Global Dance Connections: Andrea Bozic February 2-4
Our Global Dance Connections contemporary dance series resumes in early 2012 with a double bill by the exciting and innovative choreographer Andrea Božic. Born in Croatia and based in Amsterdam, Božic creates intelligent and quirky interdisciplinary works which subvert ideas of reality and perception. After Trio A pays homage to Yvonne Rainer's groundbreaking Trio A (1966) and her famous No Manifesto, which defied standard dance conventions: two dancers learn the work live in front of the audience, dissecting and amplifying the choreography and the learning process as they go. Beginningis a live discourse between Božic and artist Julia Willms, bringing together movement and drawing to create a witty and spontaneous exchange between two disciplines.
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Global Dance Connections: Science Friction Feb 16-18
Dreams, time and space inspire Something(s) Relative, an exciting new ensemble work created by Shannon Moreno, Co-Artistic Director of Science Friction and an emerging choreographic voice in Vancouver. Moreno takes Alan Lightman's bestselling novel Einstein's Dreams as a starting point for exploring whether dreams can truly help us understand ourselves.
The outstanding cast features dancers Justine Chambers, Alison Denham, Farley Johansson and Billy Marchenski, with lighting design by Rob Sondergaard, music by Marc Stewart, and dramaturgy by Ruth McIntosh. Something(s) Relative is presented through The Dance Centre's fourth Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award, which is awarded every two years to a young choreographer who shows exceptional promise, with support from the Artist-in-Residence programs of The Dance Centre and Dance Victoria. www.sciencefriction.ca
Thursday-Saturday February 16-18, 8pm at Scotiabank Dance Centre, Vancouver. Tickets $25/$18 students, seniors, Dance Centre members from Tickets Tonight: 604.684.2787 or click here to book online.
The LOLA Projects, a Victoria-based initiative supporting collaboration between Victoria and Vancouver dance artists, comes to Vancouver for the first time with a program of varied solos by four choreographers - two from each city: Anne Cooper and Iris Wing-Chi Lau from Vancouver, who perform existing works, and Robert Halley and Treena Stubel from Victoria, who have created new pieces in response to Cooper and Lau's, under the mentorship of Joe Laughlin, Artistic Director of Joe Ink. The LOLA Projects are named after the much-loved choreographer Lola MacLaughlin who passed away in 2009, and the evening will also include the presentation of the first $10,000 Lola Award for mid-career/senior choreographers, which was established in her memory.
Thursday March 1 at 8pm at Scotiabank Dance Centre, Vancouver. Tickets $20 from Tickets Tonight: 604.684.2787 or book online.
Photo: Iris Lau, In His Time (courtesy of the artist)
As part of our celebrations marking the tenth anniversary of Scotiabank Dance Centre, we are producing a short series of booklets of dance writing edited by author and critic Kaija Pepper.
Free print copies are available in our main lobby, and you can also read each publication online.
What They Said: Dance at the Centre is a collection of reviews and writing covering some of the performances that have taken place in the Faris Family Studio here over the last decade, including works by Martha Carter, Joe Laughlin, Judith Marcuse, Eddie Ladd, Ballet BC, Nigel Charnock and Wen Wei Wang.
Dance Aesthetics: Nine Views from Vancouver features writing by a selection of local dance artists, plus a writer and a critic, giving their own perspectives on the art of dance. Contributors include Peter Bingham, Crystal Pite, Margaret Grenier and Karen Jamieson.
The third publication in the series is due in early 2012.
Discover Dance! Strathcona Chinese Dance Co
Our Discover Dance! noon hour series resumes in the spring with Strathcona Chinese Dance Company. Founded in 1973, the Company has blossomed into a world-renowned folkloric dance troupe and will showcase the range and diversity of Chinese dance, from the elegance of the classical style to the exuberance of ethnic folk dances. www.strathconadance.com
Thursday February 23 at 12 noon at Scotiabank Dance Centre, Vancouver. Single tickets $10/$8 students, seniors and Dance Centre members. Book online or call 604.684.2787 (surcharges apply to phone bookings only).
Dance artists are invited to apply for The Dance Centre's programs for the 2012-2013 season, including Artist-in-Residence, DanceLab, International Dance Day, Discover Dance!, and Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House. Download the full guidelines here. Deadline for submissions: February 3, 2012.
Guidelines and nomination forms for the new Lola MacLaughlin Award - known as the Lola Award - are now available. Lola Dance and The Dance Centre announced this new biennial award designed to encourage and facilitate the work of mid-career choreographers last fall. The Award is in memory of the much-loved choreographer and Artistic Director (pictured left) who passed away in 2009. Download the guidelines here and the nomination form here. The deadline for nominations is January 16, 2012.
Choreographers are invited to apply for the Santa Aloi Award, which assists choreographers to hire dancers to rehearse and perform in new work. Download the guidelines here. Deadline for submissions: January 31, 2012.
Note: for most programs and awards, artists must hold a current Dance Centre membership in order to be eligible to apply. For information on membership rates and benefits, click here.
Our Global Dance Connections contemporary dance series resumes in early 2012 with a double bill by the exciting and innovative choreographer Andrea Božic. Born in Croatia and based in Amsterdam, Božic creates intelligent and quirky interdisciplinary works which subvert ideas of reality and perception. After Trio A pays homage to Yvonne Rainer's groundbreaking Trio A (1966) and her famous No Manifesto, which defied standard dance conventions: two dancers learn the work live in front of the audience, dissecting and amplifying the choreography and the learning process as they go. Beginning is a live discourse between Božic and artist Julia Willms, bringing together movement and drawing to create a witty and spontaneous exchange between two disciplines.
Dreams, time and space inspire Something(s) Relative, an exciting new ensemble work created by Shannon Moreno, Co-Artistic Director of Science Friction and an emerging choreographic voice in Vancouver. Moreno takes Alan Lightman's bestselling novel Einstein's Dreams as a starting point for exploring whether dreams can truly help us understand ourselves.
The LOLA Projects, a Victoria-based initiative supporting collaboration between Victoria and Vancouver dance artists, comes to Vancouver for the first time with a program of varied solos by four choreographers - two from each city: Anne Cooper and Iris Wing-Chi Lau from Vancouver, who perform existing works, and Robert Halley and Treena Stubel from Victoria, who have created new pieces in response to Cooper and Lau's, under the mentorship of Joe Laughlin, Artistic Director of Joe Ink. The LOLA Projects are named after the much-loved choreographer Lola MacLaughlin who passed away in 2009, and the evening will also include the presentation of the first $10,000 Lola Award for mid-career/senior choreographers, which was established in her memory.
As part of our celebrations marking the tenth anniversary of Scotiabank Dance Centre, we are producing a short series of booklets of dance writing edited by author and critic Kaija Pepper.
Our Discover Dance! noon hour series resumes in the spring with Strathcona Chinese Dance Company. Founded in 1973, the Company has blossomed into a world-renowned folkloric dance troupe and will showcase the range and diversity of Chinese dance, from the elegance of the classical style to the exuberance of ethnic folk dances. 