Dance
Luminesque stuns in heels, glamour, and a healthy dose of femme empowerment
February 12, 2020by Kelly Chia, Features Editor Intrigue and excitement. Those were the two emotions that dominated my mind as I first entered the doors of Celebrities Nightclub to see Absinthe, Luminesque’s heels performance show. Heels performances are characterized by the fact that each dancer wears heels the entire performance. Dressed in black and green, the performers took their routines through R&B and tango music. But the dancers’ talent wasn’t what made me come back to the venue. It was their diversity: there were so many performers of different sizes and ethnicities. What really impressed me were the older performers, including many…
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Back to Ballet: Rekindling a love for dance
January 4, 2020By: Navya Malik, SFU Student In my opinion, ballet is one of the most beautiful forms of dance. Within the dance community, and even outside of it, the grace and refinement of this style of dance is widely known. Because…
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SFU alumni showcase the diversity of dance with Conduit
September 21, 2019By: Carter Hemion, Staff Writer Shown at this year’s Vancouver Fringe Festival, Conduit is a series of three dances performed by members of local dance troupe The Body Orchestra. Choreographer Jenn Edwards, an SFU alumna, did fantastic work in creating…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: June 10-14
June 10, 2019By: Alison Wick, Arts Editor We are by which we are moved in return by MACHiNENOiSY This dance performance explores what movement means in today’s geological age, where human activity dominates the global environment — otherwise known as the anthropocene.…
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Compagnie Marie Chouinard captivates Vancouver Playhouse with Hieronymus Bosch: The Garden of Earthly Delights
March 23, 2019By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Peak Associate Hieronymus Bosch’s surrealist triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights has been marvelled at for its imaginative details. With Compagnie Marie Chouinard’s choreography, it lets the public experience the spirit of the painting through a…
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SFU alumna Vanessa Goodman presents world premiere at SFU Woodward’s
November 23, 2017By: Tessa Perkins In this exciting new dance work that took three years to make, SFU Woodward’s Cultural Program has partnered with Dance House and SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts to present the world premiere of Action at a…
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Ballet BC’s resident choreographer presents world premiere
November 2, 2017By: Tessa Perkins Ballet BC’s resident choreographer Cayetano Soto is presenting a new one-act ballet, Eight Years of Silence, during Program 1 of the company’s 32nd season. Also opening the season is a work from Johan Inger, B.R.I.S.A. Ballet BC…
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Flamenco Festival brings international stars to Vancouver
September 11, 2017By: Tessa Perkins For over 25 years, Flamenco Rosario has been bringing together local and international artists for an annual celebration of the Spanish music and movement of flamenco. This year’s Vancouver International Flamenco Festival from September 11 to 24…
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Oath-Midnight Rain, Best of F-O-R-M, and Logarian Rhapsody: Dancing on the Edge 2017
August 29, 2017By Tessa Perkins Oath-Midnight Rain | Beijing Modern Dance Company A bird, a fish, a mosquito, a blade of grass, and a flower make their way into the audience. One woman is in tears; she has been so moved by…
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Ballet BC closes season with contemporary triple bill
May 23, 2017By: Tessa Perkins Lately, it seems that everywhere you look, contemporary Israeli choreographers are presenting new works with major dance companies. Ballet BC is no exception, as they presented a new work by Emanuel Gat, Lock, as well as a…
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