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Hofesh Shechter Company and Louise Lecavalier return this fall at DanceHouse

Two shows mark the opening of the presenter’s 15th anniversary season

DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithMay 12, 2022DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse

Co.ERASGA marks Asian Heritage Month with Passages of Rhythms

The dance work’s remount features a cross-pollination of flamenco, bharatanatyam, and “voices for the body”

Dumb Instrument Dance explores what it means to rise up with Rebel Grace

Choreographer Ziyian Kwan and friends explore the gentler side of subversion

DANCEJanet SmithMay 11, 2022Dumb Instrument Dance, DANCE CENTRE, The Dance Centre

Fast-rising choreographer Dorotea Saykaly builds her biggest vision yet at Ballet BC's What If

On an all-world-premiere program, the Compagnie Marie Chouinard alumna draws on sci fi for RELIC

DANCEJanet SmithMay 10, 2022BALLET BC, Ballet BC, SPRING

Dance review: Bodytraffic channels James Brown and Peggy Lee in a blast of pure uplift

Superhoned L.A. troupe blends styles and lets loose in a crowd-pleasing program

DANCEJanet SmithMay 6, 2022DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, BodyTraffic

A Wake of Vultures' K Body and Mind returns in live multimedia form, May 4 to 7 at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Sci-fi miniseries debuted in virtual form in 2020; now it hits the stage with a big screen, robotic choreography, and more

DANCEJanet SmithMay 3, 2022Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, A Wake of Vultures

Arts Umbrella Dance Company's Season Finale: MOVE features leading choreographers, May 19 to 21

Launching a tour, the program includes works by artists including Crystal Pite, Marco Goecke, and Fernando Hernando Magadan

DANCEJanet SmithMay 2, 2022Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA

Los Angeles-based BODYTRAFFIC takes steps to spread the love of dance

Pure joy and energy infuse the company’s upcoming Vancouver program

DANCEGail JohnsonApril 28, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, DanceHouse

A Listening Dance attunes us to our streets' everyday choreography, on International Dance Day

Dance artist and scholar Alana Gerecke’s unique audio tour reminds us of the way we move with others through urban spaces

DANCEJanet SmithApril 27, 2022DANCE CENTRE, The Dance Centre, International Dance Day

Brazil's 2018 election leads to the creation of full-length dance performance Black Feather

Lamondance artistic director Davi Rodrigues has choreographed what he calls a “slightly spookier spinoff” of Swan Lake

DANCEGail JohnsonApril 21, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Lamondance, Brazil, Homepage feature

Sansei: The Storyteller looks at Japanese-Canadian internment with a light heart

Kunji Mark Ikeda’s multidisciplinary solo show draws on his family’s history

Celebrate International Dance Day this April 29 with The Dance Centre

Facility presents a full day of free events, both live and online

DANCEJanet SmithApril 19, 2022DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre, The Dance Centre, SPRING

Ballet BC to unveil three new commissions at What If, May 12 to 14

Program boasts new commissions by Germany’s Felix Landerer, and Canadian talents Out Innerspace Dance Theatre and Dorotea Saykaly

DANCEJanet SmithApril 14, 2022Out Innerspace Dance Theatre, Ballet BC, BALLET BC, SPRING

Stir Q&A: Meet the 3 choreographers of Dance West Network's Re-Centering/Margins creative residencies

Jennifer Aoki, Nick Miami Benz, and Sophie Dow will showcase work developed over eight months

DANCEJanet SmithApril 14, 2022Dance West Network, SFU Woodward's, SPRING

Indigenous artists from across the Northern hemisphere gather at Coastal Dance Festival

Dancers of Damelahamid’s 15h annual event hosts Sámi artists from Norway and Sweden as well as Indigenous performers from throughout Canada and the U.S.

DANCE, FESTSGail JohnsonApril 12, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Dancers of Damelahamid, Margaret Grenier, Indigenous

Kidd Pivot's Revisor wins Britain's Olivier Award for best new dance production

Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young win the U.K.’s top performing-arts award for second time

DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithApril 11, 2022Kidd Pivot, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Crystal Pite

Joe Ink's DANCE:CRAFT brings together objects, art, and movement, May 20 to 22

Five years in the making, work explores five craft elements, from glass to ceramics

DANCEJanet SmithApril 7, 2022SPRING, Joe Ink, Joe Laughlin, SFU Woodward's

Co.ERASGA's Passages of Rhythms returns with culture-crossing blend of flamenco, bharatanatyam, and vocal work

Remounted live work reunites choreographer Alvin Erasga Tolentino with Kasandra “La China”, Sujit Vaidya, and Gabriel Dharmoo

DANCEJanet SmithApril 6, 2022Co.ERASGA, SPRING

Dance in all its diversity amid shorts at Reel 2 Real Film Festival for Youth

Move and Connect’s dynamic online high-school program spans stories from Brazil, the U.K., and beyond

DANCE, SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverApril 5, 2022Reell 2 Real Film Festival, SPRING, R2R Film Festival

Isadora Award for excellence in choreography goes to Corporeal Imago's Gabrielle Martin and Jeremiah Hughes

Dance company’s artistic directors are being recognized for their aerial work Limb(e)s

DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithApril 5, 2022DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre, Isadora Award

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