W&M Physical Theatre brings La Luna to Calgary with local children in the cast
Promotional artwork for W&M Physical Theatre’s La Luna, running Oct. 9–10 at DJD Dance Centre in Calgary.
Photo credit: W&M Dance Projects / Showpass
W&M Physical Theatre will bring La Luna to DJD Dance Centre in Calgary on Oct 9, 2026 and Oct 10, 2026, returning to a work choreographer and director Melissa Monteros first created in 1988 and expanding it into a full-length dance-theatre production with Calgary children performing alongside adult artists. Performances are 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday.
Monteros originally created La Luna as a short work for children at Miles Avenue Elementary in Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, for her UCLA thesis concert. An Alberta Foundation for the Arts event notice for the Calgary production describes the new version as a 50-minute full-length work.
W&M's current event page says eight Calgary children ages 8 to 11 are participating alongside eight adult performers. The page identifies Wojciech Mochniej, Marie France Forcier, Nicole Charlton Goodbrand, Will Jessup, Sierra Oszust and Alèn Martel among the adult performers.
W&M was founded by Monteros and Mochniej in Gdańsk, Poland, in 1994 and moved its home base to Calgary in 2000. Monteros is the company’s executive director and artistic director as well as a co-founder.
The performances take place at DJD Dance Centre, 111 12 Ave. SE. Showpass lists tickets at $10–$25 CAD, and W&M's ticket terms say every attendee requires a ticket. DJD says front-row space is reserved for wheelchair and accessible seating and asks patrons who need it to contact the box office; W&M describes La Luna as suitable for all ages.
Royal Winnipeg Ballet opens its 2026–27 mainstage season at Winnipeg’s Centennial Concert Hall on Oct. 8 with Stravinsky Stories, a double bill that brings Alexei Ratmansky’s The Fairy’s Kiss to the company alongside the world premiere of a new Firebird by choreographer Houston Thomas.