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Alvin Erasga Tolentino’s Co.ERASGA confronts the climate crisis in season opener at the Roundhouse

What on EARTH features world premieres of ensemble pieces by Tolentino and artists in residence Naishi Wang and Alvin Collantes that speak to global warming

DANCEGail JohnsonSeptember 10, 2024Alvin Erasga Tolentino, Co.ERASGA, dance, Homepage feature

Dance review: Jazzy wandering and inspiring resilience at Ballet BC dancers' Take Form

Performers show their choreographic stuff in work that’s by turns fun, idiosyncratic, and moving

DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 9, 2024BALLET BC, Ballet BC, ballet

Lia Grainger performs La Forastera at Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, September 19

Toronto dancer’s full-length multidisciplinary work is about a woman’s struggle to find her place within a foreign artform

Stir Q&A: Andalusian-born flamenco sensation Marco Flores dives into his art form’s “endless search”

Dancer premieres Rayuela, an electrifying conversation between dancer, guitarist, and singer, at Vancouver International Flamenco Festival

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 5, 2024Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, flamenco, Homepage feature

Ballet BC artists take to the stage and beyond in Take Form, September 6 and 7

Event sees eight new creations entirely choreographed, produced, and performed by eight of the company’s dancers

DANCEGail JohnsonSeptember 3, 2024Ballet BC, BALLET BC, Medhi Walerski

Celebrate Vancouver’s dance scene at annual Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House, September 14

Free classes and events take place all afternoon with artists and companies spanning Flamenco Rosario, Van Vogue Jam, Adam Grant Warren, Voirelia Dance Hub, and more

Vancouver Concert Hall and Theatre Society announces Diamond Schmitt as consultant group for Cultural Precinct Feasibility Study

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Ballet BC, and DanceHouse are among 14 performing-arts organizations pushing for major new facility

DANCE, THEATRE, OPERAGail JohnsonAugust 27, 2024Ballet BC, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, DanceHouse, cultural precinct

Ballet BC announces Kathy MacKenzie as new managing director

Arts administrator comes to the company after 17 years at the Arts Club Theatre Company

DANCEJanet SmithAugust 27, 2024BALLET BC, Ballet BC, Kathy MacKenzie

Arts Umbrella names new Lindsay Mearns School of Dance following $2 million donation

Gift from Vancouver-based artist and philanthropist will further expand student access to dance education

DANCEGail JohnsonAugust 20, 2024Arts Umbrella, Lindsay Mearns School of Dance, donation

Co.ERASGA premieres new three-work program What on EARTH, September 18 to 20

Choreographed by Alvin Erasga Tolentino, Naishi Wang, and Alvin Collantes, trio of ensemble works examine humanity’s connections to the environment

DANCEStir VancouverAugust 20, 2024Partner Content, Co.ERASGA, Alvin Erasga Tolentino, climate change

B.C. arts groups grapple with uncertainty after being turned down for Canada Council tour funding

Kidd Pivot’s funding crunch illustrates "perfect storm" of rising submissions and skyrocketing costs to take shows across the country and the world

Arts Umbrella's annual International Summer Dance Intensive continues to August 23

Immersive program at company’s Granville Island facility features a guest faculty of more than 20 world-renowned instructors this year

DANCEStir VancouverAugust 13, 2024Partner Content, Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA, Summer 2024

The Dance Deck brings artful performances to an East Vancouver backyard

Belle Spirale Dance Projects’ at-home performances take place on cofounders Sylvain Senez and Alexis Fletcher’s patio

Live painting, capoeira, music, and more, as Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre hosts Fiesta Plural

Performers from Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, and beyond bring diverse traditions to Vancouver Mural Festival’s Mount Pleasant Street Party