This past weekend, Ballet BC Program 2 wrapped up at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. As Artistic Director Emily Molnar and Executive Director John Clark welcomed the audience, the dancers prepared to perform three diverse works. 1st Flash opened the program. Choreographed by Jorma Elo, 1st Flash premiered in 2003 with Ballet BC presenting the Canadian premier…
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DanceHouse opens with Borderline
DanceHouse is launching their 2018/19 season with the Canadian premiere of France’s Company Wang Ramirez work, Borderline, playing October 26 and 27, 2018 at 8pm at the Vancouver Playhouse. Performed to layered rhythms and spoken word by percussionist, composer LACRYMOBOY (Jean-Philippe Barrios), along with choreographic duo Sébastien Ramirez and Honji Wang combining hip hop and contemporary dance with the movement of martial arts…
Joe: A Solo Show coming to Dance Centre
For three nights only, audiences will be treated to three solo dance pieces, by three diverse choreographers, in Joe: A Solo Show at the Scotiabank Dance Centre. Presented October 18-20, by Joe Ink, and Vancouver dance luminary Joe Laughlin; Joe: A Solo Show includes the work of Vancouver dance artist Amber Funk Barton, Montreal-based choreographer Gioconda Barbuto, and…
DanceHouse Wraps 10th Season with Dorrance Dance
This weekend, DanceHouse brought their 10th anniversary season to a close with a stellar performance from New York City based Dorrance Dance. The acclaimed tap troupe presented Triple Bill, a retrospective trio of very different dance pieces that demonstrated the range of this talented company and its Artistic Director and founder Michelle Dorrance. Triple Bill…
Uncover the Vancouver International Burlesque Festival ’17
Shake a tail-feather and get your tickets now for the Vancouver International Burlesque Festival. Canada’s most prestigious and long-running burlesque festival, showcases Vancouver’s long history with the art of burlesque and cabaret dancing. In the 1940’s Vancouver nightclubs rivaled the hotbeds of Montreal and San Francisco as a mecca for burlesque. Since 2006, the Burlesque…
Madonna – Rebel Heart Tour in Vancouver
Madonna – Rogers Arena – October 14, 2015 Every time people try to deem her irrelevant, ‘past it’ or (gasp) too old, Madonna steps up and proves why she is the one who sets the standard. Wednesday night, her Rebel Heart Tour touched down in Vancouver and the thousands of fans in Rogers Arena were…
The Package Tour – NKOTB Gallery
Images from NKOTB headlining The Package Tour at Rogers Arena, July 10, 2013