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Dance Victoria’s Virtual Season Brings the World’s Best Dance to Your Home Diverse, dynamic, daring season of international dance plus online extras Subscriptions to Dance Victoria’s (Virtual) Home Season are now on sale! Experience the World’s Best Dance from your home with a diverse, dynamic and daring season of international dance with dance makers and …

Expressions of Interest for Western Canada’s Richest Dance Prize Chrystal Dance Prize – Projects Opens Sept 1, 2020 Western Canada’s richest dance prize for international collaboration, the Chrystal Dance Prize, is accepting expressions of interest from dance artists, companies and collectives in Western Canada for 2021. The Chrystal Dance Prize – Projects supports exceptional dance …

Artists in Residence at Dance Victoria Studios Announced for 2020/21 Season Dance Victoria is thrilled to announce that its Board of Directors has approved more than $100,000 in support of paid artist residencies at Dance Victoria Studios, commissions of new works, and awards to support independent dance artists. “The independent dance artist has been impacted …

Creativity Thrives During COVID-19: Dance Residency Program Provides Artistic Opportunities for Emerging Choreographers VICTORIA, B.C. – Dance Victoria is opening access to its studios this summer for emerging choreographers working with dancers on the creation of new work. The Summer Residency for Emerging Choreographers provides creative and artistic mentorship for local dance makers within a …

  Dance Victoria Suspends Its 2020/21 Season Due to COVID-19   Today, it is with heavy hearts, that Dance Victoria announces the suspension of its programming for the 2020/21 Season. The highest priority is the health and welfare of our patrons, performing artists, staff and volunteers. The decision to suspend all performances is to comply …

Dance Victoria’s response to COVID-19 Pandemic: cancellation of Ballet BC (March 12+13) + Tania Pérez-Salas Compañía de Danza (May 1+2)

Interview with Medhi Walerski Explain why Romeo + Juliet was an ambitious undertaking for you. The story has been revisited and interpreted in so many ways and mediums and it has been done by so many dance companies. I didn’t know if I had a unique perspective that was my own. Also, I had never …

Applications for Dance Victoria’s Chrystal Dance Prize – Training Open March 2, 2020 Applications for the 2020 Chrystal Dance Prize – Training are now open. Interested dance artists must apply by April 15, 2020, 4 p.m. PDT. The Chrystal Dance Prize – Training is a scholarship program for dancers/dance artists wanting to continue or complete …

Ballet BC’s Romeo + Juliet Puts a Modern Spin on Shakespeare’s Classic Royal Theatre, March 13 + 14, 7:30 pm There’s a contemporary familiarity to Ballet BC’s Romeo + Juliet created by French choreographer Medhi Walerski set to Prokofiev’s 1935 score. Walerski is known for making cutting-edge works for major international dance companies including Nederlands …