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DanceHouse and The Cultch present Circa's Duck Pond, January 22 to 25

Exhilarating show reimagines Swan Lake as a cheeky acrobatic spectacle in B.C. premiere at the Vancouver Playhouse

DANCEStir VancouverDecember 3, 2024Partner Content, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, the Cultch, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Circa

Dance review: Compagnie Catherine Gaudet's Les jolies choses offers bold reflections on conformity

At DanceHouse, work that builds on repetition is a testament to five dancers’ stellar stamina and attention to detail

DANCEJanet SmithNovember 23, 2024Vancouver Civic Theatres, Compagnie Catherine Gaudet, DanceHouse

Catherine Gaudet turns minimalism into mechanical repetition with Les jolies choses (The Pretty Things)

In DanceHouse presentation of Montreal-based choreographer’s latest ensemble work, simple moves create feelings of restriction

DANCEJanet SmithNovember 14, 2024Compagnie Catherine Gaudet, DanceHouse

Dance reviews: A hallucinatory house of mirrors and a trip to sultry Buenos Aires tango halls

At The Cultch, Tentacle Tribe gets kaleidoscopically inventive; at the Playhouse, a masterful live band accompanies a show that roots out the soul of Argentina’s beloved art form

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 25, 2024DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE

DanceHouse stages Compagnie Catherine Gaudet’s Les jolies choses (The Pretty Things), November 22 and 23

Through visceral synchronized rhythms, the full-length work challenges mandatory conformity and cohesion

DANCEStir VancouverOctober 24, 2024Partner Content, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Compagnie Catherine Gaudet

With Social Tango, Buenos Aires's Agustina Videla brings milonga magic to the stage

With projections and a live band, the show celebrates the inclusivity of Argentina’s essential dance form

DanceHouse launches 2024-25 season with Agustina Videla’s Social Tango, October 24 to 26

Immersive performance sees a shy woman swept off her feet by the seductive world of tango through live music and projections

DANCEStir VancouverSeptember 24, 2024Partner Content, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE

Vancouver Concert Hall and Theatre Society announces Diamond Schmitt as consultant group for Cultural Precinct Feasibility Study

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Ballet BC, and DanceHouse are among 14 performing-arts organizations pushing for major new facility

DANCE, THEATRE, OPERAGail JohnsonAugust 27, 2024Ballet BC, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, DanceHouse, cultural precinct

Vancouver sees renewed push for three-theatre cultural precinct complex amid venue crunch

Vancouver Symphony Society secures city grant, as dance and music presenters voice needs and say securing local venues is harder than ever

Dance review: Dorrance Dance explores the subtle nuances of tap in SOUNDscape

The New York City troupe began the production in complete darkness, attuning the audience’s ears to the intricate sounds of feet on floors

DANCEJanet SmithApril 22, 2024DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Vancouver Tap Dance Society

Dorrance Dance's SOUNDspace playfully explores the sonic potential of feet against floors

Show had its origins in a 200-year-old church, where Michelle Dorrance’s acclaimed company couldn’t always use metal tap shoes

DanceHouse presents Dorrance Dance’s thrilling tap piece SOUNDspace in Canadian premiere, April 19 and 20

Show held in partnership with the Vancouver Tap Dance Society honours the genre’s past and future with thunderous physical percussion

DANCEStir VancouverMarch 26, 2024Partner Content, DanceHouse, Spring 2024

Argentinian tango, ice skating, and more as DanceHouse unveils 2024-25 season

Six boundary-breaking works are on offer, ranging from Montreal’s Compagnie Catherine Gaudet to Colombia’s Sankofa Danzafro

DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithMarch 22, 2024DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse, Spring 2024

Stir Q&A: National Ballet of Canada star Guillaume Côté finds new freedom in X (Dix)

His new production, debuting here at DanceHouse, explores home—a theme borne directly out of the pandemic

DANCEJanet SmithMarch 12, 2024DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse, Spring 2024

DanceHouse showcases Vancouver premiere of Côté Danse’s X (Dix), March 22 and 23

Striking study of universal longing for home is inspired by Odysseus’ epic journey in Homer’s The Odyssey

DANCEStir VancouverFebruary 27, 2024Partner Content, DanceHouse, Spring 2024, Côté Danse

Dance review: Mesmerizing Sámi voices drive Elle Sofe Sara work—inside and outside Vancouver Playhouse

Contemporary-dance show claims space, shepherds audiences in Vástádus eana – The answer is land.

DANCEJanet SmithFebruary 24, 2024DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Dancers of Damelahamid, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Dance artist Elle Sofe Sara draws on Sámiland roots in Vástádus eana – The answer is land

The choreographer who spends her summers reindeer herding with her family creates a piece that integrates joiking, megaphones, and proud red hats

DanceHouse and Dancers of Damelahamid present Elle Sofe Sara's Vástádus eana – The answer is land, February 23 and 24

Sámi choreographer-filmmaker’s new work is inspired by activism and Indigenous spiritual practices

DANCEStir VancouverJanuary 29, 2024Partner Content, DanceHouse, Dancers of Damelahamid

Review: Gravity & Other Myths' The Mirror creates a sophisticated yet saucy cabaret of physical feats

Receiving a wild standing O, Aussie company ups its own game to create a fun, finely orchestrated flow of ever-shifting human towers and sculptures

DANCE, THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 25, 2024Gravity & Other Myths, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Homepage feature

Gravity & Other Myths' The Mirror pushes the limits of human endurance

Australian company draws on circus arts and dance for its high-flying work soon having its North American premiere in Vancouver

DANCEGail JohnsonJanuary 17, 2024DanceHouse, dance, Homepage feature

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