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Contact Us. The Dance Centre Scotiabank Dance Centre Level 6, 677 Davie Street Vancouver BC V6B 2G6 Canada. T: 604.606.6400 TF: 1.877.649.3010 Email: info@thedancecentre.ca ANNOUNCING OUR 2020-2021 SEASON Announcing Our 2020-2021 Season. For an up to date listing of our events head here. The Dance Centre’s 2020-21 season will feature a diverse range of dance from different genres, in a program of digital and small-scale live events adapted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fall events including the annual Scotiabank Dance Centre

Open House

INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY 2021 Micro-Commissions 5pm PST. Six short dance films specially commissioned by The Dance Centre for International Dance Day: · Arely Santana’s The Show Must Go On is a celebration of salsa, bachata and other Latin styles. · Bharata natyam dance artist Ashvini Sundaram evokes the rhythmic and embodied pursuit of the blossoming of a swan

in Swan Alarippu.

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The Faris Family Studio at Scotiabank Dance Centre is a wonderful supportive theatre space for presenting dance and other events. Intimate and flexible, it is a purpose-built, fully-equipped black box space with retractable seating, which can be utilized in almost any configuration, from standard theatre seating to in the round or anything in between.

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The Dance Centre’s Artist-in-Residence program provides studio space, mentorship and technical/administrative support to enable choreographers to develop their artistic vision through creation, teaching, outreach activities and performances. Technical residencies offer production support to artists preparing for full theatre

presentations.

THE FARIS FAMILY STUDIO (BLACK BOX) The Faris Family Studio at Scotiabank Dance Centre is a wonderful supportive theatre space for presenting dance and other events. Intimate and flexible, it is a purpose-built, fully-equipped black box space with retractable seating, which can be utilized in almost any configuration, from standard theatre seating to in the round or anything in between.

12 MINUTES MAX

The 12 Minutes Max Process. There will be three research and development modules for which artists can submit ideas and works-in-progress. The facilitators will select up to four artists per module. Selected artists will receive 16 hours of fully-subsidized studio space at Scotiabank Dance Centre to develop their works, with

input from the

HOME - THE DANCE CENTREPERFORMANCES & EVENTSCALENDARTRAININGRENTALSARTIST MEMBERSHIPPROGRAMS An essential resource for dance artists. Join our membership to access programs, affordable studio space, resources, and more. Open to professionals working in all dance forms and at every career stage, from emerging artists to established companies. Photo Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY/Craig Foster. Membership Benefits. DONATE - THE DANCE CENTRE The Dance Centre is the only organization in British Columbia dedicated to promoting the full spectrum of dance as a performing art. Our stage serves to deliver powerful stories that captivate, inspire, and delight. We believe that dance has the power to move people literally, intellectually and emotionally. We see it happen here every

day in

EVENTS ARCHIVE

Contact Us. The Dance Centre Scotiabank Dance Centre Level 6, 677 Davie Street Vancouver BC V6B 2G6 Canada. T: 604.606.6400 TF: 1.877.649.3010 Email: info@thedancecentre.ca ANNOUNCING OUR 2020-2021 SEASON Announcing Our 2020-2021 Season. For an up to date listing of our events head here. The Dance Centre’s 2020-21 season will feature a diverse range of dance from different genres, in a program of digital and small-scale live events adapted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fall events including the annual Scotiabank Dance Centre

Open House

INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY 2021 Micro-Commissions 5pm PST. Six short dance films specially commissioned by The Dance Centre for International Dance Day: · Arely Santana’s The Show Must Go On is a celebration of salsa, bachata and other Latin styles. · Bharata natyam dance artist Ashvini Sundaram evokes the rhythmic and embodied pursuit of the blossoming of a swan

in Swan Alarippu.

SPACES & SPECS

The Faris Family Studio at Scotiabank Dance Centre is a wonderful supportive theatre space for presenting dance and other events. Intimate and flexible, it is a purpose-built, fully-equipped black box space with retractable seating, which can be utilized in almost any configuration, from standard theatre seating to in the round or anything in between.

BC DANCE DIRECTORY

BC Dance Directory. Find artists, companies, schools and other resources around BC. Dance in British Columbia defies expectations and categories. In spite of funding challenges and its geographical isolation from the rest of Canada, dozens of professional companies and many more artists, community groups and organizations are creating

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

The Dance Centre’s Artist-in-Residence program provides studio space, mentorship and technical/administrative support to enable choreographers to develop their artistic vision through creation, teaching, outreach activities and performances. Technical residencies offer production support to artists preparing for full theatre

presentations.

THE FARIS FAMILY STUDIO (BLACK BOX) The Faris Family Studio at Scotiabank Dance Centre is a wonderful supportive theatre space for presenting dance and other events. Intimate and flexible, it is a purpose-built, fully-equipped black box space with retractable seating, which can be utilized in almost any configuration, from standard theatre seating to in the round or anything in between.

12 MINUTES MAX

The 12 Minutes Max Process. There will be three research and development modules for which artists can submit ideas and works-in-progress. The facilitators will select up to four artists per module. Selected artists will receive 16 hours of fully-subsidized studio space at Scotiabank Dance Centre to develop their works, with

input from the

DONATE - THE DANCE CENTRE The Dance Centre is the only organization in British Columbia dedicated to promoting the full spectrum of dance as a performing art. Our stage serves to deliver powerful stories that captivate, inspire, and delight. We believe that dance has the power to move people literally, intellectually and emotionally. We see it happen here every

day in

PERFORMANCES & EVENTS Tuesday June 29 - Tuesday July 6, 2021 | 5pm PDT. Online. Pay what you can $0-$20. Inspired by Rachel Meyer’s two-year-old daughter’s question: “Do we die when we sleep?”, this work explores the emotion of wonder. Imagination and dream-space infiltrate

responsibility.

OUR BUILDING

A Home for Dance in BC. Scotiabank Dance Centre opened in 2001 in the heart of downtown Vancouver. It was designed by Architectura in collaboration with renowned Canadian architect Arthur Erickson and was a major development in Canadian dance. Our building is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy CONTACT - THE DANCE CENTRE The Dance Centre. Scotiabank Dance Centre. Level 6, 677 Davie Street. Vancouver BC V6B 2G6. Canada. We are located at 677 Davie Street at the intersection of Granville Street, in downtown Vancouver. Our entrance is on the Davie Street side. Find us on Google Maps.

SPECIAL EVENTS

The Faris Family Studio at Scotiabank Dance Centre is a wonderful supportive theatre space for presenting dance and other events. Intimate and flexible, it is a purpose-built, fully-equipped black box space with retractable seating, which can be utilized in almost any configuration, from standard theatre seating to in the round or anything in between.

SPACES & SPECS

The Faris Family Studio at Scotiabank Dance Centre is a wonderful supportive theatre space for presenting dance and other events. Intimate and flexible, it is a purpose-built, fully-equipped black box space with retractable seating, which can be utilized in almost any configuration, from standard theatre seating to in the round or anything in between.

BC DANCE DIRECTORY

BC Dance Directory. Find artists, companies, schools and other resources around BC. Dance in British Columbia defies expectations and categories. In spite of funding challenges and its geographical isolation from the rest of Canada, dozens of professional companies and many more artists, community groups and organizations are creating CREATIVE MOVEMENT FOR SENIORS Contact Us. The Dance Centre Scotiabank Dance Centre Level 6, 677 Davie Street Vancouver BC V6B 2G6 Canada. T: 604.606.6400 TF: 1.877.649.3010 Email: info@thedancecentre.ca TRAINING - THE DANCE CENTRE Contact Us. The Dance Centre Scotiabank Dance Centre Level 6, 677 Davie Street Vancouver BC V6B 2G6 Canada. T: 604.606.6400 TF: 1.877.649.3010 Email: info@thedancecentre.ca YVONNE CHARTRAND: V'NI DANSI Yvonne Chartrand: V’ni Dansi. Artist-in-Residence Yvonne Chartrand, Artistic Director of V’ni Dansi, shares a personal and deeply moving account of her life in dance, Métis culture, the relationship between traditional and contemporary, and her upcoming collaboration Michif

Medicines:

HOME - THE DANCE CENTREPERFORMANCES & EVENTSCALENDARTRAININGRENTALSARTIST MEMBERSHIPPROGRAMS An essential resource for dance artists. Join our membership to access programs, affordable studio space, resources, and more. Open to professionals working in all dance forms and at every career stage, from emerging artists to established companies. Photo Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY/Craig Foster. Membership Benefits. DONATE - THE DANCE CENTRE The Dance Centre is the only organization in British Columbia dedicated to promoting the full spectrum of dance as a performing art. Our stage serves to deliver powerful stories that captivate, inspire, and delight. We believe that dance has the power to move people literally, intellectually and emotionally. We see it happen here every

day in

ANNOUNCING OUR 2020-2021 SEASON Announcing Our 2020-2021 Season. For an up to date listing of our events head here. The Dance Centre’s 2020-21 season will feature a diverse range of dance from different genres, in a program of digital and small-scale live events adapted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fall events including the annual Scotiabank Dance Centre

Open House

PERFORMANCES & EVENTS Tuesday June 29 - Tuesday July 6, 2021 | 5pm PDT. Online. Pay what you can $0-$20. Inspired by Rachel Meyer’s two-year-old daughter’s question: “Do we die when we sleep?”, this work explores the emotion of wonder. Imagination and dream-space infiltrate

responsibility.

OUR BUILDING

A Home for Dance in BC. Scotiabank Dance Centre opened in 2001 in the heart of downtown Vancouver. It was designed by Architectura in collaboration with renowned Canadian architect Arthur Erickson and was a major development in Canadian dance. Our building is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY 2021 Micro-Commissions 5pm PST. Six short dance films specially commissioned by The Dance Centre for International Dance Day: · Arely Santana’s The Show Must Go On is a celebration of salsa, bachata and other Latin styles. · Bharata natyam dance artist Ashvini Sundaram evokes the rhythmic and embodied pursuit of the blossoming of a swan

in Swan Alarippu.

BC DANCE DIRECTORY

BC Dance Directory. Find artists, companies, schools and other resources around BC. Dance in British Columbia defies expectations and categories. In spite of funding challenges and its geographical isolation from the rest of Canada, dozens of professional companies and many more artists, community groups and organizations are creating

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

The Dance Centre’s Artist-in-Residence program provides studio space, mentorship and technical/administrative support to enable choreographers to develop their artistic vision through creation, teaching, outreach activities and performances. Technical residencies offer production support to artists preparing for full theatre

presentations.

12 MINUTES MAX

The 12 Minutes Max Process. There will be three research and development modules for which artists can submit ideas and works-in-progress. The facilitators will select up to four artists per module. Selected artists will receive 16 hours of fully-subsidized studio space at Scotiabank Dance Centre to develop their works, with

input from the

SUJIT VAIDYA

Sujit Vaidya. One of Vancouver’s leading exponents of the exquisitely beautiful South Indian dance style of bharata natyam, Sujit Vaidya also creates work which reflects a modern sensibility and questions arbitrary limitations set in the name of ‘tradition’. In this stimulating presentation, Sujit will perform short solo works,

and

HOME - THE DANCE CENTREPERFORMANCES & EVENTSCALENDARTRAININGRENTALSARTIST MEMBERSHIPPROGRAMS An essential resource for dance artists. Join our membership to access programs, affordable studio space, resources, and more. Open to professionals working in all dance forms and at every career stage, from emerging artists to established companies. Photo Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY/Craig Foster. Membership Benefits. DONATE - THE DANCE CENTRE The Dance Centre is the only organization in British Columbia dedicated to promoting the full spectrum of dance as a performing art. Our stage serves to deliver powerful stories that captivate, inspire, and delight. We believe that dance has the power to move people literally, intellectually and emotionally. We see it happen here every

day in

ANNOUNCING OUR 2020-2021 SEASON Announcing Our 2020-2021 Season. For an up to date listing of our events head here. The Dance Centre’s 2020-21 season will feature a diverse range of dance from different genres, in a program of digital and small-scale live events adapted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fall events including the annual Scotiabank Dance Centre

Open House

PERFORMANCES & EVENTS Tuesday June 29 - Tuesday July 6, 2021 | 5pm PDT. Online. Pay what you can $0-$20. Inspired by Rachel Meyer’s two-year-old daughter’s question: “Do we die when we sleep?”, this work explores the emotion of wonder. Imagination and dream-space infiltrate

responsibility.

OUR BUILDING

A Home for Dance in BC. Scotiabank Dance Centre opened in 2001 in the heart of downtown Vancouver. It was designed by Architectura in collaboration with renowned Canadian architect Arthur Erickson and was a major development in Canadian dance. Our building is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY 2021 Micro-Commissions 5pm PST. Six short dance films specially commissioned by The Dance Centre for International Dance Day: · Arely Santana’s The Show Must Go On is a celebration of salsa, bachata and other Latin styles. · Bharata natyam dance artist Ashvini Sundaram evokes the rhythmic and embodied pursuit of the blossoming of a swan

in Swan Alarippu.

BC DANCE DIRECTORY

BC Dance Directory. Find artists, companies, schools and other resources around BC. Dance in British Columbia defies expectations and categories. In spite of funding challenges and its geographical isolation from the rest of Canada, dozens of professional companies and many more artists, community groups and organizations are creating

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

The Dance Centre’s Artist-in-Residence program provides studio space, mentorship and technical/administrative support to enable choreographers to develop their artistic vision through creation, teaching, outreach activities and performances. Technical residencies offer production support to artists preparing for full theatre

presentations.

12 MINUTES MAX

The 12 Minutes Max Process. There will be three research and development modules for which artists can submit ideas and works-in-progress. The facilitators will select up to four artists per module. Selected artists will receive 16 hours of fully-subsidized studio space at Scotiabank Dance Centre to develop their works, with

input from the

SUJIT VAIDYA

Sujit Vaidya. One of Vancouver’s leading exponents of the exquisitely beautiful South Indian dance style of bharata natyam, Sujit Vaidya also creates work which reflects a modern sensibility and questions arbitrary limitations set in the name of ‘tradition’. In this stimulating presentation, Sujit will perform short solo works,

and

DONATE - THE DANCE CENTRE The Dance Centre is the only organization in British Columbia dedicated to promoting the full spectrum of dance as a performing art. Our stage serves to deliver powerful stories that captivate, inspire, and delight. We believe that dance has the power to move people literally, intellectually and emotionally. We see it happen here every

day in

EVENTS ARCHIVE

Contact Us. The Dance Centre Scotiabank Dance Centre Level 6, 677 Davie Street Vancouver BC V6B 2G6 Canada. T: 604.606.6400 TF: 1.877.649.3010 Email: info@thedancecentre.ca ABOUT US - THE DANCE CENTRE The Dance Centre is a non-profit organization and a registered charity. By supporting dance in all its forms and offering incredible programs and workshops, The Dance Centre has helped us to connect to the fabric of the Vancouver dance experience. The deep respect and insight of the staff have played a huge role in how we, as a Ukrainian

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CONTACT - THE DANCE CENTRE The Dance Centre. Scotiabank Dance Centre. Level 6, 677 Davie Street. Vancouver BC V6B 2G6. Canada. We are located at 677 Davie Street at the intersection of Granville Street, in downtown Vancouver. Our entrance is on the Davie Street side. Find us on Google Maps.

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Artists, check out our COVID-19 resources page. In line with current public health orders and guidance from Vancouver Coastal Health, we are open for limited activities, with restricted studio capacities, reduced opening hours, and comprehensive COVID-19 protocols. Opening hours: Monday-Friday 10am-7pm (early access at 9am can be arranged on

SPECIAL EVENTS

The Faris Family Studio at Scotiabank Dance Centre is a wonderful supportive theatre space for presenting dance and other events. Intimate and flexible, it is a purpose-built, fully-equipped black box space with retractable seating, which can be utilized in almost any configuration, from standard theatre seating to in the round or anything in between.

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12 MINUTES MAX

The 12 Minutes Max Process. There will be three research and development modules for which artists can submit ideas and works-in-progress. The facilitators will select up to four artists per module. Selected artists will receive 16 hours of fully-subsidized studio space at Scotiabank Dance Centre to develop their works, with

input from the

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