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,…
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The Dance Centre Celebrates International Dance Day
April 29th is International Dance Day! The day has been celebrated with dance events across Canada and around the world since it was created by UNESCO in 1982, International Dance Day to commemorate the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727-1810), regarded as the founder of modern ballet. The Dance Centre is collaborating to present a full…
5 Entertaining Ways to Ring in New Year’s Eve 2023
Party like its 2019! New Year’s Eve is just days away, and after a couple years of party-less pandemic New Years festivities are making a comeback. Here’s 5 entertaining events to wrap up the year : NYE 2023 at Science World: 3 rooms of music across two floors at Science World, 5 bars, 6 of…
DanceHouse Launches 15th Anniversary Season with a Double Murder
DanceHouse launched its 15th season with the Canadian premiere of Hofesh Shechter Company’s hypnotic and high-energy double bill Double Murder. On stage October 21st and 22nd, at the Vancouver Playhouse, Double Murder is created by internationally celebrated choreographer/composer Hofesh Shechter (OBE). The work is a thrilling exploration of the chaotic and oppressive forces present within…
Kokoro Dance 27th Annual Wreck Beach Butoh
Currently being developed in workshops, Kokoro Dance’s 27th Annual Wreck Beach Butoh performances will take place July 24th and 25th, with set, costumes, and lighting provided by Mother Nature. Each year, during the workshops Kokoro Dance creates a new dance that embraces the sand, water, and air at this beautiful location with its views of…
33rd Dancing on the Edge Festival brings back live dance.
British Columbia’s contemporary dance scene eagerly awaits the return of Dancing on the Edge Festival (DOTE), kicking off July 8th with a live performance by internationally acclaimed Radical System Art/Shay Kuebler at Firehall Theatre. The opening weekend will also include Dumb Instrument Dance, Dreaming of Koi at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Gardens, and other performances outdoors…
WANTED…a VIDF Livestream
This year’s Vancouver International Dance Festival (VIDF) livestream festival continues May 27-29 with WANTED by Vancouver’s new dance collective, CAMP. WANTED is a fantastical exploration of the light and dark extremes of humanity, told through the lens of the cowboy. In a performance rich with artifice, aesthetic, exaggeration and comedy, CAMP takes a campy dive into themes of systemic evil. Panic,…