Discover Dance! series subscription 2024-25

Subscribe to Discover Dance! 2024-2025 season
5 shows for $60 (save up to 25%) + $5 facility improvement fee

• Duration of each show: approx 60 minutes including talkback.
• Please note that latecomers can only be admitted at a suitable break in the performance.

Accessibility: Performances take place in the Faris Family Studio, our intimate black box theatre space, which is wheelchair-accessible. When booking tickets, patrons who use wheelchairs or other mobility aids should select the ‘accessible’ seat type to ensure seating in the front row which is stair-free: limited spaces available. There are wheelchair-accessible washrooms in the theatre lobby. Please contact us if you require any assistance.

SHOW DETAILS:

Corporeal Imago
Thursday October 31, 2024 | 12 noon

Corporeal Imago’s breathtaking work speaks to the complexities of our times through an intersection of aerial acrobatics, contemporary dance and visual theatre. Limb(e)s is an award-winning aerial dance duet exploring the space between holding onto, or letting go of, another. Unfolding to haunting original music, this is a hypnotic and quietly riveting drama danced from floor to air.

Arts Umbrella Dance Company
Thursday November 28, 2024 | 12 noon

The exceptional young dancers of the Arts Umbrella Dance Company, a pre-professional repertory company based in Vancouver, represent the energy and skill of a new generation. Trained through Arts Umbrella’s renowned dance program, these talented dancers will perform new and innovative contemporary ballets created by choreographers from across Canada and around the world.

SHIAMAK Vancouver
Thursday February 27 | 12 noon

Exuberance, comedy, drama, colour, fun – it’s Bollywood! Originally springing from India’s legendary film industry, Bollywood dance is a worldwide phenomenon. SHIAMAK Vancouver blends in jazz, funk, folk and modern influences to deliver wildly entertaining performances that are guaranteed to get your toes tapping.     

Lorita Leung Dance Company
Thursday March 27, 2025 | 12 noon

Established in 1970, the Lorita Leung Dance Company is regarded as one of Canada’s leading Chinese performance groups, producing spectacular shows which illustrate the diversity and beauty of Chinese dance. From the grace and poise of the classical style to the joyful vitality of ethnic folk dances, the company will take you on a journey through Chinese culture.

Danny Nielsen
Thursday April 24, 2025 | 12 noon

Back by popular demand! Tap dance star Danny Nielsen’s vibrant collaboration with pianist/percussionist Kristian Alexandrov, In Conversation, delves into the symbiotic relationship between tap and jazz. They will share excerpts from this fresh take on a beloved art form: a wonderful celebration of tap and musical artistry which delighted audiences last season. With Miles Hill on bass, and lighting design by Jack Chipman.

Photos L to R: Corporeal Imago/Jessica Han; Arts Umbrella Dance Co/Michael Slobodian; SHIAMAK Vancouver/Peter So; Lorita Leung Dance Co/Philip Chan; Danny Nielsen/Chris Randle.