The annual Coastal Dance Festival is returning for its 14th year from March 12th to 18th. Produced by Dancers of Damelahamid the celebration of Indigenous arts has been adapted to a virtual presentation to enjoy from the comfort of home. The free, online festival features the world premiere of a new short dance work in…
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Vancouver International Dance Festival celebrates its 21st.
The Vancouver International Dance Festival (VIDF) is returning for its 21st season from March 4 to June 19, 2021. As the pandemic restrictions continue, this year will be a virtual festival with 18 livestreamed contemporary dance performances. This year, VIDF is providing residencies and technical support for artists to enhance their choreography with multiple cameras…
DanceHouse Reveals Its Fall 2020 Season
DanceHouse is the latest Arts company to announce an adapted Fall 2020 Season. Continuing its mission of bringing the world of dance to Vancouver audiences, DanceHouse is presenting three streaming performances: Dancing at Dusk – A Moment with Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring (Oct 21-27), NDT2: Dare to Say (Nov 6-8), and Jack of…
Watch The Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House: Virtual Edition
The annual Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House is an opportunity for the public to sample a range of exciting dance styles, from ballet and contemporary to flamenco and vogue. As is has for over 30 years, The Dance Centre continues to be a resource centre for professional dance companies and the public, providing a range of activities…
The Dance Centre Announces 2020-2021 Season
The Dance Centre has revealed a 2020-21 season adapted to the COVID-19 era with digital and small-scale live events. The season will feature a diverse range of dance from different genres. Fall events including the annual Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House and Discover Dance! series will be online, with live events for small audiences resuming in…
DanceHouse Welcomes Brazil’s Grupo Corpo
DanceHouse presents a two-part program from Brazil’s contemporary dance company Grupo Corpo with the Vancouver premiere of Dança Sinfônica and Gira, February 28th & 29th at the Vancouver Playhouse. In the company’s third presentation with DanceHouse, Grupo Corpo’s visionary siblings — Artistic Director Paulo Pederneiras and Choreographer Rodrigo Pederneiras have choreographed two works that take a look back at the company’s 40 year history…
2020 Coastal Dance Festival Celebrates Indigenous Culture
Dancers of Damelahamid is warming up for the 13th annual Coastal Dance Festival, a celebration of Canadian and global Indigenous stories, song, and dance. Taking place February 25–March 1, 2020 at two locations; the Anvil Centre in New Westminster and at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC. The 2020 program includes the festival debut of Tooma Laisa and Leanna Wilson (Inuit), a musician duo…