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contemporary dance in Vancouver

The Dance Centre opens Global Dance Connections with Ballet Preljocal

105 minutes of John Cage's brilliant sound score "Empty Words" underlies Cunningham technique-based undertaking. Photo: Jean-Claude Carbonne

Dancing on the Edge hurls dance into unexpected places

Fill your dance feed with a myriad of marvellous performances all over Vancouver.

Acclaimed in New York, MOVE: the (dance) company hits its stride in Vancouver

At two, Josh Beamish, was already enrolled in  dance classes.  When Beamish turned sixteen, he made the move from Edmonton to Vancouver to train in ballet at Pacific Dance Arts and the...

Co.ERASGA's EXpose gives new perspectives to Vancouver audiences

April 14th will be the world premier of EXpose, a collaborative, full-length duet by Vancouver-based dancer Alvin Erasga Tolentino and Martin Inthamoussu, a contemporary dancer from Uruguay...

SFU Contemporary Arts opens with Dudes, Extra Extra, Deanna Peters and more

Walking into the courtyard area at Cambie and Cordova at 5pm on Friday evening, indie rock band The Dudes had the crowd grooving. The music was terrific, but the biggest entertainment factor came in...