DANCELAB
SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN DANCE AND OTHER DISCIPLINES
DanceLab provides up to 40 hours of fully-subsidized studio space at Scotiabank Dance Centre to enable artists to research how cross-art form collaboration can enhance their artistic growth and the development of new work. Upon completion of the process, the artists share their research with the public through an informal studio showing.
DanceLab Artists 2023-2024
Kaia Shukin
Kaia Shukin is dance artist who lives on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations. Her interests lie in cosmology, quantum worlds, identity and the ...
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Rebecca Margolick
I am an independent dance artist working primarily on solos, collaborative pieces and multidisciplinary works. I work both in Canada and the US. I weave themes of history, memory, and intimacy. I believe in the power of the body to give insight, access empathy...
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V'ni Dansi Society
V’ni Dansi is a Vancouver-based traditional Métis and contemporary dance company. Led by Yvonne Chartrand, V’ni Dansi is dedicated to preservation of Métis dance and innovation of Indigenous contemporary dance. Dancers perform Métis dance under ...
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Residency and lab artists also have the opportunity to be mentored through one-on-one sessions with senior artists.