15th Anniversary Archives

It’s a Wrap on the 15th Anniversary Edition of PuSh International Performing Arts Festival

February 07, 2019

Vancouver, BC — The 15th annual PuSh International Performing Arts Festival took place January 17–February 3, 2019 across the Lower Mainland. The anniversary edition successfully closed a showcase of visionary collaboration and risk-taking by artists […]

The Fascinating Multimedia Solo Dance Performance that is Copper Promises: Hinemihi Haka

January 22, 2019

By The Dance Centre Published on January 22, 2019 Australian dance artist Victoria Hunt’s powerful solo Copper Promises: Hinemihi Haka continues our Global Dance Connections series January 31-February 2. Our Executive Director Mirna Zagar talks […]

On the Canadian Premiere of Liu Kuan-Hsiang’s Kids – An interview with Mirna Zagar

January 15, 2019

By The Dance Centre Published on January 15, 2019 Taiwanese choreographer Liu Kuan-Hsiang brings his distinctive work to Vancouver as part of our Global Dance Connections series January 24–26. Our Executive Director Mirna Zagar talks […]

Company 605 Premieres New Work: Loop, Lull

January 09, 2019

By The Dance Centre Published on January 8, 2019 Company 605 has a major Dance Centre residency this season which includes artistic dialogues and community-building initiatives as well as the premiere of a new work […]

Connecting to the Ecstatic Power of Dance and Music in Attractor – A curatorial statement by Joyce Rosario

January 08, 2019

Framed as a “powerful, secular, present-day ritual,” Attractor is inspired by the Javanese tradition of entering trance through dance and music. Works that ignite meaningful experiences and important discussions about the world around us is what inspires […]

Giving Voice to History, Culture and Climate in Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools – A curatorial statement by Roy Surette

January 07, 2019

In the Inuktitut language, when a knife is dull, it is said to “have no face”. The word “Kiinalik” translates to mean the knife is sharp – or, “it has a face”.

A Cross-Border Bilingual Opera Explores the Legendary Mexican General Pancho Villa

January 03, 2019

By Alex Teplitzky for Creative Capital Published on December 7, 2018 In his Creative Capital project, Pancho Villa from a Safe Distance, Graham Reynolds delves into the life of the enigmatic general, legendary bandit, and hero of […]

Encountering the Uncanny in Heart of the Scarecrow: A curatorial statement by Amy Kazymerchyk

December 07, 2018

People often describe an encounter as uncanny when it feels familiar yet is unrecognizable. The term for this phenomenon is a rough translation of the German words for homely and unhomely. Uncanny poignantly describes Guatemalan-Canadian […]

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