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Take Form grows to 10 pieces by Ballet BC dancers, at the BMO Centre from September 11 to 13

The rare chance to see performers choreograph their own cutting-edge pieces regularly sells out

DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithSeptember 2, 2025BALLET BC, Ballet BC

Stir Q&A: Dancers break free from the fog of routine in Shion Skye Carter’s in the wake of a sleeping machine

New ensemble work presented by Odd Meridian Arts draws inspiration from Studio Ghibli film Howl’s Moving Castle

Camino y Despedida (Walking Farewells) reveals bittersweet aspects of migration, August 29 and 30

Copresentation by TEMPO Dance & Visual Art and VLACC weaves contemporary movement with live music, video projection, and multilingual text

Flamenco Rosario's Soulfulness celebrates 35 years of the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, September 27

Evening of ensemble works and solo pieces features local company dancers alongside international guest artists from Montreal, Spain, and Mexico

In La Marée Noire, dancers express hope and despair in the aftermath of an oil spill

Presented in Vancouver by Pi Theatre, Fleuve | Espace danse’s site-specific piece references the pollution caused by the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

DANCEJanet SmithAugust 19, 2025Pi theatre, Pi Theatre, Pi Provocateurs

Pop Up Dances and Isak Enquist’s Fall(se) Cirque(us), as New Works reveals 2025-26 season

Packed program features Dance Film Masterclass, Jezebel at the PuSh Festival, residency showings, and more

DANCEJanet SmithAugust 19, 2025New Works, Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Cetnre

Belle Spirale Dance Projects announces 2025-26 season that reaches from Kelowna to Spain

Highlights include a new piece by Wen Wei Wang, a commission for Ballet BC Annex, and the return of The Dance Deck in summer 2026

All Over the Map brings capoeira moves, traditional Nahuatl songs, and more to Granville Island, August 17

Part two of New Works series highlights artists Sudhesna Mohapatra, Judith Colibrí, Ysadora Dias, and Punit & James

DANCEJanet SmithAugust 13, 2025New Works, All Over the Map, Summer 2025

Vancouver International Flamenco Festival announces 35th edition, September 20 to 28

From short film “SOIS” to fiery masterclasses and a flamenco-infused take on Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, there’s plenty in the lineup

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithAugust 6, 2025Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, Flamenco Rosario

Stir Q&A: Mireille Lebel and Rachel Fenlon dish on new dance-opera meld Pierrot entre 3 lunes

Vancouver team that includes Ne.Sans Opera and Dance reimagines the clown in Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire at Festival d’opéra de Québec

DANCE, OPERA, MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 29, 2025opera, Mireille Lebel, Rachel Fenlon, Ne.Sans Opera and Dance, Idan Cohen

Ry Jackson and Reed Jackson connect to their roots in Stump, as part of All Over the Map series

Presented by New Works, the dance piece will draw inspiration from natural surroundings on Granville Island

DANCEJanet SmithJuly 16, 2025New Works, All Over the Map, Ry Jackson, Reed Jackson, Summer 2025

Co.ERASGA, Action at a Distance, Plastic Orchid Factory, and more as Dance Centre unveils a 2025-26 season with local names

Offerings also include world premieres from Corporeal Imago and FakeKnot, plus Ame Henderson + Matija Ferlin’s Show Gone

The Dance Deck marks its 10th anniversary at the Eastside Arts Festival, starting July 19

Belle Spirale’s backyard shindig features performances by Action at a Distance’s Vanessa Goodman, Paper Rabbits collective, Ballet BC dancers, and more

A Punjabi play, an enlightening salon series, and more as Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts unveils 2025 lineup

This year’s event, on from August 7 to 17, also features a standup comedy show by YouTube star Manpreet Singh and all-ages dance workshops

At Indian Summer Festival, Simran Sachar embodies her mother’s dancing with lightning-like presence

Waacking-infused world premiere co-created with Justine A. Chambers draws on a 1990 indie Bollywood film choreographed by Sachar’s mom

Metro Vancouver's Canada Day celebrations span live music, parades, and all-day parties

Performances by the Wild Moccasin Dancers, jazz trumpeter Feven Kidane, party band Dr. Strangelove, and plenty more artists are in store

New Works and Rainbow Refugee Society honour Pride Month with reflections on an impactful dance collaboration

Artists Kevin Jesuino and Marco Esccer worked with LGBTQI+ society members to create an empowering dance performance that told their truths

DANCEStir VancouverJune 25, 2025Partner Content, New Works, Pride, Rainbow Refugee

Arts Umbrella invites young artists to join this year's Summer Dance Intensives throughout July

Offerings are designed to suit dancers of varying ages and abilities, from the inaugural ISDI2 program to intensives for Juniors and Teens

DANCEStir VancouverJune 23, 2025Partner Content, Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA

The Dance Centre serves up bite-sized works-in-progress at 12 Minutes Max studio showing, June 23

Presentation features genre-spanning pieces by Aditi Chaudhury and Sudnya Mulye, Jhoely Triana Flamenco, Jullianna Oke, and Krystal Tsai

DANCEJanet SmithJune 16, 2025THE DANCE CENTRE, The Dance CEntre, Summer 2025

Dance review: Opening Edge programs generate big intensity in a small space

Repetition, endurance, and ritual from Noam Gagnon, Lesley Telford, Rebecca Margolick, and Tushrik Fredericks

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJune 13, 2025Dancing on the Edge, Summer 2025, FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre

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