Daina Ashbee
The Dance Centre 677 Davie Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDaina Ashbee’s radical works sit at the edge of dance and performance. Still only in her early thirties, she has garnered major awards and critical Read more
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Daina Ashbee’s radical works sit at the edge of dance and performance. Still only in her early thirties, she has garnered major awards and critical Read more
Hermit crabs don’t have shells. Instead they improvise homes from objects that catch their eye, then migrate to new and more hospitable residences as they Read more
Shiva (he)/Shakti (she) explores the duality of life through the Indian classical dance form Bharata Natyam. Choreographed by Jai Govinda for two accomplished dancers, this Read more
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 Read more
Francesco Scavetta offers a personal approach to contemporary dance, based on release technique and contact improvisation and influenced by his practice of Tai Chi Chuan, Read more
Soft Currents is inspired by murmurations – enormous groups of starlings that swirl across the sky in shape-shifting clouds. This collaborative creation brings together 12 Read more
Paper Mountains is a new ensemble creation by the award-winning young choreographer Anya Saugstad. Inspired by nature and animals, the movement is drenched in vigorous Read more
Touch Me Hold Me Let Me Go is an algorithm for dancing with the planet an algorithm for dancing with your beloved an algorithm for Read more
A quick sketch of a garment, a ‘croquis’ is often the first step towards bringing an idea into tangible reality. In Ralph Escamillan’s innovative solo, Read more
lossy is about an inability to take it all with us. The performers are bodies at a loss, grasping for an anchor, and haunted by Read more