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Canada’s dance community calls on federal government to increase funding to the arts

As part of the Canadian Arts Coalition’s national call to action, the Canadian Dance Assembly has launched an advocacy campaign

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 24, 2024Canadian Assembly of Dance, New Works, funding, Canadian Dance Assembly

Tentacle Tribe’s Prism makes intricate play with perception

Colour, light, reflection, and hip-hop-influenced moves as Montreal troupe’s kaleidoscopic new piece hits The Cultch

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 16, 2024Tentacle Tribe, dance, Homepage feature, THE CULTCH, New Works

New Works brings Pop Up Dances Festival to Granville Island and Vancouver Public Library, September 20 to 22

The outdoor site-specific series offers dance in unconventional spaces like public stairwells and storefronts

DANCEGail JohnsonSeptember 18, 2024New Works, dance

Kathak, pop-up dancers, Tentacle Tribe, and more as New Works unveils 2024-25 season

Residencies, studio showings, and other presentations fill the roster at multifaceted organization

DANCEJanet SmithJuly 16, 2024New Works, The Dance Centre, CULTCH

From kathak to flamenco, All Over the Map offers free globally inspired dance performances, July 21 and August 11

African and Peruvian folk dance are also on the menu at the annual presentation on Granville Island

DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJuly 16, 2024New Works, Mozaico Flamenco, V'ni Dansi, Kasandra La China

New Works brings free All Over the Map performance series back to Granville Island this summer

Four outdoor dance and music shows take place July 21 and August 11 at the Picnic Pavilion, offering a family-friendly cultural experience

Vancouver's New Works and The Dance Centre take part in nation-wide residency exchange in integrated dance and disability arts

National Arts Centre is the third collaborator in an inclusive creative swap

In Family Room, The Falling Company's Marissa Wong unpacks divorce and obligation

Furniture takes an active role in new dance work that navigates familial breakup and and cultural identity

DANCE, CULTUREJanet SmithApril 15, 2024The Falling Company, DANCE CENTRE, The Dance Centre, New Works

A delivery app subroutine gains sentience in Nancy Lee's OSMOSi: 422 Unprocessable Entity

Interdisciplinary piece co-choreographed by Emmalena Fredriksson offers reflections on workism with metallic costuming and electroacoustic sound composition

MUSIC, DANCEJanet SmithApril 1, 2024New Works, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC, Spring 2024, Nancy Lee

Modus Operandi performs dance pieces in development at New Works show, March 24

Contemporary dance training program of nearly 30 artists presents choreographic works by Tiffany Tregarthen, David Raymond, and Yue Yin

DANCEJanet SmithMarch 19, 2024New Works, Modus Operandi, Spring 2024

Nancy Lee's interdisciplinary piece OSMOSi: 422 Unprocessable Entity marks world premiere, April 4 and 5

New Works and Vancouver New Music co-present immersive work that explores a delivery app subroutine which gains sentience

DANCE, MUSICStir VancouverMarch 13, 2024Partner Content, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC, New Works, Spring 2024

New Works presents Modus Operandi in mixed program of works in development, March 24

Post-secondary contemporary dance training company performs new pieces by Tiffany Tregarthen, David Raymond, and Yin Yue

DANCEStir VancouverMarch 7, 2024Partner Content, New Works, Modus Operandi, Spring 2024

New Works shares fresh XR programming in the Short Circuit Series, March 15 to 17

Extended reality-dance offerings include workshops, panel conversations, and a community mixer

DANCE, SCREENStir VancouverFebruary 22, 2024Partner Content, New Works, Spring 2024

Stir Q&A: Jean Abreu and Naishi Wang's Deciphers unpacks the complexities of language through dance

In New Works and PuSh Festival’s world premiere, performers draw upon experiences as immigrants from Brazil and China

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival unveils 2024 program, with works from as far away as China, Brazil, and Australia

Tickets go on sale November 22 for offerings that range from a refugee-camp installation to a dance-circus set amid a surreal paper set

New Works showcases The Biting School's Zahak, The Serpent King, November 30 to December 2

World premiere blends theatre and dance to tell a Persian myth-inspired story of a ruler who kills his own people

THEATREStir VancouverNovember 9, 2023Partner Content, New Works

New Works launches full month of community-centred dance workshops in October

Highlights include Dancing Through the Decades: A Day of Community Workshops on October 21, and the In Practice workshop series

DANCEStir VancouverOctober 4, 2023Partner Content, New Works

Free Pop Up Dances kick off New Works' boosted 30th season of making artists feel seen and heard

Array of talent hitting Granville Island, from hoop dancers to cutting-edge contemporary voices, captures the inclusive approach of an incredibly multifaceted organization

DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 20, 2023New Works, Amber Funk Barton