Pond hockey, RCMP battles, and polar bears bring this unique rendition home—with classic Russian touches, of course
Read MoreThe local arts and culture scene has bright gifts in store this season, from music by candlelight to wintry ballets
Read MoreCompany looks sharp across opening program of eclectic, full-throttle LILA, mysterious SWAY, and epic BOLERO X
Read MorePresented by Ballet BC at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the production puts a fantastical twist on the classic story, all set to Tchaikovsky’s score
Read MoreAhead of a premiere at Ballet BC’s TRILOGY, the fast-rising Italian-born choreographer reflects on a creative journey that began locally and led her around the globe
Read MoreTriple bill includes return of global sensation BOLERO X, Medhi Walerski’s SWAY, and world premiere from Italy’s Sofia Nappi
Read MoreFormer Ballet BC head Emily Molnar praises artists in acceptance speech for Europe’s Nederlands Dans Theater and Complicité
Read MoreIn prelude to full season, artists explore their choreographic side with surreal touches like a piñata head, multitasking coatrack, and bubble-wrap sculpture
Read MoreThe rare chance to see performers choreograph their own cutting-edge pieces regularly sells out
Read MoreBobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber share a full-evening work, and hit productions of Crystal Pite’s Frontier and Shahar Binyamini’s BOLERO X return
Read MorePowerful dancing across the board in Medhi Walerski’s striking Last light; Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber’s straight-from-the-heart Obsidian; and Marco Goecke’s vibrating Woke Up Blind
Read MoreBatsheva Dance Company alumni’s fascinating journey around the globe and onscreen finally brings them to Vancouver with Obsidian
Read MoreProgram includes a new creation from a sought-after choreographic duo, a remount of an acclaimed work, and a world premiere from Medhi Walerski
Read MoreCosmic circles, monumental walls of light, and inventive partnering as new Andrea Peña and Fernando Hernando Magadan works bring audiences to their feet
Read MoreFrom an aeriform ballet on ice to a duet in total silence, there are several hot tickets this season
Read MoreTaiwan-born Pei Lun Lai and Costa Rica-raised Eduardo Jiménez Cabrera negotiate new challenges in the studio—and in their adopted Vancouver hometown
Read MoreMonumental triple bill sees the return of Johan Inger’s PASSING along with world premieres from Fernando Hernando Magadan and Andrea Peña
Read MoreRising Victoria-raised star never saw the Tchaikovsky classic until he was 20—and now jetés between seven roles
Read MoreA standing O for Frontier’s awe-inspiring visual magic and multiple, moving layers of meaning; plus, an erotically charged Heart Drive and an ever-shifting Cloud Poem
Read MoreFamed Tchaikovsky ballet with added Canadian elements lands in Vancouver from December 13 to 15 and—for the first time—Surrey on November 23 and 24
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