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Hip hop and B-Boy camps still open
Jazzy Jester (AKA Jesse Catibog) is back! This top 20 finalist from So You Think You Can Dance Canada is returning for his second year to Ross Creek for our BBoy and Hip Hop Boot Camps run by Dance Nova Scotia. This year he is joined by incredible instructors  Melissa Page-Webster, Mariano Abarca and  Shane “Fish”. Abarca is also from Toronto and his extraordinary style has allowed him to dance in international competitions to great acclaim and championships as well as performing with artists such as Vivica Fox, Tom Green, Mya, K-OS, Wyclef, Arrested Development, Grand Master Flash, De La Soul, Rob Base and DJ Easy Rock - to name a few. He was also provided the exceptional honour of performing for HRH, the Prince of Wales.
Now it’s your turn to learn from the masters - express yourself through Dance while having a fabulous time at camp!
Find  out more by clicking here, and register here.

Country Supper & Barn Dance Aug. 27 at 6:00

Celebrate the end of a glorious summer and the start of a fabulous fall with Ross Creek. Enjoy a country supper with neighbours and make new friends then dance the night away at a family friendly all ages with a barn dance! We'll have a caller on hand to keep the rhythm flowing and the toes a-tapping. Click here to find out more!

News

Coffill's Auto Repair is official Van Maintenance and auto supplier!
As part of our quest to work with excellent local service and goods providers, we are delighted to welcome and thank Coffill's for being our official van maintenance shop. Keeping the shuttle vehicle in top repair is important to us, and the Coffill family cares about their work, and about their community. If you are in the Valley and need some auto help, please tell Coffill's that Ross Creek sent you!

New Film Program announced and searching for students
The Ross Creek Centre for the Arts is currently looking for 10 African Nova Scotian and 10 First Nations youth to participate in a 2-week long academy camp experience. Date Change - this program now runs August 8 -20. One of Ross Creek’s summer camps will be lighting up the silver screen this year, as this special academy will produce a 22-minute film, “Shortcut,” written and directed by Ann Verrall...more

Lamella building almost complete - garners donors and interest.
Click here to see an article about this joint project between DalTech and Ross Creek

Rockbound wins awards!
We are thrilled that Rockbound has been recognized by the Merritt Awards for Professional Theatre in NS. We had seven nominations this year, and won 5. We congratulate all the nominees and the incredible creative team at Two Planks, the staff at Ross Creek, Leon Cole and Jacqui Good and the Estate of Jean Travers. Winners of the awards were:

Burgundy Code as Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role
Allen Cole for Outstanding Play by a Nova Scotian
Allen Cole for Outstanding Original Music or Score
Ken Schwartz as Outstanding Director
Rockbound for Outstanding Production.

We also congratulate our nominees
Rosie Browning for Outstanding Costume Design and Marty Burt as outstanding Actor in a Lead Role. Congratulations to all our colleagues!

Ross Creek Artists celebrated
Ross Creek Fellow, novellist and playwright Ami McKay's novel The Birth House was named as an Indigo Book of the decade.

Allen Cole, creator of Rockbound, was named to the Chronicle Herald Honour Roll for 2009.

Ken Schwartz, Artistic Director of Two Planks and a Passion Theatre is home from Stratford! For more information, click here.

Ross Creek Cuts Pollution equal to a trip around the equator! Supported by O'Regans, The Ecology Action Centre, Conserve Nova Scotia and Michelin, The Ross Creek Centre purchased a van and provided a shuttle service for artists and students this past summer. The impact was...click here to read more!

Ross Creek Centre, Theatre Off The Grid named one of Nova Scotia’s 101 “Musts” in Allan Lynch’s latest book.
The Ross Creek Centre and Two Planks and a Passion Theatre have been named one of the 101 things you Must do in Nova Scotia- we’re listed in Allan Lynch’s latest book Nova Scotia Book of Musts published by MacIntyre Purcell publishing.