November 2019
DIV Opening Events
The 12th biennial Dance In Vancouver opens with a day of free events, including a keynote address, site-specific works by Kinesis Dance somatheatro and Mardon…
Find out more »Vision Impure
Noam Gagnon's latest work Pathways explores the intricate push and pull of relationships impacted by urban living. Ten extraordinary dancers draw on all their strength,…
Find out more »Amber Funk Barton/the response.
Inspired by personal travels and the universe, Amber Funk Barton’s atmospheric solo VAST is an ode to the explorer that resides in all of us,…
Find out more »Raven Spirit Dance
Gathering Light follows the journey of seed to flower, beginning with the stirrings of consciousness to the full embrace of transformation. This luminous quartet choreographed…
Find out more »Joshua Beamish/ MOVETHECOMPANY
Fresh off the runaway success of @giselle, Joshua Beamish/ MOVETHECOMPANY returns to the Vancouver stage with an ensemble of dancers from leading companies including Alvin…
Find out more »OURO Collective
Known for imaginative and original works based on hip hop, waacking, breaking, popping and contemporary dance, OURO Collective teams up with experiential design studio Tangible…
Find out more »December 2019
Arash Khakpour & Emmalena Fredriksson
Arash & Emmalena are investigating and reworking their duet UNTITLEdISTANCE with a cast of 6 dancers. The studio research will include developing the choreographic structure…
Find out more »Out Innerspace Dance Theatre
Vancouver’s Out Innerspace Dance Theatre combines virtuosic, hyper-detailed choreography with visual magic to make engaging dance works which reflect a time of rapid change, of…
Find out more »CoexisDance: Western Edition #2
Dance and music meet on stage in CoexisDance, curated by Olivia C. Davies, Artistic Director of O.Dela Arts. Dance artists and musicians share short improvised…
Find out more »January 2020
Wen Wei Dance and Turning Point Ensemble
Artist-in-Residence Wen Wei Wang, Artistic Director of Wen Wei Dance, shares excerpts from his latest work in an informal studio showing. A co-creation with Turning…
Find out more »February 2020
Dana Michel
The audacious and original works of Montreal-based dance artist Dana Michel have earned international attention and prestigious awards including the Jardin d’Europe Award at ImPulsTanz…
Find out more »Open Stage Edition #1
From contemporary and flamenco to tap and Irish dance, Open Stage features five dance works spanning a varied range of styles and approaches by Adelynne…
Find out more »Anouk Froidevaux
Dance artist Anouk Froidevaux shares choreographic research developed in collaboration with Canadian filmmaker and cinematographer Daniel Froidevaux. Birmingham Studio
Find out more »12 Minutes Max Studio Showing
The Winter session features three works in development by All Bodies Dance Project, Oksana Augustine, and Brenna Metzmeier, Eowynn Enquist, Isak Enquist, Sarah Formosa, and…
Find out more »Raven Spirit Dance
Sharing of work in progress + conversation Confluence is the gathering of Indigenous women in the rehearsal room and through the creative process we find…
Find out more »March 2020
Immigrant Lessons
This vibrant young collective promotes cultural pluralism through dance, music, fashion and visual design. Using an exciting mashup of styles including street dance, hip hop,…
Find out more »The Practice of Masking
DanceLab artists Lee Su-Feh, Tasha Faye Evans, and Zahra Shahab are exploring how masks prompt the creation of new movement vocabularies and generate work. Join…
Find out more »Bill Coleman
In Dollhouse, Canadian contemporary dance master and choreographer Bill Coleman portrays a figure whose whole world is literally falling in around him. Inhabiting a cluttered room…
Find out more »Postponed: Joshua Beamish/ MOVETHECOMPANY
A sharing of work in progress from a new solo that Kirsten Wicklund is creating for Joshua Beamish. The work explores the idea of isolation:…
Find out more »Postponed: Lee Su-Feh: The Territory Between Us
2 years ago, I approached Bracken Hanuse Corlett to carve me a mask in response to the conversations between us. These conversations were between two…
Find out more »April 2020
POSTPONED: 12 Minutes Max Studio Showing
The spring session features five works in development by Adrian de Leeuw, Dario Dinuzzi, Kelly McInnes and Luciana D’Anunciação, Jenna Berlyn and Stephanie Cyr. 12…
Find out more »POSTPONED: Kinesis Dance somatheatro
During this DanceLab, Artistic Director Paras Terezakis has been working with local dancers towards his new project Debris Afloat. The work is inspired by the…
Find out more »International Dance Day: Virtual Edition
The Dance Centre’s annual International Dance Day celebrations are moving online this year! Programmed artists include Mandala Arts and Culture, Action at a Distance, Petra…
Find out more »November 2020
CANCELLED Mary-Louise Albert
These performances have been cancelled due to COVID-19 but a film will be streamed online December 3-17: details. Two generations of Canadian contemporary dance artists…
Find out more »October 2021
Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House
Scotiabank Dance Centre celebrates its 20th anniversary this season! Join us for a special edition of our popular annual Open House. Highlights include a performance…
Find out more »Arno Kamolika
Born in Dhaka, Bangladesh and trained in Bangladesh, India and Canada, choreographer and dancer Arno Kamolika specializes in the classical Indian style of bharatanatyam. This…
Find out more »November 2021
V’ni Dansi’s Louis Riel Métis Dancers
The rhythms and images of the Métis spirit come alive through traditional and contemporary styles of Métis dance and music in Red River Special, which…
Find out more »Dance In Vancouver: Kelly McInnes + Mahaila Patterson-O’Brien
In Blue Space, Kelly McInnes explores our intrinsic connection to water – the water that makes up our bodies and the world we inhabit. Full…
Find out more »December 2021
Restless Productions
Restless Productions is in an early phase of research/creation for a new interdisciplinary work. Their collaborative process involves sound/movement, brown paper (and the sound and…
Find out more »Livona Ellis & Rebecca Margolick
The explosive talents of two of BC’s brightest young female artists, Livona Ellis and Rebecca Margolick, are showcased in an evening of solos and the…
Find out more »Livona Ellis & Rebecca Margolick
The explosive talents of two of BC’s brightest young female artists, Livona Ellis and Rebecca Margolick, are showcased in an evening of solos and the…
Find out more »Livona Ellis & Rebecca Margolick
The explosive talents of two of BC’s brightest young female artists, Livona Ellis and Rebecca Margolick, are showcased in an evening of solos and the…
Find out more »January 2022
Alexis Fletcher
Live World Premiere of this new, full evening solo performance highlights former Ballet BC principal artist Alexis Fletcher’s rigorous and virtuosic contemporary movement language, as…
Find out more »Alexis Fletcher
Live World Premiere of this new, full evening solo performance highlights former Ballet BC principal artist Alexis Fletcher’s rigorous and virtuosic contemporary movement language, as…
Find out more »Alexis Fletcher
Live World Premiere of this new, full evening solo performance highlights former Ballet BC principal artist Alexis Fletcher’s rigorous and virtuosic contemporary movement language, as…
Find out more »February 2022
MAYDAY
An award-winning choreographer and multidisciplinary artist based in Montreal, Mélanie Demers dives into the political and the poetic with audacious works which fuse dance, theatre,…
Find out more »Matriarchs Uprising Festival
The 4th edition of Matriarchs Uprising Festival, curated by Olivia C. Davies (Anishinaabe), features an exciting program of new contemporary Indigenous dance works from Jeanette…
Find out more »CANCELLED: Lamondance
Established in North Vancouver in 2009, Lamondance has earned a reputation as an exceptional contemporary dance training company designed for emerging artists about to embark…
Find out more »Calle Verde
Flamenco is typically performed in casual spaces like bars and clubs, in which production values such as lighting are not typically under the control of…
Find out more »March 2022
Ne. Sans Opera & Dance/Idan Cohen
Originally from Israel, a hotbed of international contemporary dance, choreographer Idan Cohen formed his company Ne. Sans to re-imagine and reconnect contemporary dance and opera;…
Find out more »CANCELLED: Daina Ashbee
Daina Ashbee’s latest work unfolds like a ritual celebration dedicated to the body. In a minimalist landscape driven by cycles of change, five dancers fluctuate…
Find out more »Studio Showing of Ying Yun – Wen Wei Dance
Join Wen Wei Dance for an open studio showing of their production, Ying Yun, before it tours across Canada later this month. After premiering to…
Find out more »All Bodies Dance Project
Powered by the passionate belief that dance is for everyone, All Bodies Dance Project brings together artists with and without disabilities to explore the endless…
Find out more »April 2022
Open Stage #2
Open Stage features dance works spanning a varied range of styles and approaches by Anya Saugstad and Artists, Lamondance, Linda Hayes, and Rachel Maddock. Open…
Find out more »FakeKnot
Piña is an interdisciplinary dance work created in collaboration with weavers, costume designers, musicians, lighting designers and the body. Through deep introspection the work addresses…
Find out more »Kirsten Wicklund
Kirsten Wicklund has just begun research on a new work for four dancers which will explore human instinctual nature, and the physicality that arises when…
Find out more »May 2022
Dumb Instrument Dance
An exciting world premiere from choreographer Ziyian Kwan, Rebel Grace explores gentle transgressions as acts of resistance, empowerment and gratitude. Expect scenes of rupture, repair and…
Find out more »12 Minutes Max Studio Showing
Featuring new works in progress by Justin Calvadores, Marco Esccer, Eliza Regenyi, Sarah U, and Sarah Wong 12 Minutes Max aims to foster experimentation and…
Find out more »Back to Tap: Tappy Days are Here Again
Our all-tap dance performance is back, LIVE at the Faris Family Studio theatre. Come celebrate National Tap Dance Day with us and enjoy a performance…
Find out more »Back to Tap: Tappy Days are Here Again
Our all-tap dance performance is back, LIVE at the Faris Family Studio theatre. Come celebrate National Tap Dance Day with us and enjoy a performance…
Find out more »June 2022
Corporeal Imago (CI)
Join Ci in the studio to discover the floor-to-air research for their new aerial dance project. The work explores our interdependence in an inhospitable world…
Find out more »V’ni Dansi
Led by Artistic Director Yvonne Chartrand, V’ni Dansi (‘Come and Dance’ in Mitchif) is dedicated to sharing the stories and culture of the Mitchif (Métis),…
Find out more »V’ni Dansi
Led by Artistic Director Yvonne Chartrand, V’ni Dansi (‘Come and Dance’ in Mitchif) is dedicated to sharing the stories and culture of the Mitchif (Métis),…
Find out more »V’ni Dansi
Led by Artistic Director Yvonne Chartrand, V’ni Dansi (‘Come and Dance’ in Mitchif) is dedicated to sharing the stories and culture of the Mitchif (Métis),…
Find out more »Maria Nurmela and Ville Oinonen
The Days is a collaboration between the exceptional Finnish dancers Maria Nurmela and Ville Oinonen, and English choreographer Theo Clinkard, who has built an international…
Find out more »July 2022
Erika Mitsuhashi, Francesca Frewer, and Alexa Mardon
glint is a triple bill with new works by Erika Mitsuhashi, Francesca Frewer, and Alexa Mardon. Each piece is in a different stage of completion,…
Find out more »Intermediate Flamenco Workshops with Guest Artist: SARA JIMENEZ
Flamenco Rosario presents workshops led by Guest Artist Sara Jimenez Sara’s workshops the subject is development and communication of the Flamenco language. The main purpose…
Find out more »Flamenco Rosario’s Advanced Flamenco Workshops with Guest Artist: Sara Jimenez
In Sara’s Jimenez’s workshops the subject is development and communication of the Flamenco language. . The main purpose is for participants to discover and feel empowered…
Find out more »August 2022
Béatrice Larrivée
NObody is a journey of understanding that our strength is completely subjective to perspective and reexamining the implications of our own conditional weaknesses. An experience…
Find out more »September 2022
Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House
From Bollywood, bhangra and Métis jigging to K-pop and tap, the annual Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House offers the chance to sample a host of dance styles…
Find out more »Jeanette Kotowich
Originally from Treaty 4 territory Saskatchewan, Jeanette Kotowich is an independent dance artist and choreographer of Nêhiyaw, Métis and mixed settler ancestry. Her work reflects…
Find out more »October 2022
Justine A. Chambers & Laurie Young
One hundred more is urgently informed by our current socio-political climate, which has produced a groundswell of bodies resisting and moving in collective anger, captured…
Find out more »Compagnie d’Autres Cordes – Franck Vigroux
An internationally acclaimed director, composer and multidisciplinary artist, Franck Vigroux’s work defies categorization, creating a dazzling universe where music, sound, dance, and video intersect. Forêt…
Find out more »VanVogueJam
Ballroom culture emerged in the 1960s, birthed from Black, Latinx, Trans and Queer communities, and has exploded into a countercultural phenomenon. Ballroom’s many categories include…
Find out more »November 2022
Shion Skye Carter
Residuals (住み・墨) draws visual, sonic, and physical influences from Japanese calligraphy. Dynamic brushstrokes inform Carter’s movement as she dances among sheets of translucent paper, evoking…
Find out more »Corporeal Imago
Brought together while performing with Cirque du Soleil, choreographers Gabrielle Martin and Jeremiah Hughes formed Corporeal Imago (Ci) to explore the intersection of aerial acrobatics,…
Find out more »Karen Flamenco Dance Company
An innovative company whose distinctive productions combine the technical brilliance of flamenco with dramatic flair, Karen Flamenco has captured the imagination of dance lovers of…
Find out more »Lamondance
Lamondance presents Triple Bill, a show representing three influential choreographic voices of today's time danced by our professional dance company. Nicolas Ventura, Cristina Bucci from…
Find out more »Kasandra Flamenco
Featuring flamenco dancer, Kasandra “La China” with Maestro Oscar Nieto narrating a journey from “Spain to Cuba, Argentina and back”, guest guitarist-composer from Havana, Cuba,…
Find out more »December 2022
Arash Khakpour and Emmalena Fredriksson
You Touch Me weaves an intricate web of duets within an ensemble of people who grew up far from here - and far from each…
Find out more »Pacific Dance Arts
Pacific DanceArts presents an evening of dance, from classical ballet to contemporary.
Find out more »January 2023
The Happening Dance Company
Accelerate bridges the gap between The Happening community and Vancouver’s professional dance scene in a way that no other local dance studio does. Students as…
Find out more »The Happening Dance Company
Accelerate bridges the gap between The Happening community and Vancouver’s professional dance scene in a way that no other local dance studio does. Students as…
Find out more »Smail Kanouté/ Compagnie Vivons!
Smail Kanouté is a French-Malian dancer, choreographer, film maker, visual artist and designer based in Paris. Echoing the hashtag #Never21 coined by the Black Lives Matter movement,…
Find out more »12 Minutes Max Studio Showing
12 Minutes Max aims to foster experimentation and the development of new dance works, along with critical feedback and community dialogue. Fiana Kawane, Ashvini Sundaram…
Find out more »Juan Ignacio Tula and Marica Marinoni
For these two dazzling shows, Juan Ignacio Tula and Marica Marinoni start with a simple concept: one human being plus a large aluminum ring called…
Find out more »February 2023
Pacific Dance Arts
A presentation of solo works and more, performed by students in the Intermediate, Advanced and 1/2 Day programs. As well as a guest performance by…
Find out more »March 2023
Daina Ashbee
The first group piece by the prolific Daina Ashbee, J'ai pleuré avec les chiens (TIME, CREATION, DESTRUCTION 2021) plunges into states of being with both…
Find out more »12 Minutes Max Studio Showing
12 Minutes Max aims to foster experimentation and the development of new dance works, along with critical feedback and community dialogue. Rachel Maddock, Jaqueline Ritter…
Find out more »Dancers of Damelahamid
Dancers of Damelahamid is an Indigenous dance company with a rich history of masked dance which inspires compelling performances. Spirit and Tradition layers vibrant dances,…
Find out more »April 2023
UBC Dance Team
UBC Dance Team presents Tribute. UBC Dance Team is a contemporary and jazz team comprised of dancers coming from pre-professional and professional level training backgrounds. It…
Find out more »Hillel Kogan
We Love Arabs dives into the toughest of questions - how can we co-exist within conflict? Somewhere in Tel Aviv, a Jewish choreographer enlists an…
Find out more »Lamondance
Lamondance has earned a reputation as an exceptional contemporary dance training company designed for emerging artists about to embark on a professional performing career. Drawing…
Find out more »The Falling Company
Choreographed by Marissa Wong, Family Room recreates a studio apartment through a set design of furniture and home decor. This is the foundation for a…
Find out more »May 2023
Open Stage #3
From flamenco and contemporary dance to bharata natyam, Open Stage features a program of exciting and varied dance works by Lili Flamenco/Liat Har Lev, Kiruthika…
Find out more »Okams Racer
Post-Truth is a contemporary dance work set in a post-apocalyptic world, filled with war, natural disasters, & disease where a new virus, which seems to…
Find out more »Aeriosa
Aeriosa combines the athleticism of rock climbing and the artistry of dance to perform breathtaking works in theatres, and outside on buildings and mountains. The…
Find out more »Viscera
Viscera presents PARASOMNIA a disquieting dance nightmare. Doors at 7pm | Show at 8pm Pre-show cocktail hour 7-8pm brought to you by Bamba Vodka & Lumenbooth.…
Find out more »Viscera
Viscera presents PARASOMNIA a disquieting dance nightmare. Doors at 7pm | Show at 8pm Pre-show cocktail hour 7-8pm brought to you by Bamba Vodka & Lumenbooth.…
Find out more »MAYDAY / Mélanie Demers
An autobiographical solo with Angélique Willkieas its muse. The work takes on themes of privacy and secrecy, delving into the marshy depths of the psyche in…
Find out more »June 2023
Wen Wei Dance
Our first studio showing (May 19) featured the direction of Italian choreographer Francesca Lettieri, and this upcoming showing showcases the second half of the new…
Find out more »VDCM: Virginia Duivenvoorden + Kay Huang
Tethered features three works by Virginia Duivenvoorden and Kay Huang which explore the invisible threads that connect us forward and pull us back. Kite is…
Find out more »Modus Operandi
Join the students of Modus Operandi for the M.O. Show 2023, the annual end of year performance, this year featuring new works by b. solomon,…
Find out more »Modus Operandi
Join the students of Modus Operandi for the M.O. Show 2023, the annual end of year performance, this year featuring new works by b. solomon,…
Find out more »Lee Su-Feh
Touch Me Hold Me Let Me Go begins as a lecture and from there, takes you into alternate spaces, alternate bodies and alternate universes. Your…
Find out more »Kait Ramsden & erψn temp3st
doublevision is a contemporary dance duet and digital media performance that seeks to re-imagine the classical ballet pas de deux through physical reclamation and technological…
Find out more »July 2023
Isabelle Kirouac
Meta/fauna presents two shape-shifting creatures evolving in their ephemeral habitat. It portrays ever-changing landscapes, large animals hybridizing with fossilized plants, bleached corals, metallic structures, bones,…
Find out more »Chimerik 似不像
Sammy Chien and Caroline MacCaull co-run Chimerik 似不像, an award-winning interdisciplinary art collective. We Were One is a movement and new media research project which…
Find out more »September 2023
Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House
From bellydance and Bollywood to contemporary, flamenco, and Latin, the annual Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House is a chance to sample a wide range of…
Find out more »Isaac Gasangwa
Rwandan-born Isaac Gasangwa (aka Izo Dreamchaser) founded Afrobeats Van to connect audiences to African culture and history. The African Dream follows the life of a…
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