The Dance House
Kidd Pivot - Assembly Hall

When & Where October 25 to October 28, 2023 | Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton Street Choreographer / Director Crystal Pite Writer/ Director Jonathon Young Composition and Sound Designer Owen Belton, Alessandro Juliani and Meg Roe Scenic Designer Jay Gower Taylor Costume Designer Nancy Bryant Lighting Designer Tom Visser

Reviewer Nancie Ottem

A knight in shining armour, a damsel in distress, a dated school auditorium, a stage within a stage, all conspire to give a sense of time floating through time with the vissisitudes of the human condition a thread that binds the story in Assembly Hall. Full review

 

 

Rocío Molina. Photo by Simone FratiniDance House/Vancouver International Flamenco Festival
Fallen from Heaven (Caida del Cielo) Compania Rocio Molina

When & Where September 27-30 at 8pm | Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 Hastings St.,Vancouver

Artistic Co-Director, Choreography & Musical Director Rocio Molina Artistic Co-Director Carlos Marquerie Composer Eduardo Trassierra Costume Design Cecilia Molano Lighting Carlos Marquerie, Antonio Valiente Sound Javier Alvarez

Reviewer Elizabeth Paterson

Flying feet, driving percussion and the mesmerising voice of flamenco were all present and not at all correct in Fallen from Heaven, Rocio Molinas' performance for this year's Vancouver International Flamenco Festival. Full review

Dancing on the Edge
Wen Wei Dance and ADARTE Compagnia: Barocco Rave

Artistic Director & Choreography Wen Wei Wang and Francesca Lettieri Costume Design Linda Chow Lighting Design Jonathan Kim Sound Design Sammy Chien
Dancers Ariana Barr, Alexis Fletcher, Adrian De Leeuw and Matthew Wyllie

When & Where July 6 at 7pm: July 7 at 9pm, 2023 | Firehall Arts Centre

Reviewer Nancie Ottem

Dancing on the Edge Festival opened its 35th year at the Firehall Arts Centre with the Canadian premiere of Wen Wei Dance and ADARTE Compagnia’s Barocco Rave. Wen Wei Wang has a long and storied history of dance in Vancouver and now is the artistic director of Ballet Edmonton. Full review

 

 


Red Light Osita Cabaret

When & Where May 21, 2023 | Osita Lounge and Restaurant 1728 Commercial Drive,Vancouver

Reviewer Michael Pink

Cabaret is a style of performance that is lively and entertaining and pleasantly returning to popularity. Red Light Osita Cabaret at Osita Lounge and Restaurant in Vancouver last week was performed to a full house of boisterous fans. Full review