Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY celebrates 20 years of choreographic innovation with a dazzling, two-night-only 20th Anniversary Gala at the Vancouver Playhouse on May 29 & 30, 2025.

Featuring five captivating pieces – from a playful, Beach Boys-inspired ballet to the jazz-infused tonality of John Adams and more – the evocative mixed program is a virtuosic journey through the company’s evolution over the past two decades. The diverse retrospective will showcase a lineup of some of North America’s finest artists from the San Francisco Ballet, the National Ballet of Canada, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Edmonton, and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, as well as former artists from Ballet BC.

“When I reflect upon 20 years of creation with MOVETHECOMPANY, I feel immensely grateful for the inspiring and exceptionally talented artists I’ve been privileged to work with,” says company founder, artistic director, and choreographer Joshua Beamish. “I’m thrilled to mark this major milestone by welcoming a phenomenal group of performers from ballet companies across Canada and North America – some of them my closest friends and dear colleagues and others I have been dreaming of working with – to breathe new life into the five compelling works that represent some of my favourite choreographic creations over the past two decades. I can’t wait for Vancouver audiences to experience their brilliance in this celebratory homecoming production.”