Honouring Indigenous stories, song, and dance from across Canada and around the world, the 17th annual Coastal Dance Festival presented by Dancers of Damelahamid comes to the Anvil Centre, March 1st – 3rd This year’s festival will feature an exclusive excerpt from Dancers of Damelahamid’s upcoming full-length work, Raven Mother, created in honour of the…
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The 6th Matriarchs Uprising Festival Opens February 19
The sixth edition of Matriarchs Uprising Festival, presented by O.Dela Arts, in partnership with The Dance Centre, is a celebration of contemporary dance by Indigenous women artists. Offering live performances, conversations, masterclasses, workshops and an online dance film series at The Dance Centre, Morrow and online February 19th to 25th. Curated by Olivia C. Davies,…
The Mirror Reflects Amazing Contemporary Circus!
On stage at Vancouver Playhouse until January 27th, DanceHouse and The Cultch present the North American premiere of Gravity & Other Myths’ (GOM) acrobatic and athletically-charged work, The Mirror. The run is nearly sold out so get tickets now, if you can, because this is a show not to be missed! In their annual collaboration,…
Cobalt & Crone, an Evening of New Works from Dumb Instrument Dance
Dumb Instrument Dance presents Cobalt & Crone a presentation of new solo works, September 20-24 and September 27-October 1. Audiences will be treated to a full-evening of new solo works, choreographed and performed by Ziyian Kwan and Shion Skye Carter, with original music by Stefan Nazarevih and Jo Hirabayashi.In a nod to the unorthodox, the…
Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House welcomes everyone September 16th
September 16th, the annual Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House is throwing open the doors and shining a light on dance. From bellydance and Bollywood to contemporary, flamenco, and Latin, the Open House is a chance to sample a wide range of dance styles in an afternoon of open classes and workshops. Participating companies and artists…
DanceHouse reveals a bold 2023-2024 Season
DanceHouse recently announced its 2023/24 season, bringing bold and transformative works from around the globe to Vancouver stages from July 2023 through April 2024. Seven companies and choreographers offer distinct and fearless worldviews, deconstructing and reinventing dance norms across multiple genres to explore urgent and timely themes of connection and community. “Dance has the power…
Cancelled – DanceHouse Premieres Dada Masilo’s The Sacrifice and Reveals 2023/24 Season
DanceHouse has announced that Dada Masilo’s The Sacrifice performances have been cancelled. As DanceHouse announces its 2023-2024 season including six exciting performance, it readies for the final presentation in its 15th Anniversary season. DanceHouse presents the exhilarating North American premiere of Dada Masilo’s The Sacrifice, May 5 and 6, 2023 at 8pm at the Vancouver Playhouse. Inspired by Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite…