Welcome to the Friday Round-Up, a place for the Vancouver community of dancers and dance lovers to come together and share what is going on in the local dance community. In this new world in which we find ourselves, it is now more important than ever to find ways to connect and share all the many new and innovative ways in which we create, communicate and relate in the world of dance. So if you have something you would like to share with the Friday Round-Up, please send it to debora@dancehouse.ca. We look forward to hearing from you!

Hurry, hurry – you still have time to purchase your tickets for the DanceHouse streaming of NDT2: Dare to Say – LIVE from The Hague, November 6-8. This is just one step away from experiencing this iconic contemporary dance company from the Netherlands in person at the Hague! Sit yourself down in the comfort of your living room and experience two new works by choreographers Alexander Ekman and Dimo Milev to music performed by the Dutch Ballet Orchestra. And to wet your appetite, check out a video of the dancers in rehearsal here.

These performances will be streaming live from The Hague —be sure to note that you must be available to watch the presentation at 11am PST on the date of your choosing (November 6, 7 or 8). Tix

Coming on the heels of NDT2, DanceHouse presents Montreal based Jack Of All Trades in Battle / Street Dance in a live stream November 15. All over the world, frequently in improbable places, masters of the mind- blowing dance moves of popping meet in a supercharged atmosphere of exchange, confrontation and adrenaline, in a form commonly known as “battle”. Hosted by an MC, powered by a DJ, and adjudicated by a jury, the battle consists of a series of competitions of solo dance, improvised according to strict guidelines. Born on the American West Coast, popping, in its strict sense, is a dance style characterized by sudden tensing and releasing of the muscles to the rhythm of musical beats, mainly funk and g-funk.

In this presentation, eight dancers will be accompanied by three renowned DJs, in an atmosphere of expression, exchange and confrontation. Large screens will be placed in front of the dancers enabling audience members to react to the battle, just like when they attend in person. Experience what is usually an underground dance event, in a format as close to the original event as possible. Find out more about Jack of All Trades, and buy your tickets here

For dancers, the Performance Research Project, a mentorship and professional development platform for emerging, early career and mid-career dance professionals led by Lesley Telford, is offering a 2 week Online Intensive November 9 – 20, open to the community and beyond. This exciting international workshop, led by international artists from companies such as LEV Sharon Eyal, the Forsythe Company and NDT, will include ballet, repertoire, Gaga, improv and body awareness workshops. There are options for full days or mornings or afternoons only. For more information and to register, go here.

This coming Tuesday, November 10, the Dance Centre invites you to 12 Minutes Max Studio Online Showing. The fall session features works in development by Jenna Berlyn and Adrian de Leeuw. 12 Minutes Max aims to foster experimentation and the development of new dance works, along with critical feedback and community dialogue. The artists will share and discuss their work in an informal Zoom studio showing, with facilitators Barbara Bourget and Paras Terezakis. FREE Registration

November 11, 13, 14, 18, 20 & 21, EDAM presents their Fall Choreographic Series, and it is LIVE (with all Covid precautions of course)! The evening will consist of new work by guest artists Benjamin Kamino & Antonio Somera Jr., and a directed improvisation by theEDAM Company. Tickets are very limited, so get yours now! At the EDAM studio, 303 East 8th Ave. 8pm

Made in BC – Dance on Tour (MiBC) is proud to present their second Arts in Site 2.0  Virtual Symposium on November 16, 18, and 20th, 2020. Presentations from MiBCs cohort of Des Arts Dehors / Arts Outside DADAO artists from BC and Québec, plus six artists making work in the contexts of Montréal, NYC and Puerto Rico, will help create more opportunities for artistic exchange and inspiration. Arts in Site 2.0 will offer insights into new dance ideas and site-specific/site-adaptive activations that question our relationship to the worlds we inhabit and hold us responsible to our communities of practise. Each conversation will have a distinct focus as guests present on a range of practises with videos and live interactive conversation. Rather than promoting a specific approach to the work, Arts in Site offers a platform for artists creating from distinct perspectives to exchange knowledge and ideas and co-create an enriching space for conversation and exploration. For more information. To register, please email olivia@madeinbc.org