Chotto Desh bridges a divide with its younger audience at the centre
Chotto Desh means “small homeland” in Bengali, but this award-winning multimedia dance-theatre production by Akram Khan Company promises to be anything but small.
Of course,...
Wang Ramirez’s Borderline crosses genres in gravity-defying work
Every so often an innovation comes to dance that actually pushes its boundaries and creates something new. French dance company Wang Ramirez’s work Borderline...
Andrew Nemr named as new artistic director of Vancouver Tap Dance Society
In a media release, the Vancouver Tap Dance Society (VanTap) announced Andrew Nemr as its new artistic director. Nemr replaces Sas Selfjord who is retiring as...
Joe: A Solo Show has been years in the making
Since 1995, Vancouver dance artist and choreographer Joe Laughlin has been creating dance for others through his dance company Joe Ink. Today, at age...
Never Still explores our relationship with water
Artistic inspiration can strike anywhere. For Vanessa Goodman, artistic director of Vancouver dance company Action at a Distance, it's late-night news feed scrolling.
“I'm an...
Dance Centre opens its doors for dance sampler
On Saturday, September 15, The Dance Centre will throw open its doors for another a year, offering visitors a chance to sample a host...
plastic orchid factory celebrates ten years with a retrospective about nothing
When was the last time you really did nothing? What does that even look like?
Maybe it looks something like plastic orchid factory’s tenth anniversary...
Julia Taffe & Justine A Chambers recipients of this year’s dance awards
The artistic director of high-flying Vancouver dance company, and Vancouver dance artist have been named recipients of this year's BC Dance Awards.
Receiving the 2018...
2018/2019 season will mark 10th for Ballet BC’s Emily Molnar
Ballet BC's 2018-2019 is the 33rd for the company, and 10th for its artistic director, Emily Molnar.
"Entering my 10th year as artistic director, we...
Live with the company of Aeriosa’s Second Nature
Vertical dance company, Aeriosa, returns to the theatrical stage for the first-time in seven years with its newest full-evening work, Second Nature.
On stage at...
