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Where You Go When & Where June 11 and June 12 @ 9pm | The Firehall Arts Centre CConcept, Choreography, Costume, and Performance Olivia C. Davies Dramaturge Raina Von Waldenburg Outside Eye Savannah Walling Lighting Design Jonathan (Jono) Kim Dancers Sophie Dow, Brandon Schwinn Vocalists musica intima Reviewer Nancie Ottem "Where you go, where you stay, where you live, where you die." musica intima intoned this phrase throughout Where You Go. Such beautiful harmony by eleven vocalists soothed and propelled the dancers, Sophie Dow and Brandon Schwinn, in their dance of a love doomed. Full review
When & Where June 9 and June 10 @7pm | The Firehall Arts Centre Choreographer & Performer Laurence Lemieux Senior Artist Edward Poitras Lighting Design Nic Vincent Original composition Aidan McConnell Lighting Director Eli Stefura Reviewer Nancie Ottem Harking back through the mists of time to Ile d’Orleans where Laurence Lemieux is searching for meaning in the present through a search into ancestors of the past, Anne is the creative form this search takes. Slow methodical movement is used throughout Anne. Repetitive gestures used by Lemieux throughout the piece act as a dialogue, a conversation, an internal expression of the personal journey of Lemieux. Full review
When & Where June 5 @7pm and Saturday, June 6 @9pm | The Dance Centre, 677 Davie Street Direction
and Choreography
Gabrielle Martin & Jeremiah Hughes Aerial and Dance
Artists Jeremiah Hughes & Brenna Metzmeier Lighting
Design Sophie Tang Music Nicolas Bernier,
except "o1" by Nicolas Bernier & Simon Trottier Reviewer Nancie Ottem Adjectives pour forth when thinking of Imago, performed last night at Dancing on the Edge. It is the 38th year of DOTE, Canada’s longest running contemporary dance festival. The arts and therefore, dance are mportant to the fabric of our city. Dance offers an opportunity to explore the human condition. Imago was breathtaking in its tension, strength and grace as the aerial artists took the audience on an emotional journey. Full review
Ballet
Vancouver When & Where April 23 - 25, 2026 | Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton Street Program After the Rain Christopher Wheeldon Swan Wen Wei Wang Redemption Annabelle Lopez Ochoa Winterbourne Joshua Beamish with Yolonda Skelton Reviewer Nancie Ottem The
exciting inaugural performance of Vancouver’s new ballet
company, Ballet Vancouver, opened on
When & Where April 16 - 18 2026 at 8pm | Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton Street, Vancouver Choreography Stephanie Lake Composer Robin Fox Reviewer Nancie Ottem Wow, Vancouverites were treated to an incredible performance on opening night of Manifesto brought to Vancouver by DanceHouse and Vancouver New Music. Stephanie Lake has been touring Canada with her company visiting Montreal and Ottawa before ending the tour in Vancouver. Manifesto has toured the world bringing an intercultural musical experience to dance aficionados. Full review
When & Where 18 - 21 March, 2026 | Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton St, Vancouver Choreographer Guillaume Côté Director Robert Lepage Performers Guillaume Côté, Sonia Rodriguez, Robert Golumbek, Carleen Zouboules, Lukas Malkowski, Michel Faigaux, Natasha Poon Wong, Connot Mitton, Willem Sadler Reviewer Elizabeth Paterson This production is a magnificent achievement. Guillaume Côté and Robert LePage have created an emotionally moving and visually arresting take on Hamlet that brings the play’s discursive and exploratory elements into sharp focus. Together with John Gzowski’s score, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark does what dance and music do best – express emotion and character beyond words. Full review
When & Where February 9 - 10, 2026 | The Centre in Vancouver for the Performing Arts Choreographers Cameron Fraser-Monroe, Mauricio Wainrot Composers Cris Derksen, Carl Orff Costume Design Asa Benally, Carlos Gallardo Reviewer Alexander M The evening began even before the curtain rose, with a long line outside The Centre in Vancouver, a clear sign of the excitement surrounding this extraordinary performance by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. The venue, with its excellent acoustics, set the stage for what was about to be a memorable evening. Full review
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