In this new work centred on disability and inspired by Shakespeare, we find ourselves in the winter of our discontent as a multi-versal collision brings two ideologically opposing Richards of Gloucester face-to-face. Both Richards must collaborate through this once-in-a-lifetime cosmological event to secure the crown. Alex Bulmer (Perceptual Archaeology) and Alexia Vassos (Pink Is In) take on the roles of...
A celebration of the book We Will Remember This - Nova Bhattacharya’s Svāhā!, co-published by Dance Collection Danse and Nova Dance. Written and curated by Brannavy Jeyasundaram, it chronicles the journey of creating Bhattacharya’s Svāhā! through a series of literary essay exploring a key moment in Canada’s dance-making history and the resilience of artists.
The classic tale of Cinderella comes alive with the genius score of Prokofiev and the artistry and athleticism of CityDanceNY.
The classic tale of Cinderella comes alive with the genius score of Prokofiev and the artistry and athleticism of CityDanceNY.
The classic tale of Cinderella comes alive with the genius score of Prokofiev and the artistry and athleticism of CityDanceNY.
The classic tale of Cinderella comes alive with the genius score of Prokofiev and the artistry and athleticism of CityDanceNY.
The 2023 Vancouver International Flamenco Festival (VIFF) will feature live performances, with both ticketed and free events. VIFF will celebrate our local, national and international connections and performers. One of this year’s highlights is the co-presentation of Spain’s Compañia Rocio Molina for a 4-day run.
Qairo is an ensemble that combines the emotionally charged vocals and pulsing rhythms of flamenco with the infectious melodies and ear-popping tonalities of the Mediterranean diaspora. From Spain to Turkey (with stops along the way), Qairo is music for dancing no matter where you're from. Qairo is guitar, oud, clarinet, saxophone, drums, electric bass, cante (flamenco song) and baile (flamenco...
A solo trilogy of cities interpreted by Rosanna Terracciano with choreography by Myriam Allard (Montreal), Juan Carlos Lérida (Barcelona) and Terracciano - CALGARY: a ghost story of love and hate; NAPOLI: a folk dance of language and seed; SEVILLA: a lullaby to another life.
Traditional flamenco and Spanish latin songs performed in a Cuban style with a flamenco touch. This one-hour show features eleven performers.
La Otra Orilla wipes the slate clean and returns to its roots, the foundations of the art of flamenco, with RITE. RITE balances body, voice, guitar, and percussion, featuring Myriam Allard, Hedi Graja, Caroline Planté and Miguel Medina in an intimate conversation in which each embodies what the other is expressing.
The enfant terrible of flamenco, Rocío Molina brings Caída del Cielo to Vancouver. Channeling multiple incarnations of a fetishistic matador, bloodied avenging angel Molina crushes expectations and plays with classical form with anarchic punk energy and polymorphous perversity. DanceHouse launches their new season with this work.
The Chutzpah! Festival returns from November 2-23, 2023 presenting music, theatre, comedy, dance and multimedia arts, connecting communities and celebrating the vibrancy of our stories. Artists will once again share their work and grace the stages of the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre, Wosk Auditorium and the Sidney & Gertrude Zack Gallery, the festival hub at the JCC, as well...
Zaagi’idiwin: Our Mothering Heart weaves three women’s stories of love and loss, reflecting on the mothers who carry us, the mothers who raise us, and the mother land and mother tongue that nourish us and fill our hearts full of hope. Program:Journals of adoption created and performed by Sophie DowSlip away created and performed by Samantha SutherlandRematriate XX23 featuring choreography...
Zaagi’idiwin: Our Mothering Heart weaves three women’s stories of love and loss, reflecting on the mothers who carry us, the mothers who raise us, and the mother land and mother tongue that nourish us and fill our hearts full of hope. Program:Journals of adoption created and performed by Sophie DowSlip away created and performed by Samantha SutherlandRematriate XX23 featuring choreography...
Music that rocked the ages fills this program with unbridled energy, choreography and drama.
Zaagi’idiwin: Our Mothering Heart weaves three women’s stories of love and loss, reflecting on the mothers who carry us, the mothers who raise us, and the mother land and mother tongue that nourish us and fill our hearts full of hope. Program:Journals of adoption created and performed by Sophie DowSlip away created and performed by Samantha SutherlandRematriate XX23 featuring choreography...
Music that rocked the ages fills this program with unbridled energy, choreography and drama.
The Dance Collection Danse Hall of Fame ceremony is more than an awards gala; it offers live performances featuring today’s generation of dance creators alongside the inductions. This is an event for in-person attendees and online viewers which offers an opportunity to gather people from across the country to celebrate Canada’s rich culture as embodied by dance.
The world premiere of Accumulation is a transcontinental performance project by Co.ERASGA Dance, in collaboration with participating artists from the United States (New York), Canada and France. Body, dance, movement, sound, costumes, sculpture and visual objects were all components in the making of this unique live performance event. This production aims to fuse a hybrid of multiple disciplines to create a new...
