97% of every dollar goes directly to Sun.Ergos

productions and programs

3% of every dollar goestoward fund-raising

Registered Charities NumberBN 119205789RR0001

you will receive atax-deductible receipt,

program notice,and,

depending on the level of donation,your negotiated choice

of marketing representationby Sun.Ergos to the public

Cover Photo of Robert Greenwood asThe Chorus in OEDIPUS THE KING

by Dave Lowery, Calgary, AB

Photo of Dana Luebke as ‘Coyote’ in Polandby Woitech Beszterda, Pila, Poland

Photo of Dana Luebke as ‘Xiao-Sheng, The Dragon’by Linda Korsbeck, Calgary, AB

Photo of Dana Luebke with refugee children in Croatiaby Mattiazzi, Sibenik, Croatia

Investment Opportunities

Help make Sun.Ergos more accessible. Fund thequality. Fund the concept. The following is a sum-mary of the investment opportunities offered bySun.Ergos. Full range of investment information isavailable in upon request.

$2,000 Brings a performance to a rural or inner-city school

$5,000 Refurbishes a unique set of cos-tumes

$5,000 Brings a performance to 3 rural or inner-city schools

$7,500 Pays for a one-week school resi-dency of approximately 60 events and professional development

$10,000 Provides a performance to 3 rural communities

$25,000 Sponsors a new production$50,000 Provides a foundation for a cultural

bridge between two nations

Return on InvestmentAs we reflect on our history since 1977, Sun.Ergos islooking forward to enhancing its capacity to make adifference and bring harmony to our world full of con-flict and distress. An investment in Sun.Ergos is aninvestment in the global community, an investment inmaking the world a better place for all of us.

FundingThe chart below offers a summary of the various rev-enue streams. Full details are available uponrequest.

130 Sunset WayPriddis, Alberta

Canada T0L 1W0

Tel.: (403) 931-15271-800-743-3351 (Canada or USA)

Fax: (403) 931-1534e-mail: bob.greenwood@sunergos.com

www.sunergos.com

“What makes Sun.Ergos worth watching isthe irrepressible imagination and achingemotions of the tiny company. They are freespirits who sing, dance and act.”THE CALGARY HERALDCanada

“…a flawless rendering of works thatresonate…Simple and direct, Sun.Ergospresented the gems of the evening.”DANCE IN CANADA MAGAZINEToronto, Canada

“Sun.Ergos is informed by a deepcompassion, an impassioned feeling for thevalue of life, an intense conviction, and conjures up with an almost unbearable clarity the very things that matter most inpeople’s lives.”THE SCOTSMANEdinburgh, Scotland

“…with clean, clear energy and perfectcharacterizations…the Sun.Ergos stylechallenges us to try to figure out whatsolution they will arrive at next, and we arealways surprised.”MEDUNARODNI DJECJI FESTIVAL BILTEN, Sibenik, Croatia

“…I wish this kind of learning was accessible to all the kids, because itgives them such a sense of self-esteem…[Bob and Dana] are such a gift tothe community.”SLAVE RIVER JOURNALFort Smith, Alberta, Canada

“Sun.Ergos theatre group respects and haspride in what they do and they do it verywell…obviously a great deal of time and interest goes into their work…the honest,straight-forward approach they had with the JR and SR High students…their professionalism and energy exhibitedreminded me of what is needed to bringstudents’ interest to a peak and conse-quently inspire their learning. Our overallimpression of Sun.Ergos, and of Dana and Bob, is one of great esteem.”The students and Staff ofDRIFTPILE FIRST NATIONCOMMUNITY SCHOOL, Canada

Coyote in Legends, Stories from the Buffalo Hunters, in Poland

an investment in the future,in the arts,

in our global community

Sun.Ergos(Greek, meaning “working together”) is a profession-al, two-man, international touring-company of theatreand dance whose mandate is to witness, explore andcelebrate the similarities and diversities of world cul-tures in order to promote greater compassion, wis-dom and understanding among people everywhere.

Unique in North America and Europe, Sun.Ergos’energetic blend of the performing arts has been com-pared to the story-telling of the Blackfoot Elders whofascinated their audiences by telling two stories atonce, one verbally, the other in movement.

Created with the idea that theatre and dance benefitfrom collaboration with all other art forms and tradi-tions, Sun.Ergos employs the visual arts with mime,singing, poetry, music, crafts, sculpture, and folk artsin their performances.

What do we do?Sun.Ergos performances explore the values, con-cerns and emotions that we share as human beings,experienced through mirrors of other times andplaces, reflecting their light on our times.

Through folk-tales from around the world or originalscripts, traditional or contemporary dance, we pro-vide lessons of unity and cooperation, exposingfoibles and conceits.

Like the Shamen who believe the world to be a sin-gle cobweb, Robert Greenwood, actor, and DanaLuebke, dancer, bring stories to life, spinning a webthat connects cultures. Meticulous research, authen-tic costumes and exquisite craftsmanship lendintegrity and depth to the experience.

On average, Sun.Ergos completes some 400 eventsper year of which approximately 300 are held inschools.

We offer tailor-made learning opportunities throughCommunity and School Residencies, Performances,Workshops, Master Classes and Lecture-Demonstrations.

Our professional classes include acting, directing,speech, design, visual arts, educational kinesiology,choreography, ballet, modern and folk dance. Thehands-on sessions create experiences for both stu-dents and instructors, increasing the learning oppor-tunity, understanding and results.

Why are we doing whatwe do?By providing extraordinary images from other cul-tures, Sun.Ergos helps to shape how we see our owneveryday life more clearly, and that often leads to realchange in peoples’ lives.

Sometimes a talking-animal character and the liquidform of a dancer can provide more of an awareness,a compassionate insight into our own lives.

They give us the aesthetic distance to see withoutjudgement, to hear without prejudice, to feel withoutfear, to smile with recognition at our own mistakesand, more importantly, to realize relevant truths aboutourselves.

Who is our audience?Sun.Ergos has performed in 17 different countriestouring in both rural and urban areas to communities,festivals, schools, colleges and universities, as wellas reserves and refugee camps. Our audiencebecomes dynamically involved – an integral part ofour performances – as Robert and Dana take theaction to them, convinced that the audiences’ reac-tions, responses and experiences are the productSun.Ergos creates.

Changing LivesSun.Ergos builds cultural bridges by helping peopleto recognize the similarities and to celebrate the dif-ferences of our human mosaic.

Whether bringing Arabs and Israelis together inAkko, introducing English story-telling to Cantonesespeakers in Kowloon or creating laughter withrefugees in Croatia, Robert and Dana are pioneerswho change and enhance peoples’ lives.

Self-ContainedSun.Ergos is also unique in that research, design,script-writing, costume, set and prop construction,promotion and administration are done in-house byRobert Greenwood and Dana Luebke.

Sun.Ergos is a totally self-contained entity.

“Working Together” – Moving the Human Spirit!Dana with a refugee audience of young people in Croatia

SUMMARY OFPERFORMANCE VENUES

AUSTRIAGREAT BRITAINBELGIUMINDONESIAISRAELKOWLOON & NEW TERRITORIESPOLANDCZECH REPUBLICREPUBLIC OF CROATIASLOVAK REPUBLICSINGAPORE

U.S.A.TexasMontanaIdahoOregonMinnesotaOhioColoradoVirginiaMaineNew HampshireVermontNorth CarolinaWisconsinPennsylvania

CANADAAlberta

CalgaryEdmontonGrande PrairieFort McMurrayManningLethbridgeBrooksHintonAllianceMedicine HatClaresholmBeaverlodgePriddisSherwood ParkSiksikaHannaBanff

British ColumbiaBella CoolaVancouverVictoriaPrince GeorgeDawson CreekOsoyoosNelsonVanderhoof

Tatla LakeQuesnel

QuebecMontreal

ManitobaLynn LakeThe PasLeaf RapidThompsonWinnipeg

SaskatchewanSaskatoonReginaGoodsoilMoose JawYorkton

OntarioTorontoOttawaWaterlooHamilton

N.W.T.Yellowknife

MichiganCaliforniaNew YorkArizonaMissouriGeorgiaWashingtonOregonMinnesotaUtahHawaii

Xiao-Sheng , The Dragon in Pearl Rain, Deep Thunder