Posts Tagged ‘Dance’

Come and Dance: An Aboriginal Dance Festival


Date: November 16 - 19, 2011
Location: Scotiabank Dance Centre located at 677 Davie Street, and the Aboriginal Friendship Centre at 1607 East Hastings Street
Website: www.vnidansi.ca

Celebrating the Aboriginal heritage of Vancouver through the art of dance, Come and Dance: An Aboriginal Dance Festival will build connections between the Aboriginal dance community, contemporary dance artists and Vancouver dance audiences. Highlighting the importance of dance as a vital component and creative expression in many Aboriginal cultures, dance artists and companies will perform traditional and contemporary Aboriginal dance. In addition to these presentations, Compaigni V’ni Dansi Society will also design a special program for youth and children.

With support from the City of Vancouver’s 125th Anniversary Grants Program and the participation of the Government of Canada.

Collision

Date: July 14, 15, 16, 17, 2011, an off-site production of the Dancing on the Edge Festival
Location: The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre
Website: www.kjdance.ca

Presented by Karen Jamieson Dance Society, Collision is an interdisciplinary dance production that centres on the Roundhouse as a symbol of cultural and creative collision. Currently a centre of creativity, the Roundhouse was once the western terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway. This work will explore the historical, geographical and cultural history of the building and territory, including First Nations’ heritage and the various immigrant relationships to the railway and its construction. Collision will incorporate dance, photography, film, music, and First Nations cultural contributions. Join us on Facebook for regular updates www.facebook.com/kjdance.ca

Tickets available online at www.dancingontheedge.org or call the box office at 604.689.0926

With support from the City of Vancouver’s 125th Anniversary Grants Program and the participation of the Government of Canada.

Identity-Ancestral Memory


Date: May 12 - 14, 2011
Location: Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, Revue Stage
Website: www.yayoihirano.com & www.yayoitheatremovement.com

Yayoi Theatre Movement Society presents Identity-Ancestral Memory, a multi-media dance project that celebrates the life of the late Japanese Canadian Roy Kiyooka. Identity, which combines the dance form of Noh mask theatre and Butoh dance, uses Kiyooka’s struggle with dual Japanese and Canadian identities to reflect on contemporary issues of integration of Canadian and non-Canadian cultural values.

With support from the City of Vancouver’s 125th Anniversary Grants Program and the participation of the Government of Canada.