workshops + community outreach
Engaging with communities, facilitating movement and Japanese cultural forms
Upcoming:
Movement + Calligraphy Workshop
Bringing together the traditional art form of Japanese calligraphy with improvised dance, participants in this workshop embody the brushstrokes of a calligraphy piece they create. Derived from Shion’s own choreographic practice integrating calligraphy, the workshop provides a fun, welcoming learning experience that generates community connection, sharing of ancestral knowledge, discussions of cultural traditions and experiences, and taking intentional time to connect the mind and body.
Workshop created and co-facilitated by Kisyuu and Shion Skye Carter (can also be facilitated by Shion alone)
Oct 7, 2026: The Dance Centre, Vancouver BC (presented by Inverso Productions)
Aug 30, 2026: The Dance Centre, Vancouver BC (presented by Odd Meridian Arts)
Dec 2024: Antler Ridge Studio, Salt Spring Island BC (partnership with
Oct 2024: Festival of New Dance, St. John’s NL
Sept 2024: Prismatic Arts Festival, Halifax NS
June 2024: Yellowhouse Arts Centre, Galiano Island BC
May 2024: New Westminster Senior Centre, New Westminster BC
May 2024: Asian Heritage Month at Morrow, Vancouver BC
March 2024: Expanse Festival, Edmonton AB
Feb 2024: Dance Victoria, Victoria BC
May 2023: Morrow, Vancouver BC
Oct 2022: Morrow, Vancouver BC
Origami + Movement Workshop
In this Origami + Movement Workshop co-facilitated by visual artist Miya Turnbull (Halifax) and dance artist Shion Skye Carter (Vancouver), participants will spend time making Miya’s self-portrait origami designs, followed by improvised movement led by Shion inspired by the paper, folds and designs of the origami creations. This joyful, engaging workshop is open-level and suited to all ages; for younger children, assistance from an adult is requested.
Aug 1, 2026: Powell Street Festival, Vancouver Japanese Language School in Vancouver, BC
March 2025: Roundhouse Exhibition Hall in Vancouver, BC
Feb 2025: Pier 21 Canadian Immigration Museum in Halifax, NS
My classes involve both improvisation and choreographed sequences, with an aim to feel vibrant in our bodies. Beginning with a warm-up movement meditation informed by my choreographic practice embodying calligraphy, then flowing through floorwork, center technique, and sequences that contrast between tension, control, fluidity, and release; we’ll discover various qualities and dynamics in our dance.
Suitable for intermediate/advanced to professional dancers.
Contemporary dance
workshops/masterclasses
Nov 1, 2025: practice lab by TO Love-In, Toronto ON
Sept 29 - Oct 7, 2025: Performance Research Program by Inverso Productions (guest choreographer/teacher), The Dance Centre in Vancouver BC
June 9-13, 2025: Training Society of Vancouver, The Dance Centre in Vancouver BC
Feb 20 + 25, 2025: Mocean professional morning class, Halifax Dance in Halifax NS
June 17-21, 2024: Training Society of Vancouver, The Dance Centre in Vancouver BC
Sept 17 + 24, 2024: Mocean professional morning class, Halifax Dance in Halifax NS
