The 36th Dancing on the Edge Festival (DOTE) returns June 13 – 22 at various venues across Vancouver including Firehall Arts Centre, Scotiabank Dance Centre and SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, as well as off-site presentations at Beaconsfield and David Lam Parks
A highly anticipated event on British Columbia’s contemporary dance calendar, DOTE is a major contributor to the Canadian arts and culture community for both artists and audiences. This year’s Festival line-up is once again filled with high caliber, exhilarating, innovative, and spell-binding dance works. Over the 10-day Festival, 30+ performances include world premieres, Western Canadian debuts, and works-in-progress from some of the most sought-after contemporary Canadian choreographers.
Showcasing the diversity of dance across Canada, DOTE reflects its rich tapestry of cultural influences, contributing to the evolution of this multifaceted art form.
The 36th annual Festival kicks off June 12 with the world premiere of Company 605’s latest work, lossy, co-presented with SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs. The following days welcome a number of World and Canadian Premieres from other featured companies and choreographers including OURO Collective, EDAM Dance, Kelly McInnes, Lara Kramer Danse (Montreal), tiger princess dance projects (Toronto), Method Dance Society (Prince George), Hanna Kiel/Kaeja d’Dance (Toronto), Calder White, Simran Sachar, Clala Dance Project, FakeKnot, Peggy Baker (Toronto); Helen Walkley, Belle Spirale Dance Projects, Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY, Furious Grace Dance Theatre and more.
DOTE’s Artistic Producer Donna Spencer says, “Dancing on the Edge is recognized nationally for the kinesthetic ripples and blasts of energetic waves brought to the stage each year by a wide range of artistic visions and experiences. This year, we are pleased to honour one of Canada’s great dance and contact improvisation creators, Peter Bingham, and share his work with the presentation of EDAM’s Dead Weighting.
Peter’s body of work has had such an impactful ripple on many of the artists participating in this year’s festival. We are also excited to offer what was a work-in-progress at last year’s festival as a world premiere this year with Company 605’s lossy; and to bring new choreographic voices such as Anya Saugstad, Clala Dance Project, and Simran Sachar to the festival. Stirring things up is in DOTE’s DNA, and we can’t wait for audiences to experience this year’s lineup.”
The complete Dancing on the Edge Festival schedule and tickets and passes can be found online at dancingontheedge.org