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Dance artist Elle Sofe Sara draws on Sámiland roots in Vástádus eana – The answer is land

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

DANCEJanet SmithFebruary 15, 2024DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Dancers of Damelahamid, Sami, Indigenous People, Indigenous, Homepage feature, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Review: Gravity & Other Myths' The Mirror creates a sophisticated yet saucy cabaret of physical feats

Review: Gravity & Other Myths' The Mirror creates a sophisticated yet saucy cabaret of physical feats

Receiving a wild standing O, Aussie company ups its own game to create a fun, finely orchestrated flow of ever-shifting human towers and sculptures

DANCE, THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 25, 2024Gravity & Other Myths, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Homepage feature

Cascading sand and warbling strings: A few standout moments from 2023's stage and gallery scene

Cascading sand and warbling strings: A few standout moments from 2023's stage and gallery scene

Random memorable scenes from the year in arts span 50 dancers swirling in BOLERO X, a powerful Julius Caesar speech, and a cello star’s finale with local string students

ART & DESIGN, DANCE, THEATRE, MUSICJanet SmithDecember 31, 2023Arts Club Theatre, THE CULTCH, Bard on the Beach, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, DANCEHOUSE, DANCE CENTRE, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO, Vancouver Opera, VANCOUVER OPERA, VIDF

Dance review: By turns cerebral and funny, Kidd Pivot's Assembly Hall plays elaborate games

Dance review: By turns cerebral and funny, Kidd Pivot's Assembly Hall plays elaborate games

In Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young’s world premiere, ancient stories and unruly humans can’t be contained

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 28, 2023DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite

Crystal Pite navigates multiple planes of reality and conflict for Assembly Hall

Crystal Pite navigates multiple planes of reality and conflict for Assembly Hall

Working again with theatre artist Jonathon Young, Vancouver dance star makes sophisticated play out of medieval re-enactment, Robert’s Rules, and the spoken word

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 19, 2023Kidd Pivot, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Crystal Pite, Homepage feature

Dance review: Spanish flamenco sensation Rocío Molina thrills a crowd and bares her soul with Caída del Cielo

Dance review: Spanish flamenco sensation Rocío Molina thrills a crowd and bares her soul with Caída del Cielo

Hypnotic serenity, adrenaline highs, pummelling feet, and piercing stares

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 28, 2023flamenco, Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, SFU Woodward's

For Spanish flamenco innovator Rocío Molina, fragility and stillness are just as potent as her powerhouse moves

For Spanish flamenco innovator Rocío Molina, fragility and stillness are just as potent as her powerhouse moves

With Caída del Cielo, dance star dives deep into her own soul, and vividly refreshes an art form

DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 22, 2023DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, SFU Woodward's, Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, Rocio Molina

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

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, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 10, 2023DANCEHOUSE, Indian Summer Festival, SFU Woodward's, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs

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

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

Bboyizm's large-scale In My Body explores the struggles behind superhuman hip-hop moves

Bboyizm's large-scale In My Body explores the struggles behind superhuman hip-hop moves

Faced with his own knee surgeries, Canadian B-boy trailblazer Yvon Soglo crafts an energized look at aging

DANCEJanet SmithMarch 8, 2023Spring 2023, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE

Review: Circa's Sacre builds dark beauty out of its dance-acrobatic hybrid

Review: Circa's Sacre builds dark beauty out of its dance-acrobatic hybrid

At The Cultch and DanceHouse, Aussie company slow-builds to a frantic climax of bodies bending, tangling, and lifting in kaleidoscopic formations

DANCEJanet SmithJanuary 18, 2023Circa, DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse, The Cultch, THE CULTCH

Dancehouse's Digidance 2022-23 season closes with Batsheva Dance Company, online January 9 to 29

Dancehouse's Digidance 2022-23 season closes with Batsheva Dance Company, online January 9 to 29

Ohad Naharin seeks out new ways to create and experience dance

DANCEStir VancouverJanuary 8, 2023Partner Content, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Digidance

DanceHouse and The Cultch bring Australia’s mighty Circa to Vancouver, January 17 to 21

DanceHouse and The Cultch bring Australia’s mighty Circa to Vancouver, January 17 to 21

Sacre’s acrobats display the raw strength of circus

DANCEStir VancouverJanuary 3, 2023Partner Content, DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse

DanceHouse and Hawthorne Foundation launch $10,000 Louise Bentall Award for Emerging B.C. Choreographers

DanceHouse and Hawthorne Foundation launch $10,000 Louise Bentall Award for Emerging B.C. Choreographers

Biennial prize pays tribute to memory of late arts supporter, who passed away in 2017

DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithDecember 13, 2022DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse, Louise Bentall

Legendary Louise Lecavalier returns to Vancouver with new solo Stations, at DanceHouse November 23 to 26

Legendary Louise Lecavalier returns to Vancouver with new solo Stations, at DanceHouse November 23 to 26

Fou glorieux artistic director pushes her body to the edge, exploring fluidity, control, meditation, and obsession

DANCEStir VancouverOctober 28, 2022Partner Content, DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse

Dance reviews: Killer clowns, an intense look into the void, and a warm embrace

Dance reviews: Killer clowns, an intense look into the void, and a warm embrace

Arresting dancers in Hofesh Schechter’s Double Murder, and an immersive multimedia universe at Forêt

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 22, 2022DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Dance Centre, DANCE CENTRE, Vancouver Civic Theatres

U.K. dance artist Hofesh Shechter's two-part Double Murder journeys from darkness to hope

U.K. dance artist Hofesh Shechter's two-part Double Murder journeys from darkness to hope

At DanceHouse, Clowns explores the urge to violence as entertainment, while The Fix is a moving tribute to human connection

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 14, 2022DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Hofesh Shechter, Vancouver Civic Theatres

With Story, story, die., Norway's winter guests explore the narratives we create about ourselves

With Story, story, die., Norway's winter guests explore the narratives we create about ourselves

Fast-rising Norwegian choreographer Alan Lucien Øyen mixes dance and theatre in new, subversive ways

DANCEJanet SmithJune 17, 2022DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, SUMMER

Norway's winter guests close DanceHouse season with poignant Story, story, die., June 22 and 23

Norway's winter guests close DanceHouse season with poignant Story, story, die., June 22 and 23

Personal anecdotes and pop-culture references speak directly to our times

DANCEJanet SmithJune 2, 2022DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse, SUMMER

Hofesh Shechter Company and Louise Lecavalier return this fall at DanceHouse

Hofesh Shechter Company and Louise Lecavalier return this fall at DanceHouse

Two shows mark the opening of the presenter’s 15th anniversary season

DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithMay 12, 2022DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse