Residency

RELAI : Studio 303 X Plastic Orchid Factory (POF) X Mile Zero Dance (MZD)

18 ⇾ Nov. 26 2025 (Tuesday – Wednesday)

Special Residencies

Kait Ramsden

Biography

Selected artists
Camille Huang
Kate Ramsden
Stephanie Cumming & Chris Bullough

Project Details

Studio 303, Mile Zero Dance (MZD) and Plastic Orchid Factory (POF) are coming together for RELAY—a joint initiative that nurtures artistic creation, fosters local dialogue and exchange, and expands touring opportunities across Canada. RELAY mirrors the natural flow of an artistic process—researching, creating, and producing—each phase unfolding in a different city at a distinct moment.
Three propositions have been selected (one per city) through a call for submission. Each selected artist received a budget ($7,500/proposition) to cover the artistic fees and travelling costs. The transitions between the phases (see section Timeline) remain intentionally porous, allowing space for ideas to shift and evolve organically. RELAY is made possible with the support of the CanDance Network’s Creative Exchange Project program.
Timeline
Tio’tia:ke – Mooniyang – Montreal, Studio 303
Research residency, November 18-25, 2025; followed by an informal presentation at SPARK Series during Parcours Danse, November 26, 2025.
Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Territories – Vancouver, Plastic Orchid Factory Creation residency and tech time, Jan 24-31, 2026; with experiment-in-process performances at Left of PuSh, Jan 28 & 31, 2026
ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan) Treaty 6 – Edmonton, Mile Zero Dance
One-week residency including tech, July 10-17, 2026 as part of “The Magpie Collection: A Dance Festival” with showing and artist talk back on July 17, 2026

Visual Documentation

Camille Huang © Hugo St-Laurent ; Kait Ramsden © Cole Schmidt ; Stephanie Cumming + Chris Bulloug © Mike Chery