2025 Industry Series
January 28 to February 2, 2025
Each year, we welcome 200+ visionary arts workers, including over 30 international performing arts presenters, to engage in professional development and curatorial research activities during the Festival. We hope that you’ll be one of them this year!
STANDARD INDUSTRY PASS
For artists and arts workers, the Standard Pass provides access to all sessions, catered social events, the Festival Lounge Bar, a 20% discount code on Festival tickets, and complimentary access to Club PuSh and Dune Wars Kiki Ball.
Early bird price to December 20: $195
After December 20: $250
FULL INDUSTRY PASS
The Full Industry Pass includes everything in the Standard Pass PLUS admission to 11 performances and immersive events held during the series.
Early bird price to December 20: $470
After December 20: $525
What’s the content?
- 11 Festival Performances & Multimedia Experiences
- Talks and Discussions
- Artist Walks and Studio Visits
- Curated Pitch Session
- Off-Programming
- CanDance Network Meeting
Schedule at a Glance
28 Jan Tue
See full Tuesday schedule- 9:30am-10:30am
- Industry Pass collection & Coffee/Tea
- 10:30am-12:00pm
- Territorial Welcome, Industry Opening
TALK: Indigenous Futurism Keynote by Quelemia Sparrow - 12:00pm-1:00pm
- Catered Lunch
- 1:00pm-3:00pm
- WORKSHOP: Navigating the Big Divides – Led by NikNaz Kahnamoui and Lynda Gerty
- 3:00pm-5:00pm
- Artist Walks
- 5:00pm-7:00pm
- Happy Hour
- 7:00pm
- PERFORMANCE: Habitat followed by a talkback
- 8:30pm
- PERFORMANCE: BLEU NÉON followed by a talkback
- 10:00pm-11:30pm
- Opening Cocktail / Mocktail
29 Jan Wed
See full Wednesday schedule- 9:30am-10:00am
- Coffee & Tea
- 10:00am-12:30pm
- DISCUSSION: Curating Live Art: Crosscurrents of Thinking on Identity – Moderated by Dena Davida and Derek Chan, with Fay Nass, River Lin, Camille Larrivée, and Godlive Lawani
- 12:30pm-1:30pm
- Catered Lunch
- 1:30pm-3:30pm
- DISCUSSION: Solidarity Practices – Cecilia Kuska, Emilie Monnet, Joseph K. Kasau Wa Mambwe, and Sage Wright
- 4:00pm-6:00pm
- OFF-PROGRAMMING: Dance West Network Showcase
- 7:30pm
- PERFORMANCE: Bijuriya
- 9:00pm-Midnight
- PERFORMANCE: Club PuSh
30 Jan Thu
See full Thursday schedule- 9:30am-10:00am
- Coffee & Tea
- 10:00am-12:00pm
- Pitch Sessions
- 12:00pm-1:30pm
- Catered Lunch
- 12:00pm-1:30pm
- IBPOC Leaders’ Lunch
- 1:30pm-3:30pm
- DISCUSSION: Theatre as the Anteroom to Action – Moderated by Gabrielle Martin, with Reneltta Arluk, Tracy Francis, Margaret Grenier, and Rucera Seethal
- 4:30pm-6:30pm
- OFF-PROGRAMMING: Left of PuSh followed by Cocktail/Mocktaill
- 7:00pm
- PERFORMANCE: Lasa Ng Imperyo
- 9:00pm
- PERFORMANCE: The Goldberg Variations followed by a talkback
- 9:00pm-Midnight
- Festival Lounge Bar
31 Jan Fri
See full Friday schedule- 9:30am-10:00am
- Coffee & Tea
- 10:00am-3:30pm
- WORKSHOP: Decolonizing Policy: Building Inclusive Frameworks for Transformation – Led by Sae-Hoon Stan Chung
- 12:30pm-1:30pm
- Catered Lunch
- 5:00pm
- PERFORMANCE: SWIM followed by a talkback
- 8:00pm
- PERFORMANCE: BOGOTÁ followed by a talkback
- 9:00pm-Midnight
- Festival Lounge Bar
- 9:30pm-10:30pm
- OFF-PROGRAMMING: Odd Meridian Showing
1 Feb Sat
See full Saturday schedule- 10:00am-12:00pm
- DISCUSSION: Slow Social: Around Sound
- 12:00pm-1:00pm
- OFF-PROGRAMMING: Left of PuSh
- 2:00pm
- PERFORMANCE: De glace (From Ice) followed by a talkback
- 3:30pm-5:30pm
- Dramaturgy Dialogues
- 7:00pm
- PERFORMANCE: Seeing Double Walking at Night by Myself
- 8:30pm
- PERFORMANCE: Seeing Double K BODY AND MIND followed by a talkback
- 9:00pm-Midnight
- Festival Lounge Bar
2 Feb Sun
See full Sunday schedule- 10:00am-12:00pm
- Closing Industry Brunch
- 3:00pm-9:00pm
- PERFORMANCE: Dune Wars Kiki Ball