Dancing on the Edge Festival announces 2021 lineup
Canada’s longest-running contemporary-dance festival features online and on-stage performances
Ouro Collective (featuring Rina Pellerin) performs at the 2021 Dancing on the Edge Festival. 3D art and photo by Abhishek Dhoj Joshi.
There’s exciting news for dance fans and arts lovers: the 33rd annual Dancing on the Edge Festival is taking place from July 8 to 17.
A highlight of the Lower Mainland’s dance calendar, DOTE features cutting-edge, high-calibre, challenging, compelling, and innovative works.
The 2021 festival features a diverse, exciting lineup of more than 30 online and live stage performances by leading artists from all across the country.
The program includes specially curated digital programming with recorded online performances, premieres of dance films, and dance discussions. There will be outdoor live performances in the Firehall Courtyard (for very limited audiences with full COVID-19 safety precautions in place) and theatre performances with limited capacity if public health regulations permit (at the Firehall Arts Centre Theatre).
Raven Spirit Dance. Photo by Eric Zennström
DOTE producer Donna Spencer has also announced the COVID Commissions, with seven projects premiering at this year's Dancing on the Edge Festival.
The companies and choreographers presenting COVID-commissioned works include Ouro Collective, Raven Spirit Dance, Billy Marchenski, Immigrant Lessons, Generous Mess, Rob Kitsos, and Meredith Kalaman.
“We were thrilled to have offered this incentive, knowing that these commissions have enabled artists to keep creating new work, during this challenging time for all,” Spencer says. “Now more than ever we need our artists and we need to keep moving so the EDGE is working to support and encourage both.”
The festival will also present works by several acclaimed Vancouver artists, including Wen Wei Dance, Radical System Art/Shay Kuebler, Rachel Meyer, Lesley Telford/Inverso Productions, and many more.
Throughout the fest, audiences will be able to experience scheduled performances online as well as live on-stage.
Mark your calendars for July 8 to 17 and stay tuned for a full schedule announcement coming soon.
Billy Marchenski, light-bearer. Photo by by Israel Seoane.
This post was sponsored by Dancing on the Edge Festival.