The 7th biennial Dance In Vancouver: October 14-18, 2009
INFORMATION FOR VISITING PRESENTERS
Welcome from the Executive Director
Dear colleagues
I am delighted to invite you to the 7th edition of Dance In Vancouver, taking place October 14-18, 2009. This biennial event has been steadily establishing itself since 1997 as a chance for presenters from across North America and around the world to view the eclectic contemporary dance of Canada's West Coast, and to sample a distinctive artistic milieu.
Dance In Vancouver offers a carefully structured and intensive program with:
mainstage performances featuring some of the West Coast's most exciting and innovative artists;
informal studio presentations;
round table discussions where presenters and artists can network and exchange information and experiences;
networking events.
Please scroll down to see the updated schedule of performances and events. To register now, click here. To register for individual performances, roundtables and events, click here.
Here's what some visiting presenters had to say about the last Dance In Vancouver event in 2007:
"I had such a wonderful learning experience at Dance in Vancouver, not only was the dance of a very high calibre, diverse and risk taking but the meetings, opportunities for discussion and panelists were all thought provoking and moved our art form forward."
"I don't think I have ever been to a festival/conference that has excited and inspired me more than this year's Dance in Vancouver. The dance performances were terrific and the swirl of conversation and debate surrounding them most exhilarating....After what I saw during these few days, it is clear to me that what is happening in contemporary dance is far more interesting and lively than anything I have seen or heard for quite a while."
We hope you will be able to join us this fall. If you have questions in the meantime please don't hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely
Mirna Zagar
Executive Director, The Dance Centre
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Event Schedule
(last updated October 11, 2009)
Events at Scotiabank Dance Centre in black/Events at other locations in blue. Program is subject to change.
Wednesday October 14
7pm Performance Program One: MovEnt, plastic orchid factory, Rob Kitsos & Dancers
9pm Performance Program Two: Animals of Distinction, The 605 Collective
Thursday October 15
7pm Performance Program Three: Sara Coffin, MOVE: the company, MACHiNENOiSY
7pm Performance: Les Productions Figlio at the Firehall Arts Centre
9pm Performance Program Four: Co. ERASGA + Kinesis Dance
9pm Performance: Joe Ink at the Firehall Arts Centre
Friday October 16
9.30am-2pm Perspectives on Cultural Diversity: panel & moderated roundtable with Michelle Olson (Raven Spirit Dance), Lee Su-Feh (battery opera), Brian Webb (Canada Dance Festival) and guests, including an informal networking session and refreshments.
1.30-3pm Dancing here, there and everywhere..... A workshop on touring for dance artists. Presented by the Dancer Transition Resource Centre. Free to DTRC members, $10 non-members. Registration: 604.899.0755
4-5pm Experiments: an interactive preview with LINK Dance. An audience-driven critical response dialogue will be led by American dance artist Liz Lerman following the showing. Presented by LINK Dance Foundation and SFU Centre for Dialogue.
5-7pm Dance In Vancouver Reception and Meet & Greet
7pm Performance Program Four: Co. ERASGA, Kinesis Dance
7pm Performance: Les Productions Figlio at the Firehall Arts Centre
8pm Performance: Wen Wei Dance at the Kay Meek Centre
9pm Performance Program Three: Sara Coffin, MOVE: the company, MACHiNENOiSY
9pm Performance: Joe Ink at the Firehall Arts Centre
Saturday October 17
1-2pm Studio showings: Jennifer Clarke, Noam Gagnon, Out Innerspace Dance Theatre, Poonam Sandhu.
2-3pm Artist/Presenter Roundtable with DIV curator Roberto Casarotto (Italy) and guests: curatorial processes in dance.
3.30-3.50pm Open rehearsal: aerial dance company Aeriosa shows work at the Vancouver Public Library.
4-6pm Artist-presenter pitch session: presented by the CanDance network at the Rosedale on Robson Hotel
7pm Performance Program Two: Animals of Distinction + The 605 Collective
7pm Performance: Les Productions Figlio at the Firehall Arts Centre
9pm Performance Program One: MovEnt + plastic orchid factory + Rob Kitsos & Dancers
9pm Performance: Joe Ink at the Firehall Arts Centre
Sunday October 18
9.30am-1pm Artistic Leadership Forum: presentation and discussion for Artistic Directors, led by Assis Carreiro (DanceEast, UK) and Michael Trent (Dancemakers, Toronto) POSTPONED
11am-1pm and 4-7pm: informal individual artist-presenter dialogues
1.30-5pm CanDance and the BC regional presenters host a dance community dialogue session, at the Rosedale on Robson. Limited space availability.
4pm Dance DemoCamp: Choreographers Julie Lebel and Miriam Colvin host a showing of a project where choreographers work in an intensive 'un-conference' environment
5-6.30pm Roundtable: communities, advocacy and survival, with Liz Lerman & Arlene Goldbard (USA) and Judith Marcuse. Presented in partnership with the International Centre of Arts for Social Change.
7pm Performance Program Five: Karen Jamieson Dance
The program of mainstage performances showcases excerpts of works by ten BC-based companies and artists in four mixed programs, compiled by guest curator Roberto Casarotto. Roberto's extensive international dance programming experience includes the Venice Biennale, Aerowaves, Opera Estate Festival Veneto, Fabbrica Europa Festival, Video Dance (Moving Virtual Bodies) and more.
The mainstage program will include works by:(click here to read detailed company biographies);
Co. ERASGA Philippines-born choreographer Alvin Erasga Tolentino has toured his multidisciplinary work to Europe, Asia and South America www.companyerasgadance.ca;
Dana Gingras, perhaps best known as one half of the internationally renowned duo The Holy Body Tattoo www.holybodytattoo.org;
Josh Beamish, whose company MOVE has burst onto the Canadian scene and toured across the country with an exciting blend of contemporary and jazz www.movethecompany.com;
Karen Jamieson has been a driving force in BC dance for 25 years, producing work which explores aspects of the dialogues between aboriginal and non-aboriginal cultures www.kjdance.ca;
Kinesis Dance's highly theatrical works draw on Artistic Director Paras Terezakis' Greek heritage and have been performed in the Americas and Europe www.kinesisdance.org;
MACHiNENOiSYis a young company directed by Delia Brett and Daelik, whose work has been presented in European cities including Berlin and Brussels www.machinenoisy.com;
MovEnt's high energy, visceral works have successfully toured across Canada www.movent.ca;
plastic orchid factory is a new company directed by James Gnam, formerly of Ballet British Columbia and a fast-rising local choreographer www.plasticorchidfactory.com;
Rob Kitsos' international experience includes performing for the Doug Elkins, Gina Gibney, and Pat Graney companies, as well as his own choreographic works;
Sara Coffin is one of Vancouver's most promising emerging choreographers www.saracoffin.com;
Dynamic hip hoppers 605 Collective have quickly built a strong local profile, and are soon to be seen at the NW New Works Festival in Seattle www.605collective.com.
This year we are partnering with Vancouver's Firehall Arts Centre, who will be presenting new works by Joe Ink (www.joeink.ca) and Serge Bennathan (www.lesproductionsfiglio.ca) for Dance In Vancouver. In addition there is a chance to see Wen Wei Dance's Unbound at the Kay Meek Centre in West Vancouver (www.wenweidance.ca).
