Applications for Autumn Embers are open.Applications close Sunday, September 27 at 5:00 PM.
Apply by Sept 27

PoleCoven at Artemis Whiskey Bar

Solo
Performance Series

As the leaves drop, the stage heats up. Autumn Embers is a six-week solo performance series for experienced polers ready to deepen the impression they leave on stage, supported by musicality and concept development workshops plus a performance journal to track your growth. The series closes with a produced show at Artemis on Sunday, November 22.

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A performer inverted on the pole inside a ring of teal light, hair down, audience watching close at the edge of the floor

Photograph by Katie B. Vision

Series Information

The Essentials

Check-insSundaysOct 4, Oct 25, Nov 8
WorkshopsTwo includedConcept development (Oct 4) & musicality (Oct 25)
Tech rehearsalSunday Nov 1512:00 to 3:00 PM
PerformanceSunday Nov 22Doors 2:00 PM · Show 2:30 PM
WhereArtemisArtemis Whiskey Bar, Market Square
Full program$300+ GST (includes both workshops, 4 class credits and a professionally produced cabaret show)

Past shows

The moment you're training for

Our shows at Artemis Whiskey Bar in Market Square: an intimate room, a professional crew, and an audience that came to celebrate you. Autumn Embers is about that stage.

A performer on the floor at the edge of the stage, looking up and smiling as the front row applauds
The full cast gathered around the pole after a show, smiling together
Dancers moving together on the floor at Artemis under red and blue light, arms raised overhead
The lighting operator at the board in the dark, lit red and blue, watching the stage
A performer waiting at the back of the room in the moments before going on, the bar glowing behind her
A set list card standing on the bar at Artemis, bartender working behind it

Photos by Katie B. Vision

Is this for you?

What you'll need coming in

  • Stage experience. You’ve performed for an audience before, in any style or setting. You know what it feels like to be looked at, and this series builds on that.
  • A steady pole practice. You’re training regularly and you like working things out on your own. Between check-ins we’ll give you feedback and structure, not choreography.
  • Time to rehearse. Your four class credits cover Gather and Opens, and most of the real building happens outside those hours, so make sure the next six weeks have room for it.
  • A piece of music you’re happy to live inside for six weeks. You’ll hear it a lot.
  • Your performance footwear, if heels are part of what you’re making. Train in what you’ll perform in.

Not there yet? Keep training with us in drop-in classes and apply for a future series — this one comes back around.

The commitment

What we'll ask of you

  • All five Sundays: Oct 4, Oct 25, Nov 8, Nov 15 and Nov 22. Tech and the show are fixed, and the check-ins are where the piece grows, so plan to be at every one.
  • Something to show on Oct 25. Thirty seconds is fine. Rough is fine. The feedback slot only works if there’s a piece in it.
  • Run your finished piece by November 8th, 2026. It’s your last check-in before tech, and the best moment to find out what still needs work.
  • A performance journal, kept as you go. A few lines after each rehearsal: what you tried, what worked, what didn’t. It’s for you more than for us.
  • Rehearsal between check-ins. Three Sundays in the room will get you started; the piece comes together in the hours you put in between.

How to apply

Four steps to the stage

Step 1

Check the prerequisites

Step 2

Submit your application by Sept 27

Step 3

Hear back from us

Step 4

Register and pay

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