The Grace of Classical Ballet and the Power of Ukrainian Folk Dance Comes to the Royal Theatre with Nutcracker Ukrainian Shumka Dancers & Victoria Symphony Royal Theatre, November 29 + 30, 7:00 pm | November 30 + December 1, 1:00 pm Dance Victoria is pleased to present the premiere of the Ukrainian Shumka Dancers’ Nutcracker …

Programs Summary and Financials Shared with Members at Annual General Meeting on Nov. 3, 2019 At Dance Victoria’s Annual General Meeting on Sunday, November 3, 2019, Board President Susan K.E. Howard, Board Treasurer Susan Porter and Executive Producer Stephen White shared the auditors’ report and highlights from the organization’s 22nd season in 2018/19. The fiscal …

Apply for Canada’s Richest Dance Prize Chrystal Dance Prize – Projects Opens Sept 10, 2019   Canada’s richest dance prize for international collaboration, the Chrystal Dance Prize, is again accepting proposals from dance artists, companies and collectives in Western Canada for 2020. The Chrystal Dance Prize – Projects supports exceptional dance research and/or creation between …

Single Tickets On Sale Now for Dance at the Royal Series Passionate, Compelling and Unexpected Season Kicks Off with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Royal Theatre, November 15 + 16, 2019, 7:30 pm Single tickets for Dance Victoria’s 2019/20 Dance at the Royal Series are on sale now through the Royal Theatre and McPherson Playhouse Box …

Dance Victoria, home of Canada’s Chrystal Dance Prize, today announced the winners in the 2019 Emerging Artists award category. A panel of four dance professionals selected the winners through an application process. Dance Victoria is pleased to support dancer Mikaela Kos from Nanaimo who is studying dance at Palucca Hochschule fur Tanz in Dresden, Germany. …

Nutcracker Children’s Ensemble in 2019 Dance Victoria is excited to present a new version of Nutcracker this year. Ukrainian Shumka Dancers‘ Nutcracker runs from November 29 to December 1, 2019 at the Royal Theatre. This production requires a very small children’s ensemble of 12 dancers who have a Ukrainian folk dance foundation. Dance Victoria is partnering with local Ukrainian dance school Veselka Dance for …

Tickets ON SALE NOW for Cherish: A Glamorous Evening of Fashion and Philanthropy Now Bigger and Better Than Ever Kirsty Thomson of Willow Wealth Management of Raymond James Ltd. presents Cherish: A Glamorous Evening of Fashion and Philanthropy to benefit Victoria Women’s Transition House and Dance Victoria Society. Tickets are now on sale. Bigger and …

Dance Victoria’s third annual Choreographic Lab is July 22 to August 3, 2019 led by choreographers Justine A. Chambers and Susan Elliott. Chambers and Elliott will mentor three choreographers that have participated in previous labs at Dance Victoria: Victoria-based choreographers Kelly Hobson and Angela Mousseau and Vancouver’s Mahaila Patterson-O’Brien. They will work with dancers selected …

Applications for the 2019 Chrystal Dance Prize for Emerging Dance Artists are now open. Interested dance artists must apply by May 13, 2019, 4 p.m. PDT. The Chrystal Dance Prize for Emerging Dance Artists is a scholarship program for dancers/dance artists wanting to continue or complete their training and/or studies at a recognized institution outside …

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Flexes Its Creative Muscles with Inventive Program Royal Theatre, April 12 + 13, 7:30 pm Dance Victoria welcomes contemporary dance company Hubbard Street Dance Chicago to the Royal Theatre on April 12 and 13, 2019 for an energetic show of five works by internationally celebrated choreographers. Now in its 41st season, …