The Dance Centre’s Discover Dance! series is a great opportunity to sample the rich diversity of BC’s dance scene. Entertaining, informative and suitable for all ages, each show combines performance with artist talkbacks, and sometimes audience participation.

Scotiabank Dance Centre
677 Davie Street (at Granville), Vancouver
www.thedancecentre.ca

Groups: $7 per ticket for groups of 8 or more. To book, call The Dance Centre at 604.606.6420 or email tickets@thedancecentre.ca

show info:

The Dance Centre presents Discover Dance! Raven Spirit Dance
Thursday September 24, 12 noon

Raven Spirit Dance’s distinctive brand of contemporary dance is rooted in an Aboriginal worldview, and asks questions about identity in works full of layered meaning and spiritual resonance.  Gathering Light is Artistic Director Michelle Olson’s latest work, an evocative piece for five dancers which explores the journey from seed to flower, and the desire of the flower – and the human spirit - for colour and light.

Presented through The Dance Centre’s Artist-in-Residence program

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The Dance Centre presents Discover Dance! MOVE: the company
Thursday October 29, 12 noon

Josh Beamish’s dynamic young company, formed four years ago when he was just 17 , has taken Vancouver – and North America – by storm with its audacious blend of contemporary and jazz dance, and astonishingly prolific output. Sold Doubt is inspired by vibrant strings covers of the music of iconic band No Doubt, an ensemble work for seven dancers which fuses high-octane movement and an acutely modern sensibility.

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The Dance Centre presents Discover Dance! Rahma Haddad & Lynette Harper
Thursday November 26, 12 noon

Rahma Haddad and Lynette Harper are renowned as two of BC’s most outstanding Middle Eastern dance exponents, and make a welcome return to the Discover Dance! series to present Bekaa Valley Girls: A Lebanese Saga. Performing a vivid array of dances bursting with sensuality, expressiveness and joyful grace, Haddad and Harper explore their shared Lebanese roots and their Arab-Canadian identities, providing a personal and cultural context for experiencing contemporary genres of Arab dance.

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The Dance Centre presents Discover Dance! Flamenco Rosario
Thursday March 25, 12 noon

The brilliant footwork and breathtaking virtuosity of flamenco come to life in this exhilarating performance by Flamenco Rosario. Led by celebrated Artistic Director Rosario Ancer and Musical Director Victor Kolstee, company dancers and graduating students of the Flamenco Rosario professional training program perform a special edition of the popular Cuadro Flamenco series, featuring traditional flamenco with live music and singing.

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The Dance Centre presents Discover Dance! MovEnt & Friends
Thursday April 29, 12 noon

Well known for bold and kinetic dance creations as well as the hit series Dances for a Small Stage, MovEnt’s work discovers a driving, contemporary approach to movement. Co-Artistic Producer Day Helesic’s choreography combines thrilling technical virtuosity and abandoned physicality. For this mixed program MovEnt is joined by special guests for a presentation of short works, including an excerpt from Helesic’s ode to New York, Around the Block.

Presented in celebration of International Dance Day.

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The Dance Centre presents Discover Dance! Mascall Dance
Thursday May 27, 12 noon

What is home? Is it a physical place or a feeling? Is it family background, your job or language?

Choreographed by Jennifer Mascall, Homewerk investigates stories of home and belonging through high-energy dance, rhythmic music and inventive props. Concepts of shelter, comfort and acceptance are split open by four superb dancers in this delightful but thought-provoking performance about how people live throughout the world.

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Friday 7:00 am - 1:00 pm
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