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!

November 24 to 27, treat yourself to the experience of Red Sky Performance in Trace, a DanceHouse presentation, co-presented with SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs. Astronomy, astrophysics and ancestral knowledge meet in this mesmerizing work about our ancestral origins that stretch across the Milky Way, from the stars to the atoms burning brightly inside of us here on Earth. Through highly kinetic contemporary dance, Trace maps Anishinaabe sky and star stories into being on the stage, offering us a rare glimpse into our origin as well as our future evolution. Under the direction of Sandra Laronde, choreographed by Jera Wolfe, and accompanied by composer Eliot Britton’s remarkable score, the Red Sky performers create a richly embroidered constellation, tangled with light, myth, and movement. The vision of Red Sky Performance derives from founder Sandra Laronde (Misko Kizhigoo Migizii Kwe which means “Red Sky Eagle Woman” in the Anishinaabemowin (Ojibway) language) from the Teme-Augama Anishinaabe (People of the Deep Water). Her vision is dedicated to expanding and elevating the ecology of contemporary performance informed by Indigenous worldview and culture. Watch a short teaser video of Trace here.

“Trace smacked of the cosmic, and the piece’s extraordinary sounds and shapes stunned…” – The Arts Fuse.

And if you are planning on seeing the show on November 25 or 26, don’t miss Speaking of Dance Post-Show Talks, hosted by Margaret Grenier, Executive and Artistic Director for the Dancers of Damelahamid and producer of the Coastal Dance Festival. At SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, Woodwards, 8 pm and 2 pm matinee Saturday November 27. Tix

Every two years, Vancouver celebrates and shares its vibrant contemporary dance community with Dance in Vancouver, Wednesday, November 24 to Sunday November 28, 5 days of performance, conversation and encounters with other lovers of dance. This edition fully embraces the times that we are in and allows for innovative experimentation and inquiry into how we create, view and disseminate dance in a digital world. Dance In Vancouver includes IndigeDIV, which is co-produced in partnership with Raven Spirit Dance and celebrates the unique worldview and perspective that Indigenous artists bring to the global conversation. This years curators of Dance in Vancouver are Angela Conquet from Melbourne, Australia, and Michelle Olson and Starr Muranko from Vancouver, and you can read their curatorial statement here, or listen to this wonderful podcast of a conversation between co-curators Angela Conquet (Melbourne) and Starr Muranko (Vancouver)

There are too many performances and conversations to name here, including Dumb Instrument Dance, The Biting School, Tasha Faye Evans and Action at a Distance, but you can find the complete list here. Some events are in the theatre, others online, some are both – and many are FREE! Check out some of the DIV Conversations Have a great time at Dance in Vancouver, 2021!

The Shooting Gallery invites you to it’s #10 Digital Edition Performance Series November 22 to November 28, a full week of brand new digital works by adventurous interdisciplinary artists, online presentations that include video screenings, interactive performance, livestream and 360 video! Featuring new performance by Andrea Cownden, Rianne Svelnis and Layla Marcelle, Alexa Mardon, and Eryn Tempest, among others. Head to over to their online store to purchase your by-donation series pass. The week of the series, you will receive an email in your inbox each morning with links to the day’s artistic offerings!

For those of you who are looking for support as dance artists, there are still a few days left to apply for the 2022 New Works Cohort Program! The Cohort Program offers support for dance makers and companies through mentorship, coaching, and professional development! Deadline is November 22