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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 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 »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 »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 DanceArts presents an evening of dance, from classical ballet to contemporary.
Find out more »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 »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 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 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 »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 »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 »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 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 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 »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 »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 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 »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 »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 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 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 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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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…
Find out more »An evening of contemporary dance featuring 8 choreographers choreographers
Find out more »Experience two beautiful and contrasting styles of classical Indian dance, famed for their intricate movements, percussive rhythms and rich storytelling. Kathak artist Fiana Kawane, Bharata…
Find out more »Artist-in-Residence Sophie Dow opens up the creative process for her new work Agrimony, created to music by Laura Reznek and performed with an ensemble of…
Find out more »Artist-in-Residence Sophie Dow opens up the creative process for her new work Agrimony, created to music by Laura Reznek and performed with an ensemble of…
Find out more »Two performers explore themes of belonging, intergenerational memory, and kinship through an introspective, emotive world in this multi-dimensional contemporary dance work. A collaboration between Belle…
Find out more »Do you have a book you love and want to share with someone else? Join Stand Up Dance for the Anatomalia book swap! Bring your…
Find out more »Calle Verde (comprising Maria Avila, Michelle Harding, and Peter Mole) and Jhoely Triana are in the vanguard of a wave of Vancouver artists who honour…
Find out more »From dance-theatre mash-ups and site-specific works to films and interactive installations, the work of queer Canadian dance artist Meagan O’Shea is almost impossible to categorize,…
Find out more »Do you have a book you love and want to share with someone else? Join Stand Up Dance for the Anatomalia book swap! Bring your…
Find out more »Created by Canada's and Montreal's iconic dance artist Zab Maboungou/Compagnie Danse Nyata Nyata, the NOT JUST DANCE symposium is an initiative aimed at generating a…
Find out more »Give the gift of dance this holiday season! Buy a digital gift card for a loved one (or yourself!) which can be applied to tickets…
Find out more »Founded in Montreal by Alexandra ‘Spicey’ Landé, Ebnflōh has earned national acclaim for a distinctive choreographic approach which skilfully transposes hip hop dance and culture…
Find out more »12 Minutes Max aims to foster experimentation and the development of new dance works, along with critical feedback and community dialogue. Kluane Peabody and Elizabeth…
Find out more »Interdisciplinary artist Nellie Gossen’s Returns is an imaginative convergence of dance, labour and garment fabrication: an innovative experiment and month-long artistic enquiry into the standard…
Find out more »Ramanenjana is a docufiction performance about a mysterious ‘dance epidemic’ which swept Madagascar for four months in 1863, bringing thousands of people to the streets…
Find out more »Ramanenjana is a docufiction performance about a mysterious ‘dance epidemic’ which swept Madagascar for four months in 1863, bringing thousands of people to the streets…
Find out more »Choreographers Naishi Wang and Jean Abreu come together in a new international collaboration exploring UK/Canada and Brazil/China cultural references related to poetry and vocal traditions…
Find out more »Choreographers Naishi Wang and Jean Abreu come together in a new international collaboration exploring UK/Canada and Brazil/China cultural references related to poetry and vocal traditions…
Find out more »The fourth edition of Open Stage features a program of exciting and varied dance works by CollabArt Creations, Francesca Vergara, Jennifer McLeish-Lewis & James-Amzin Nahirnick,…
Find out more »Voirelia’s highly original contemporary dance works draw on sources ranging from psychology and philosophy to literature. Choreographed by Alina Sotskova, De/Formed Revival is inspired by…
Find out more »Incessant movement, propulsive music, stunning light: Dutch choreographer Arno Schuitemaker’s If You Could See Me Now is a mesmerising experience. Three powerful performers take a…
Find out more »Portals is a performance of movement, lighting and sound - in conversation and reaction to each other - inspired by the notion of travel through space,…
Find out more »A performance by Aché Brasil is an explosion of colour, energy and music that embodies the exuberant culture and rhythms of Brazil. The company will…
Find out more »Join us in the Faris Theatre at The Scotiabank Dance Centre for ~ SWIRL ~ an intimate event which celebrates the inaugural season of Belle…
Find out more »Family Room is a poignant dance theatre piece choreographed by Marissa Wong which explores immigrant life and cultural identity – and the complexities of her…
Find out more »Dance//Novella was founded by former Ballet BC artists Racheal Prince and Brandon Lee Alley, and in a few short years has gained a reputation for…
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