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At VIDF, Lamondance brings a celebration of life from theatre to studio space

Utilizing the power of movement and the magic of simple props, Before Dawn celebrates the return to normality

DANCEStir VancouverJune 8, 2021Partner Content, VIDF, Lamondance

Lamondance ramps itself up through pandemic, debuting two new virtual shows

Brazilian-born artistic director Davi Rodrigues keeps the energy and positivity flowing to move a rising company forward

Goh Ballet brings classical beauty to the virtual Discover Dance! series, June 3 to 17

Streaming from the Dance Centre, program showcases classical, traditional Chinese, and contemporary works

DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJune 2, 2021The Dance Centre, Goh Ballet, livestream

Olive theory's Shion Skye Carter wins Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award

Through the award, the genre-blending artist will create a new show inspired by Japanese calligraphy

DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithJune 1, 2021The Dance Centre

TESSEL, featuring 14 Black dance makers from across Canada, streaming nationwide for free, to June 30

Esie Mensah’s dance film launches on the one-year anniversary of Blackout Tuesday

Maria Avila wins Vancouver International Dance Festival’s Biennial Choreographic Award

The independent artist focuses on flamenco, investigates how singing and guitar can enhance her movements

Dance review: CAMP performers show their swagger in WANTED

The livestream at the Vancouver International Dance Festival draws from the Wild West

DANCEGail JohnsonMay 29, 2021VIDF, Vancouver International Dance Festival, CAMP

Pandemic lockdown puts a new, playful spin on James Gnam's entre chien et loup

The plastic orchid factory artist pulls out a dazzling silver tracksuit to dance between joy and fear, the known and unknown

DANCEJanet SmithMay 27, 2021plastic orchid factory, James Gnam, livestream

Marissa Wong prepares for Departure, and then the arrival of Vancouver's newest dance company

TWObigsteps performs a final show, as the artist reimagines the response. as The Falling Company

DANCEJanet SmithMay 25, 2021DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre, livestream

Vancouver dance collective CAMP embodies the core of collaboration to illustrate a tale between humanity’s dark and light side

As the premiere of WANTED at the Vancouver International Dance Festival approaches, the group shares its unique creative process

Past Echoes in the Present celebrates local Asian dance, online and via open-air Granville Island exhibit, May 24 to 31

New Works marks Asian Heritage Month with works by artists Crossmaneuver, Erika Mitsuhashi, FakeKnot, Immigrant Lessons, and more.

WHAT'S STIRRING, DANCEJanet SmithMay 23, 2021New Works, Granville Island

Flamenco Rosario celebrates a new generation of artists, May 22 at 5 pm

In the livestream from the Annex features new works by Rosario Ancer and two Spanish stars

DANCEJanet SmithMay 21, 2021Flamenco Rosario, livestream

CAMP to put on a true show at the Vancouver International Dance Festival

The collective is premiering WANTED, a cowboy-themed look at humanity’s extremes

DANCE, FESTSGail JohnsonMay 21, 2021dance, VIDF, CAMP

Real Talk Dance Convo: Women in Hip-Hop connects the rising female forces of an international scene

Voices gather from Vancouver to Manila to the Bronx, in Made in BC and Vancouver Street Dance Festival event, May 21

DANCEJanet SmithMay 19, 2021Made in BC, MADE IN BC, hip-hop

TWObigsteps Collective premieres Departure, a dance performance as part of explorASIAN – Asian Heritage Month

New works by Marissa Wong and Katie Cassady presented in partnership with the Dance Centre explore emotion and experiences

DANCEStir VancouverMay 17, 2021Partner Content, dance, The Dance Centre

Dance Review: In Body Parts, Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg gets personal

The founder of Tara Cheyenne Performance tackles the fraught topic of body image with her signature wry and razor-sharp humour

DANCEGail JohnsonMay 15, 2021Dance, Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg

Kokoro Dance readies for the return of Wreck Beach Butoh workshops and performances

Training at the KW Studios to culminate in the well-known outdoor show amid sand and surf, July 12 to 25

DANCEStir VancouverMay 13, 2021Partner Content, Kokoro Dance

Dancing on the Edge Festival announces 2021 lineup

Canada’s longest-running contemporary-dance festival features online and on-stage performances

DANCEStir VancouverMay 13, 2021Partner Content, Dancing on the Edge

Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg opens up about body image in Body Parts

The dance-theatre artist uses her characteristic warped humour to move through pain

DANCE, THEATREGail JohnsonMay 9, 2021Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, Progress Lab

VSO, CircusWest take families to the Big Top, May 9

In celebration of Mother’s Day, the two organizations team up for OriginO Kids Concert

MUSIC, DANCEGail JohnsonMay 7, 2021VSO, CircusWest

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