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!
Happy Holidays to you all!
Well this is exciting! DanceHouse is thrilled to present the online Canadian premiere of Body and Soul, choreographed by Vancouver’s own Crystal Pite, and performed by the Paris Opera Ballet, February 17-23, 2021. After the creation of the acclaimed The Seasons’ Canon in 2016, Pite reunited with the company in the previous year to make a full-length work for the Paris Opera Ballet. More about the work in the New Year, but just to let you know that before the performance, there will be a 15-minute exclusive conversation with Crystal Pite and the Kidd Pivot creative team! Buy your tickets now – perhaps a seasonal gift for that dancer lover friend of yours?
Tis the season for…the Nutcracker (in it’s many forms!). A seasonal favourite for many years now, the Arts Umbrella Dance Company presents an engaging twist on the ballet with Mixed Nuts (and Assorted Candies) , bringing together a flavoursome assortment of dance styles for an extra-special holiday treat. This Special 2020 Edition Holiday Film version of Mixed Nuts (and Assorted Candies) will be available to view online at any time on Thursday, December 17 2020 through Thursday, December 31 2020. Access to the online screening is available by donation, and tickets are available here.
The Goh Ballet is doing their Nutcracker a little differently in 2020 – December 18, 2020 until January 2, 2021, Goh Ballet’s The Nutcracker: Beyond the Stage! is available as an exclusive, limited time film release. A classic reimagined, the original story, FALLEN PRINCE, will transport audiences through an emerging artist’s journey, portraying resilience and strength in pursuit of artistic dreams. Check out a trailer here. For more info and online tix.
You have until December 21 to check out FakeKnot (Ralph Escamillan) as you are invited to their studio showing of whip, supported through The Dance Centre’s DanceLab interdisciplinary research program. whip is a duet performed entirely in leather hoods, leaving performers blind for the duration of the performance. Inspired by the virtuosic head-whip motion found in a multitude of dance forms, the duality of the leather being both soft/hard is revealed through the work. Bodies explore images of consent through a range of physical touch, with the support of interactive new media light and originally composed sound design. This online showing will share excerpts of work in progress and a conversation with the artists moderated by Lee Su-Feh. This is event is free, but registration is required
