Presented by DanceHouse, Taiwan’s Hung Dance draws on the headpieces of Chinese opera to conjure calligraphy, weapons, and birds in flight
The local arts and culture scene has bright gifts in store this season, from music by candlelight to wintry ballets
New production comes as a result of the street dancer’s Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award win earlier this year
This spin on Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker features a flavoursome assortment of styles, ranging from classical ballet to hip hop
Quebecois choreographer Audrey Gaussiran’s work tours to Alliance Française Vancouver’s V-Unframed and the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Dancers Omer Backley-Astrachan and Jana Castillo explore the importance of connection and trust
Company looks sharp across opening program of eclectic, full-throttle LILA, mysterious SWAY, and epic BOLERO X
Renowned Indigenous choreographer Santee Smith brings her haunting yet hopeful piece to The Cultch and Urban Ink’s TRANSFORM Festival
Presented by RBC, production features more than 250 performers and a live Tchaikovsky score played by members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra
Production explores identity as the dancers’ movements influence a highly reactive digital projection onstage
OURO Collective’s second annual festival features mainstage performances at Massey Theatre by the likes of TARANTISM and RubberLegz
Presented by Ballet BC at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the production puts a fantastical twist on the classic story, all set to Tchaikovsky’s score
Ahead of a premiere at Ballet BC’s TRILOGY, the fast-rising Italian-born choreographer reflects on a creative journey that began locally and led her around the globe
Co-producer Lia Grainger reflects on the storied life of Oscar Nieto, who helped establish flamenco’s presence in Vancouver
Dance and digital art combine onstage with a colourful projection that reacts to the movements of five dancers
Seven artists are on an empowering mission to reclaim Indigenous sexuality from the effects of colonization
The anticipated performance, a captivating cry for freedom, marks the first time DanceHouse presents a Taiwanese work
Mainstage performances presented by OURO Collective include Greece’s TARANTISM, German-American B-boy RubberLegz, and more
Montreal choreographer’s post-pandemic piece, inspired by a type of molecule secreted by moving bodies, comes to the Firehall Arts Centre
Exhilarating double bill featuring a virtuosic classic and a historic West Coast premiere lands here February 9 and 10, 2026
Junior company features eight dancers training with Modus Operandi and Arts Umbrella Dance Company
New exhibition and performance series opens with WTM / What’s the Move? art party featuring Lucy M. May, ĀNANDAM dance theatre, and more
At DanceHouse, the Montreal artist resurrects a piece whose stripped-down expression is still touring after 23 years
At the Firehall Arts Centre, Hiromoto Ida’s production based on the Japanese play Sarachi weaves together elements of contemporary dance and theatre
Co.ERASGA’s Alvin Erasga Tolentino performs three solos by Indigenous choreographers Starr Muranko, Margaret Grenier, and Michelle Olson
Work by Anne Plamondon Productions is centred on the molecules released by the muscles during physical effort
Co.ERASGA world premiere features commissions by three Indigenous women choreographers: Starr Muranko, Margaret Grenier, and Michelle Olson
At the intimate York Theatre, honed Aussie performers mix feral energy with a new level of circus sophistication
Triple bill includes return of global sensation BOLERO X, Medhi Walerski’s SWAY, and world premiere from Italy’s Sofia Nappi
Presented here by The Cultch, the Australian company’s piece is packed to the brim with ferocity and carnal energy
