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New Works hosts All Over the Map on Granville Island, August 13

Afternoon of music and dance features East African rhythmic sequences, flamenco guitar, classical Kathak, and more

DANCE, MUSICStir VancouverAugust 3, 2023Partner Content, New Works

IzumonookunI pays contemporary tribute to forgotten female founder of kabuki, at the Powell Street Festival

Aretha Aoki’s interdisciplinary dance work draws on everything from synthwave to taiko and Ziggy Stardust

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 31, 2023Powell Street Festival, Summer 2023

Dance//Novella pairs an intimate duet and a nine-performer piece at STANCE + Other Works, July 27

Founders Racheal Prince and Brandon Alley explore loss and empowerment in one-night double bill

DANCEJanet SmithJuly 25, 2023Dance Novella, Vancouver Civic Theatres, Summer 2023

Contemporary meets Baroque, as dance artists make Early Music Vancouver's Summer Festival move

Marisa Gold reinterprets a mythical figure in The Queen of Carthage, while Stéphanie Brochard removes layers of Baroque dress in Atempor/elle

Multimedia hip-hop to a Madagascar "dance epidemic", as The Dance Centre unveils 2023-24 season

Buzzed-about talents Meagan O’Shea, Ebnflōh, Arno Schuitemaker, and Danny Nielsen are just some of the acts on the roster

DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithJuly 18, 2023DANCE CENTRE, The Dance Centre

La bulle mesmerizes as Pierrot performs in a giant, illuminated bubble, July 19 to 21

Kay Meek Arts Centre presents CORPUS’s surreal, award-winning show at Cypress Mountain Pop-Up Village

DANCEJanet SmithJuly 17, 2023Kay Meek Arts Centre, Summer 2023

Dance review: Emmalena Fredriksson’s Ecdysis | Soft Palate transports viewers through reality, memories, and dreams

At Dancing on the Edge, an LED-lit spine exoskeleton and white funnel-shaped headpieces create an otherworldly aura

DANCE, FESTSEmily LythJuly 15, 2023Dancing on the Edge, SFU Woodward's

SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs presents Nova Bhattacharya’s Svāhā!, July 14 and 15

Shown in partnership with DanceHouse and Indian Summer Festival, women-centric work is brimming with life

DANCEStir VancouverJuly 13, 2023Partner Content, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs

Unearthly costumes help dance artist Emmalena Fredriksson conjure dreamlike worlds

At Dancing on the Edge, new Soft Palate incorporates sculptural fabric headpieces, while Ecdysis features an LED-glowing exoskeleton

Nova Bhattacharya's Svāhā! reinvents ritual and celebrates female energy on a grand scale

The Toronto-based dance artist draws on her own memories of immigrant women forming community for the 22-performer work

Dance review: Neon wigs, red shin pads, and more colourful touches at Dancing on the Edge opening weekend

Wen Wei Dance has wild, Baroque-tweaked fun, while Juan Villegas explores his Sephardic Jewish ancestry and David Albert-Toth grapples with consumerism

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 10, 2023Dancing on the Edge, Summer 2023

SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs and Dancing on the Edge host Ecdysis | Soft Palate, July 12 and 13

Double bill from Emmalena Fredriksson is distinguished by otherworldly costuming and technology

DANCEStir VancouverJuly 10, 2023Partner Content, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs

Powwow to playful, New Works' All Over the Map dances back to Granville Island, July 16

Kaili Che and TEMPO Dance & Visual Art, Wild Mint Arts, Amok Project, and ShoeStrings hit mixed program at the Picnic Pavilion

DANCEJanet SmithJuly 9, 2023New Works, Summer 2023

Kokoro Dance founders draw on long memories of Wreck Beach for annual butoh performances in sand and water

Veteran Vancouver dance artists Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi have been making the trek down the #4 Trail for decades

Stir Q&A: Dancing on the Edge's Sarah Chase and Marc Boivin explore the architecture of memory

In The door opened west, the choreographer unlocks her friend’s perspective through patterning, light, and cinematic sound

DANCE, FESTSGail JohnsonJuly 5, 2023Dancing on the Edge, Summer 2023, DANCE CENTRE

Dancing on the Edge opener Barocco Rave grows out of Wen Wei Wang's creative Italian connection

Residencies in Vancouver and Siena build a two-part show by Wen Wei Dance and

Dance artist Livona Ellis wins inaugural Louise Bentall Biennial Award for Emerging British Columbia Choreographers

Honorary mentions go to choreographers Alyssa Favero and Joshua Ongcol, in new prize given out by the Hawthorne Foundation and DanceHouse

NEWS, DANCEJanet SmithJune 28, 2023DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Louis Bentall, Hawthorne Foundation

Isabelle Kirouac’s Meta/fauna takes the stage at Scotiabank Dance Centre, July 8

Piece presented with Dancing on the Edge Festival stars shape-shifting creatures

DANCEStir VancouverJune 28, 2023Partner Content, The Dance Centre

Stir Q&A: Dance artist Natalie LeFebvre Gnam draws from interviews from 23 artists in The Door Project

Multidisciplinary work incorporates bird song, club beats, Tyvek, rocks, and more at Left of Main

DANCEJanet SmithJune 20, 2023plastic orchid factory, Summer 2023

Ballet BC’s MOMENTUM Gala returns for 2023, June 24

Dance, music, food, and more are all part of the fundraising bash at Rocky Mountaineer Station

DANCEGail JohnsonJune 19, 2023Ballet BC

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