The Dance Centre

Ballet BC
2025-03-06 20:00 - 2025-03-08 17:00 (America/Vancouver)
The season continues with an evening featuring a world premiere by the winner of the 2024 Ballet BC Emily Molnar Emerging Choreographer Award, the return of a masterful work from a renowned creator, and a new commission from a longtime collaborator. ZENITH brings you a new creation by Andrea Peña, the return of Johan Inger’s PASSING, and a world premiere by Fernando Hernando Magadan.

Ballet BC
2025-03-14 19:30 - 2025-03-15 17:00
Ballet BC aims to create dance at its most essential: visceral, powerful, thought-provoking, and transformative. Comprising top international talent, its 20 dancers are a group of open-minded and curious artists, each bringing their dynamic movement while sharing an intuitive passion for their art form. This mixed program will include PASSING by internationally revered choreographer Johan Inger, a new creation by the winner of the Ballet BC Emily Molnar Emerging Choreographer Award, Andrea Peña, and an exciting commission by long-time Ballet BC collaborator, Fernando Hernando Magadan.

SINCArts BC
2025-03-15 14:00 - 15:30
A mesmerizing celebration of Indian classical dance, dedicated to Lord Nataraja on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivaratri.
Join us for an unforgettable afternoon as talented local artists and esteemed dance schools present a tribute to the cosmic dancer and experience the:

grace of Bharatanatyam
fluid beauty of Mohiniattam
storytelling elegance of Kathak
dynamic spirit of Kuchipudi
sculptural poetry of Odissi

Your presence makes this event more special.

Le Patin Libre
2025-03-20 19:30 - 2025-03-22 17:00
Unbounded by the terrestrial, thousands of birds move in synchronous patterns across the sky, like one enormous organism. The word murmuration is derived from the sound of hundreds of wings in flight, a thrumming rush that also curiously recalls the scrape and glide of ice-skates.
Founded by competitive skaters, Le Patin Libre upended the conventional idea of ice shows to create a radical new form of movement, infused with speed, power, and a dizzying momentum that goes beyond the virtuosic into a new place of unfettered freedom.
Inspired by the aerial choreography of birds, Le Patin Libre’s Murmuration transposes the swoops, swirls and configurations of mass flight to the ice. To fully embody this phenomenon, Le Patin Libre sought out the world’s most highly skilled skaters through a series of international auditions. Complex algorithms, infused and emboldened with meticulous choreography, become an aeriform ballet, embedded with risk, but mesmerizing in its beauty and razored precision.
As the performers mimic the movements of creatures fully in sync, the line between individuals and the collective blurs, then disappears. This group of virtuoso performers becomes a living plurality, moving together with instinctual ease – the very incarnation of grouped flight and epic grace.

Boombox
2025-03-27 18:30 - 2025-03-29 17:00
We are so excited for the wonderful artists sharing their work in the March Mixed Bill Part Two with support from Boombox partnering sponsor Company 605!⁠
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Our amazing lineup:⁠
Aiden Cass & Sarah Hutton
Andrea Cownden & RJ Svelnis
Alex Mah & Sierra Megas

Accessibility info:⁠
– Unfortunately, Boombox is not wheelchair accessible as the only way into the container is up a set of 4 steps. We apologize for this and are looking into fixing it.⁠
– No one turned away for lack of funds for tickets. Please message us.⁠
– Bathrooms accessible in the adjacent venue the Birdhouse.⁠

MascallDance
2025-03-27 19:30 - 2025-03-29 17:00
Join us for an evening of dance, wine, and comedy! BLOOM 2025 features works by Anya Saugstad, Sophie Dow, Chris Gerrard-Pinker, and Jennifer Mascall. Each dance is paired with a wine by a sommelier, who introduces each tasting, and a comic follows each dance with comic musings about the dance.
Celebrate over 20 years of this well-loved annual event, showcasing incredible artists from our community. Your support helps keep BLOOM thriving for years to come.

Gaurav Bhatti
2025-03-28 20:00 - 2025-03-29 17:00 | Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 2G6, Canada
Working at the intersection of the North Indian classical form of Kathak and contemporary dance, Gaurav Bhatti is known for virtuosic performances which encompass explosive energy, dramatic complexity, and eloquent emotion. His new solo is inspired by the life and poetry of the 18th-century Sufi mystic Bulleh Shah, who spoke out against powerful institutions, and advocated for tolerance at a time of violent religious strife.
Integrating Kathak, Punjabi folk dances, and Western movement forms, Bhatti applies his distinctive contemporary sensibility to reassert Shah’s enduring message of universal love, and pays homage to the rich artistic heritage of the Punjab.
Post-show artist talkback March 29.
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Co.ERASGA
2025-03-29 17:00
Our Studio Salon Series returns, featuring works in progress by three local artists. In-person audience capacity is limited to 40 people.
Our Studio Salon Series is a recurring series featuring local artists sharing works-in-progress with the community in an informal setting. Co. ERASGA support participating artists with access to studio residency 100- 250 hours yearly, mentorship, artist fee, marketing, documentation and presentation.
