DanceHouse, in partnership with Digidance, presents the Canadian digital broadcast of Babel 7.16 from Belgian choreographers Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet. Using the biblical story of the Tower of Babel as its jumping off point, this new version of the duo’s critically acclaimed 2010 work, Babel(words), gathers 22 dancers from 15 nations onstage in an exploration of the complexity, chaos and possibilities...
NEXT: New Dance in Development is a residency and live stream sharing of works in progress from emerging Canadian choreographers. The live stream portion takes place on Dec. 15 at 4pm PT / 7pm ET. This is a national initiative in support of the Canadian dance community, and the works to be presented by these emerging creatives will give viewers a glimpse...
DanceHouse, in partnership with Digidance, announces the North American premiere of the digital broadcast of South African dance company Via Katlehong and contemporary choreographer Gregory Maqoma’s Via Kanana, streaming in Canada. Eight dancers aim to combine the traditional, high-energy dance form of Pantsula (born out of South African protest) with tap, step and gumboot - a miners' dance based on...
When a sneaky bureaucrat undoes the corrupt officials of a provincial city, out of a heaping trash-pile of bad behaviour — lust, greed, fear and mendacity — emerges a warped yet prescient image of our current state. Revisor's aim is to be a funhouse mirror, a horror show, a comedy that is no longer funny. More than just an excoriating...
This mixed program includes Hofesh Shecter’s Dust, Matthew Neenan’s A Million Voices, Fernando Hernando Magadan’s (d)elusive minds and SNAP, Micaela Taylor’s take on social pressure and urban diversity.
The rules of the game are simple. Like and be liked. Kill or be killed. Under the direction of choreographer Alan Lucien Øyen, Norway’s dance/theatre company winter guests attempts to deconstruct contemporary pathologies of need and narcissism. Taking inspiration from the performer’s real-life experiences, solo work and group dynamics try to lay bare the brutal cost of social rituals. With...
DanceHouse presents the Canadian premiere of Hofesh Shechter Company’s double bill Double Murder, on stage at the Vancouver Playhouse. Created by choreographer/composer Hofesh Shechter, Double Murder is aims to explore the chaotic and oppressive forces present within our modern times. The performance features two works: Clowns presents itself as a sarcastic and playful nod to our ever-growing indifference to violence,...
DanceHouse partners with the VLACC to ask, "What is the Latin American dance scene in Vancouver?". Join us for this free event featuring demonstrations from four local Latin American artists and a panel discussion as we explore this question together. The conversation will be led by Francesca Piscopo and Danais Yera with dancers Salome Nieto, Davi Miranda (Lamondance), Luis Garcia...
Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman intends to turn the Paris Opera Ballet’s historic Palais Garnier into a vast playground where every object is a plaything. Ekman believes we should always keep that childlike urge to jump into action and let our imaginations run free. Play combines dance, theatre, music and song into what aims to be a high-energy spectacle that explores play through...
DanceHouse, in partnership with SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs, presents Louise Lecavalier in her latest contemporary solo work Stations. Choreographed and performed by Lecavalier, Stations has been hailed a “kinetic marvel” (Dance International Magazine), with the aim of exploring the ebb and flow of movement and examining the memories that live in the body. The work hopes to showcase a personal...
Louise Lecavalier continues her exploration of dance with Stations. This solo aims to propel her lifelong dance trajectory forward; traversing the ebb and flow of movement and examining the memories that live in the body. Through the stories embedded in her flesh, each movement, whether grand or subtle, hopes to reflect an attempt to articulate human experience that lies beyond words.
Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, his transgressive work that almost succeeded in burning down the theatre upon its premiere, erupts once more in Sacre, a new interpretation from Australia’s Circa. The production aims to mirror circus’ raw strength and Stravinsky’s brute ceremony. Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz hopes to give the work a razored social edge and investigate the very nature of human experience....
DanceHouse and The Cultch present the North American premiere of The Mirror from Australia’s genre-defying contemporary circus company, Gravity & Other Myths, which will play January 24-27, 2024 at the Vancouver Playhouse. This athletically-charged work breaks down the barrier between audience and performer, inviting audiences on their quest for authentic human connection in an increasingly disconnected digital age.