The Dance Centre celebrates the return of biennial Dance In Vancouver, November 24 to 28

The showcase of the local contemporary dance scene goes online and and live in venues around the city

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Mahaila Patterson-O'Brien’s Mid-light: A Translucent Memory will take the Scotiabank Dance Centre stage as part of a double bill at Dance In Vancouver. Photo by Sepehr Samimi

The Dance Centre’s 13th biennial Dance In Vancouver is set to return November 24 to 28, with both in-person events around town and an online series.

The event is unique for its concentrated focus on promoting local contemporary dance talent—not only to local audiences, but also to curators from around the world. The international guests will be able to access an all-online presenter program due to the pandemic. 

The packed program includes both free and ticketed performances, installations, and talks.

There are still plenty of in-person highlights for local dance fans. Featured artists include The Biting School (whose Orangutang premieres at Russian Hall), Dumb Instrument Dance (whose Made In Voyage is at Morrow), Kelly McInnes and Mahaila Patterson-O’Brien (whose double bill Blue Space and Mid-light: A Translucent Memory shows at the Scotiabank Dance Centre), and Tasha Faye Evans (whose work-in-progress Cedar Woman is at the Annex).

Free public offerings include at Anouk Froidevaux’s Lament for a Dying World at Lobe Studio; Action at a Distance and Tangaj Collective’s interdisciplinary installation BLOT – Body Line of Thought at KW Studios; Zahra Shahab’s work-in-progress Al-Fattah: When I Bow, I See the Opening at the Scotiabank Dance Centre, and Co.ERASGA’s Offering at SFU Woodward’s Atrium.

The 2021 DIV has been co-devised by Melbourne, Australia-based guest curator Angela Conquet with Michelle Olson and Starr Muranko of Vancouver’s Raven Spirit Dance. Dance in Vancouver includes IndigeDIV, co-produced in partnership with Raven Spirit Dance and paying tribute to the unique worldview and perspective that Indigenous artists bring to the global conversation.

Dance Centre executive director Mirna Zagar explains: “Dance In Vancouver works on many levels. It’s a great opportunity for audiences to experience work by local artists; our artists get to build their networks beyond the local context; and the presenters become more informed about our dance scene.”  

You can find information and tickets here.

Post sponsored by The Dance Centre