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The Cultch’s Historic Theatre is proud to present Barbu, produced by Cirque Alfonse, as part of their 50th anniversary season.
A retro circus rave, Barbu delves into the birth of the circus in Montréal at the turn of the 20th century.
The Vancouver International Burlesque Festival is back! We are bringing all the glitz and glam to celebrate 19 years of showstopping burlesque. This year's festival runs from April 2 to April 7, 2024, showcasing a dazzling array of local and international burlesque talent.
Dancers of Damelahamid present the 17th annual Coastal Dance Festival, honouring Indigenous stories, song, and dance from across Canada and around the world, March 1-3, 2024 at the Anvil Centre.
The Cultch’s York Theatre is proud to present the North American premiere of The Mirror as part of their 50th anniversary season.
The corporeal glory of bodies, full of sweat, heat and power, forms the heart of The Mirror, the newest work from Gravity & Other Myths.
In collaboration with Te Rēhia Theatre Company and The Dust Palace, the Cultch York Theatre is proud to present Te Tangi ā te Tūī as part of their 50th anniversary season. This extraordinary live experience fuses Māori culture with the artistry of the circus.
Powell Street Festival Society announces the 47th Annual Powell Street Festival this August 5-6, 2023, 11:30 am to 7:00 pm. This free two-day celebration of Japanese Canadian art and culture in Oppenheimer Park and the surrounding Paueru Gai area presents a spectrum of events and entertainment for all: from live performances to a Japanese food and craft marketplace to traditional elements and exciting Powell Street Festival touchstones.
The 5X Fest is back this year, and it's acting as a portal back to our collective selves. The multi-day, multi-venue festival explores themes in music, visual art, fashion, and South Asian youth culture.
Sexier than Cirque du Soleil, racier than RuPaul, and more of a manful than Magic Mike, the international party cabaret sensation Briefs are coming to air their Dirty Laundry at The Cultch's York Theatre!
"Open Stage:" a shared bill of dance from different backgrounds and styles, from contemporary dance to flamenco to bharata natyam, including works by Lili Flamenco/Liat Har Lev, Kiruthika Rathanaswami & Malavika Santhosh, Shilpa Shankar, & Voirelia Dance Hub.
DanceHouse presents the exhilarating North American premiere of Dada Masilo's The Sacrifice, on stage May 5 and 6, 2023, at 8pm at the Vancouver Playhouse. South Africa's award-winning choreographer Masilo roots her powerful rendition of this ballet classic – inspired by Igor Stravinsky's famous The Rite of Spring – in the rituals, rhythms and sounds of Botswana, including the nation's traditional dance called Tswana.
DanceHouse presents the BC premiere of Bboyizm’s celebrated work In My Body, on stage March 17 and 18, 2023 at 8pm at the Vancouver Playhouse. Conceived and created by renowned street dancer and choreographer Yvon “Crazy Smooth” Soglo, In My Body is a profound examination of the effects of aging in a dance genre known for intense athleticism, bravado and the show of invincibility.
Produced by Black Space Media/Afro Van Connect, Black Space Jam (BSJ) is a live performance showcase that provides local and international artists of African descent a platform to share and promote their artwork. This showcase intentionally amplifies, celebrates, and centers Black creatives and the Black Experience. BSJ was created to enhance the visibility of youth of African descent within the local arts and culture community.
Dancers of Damelahamid will host the 16th annual Coastal Dance Festival, honouring Indigenous stories, song, and dance from the Northwest Coast, Canada and around the world, March 2-5, 2023 at the Anvil Centre (777 Columbia Street) in New Westminster. In celebration of reciprocity between global Indigenous communities, this year’s festival will support a cultural exchange with New Zealand, featuring the festival debut of New Zealand Indigenous performing artist Rosie Te Rauawhea Belvie.
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 Stage offers an opportunity for dance artists to present short works in an uncurated, shared performance.
Back by popular demand, DanceHouse is thrilled to present Kidd Pivot’s internationally-acclaimed dance/theatre hybrid Revisor, on stage March 30 to April 2, 2022 at 8pm at the Vancouver Playhouse. Choreographed and directed by Kidd Pivot Artistic Director Crystal Pite and written by Electric Company Theatre Co-Founder and playwright Jonathon Young, Revisor is a “nightmarish, beautiful, mind-blowing journey” (Telegraph) that takes inspiration from Nikolai Gogol’s scabrous pantomime of power and politics.
The Biting School proudly presents a dance double bill of personal, bold solo works featuring Kelly McInnes’ Blue Space + Arash Khakpour’s Melon Piece. The two dance solos, Blue Space and Melon Piece, offer a balance of light and dark, evoking a timely reflection on our current struggle to exist in harmony with one another and the planet.
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, literature and music. La Goddam Voie Lactée is her response to the harshness of the world: a pagan mass, both celebration and challenge, inspired by the constant mourning that marks our current age.
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to open 2022 with Helen Walkley’s powerful dance/theatre piece, John, from Wednesday, January 12 to Saturday, January 15. Tickets cost $15 and you can find them online at firehallartscentre.ca or by phone at 604.689.0926
“John is a memoir of my oldest brother who disappeared from Vancouver in May of 1969, never to be heard from again. I sourced from an archive of family letters dating from 1959–2010, which document the years leading up to his disappearance, his medical history, and the subsequent tracking my parents did of his disappearance. He was twenty-three at the time and I was thirteen.” – Helen Walkley.
Choreographed by Helen Walkley and performed by Josh Martin and Billy Marchenski, John premiered and wowed audiences during its sold-out run at the 2019 Dancing on the Edge Festival. Following these performances at the Firehall Arts Centre, John will be presented in Victoria, Edmonton, and Regina.
Since 1980, Helen Walkley has, as a contemporary dance artist, certified Laban Movement Analyst and Somatic Movement educator, lived in the U.S., Germany, and The Netherlands and Canada choreographing, performing, and teaching. She completed an MFA in Interdisciplinary Studies in the School for Contemporary Arts at SFU in 1996 and has since been based here in Vancouver. In 2020, Helen received the Dance Centre’s Isadora Award, which recognizes an artist’s lifetime achievement.
“John is such a powerful, intimate piece that you are left feeling like you know this mysterious person,” says Artistic Producer Donna Spencer. “The performers, Josh Martin and Billy Marchenski, work together and apart in a manner that captures the inner feelings and outer conflicts of this young man. The work takes you on a journey of hope and loss with gentleness and frustration – it is a wonderful and memorable night of dance theatre.
Credits for John:
Choreographer: Helen Walkley
Composer: James Maxwell
Text: Helen Walkley and an archive of family letters dating from 1959 to 2010
Performers: Josh Martin & Billy Marchenski
Lighting Design: James Proudfoot
Costume Design: Leah Weinstein & Helen Walkley
Construction of the shirts: Leslie Parent
Construction of the box: Chris Nicols
Set Design: Helen Walkley
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DanceHouse presents the Vancouver premiere of RUBBERBAND’s high-octane hip-hop infused work Ever So Slightly, on stage October 21 to 23, 2021 at the Vancouver Playhouse, in strict compliance with provincial health regulations.
Vancouver's Queer Long Weekend Jam is back at Fortune Sound Club for a very special PRIDE SUNDAY! This party is stacked with high energy vibes and multi room experiences.
LEVEL UP this Pride at Vancouver's only monthly queer hip hop dance party! A celebration of queer art with drag performances, dancers and music. We've got lots in store & are moving the party to a bigger space
LIP is a queer party series that began in Tio'Tia:Ke (Montreal) in 2014 organized by Frankie Teardrop (they/them pronouns plz!). Frankie will be coming back for Vancity Pride to host LIP at Red Gate on August 3rd.
Che Malambo is an all male Argentinian dance company presenting their international dance sensation at the QET on April 11th. Known for lightning-fast footwork and smoldering intensity of flamenco and tango, Che Malambo thrusts into the spotlight the art of the ‘gaucho’, South America’s answer to the cowboy.
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