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MOI–Momentum of Isolation takes a multimedia look at our wired existence, at the Firehall Arts Centre March 6 to 9

Fully realized production integrates powerhouse group numbers and solos, projections, and even puppets to capture digital disconnection

Former Ballet BC dancer Kirsten Wicklund to take helm at Ballet Edmonton

Vancouver’s Wen Wei Wang will leave position as artistic director of the Alberta company at the end of this season

DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithMarch 1, 2024Ballet BC, Ballet Edmonton, Wen Wei Wang, Kirsten Wicklund, ballet

Massey Theatre presents world premiere of The Fugitives' Over the Ridge on April 13

Interdisciplinary performance offers reflections on Battle of Vimy Ridge with music, Ballet BC dancers, historical readings, and more

THEATRE, DANCEStir VancouverMarch 1, 2024Partner Content, Massey Theatre, Arts Umbrella, Ballet BC, Spring 2024

Dance review: Les corps avalés takes a moving look at humanity’s harsh impulses

At VIDF, surreal set touches and Molinari Quartet’s live music add to the emotional impact of Compagnie Virginie Brunelle’s work

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 29, 2024VIDF, Vancouver International Dance Festival, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Ballet BC dancers ride wild worlds of sound, sun, and genre-crossing styles in premieres on the NOW program

Choreographers Micaela Taylor and Tiffany Tregarthen revel in working with a company that’s hungry for new challenges

In Jade Circle, Jasmine Chen explores themes of family and connection in both Mandarin and English

Performance weaves together dance and theatre as artist unveils the story of her late grandmother

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

Wearing leather hoods, dancers learn to "see without seeing" in FakeKnot's whip

In daring duet at VIDF, Ralph Escamillan explores the limits of trust with Daria Mikhaylyuk

DANCEJanet SmithFebruary 26, 2024Ralph Escamillan, VIDF, Vancouver International Dance Festival, FakeKnot

Voirelia Dance Hub's De/Formed Revival makes Renaissance sculptures move at The Dance Centre lunch series, February 29

Art history, psychology, dance, and philosophy all interweave in a piece about transformation

DANCEJanet SmithFebruary 26, 2024Voirelia Dance Hub, DANCE CENTRE, The Dance Centre

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

Festival du Bois spotlights Acadian sounds, Métis culture, all-ages fun & more, March 8 to 10

Event marks 35 years at Coquitlam’s Mackin Park with a weekend lineup that includes contra dancing, Métis jigging, and more

FESTS, DANCE, MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 22, 2024Partner Content, Festival du Bois, Francophone, Spring 2024

Stir Q&A: Vancouver International Dance Festival's Virginie Brunelle talks about strings, artificial grass, and beauty

The Quebec artist’s Les corps avalés, performed live with the Molinari Quartet, explores human fragility with intense musicality

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

Four free and low-cost shows take place at 24th annual Vancouver International Dance Festival

Audiences can check out Modus Operandi, Ferenc Fehér, Jennifer McLeish-Lewis, and VIDF Jazz Jams from February 25 to March 9

Matriarchs Uprising Festival showcases Indigenous contemporary-dance excellence, February 19 to 25

Annual festival features all-women lineup with performances from Raven Spirit Dance, Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo, Louise Pōtiki Bryant, and more

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

Emerging Artists of Ballet BC and New Coast Players come together for Absence; Creation, February 17

Ballet by Jack Campbell and Antony Knight makes its world premiere at Arts Umbrella

Ballet BC presents NOW from March 7 to 9 in Vancouver, celebrating West Coast women creators

Program that lands on International Women’s Day includes return of Crystal Pite’s The Statement along with two highly anticipated world premieres

DANCEStir VancouverFebruary 12, 2024Partner Content, Ballet BC

Vancouver International Dance Festival presents solo works by Conan Amok and Tony Chong, March 6 to 9

Amok showcases butoh work The Folds, while Chong dances Le Collectif RNTF’s multidisciplinary piece Invisible 无形

DANCEStir VancouverFebruary 9, 2024Partner Content, VIDF, Vancouver International Dance Festival

Renaissance sculpture inspires Voirelia Dance Hub’s De/Formed Revival, February 29

Contemporary piece is presented as part of The Dance Centre’s Discover Dance! noon-hour series

DANCEStir VancouverFebruary 8, 2024Partner Content, The Dance Centre

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