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Theatre review: Te Tangi a te Tūī's acrobatic stories of Māori magical spirits speak eloquently to colonial damage

Indigenous language and oral storytelling traditions drive circus-theatre piece from New Zealand, commissioned by The Cultch and Urban Ink

DANCE, THEATRE, CULTUREJanet SmithOctober 21, 2023THE CULTCH, The Cultch

Jennifer Mascall reflects upon dance's ability to take social action ahead of The Impossible Has Already Happened's Canadian premiere

Piece co-created with Footnote New Zealand Dance explores water as a symbol of environmental distress

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 20, 2023MascallDance, Anvil Theatre, Homepage feature

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents Corporeal Imago's aerial dance piece Throe, November 3 and 4

Work features six dancers clinging resiliently to aerial ropes in the throes of survival

DANCEStir VancouverOctober 19, 2023Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Blackout Art Society's third annual STAND Festival centres on immigrant and refugee artists, November 2 to 12

Several impactful theatre, dance, and music performances are on the lineup, along with workshop, art exhibition, and live podcast offerings

FESTS, THEATRE, DANCE, MUSICStir VancouverOctober 19, 2023Partner Content, Blackout Art Society

Crystal Pite navigates multiple planes of reality and conflict for Assembly Hall

Working again with theatre artist Jonathon Young, Vancouver dance star makes sophisticated play out of medieval re-enactment, Robert’s Rules, and the spoken word

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 19, 2023Kidd Pivot, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Crystal Pite, Homepage feature

Co.ERASGA hosts world premiere of dance hybrid work Accumulation, November 9 to 11

Solo by Alvin Erasga Tolentino uses found objects, debris, and natural remnants to tell a story of environmental crisis

DANCEStir VancouverOctober 16, 2023Partner Content, Co.ERASGA

Lesley Telford's intergenerational Borrowed Time integrates dancers whose ages span 50 years

Inspired by her mother, the Inverso Productions choreographer explores connection, acceptance, and support

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 12, 2023Inverso Productions, Lesley Telford

Stir Q&A: Tainui Tukiwaho talks about Te Tangi a te Tūī's unique meld of Māori culture, dance, and circus arts

Director-cowriter reflects on the safe creative space in unique collaboration between New Zealand’s Te Rēhia Theatre Company and The Dust Palace

Radical System Art's Shay Kuebler wins Barney Commissioning Prize from Portland's White Bird

Choreographer to create new project called Ghost Scripts with $15,000 prize from respected American contemporary-dance presenter

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 5, 2023Shay Kuebler, Radical System Art, White Bird, contemporary dance

Mascall Dance's The Impossible Has Already Happened marks Canadian premiere at Anvil Theatre, October 27

Co-production with Footnote New Zealand Dance brings together two nation’s stories of water amid a global climate crisis

DANCEStir VancouverOctober 5, 2023Partner Content, MascallDance, Anvil Theatre

New Works launches full month of community-centred dance workshops in October

Highlights include Dancing Through the Decades: A Day of Community Workshops on October 21, and the In Practice workshop series

DANCEStir VancouverOctober 4, 2023Partner Content, New Works

HERE opens Ballet BC's new season with two world premieres and a returning favourite, November 2 to 4

Program features William Forsythe’s Enemy in the Figure, Shahar Binyamini’s BOLERO X, and a new creation by Stephen Shropshire

DANCEStir VancouverOctober 3, 2023Partner Content, Ballet BC

National Ballet of Ukraine set to bring Canadian tour to Vancouver from February 5 to 7

Production Nadiya Ukraine represents hope in a time of war, with excerpts from Le Corsaire and Don Quixote

DANCE, CULTUREJanet SmithSeptember 29, 2023National Ballet of Ukraine

Shake the Earth: Tap & Taiko features at the Chan Centre's Inspired at the Chan series, October 22

Uzume Taiko drummers and Vancouver Tap Dance Society percussive dancers celebrate rhythm on stage

MUSIC, DANCEStir VancouverSeptember 28, 2023Partner Content, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Dance review: Spanish flamenco sensation Rocío Molina thrills a crowd and bares her soul with Caída del Cielo

Hypnotic serenity, adrenaline highs, pummelling feet, and piercing stares

Season memberships for DanceHouse One's 2023-24 programming are available now

Perks of being a member include complimentary tickets, access to pre-show events, and more

DANCEStir VancouverSeptember 25, 2023Partner Content, DanceHouse

For Spanish flamenco innovator Rocío Molina, fragility and stillness are just as potent as her powerhouse moves

With Caída del Cielo, dance star dives deep into her own soul, and vividly refreshes an art form

The Dance Centre presents Classical Indian Dances in Focus, September 28

Part of LivePerformance360 series, event features Goliath: Playing with Reality and The Man Who Couldn’t Leave

DANCEStir VancouverSeptember 20, 2023Partner Content, The Dance Centre

Free Pop Up Dances kick off New Works' boosted 30th season of making artists feel seen and heard

Array of talent hitting Granville Island, from hoop dancers to cutting-edge contemporary voices, captures the inclusive approach of an incredibly multifaceted organization

DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 20, 2023New Works, Amber Funk Barton