries.

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