The Cultch Historic Theatre (Monday, April 30)
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Highgate is a morbid romp through Victorian funerary culture, jumping straight from the darkest part ofTara Cheyenne Friedenberg’s imagination. Reflecting personal and collective grief, a band of figures captivate in this fascinating gothic dance of death, physical oddity, humour, and horror.
Scotiabank Dance Centre (Thursday, April 25)
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Stria is the latest solo work by the award-winning and versatile choreographer/performer Marie-Josée Chartier, and is inspired by the beautiful and unpredictable terrain of the Badlands. The work uses an exquisite blend of movement, music, text and voice to delve into a mosaic of colourful memories, and touches on themes of nature, love and loss. Anchored by a luminous central performance by Chartier, Striais a thoughtful, humorous and unconventional self-portrait.
Vancouver Playhouse (Saturday, March 23rd)
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Carte Blanche was established in 1989 in Bergen, Norway, to perform work by some of the best and most celebrated Norwegian and international choreographers, with a strong emphasis on commissioned work from a new generation of contemporary dance-makers. The combination of the up-and-coming and the renowned results in an eclectic, exciting, and high-quality company at the forefront of the development of dance, both in Norway and abroad.
Corps de Walk is a new piece by Israeli choreographers Sharon Eyal and Gai Bachar. Eyal is a talented dance-maker with a unique and personal language, toying with the erotic, androgynous and sometimes the grotesque emotions in her choreography. In addition to dancing with the company, Eyal has been associate artistic director and house choreographer for Batsheva Dance.
Vancouver Playhouse (Saturday, February 16)
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An internationally renowned repertory company, BJM (Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal) continues in the spirit of exploration that has been its hallmark since 1972. This eclectic company of dancers captivates audiences and critics across the world. Under artistic director Louis Robitaille, BJM develops new work that is the result of a unique and energizing meeting between choreographer and dancer.
This performance will include the magnificent duo Closer by French choreographer Benjamin Millepied, danced to the music of Philip Glass, Fuel by Cayetano Soto of Brazil, and a newly commissioned work by American-born, Israel-based Barak Marshall. The diverse pieces contrast dynamic, virtuosic small ensemble and solo work with the energy and power of the full company.
Scotiabank Dance Centre (Thursday, February 14)
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Body-Scan 2 is choreographed and performed by Montreal’s Benoît Lachambre and battery opera’s Su-Feh Lee, two exceptional artists renowned for pushing the boundaries of contemporary dance with work that is fearless, intellectually rigorous and absorbing. Following on from their 2008 ensemble piece Body-Scan, this new duet explores the human body as a porous conduit through which our personal and collective history, memory and desires pass, and features images by New York photographer Robert Flynt and live music by Juno Award-winning musician and composer Jesse Zubot.
Scotiabank Dance Centre (Friday, January 18)
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The slyly brilliant work of Jérome Bel returns to Vancouver with a beautifully spare and poetic evening of dance and autobiographical storytelling, created in collaboration with, and performed by, French dancerCédric Andrieux.
Reflecting on a rich career which included eight rigorous years with Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Andrieux gives a rare, moving and humorous insider’s view into a dancer’s life, performing extracts of work by major choreographers including Cunningham and Trisha Brown.
Scotiabank Dance Centre (Thursday, December 6)
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Shay Kuebler presents a new full-length version of his 2011 hit Karoshi (meaning ‘death from overwork’ in Japanese), which is inspired by the clash between extreme societal pressure and personal needs, as exemplified in Japan’s salaryman culture.
Kuebler draws on martial arts, hip hop and contemporary dance to create physically explosive, high energy choreography for an outstanding all-male ensemble, incorporating live taiko drumming and video to create a thrilling and visceral theatrical experience.
Vancouver Playhouse (Saturday, November 10)
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In her new dance piece based on motifs from Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Crystal Pite stages a game of revenge and forgiveness; reality and imagination. Pite explores these motifs in two contexts: a maquette of Shakespeare’s island as a metaphor for isolation, captivity, and desire; and a nostalgic cityscape that evokes longing. Chalk-white replicas deliver the essential plot points of the story, but the emotion and tension of the narrative is fleshed out by real characters.
Vancouver Playhouse (Saturday, September 29)
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Through their daring, athletic movement and integration of classical technique into contemporary and popular forms, the dancers of Cedar Lake take audiences on a choreographic journey that explores the infinite possibilities of movement and multimedia. The company’s emphasis on commissioning new works from the hottest choreographers on the planet has made it one of the most exciting dance ensembles working today.
These performances include three works: Violet Kid by DanceHouse favourite Hofesh Shechter, Tuplet byAlexander Ekman, and Crystal Pite’s Grace Engine; repertoire that shows off the company’s downtown edge and personality as featured in the film The Adjustment Bureau.
Scotiabank Dance Centre (Friday, September 21)
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A veteran of La La La Human Steps and the legendary Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal, French-bornFabien Prioville creates work that bursts with theatricality and striking images. In his new duet (performed w/ Pascal Merighi, also ex-Tanztheater Wuppertal) Prioville uses Facebook and Skype to invite people to share their music, movement, opinions, even views of their homes, to create a digitally extended live performance, in a witty examination of the impact of new technology on human communication.