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DARKMATTER makes the “(afro)futuristic and enigmatic body” a galaxy of meaning

The edgy, multi-faceted work by Amsterdam/Brussels-based Cherish Menzo explores tempo remixing, rap anthems and Black identity

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What Does Your Community Look Like?

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Le cri des méduses Is a Sensorial Feast

Alan Lake Factorie draws inspiration from Géricault’s famous painting The Raft of the Medusa to create a surreal, shocking theatrical world.

Review

Circa’s Sacre Enthralls but Falls Short of the Score

The Australian circus-dance company’s take on The Rite of Spring nails spectacle but just misses sensitivity

Review

How Vancouver Chinese Lion Dancing Teams Prepared to Celebrate Chinese New Year 2022 – Year of the Tiger

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An Artist’s Retirement: How to Pay for It

Don’t have a government pension? Follow these tips to save for later years

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Remembering Anna Wyman

A former student writes about the beloved dance teacher, choreographer and artistic director

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Redefining Recital

Arts Umbrella’s season finale

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Nurturing Impulse

Q & A with Jennifer Mascall

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Alien Rituals

10 Gates Dancing’s TRUST at the Vancouver International Dance Festival

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Salmon Girl

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She’s Got the “Taksu”

Q & A with Firda Wijaya

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Beginnings are Everywhere

Reflections on the Coastal First Nations Dance Festival

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Ascension: Intimate Conversations

Simon Fraser University Student Production Dec. 2018

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Ascension: A Discussion Between the Disciplines

Simon Fraser University Student Production Dec. 2018

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Hauntings and Bleeding Hearts

Reflections on Kayoi Komachi/Komachi Visited and a crash course in Noh theatre

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On Double-Touch and Performing Objects

Deanna Peters’ META

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Choreographing Community

Vancouver’s community-engaged dance momentum

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Ancestralizing the Present

Mique’l Dangeli retraces contemporaneity in Northwest First Nations dance

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All About Giselle

Giselle by Coastal City Ballet

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Through the Microscope

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Diverse Expertise

Vancouver International Dance Festival

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New Criticism Award Launched in BC

The Max Wyman Award for Cultural Commentary celebrates leading critical writers

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One As Two As Two Is One

Albatross by Company 605 with German Jauregui

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