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This popular noon hour series offers informative and inspiring shows by BC dance companies and artists, highlighting a wide range of dance genres.
Oct 31 Corporeal Imago
Nov 28 Arts Umbrella Dance Company
Feb 27 Shiamak Vancouver
Mar 27 Lorita Leung Dance Company
Apr 24 Danny Nielsen
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Corporeal Imago
Thursday October 31 | 12 noon
Corporeal Imago’s breathtaking work speaks to the complexities of our times through an intersection of aerial acrobatics, contemporary dance and visual theatre. Limb(e)s is an award-winning aerial dance duet exploring the space between holding onto, or letting go of, another. Unfolding to haunting original music, this is a hypnotic and quietly riveting drama danced from floor to air.
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Arts Umbrella Dance Company
Thursday November 28 | 12 noon
The exceptional young dancers of the Arts Umbrella Dance Company, a pre-professional repertory company based in Vancouver, represent the energy and skill of a new generation. Trained through Arts Umbrella’s renowned dance program, these talented dancers will perform new and innovative contemporary ballets created by choreographers from across Canada and around the world.
SHIAMAK Vancouver
Thursday February 27 | 12 noon
Exuberance, comedy, drama, colour, fun – it’s Bollywood! Originally springing from India’s legendary film industry, Bollywood dance is a worldwide phenomenon. SHIAMAK Vancouver blends in jazz, funk, folk and modern influences to deliver wildly entertaining performances that are guaranteed to get your toes tapping.
Lorita Leung Dance Company
Thursday March 27 | 12 noon
Established in 1970, the Lorita Leung Dance Company is regarded as one of Canada’s leading Chinese performance groups, producing spectacular shows which illustrate the diversity and beauty of Chinese dance. From the grace and poise of the classical style to the joyful vitality of ethnic folk dances, the company will take you on a journey through Chinese culture.
Danny Nielsen
Thursday April 24
Back by popular demand! Tap dance star Danny Nielsen’s vibrant collaboration with pianist/percussionist Kristian Alexandrov, In Conversation, delves into the symbiotic relationship between tap and jazz. They will share excerpts from this fresh take on a beloved art form: a wonderful celebration of tap and musical artistry which delighted audiences last season. With Miles Hill on bass and lighting design by Jack Chipman.
Photos: Corporeal Imago/Jessica Han; Arts Umbrella Dance Company/Michael Slobodian; SHIAMAK/Peter So; Lorita Leung Dance/Wang Lung and Happy Man; Danny Nielsen/Chris Randle
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