THE VOID – a short film

There are 34 Citizen Laws. Not everyone follows them. Director – Mike Czuba. Dancer – Melissa Tuplin. Music – Nathaniel Schmidt. Shot and Masks – Leon Schwesinger. Costume Design/Construction – Katrina Muller. Animation – Samantha Scafidi. Sound Editing – Alex Bohn. “How violent are the battles waged inside of ourselves to try and conform to […]

Humanoid – A LOVE SUPREME: The Players.

Dancing Monkey Laboratories is pleased to share with you the artists participating and collaborating on their new work Humanoid – A LOVE SUPREME. This new work is being developed at Theatre Junction’s TJLab #4 and will have a public outcome (PWYC) of the work-in-progress on December 1st at 8pm. Joining Writer Mike Czuba, Choreographer Melissa Tuplin, […]

AFTER US THE SAVAGE GOD. A reading in Calgary (Oh the fluids!)

On Tuesday October 18th, the beast was released. Dancing Monkey presented a staged reading of Mike Czuba’s play, After Us The Savage God, in a basement bar (Wine Ohs). The lighting was low, the absurdity high and the drinks flowed. There was filthy, filthy language. The readers were: Michelle BRANDENBURG, Lonni OLSON, Dean COMBITSIS, David […]

Accidental Euphoria – A new dance work.

This past September, Dancing Monkey’s Melissa Tuplin presented her new solo work Accidental Euphoria as part of the Alberta Dance Festival. A review from The Dance Current: Calgarian Melissa Tuplin’s Accidental Euphoria, a solo performed with notable virtuosity. Through a series of tension-laden, contorted positions, Tuplin gave off the impression of riding a euphoric-depressive roller coaster. Reference to […]

New – *PAGE ONE – Karl Nimeni Is Not Dead – I Killed Karl Nimeni

The latest instalment of *PAGE ONE: Actor Amy Sawka reading the opening of KARL NIMENI IS NOT DEAD – I KILLED KARL NIMENI, a Night Play by Mike Czuba. **Page One is a video initiative by Dancing Monkey Laboratories to connect with actors, dancers, designers, and anyone else really, to read the first page of […]