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New Works hosts the world premiere of good loser, November 20 and 21

Captivating duet stars dancer-choreographer Alexa Solveig Mardon and drummer Jen Yakamovich

Barbara Matijević and Giuseppe Chico bring Forecasting to The Dance Centre, November 13 and 14

Intimate performance explores the absurd world of amateur YouTube videos

Vancouver Chamber Choir and Belle Spirale Dance Projects join forces in The Little Match Girl, November 13 and 14

Vocals, movement, and lighting meet in a bold reimagining of David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize–winning choral composition

Ballet BC Annex brings triple bill to the Anvil Theatre, November 15

Program features world premieres by Cameron Fraser-Monroe and Ballet BC company dancer Michael Garcia, plus Out Innerspace’s Last Flower

DANCEStir VancouverOctober 16, 2026Partner Content, Anvil Theatre, Ballet BC, Ballet BC Annex, Anvil Centre, BALLET BC

Meera Sreenarayanan tells universal stories in wordless language of traditional dance

Performer’s lifelong immersion in the forms of Bharatanatyam will create space for new audience responses at Mandala Arts and Culture event

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 16, 2026Mandala Arts and Culture Society, bharatanatyam

At The Dance Centre, Wen Wei Wang’s Last Solo draws on a lifetime of movement and expression

The celebrated Vancouver artist reflects on his youth, sexuality, and aging in a final solo performance

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 15, 2026THE DANCE CENTRE, The Dance CEntre, Wen Wei Dance, Wen Wei Wang, Last Solo

Compagnie Catherine Gaudet’s ODE explores the relentless push for happiness

Dancers perform an increasingly surreal and unsettling ritual when the Montreal troupe brings its latest work to the DanceHouse program

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 15, 2026DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Mandala Arts and Culture Society hosts two world-renowned dancers, October 24 and 25

India’s Meera Sreenarayanan and Toronto’s Tanveer Alam bring bharata natyam and Kathak to the Roundhouse

Ballet BC Annex tours to Alliance Française Vancouver, October 30

Junior ensemble’s triple bill includes Out Innerspace’s Last Flower as well as world premieres from Cameron Fraser-Monroe and Michael Garcia

Ballet BC opens landmark 40th anniversary season with Bodies & Voices, November 5 to 7

Double bill from Imre and Marne van Opstal includes a world premiere and a collaboration with the Vancouver Chamber Choir

DANCEStir VancouverOctober 1, 2026Partner Content, Ballet BC, BALLET BC

Wen Wei Dance’s Last Solo debuts at The Dance Centre, October 23

Choreographer-performer Wen Wei Wang collaborates with sound artist Gary James Joynes to explore memory and mortality

At The Dance Centre, Tasha Faye Evans’s Cedar Woman honours a legacy of Coast Salish women

Rooted in the cultural teachings of the Ancestor’s Eye, the dance and theatre artist’s work draws on a traditional Coast Salish story of hope and resilience

DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 24, 2026THE DANCE CENTRE, The Dance CEntre, Tasha Faye Evans

Dance Victoria celebrates 30 years of world-class artistry with a bold new season

Highlights include Greece’s The Lion and the Wolf, New York’s Martha Graham Dance Company, and Vancouver’s own Kidd Pivot

DanceHouse presents Compagnie Catherine Gaudet's ODE, October 23 and 24

Quebec-based company delivers a haunting, hypnotic exploration of the personal costs of performative positivity

DANCEStir VancouverSeptember 21, 2026Partner Content, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Compagnie Catherine Gaudet

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 shows to set emotions on fire at the Vancouver Flamenco Festival

Montreal-based guitarist Philippe Jean, Spanish innovator Víctor Fernández, and more hit Flamenco Rosario’s annual celebration

DANCE, FESTSStir VancouverSeptember 15, 2026Vancouver Flamenco Festival

Pop Up Dances turns Vancouver Public Library into a stage

Two-day festival from New Works Dance allows companies like Generous Mess to find new freedom of movement in non-traditional spaces that include staircases and rooftop gardens

DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 10, 2026VPL, New Works