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Review of DARKMATTER by Cherish Menzo: The edgy, multi-faceted work by Amsterdam/Brussels-based dancer-choreographer explores tempo remixing, rap anthems and Black identity.

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Review of Dog Rising by Clara Furey

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Feature/Preview of Assembly Hall by Crystal Pite

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Feature/Preview of The Queen of Carthage (co-produced by Early Music Vancouver and re:Naissance Opera).

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Feature/Preview of Save the Last Dance for Me by Alessandro Sciarroni, a contemporary work that revives the Italian folk dance the polka chinata, presented at Vancouver’s VIDF Festival 2023.

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In Paul Taylor: Creative Domain, director Kate Geis and her team remarkably capture the creative process of late American modern dance master Paul Taylor through an 82-minute documentary.

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Alan Lake Factorie draws inspiration from Géricault’s famous painting The Raft of the Medusa to create a surreal, shocking theatrical world.

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The Australian circus-dance company’s take on The Rite of Spring nails spectacle but just misses sensitivity…

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In an age of unending video content, F-O-R-M (Festival of Recorded Movement) is carving out space for a slower, more refined approach to making film art.

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Ballet Kelowna and Dancers of Damelahamid were selected for their provincial reach, social equity and inclusion initiatives

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Review of In-Ward by Ebnfloh, which ran from July 11 to 12 at the Firehall Arts Centre Theatre as part of the 2022 Dancing on the Edge festival.

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In my conversation with Rianne Svelnis, I found myself captivated by the intricacies of each of Rianne’s different projects, from pulp painting to storytelling, and imagining each creative process layering upon the last in the space at Morrow.

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Review of “John” by Helen Walkley - a personal, moving work about Walkley’s brother who went missing from Vancouver in 1969, never to be heard from again.

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A Column for “Life Moves” on Meredith Kalaman’s relocation from Vancouver to Halifax, Nova Scotia and her journey establishing her practise in a new city.

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The work honours the late Victor Kolstee, co-founder of Flamenco Rosario

The atmosphere was intimate in the Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island, B.C., on an unusually warm Saturday, Sept. 25. As the house filled up for To Victor with Love (with one seat’s distance between groups, and masks on for good measure), many hugs were exchanged…

Dance Central Summer 2021

“The last year and a half has signalled a transition for many dance artists across Vancouver. The slowdown that came with the pandemic has prompted a desire to find new, better ways of working and to not just come back to dance, but to come back better. Marissa Wong is one of those artists…

Part of the Dancing on the Edge Festival in Vancouver, Rachel Meyer’s work was inspired by the question posed by her two-year-old daughter.

“Social media became a lifeline for many dance artists during the pandemic, giving them a virtual stage to keep their work alive and to connect with their communities. Now more than ever…

“Sensation is at the forefront in Mother, choreographed by Shelby Richardson, artistic director of Method. Close-up shots show the dancers experiencing the textures and fabrics around them. Their sheer trousers, muted pink long sleeves and white fabric props …

Working as a young independent dance artist in Vancouver is a labour of love, even at the best of times. Trying to make a living in the gig economy in one of the world’s most expensive cities is a feat only attempted by the bravest, most energetic and flexible of artists…