Cherish: A Glamorous Evening of Fashion and Philanthropy Willow Wealth Management of Raymond James presents Cherish: A Glamorous Evening of Fashion and Philanthropy that will benefit Victoria Women’s Transition House and Dance Victoria Society. Cherish will take place on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at the beautiful Fairmont Empress Crystal Ballroom and Palm Court, 721 Government …

At its Annual General Meeting on November 5, 2017, Dance Victoria Society announced an operating surplus for the third year running, reducing its accumulated deficit to within 4.5% of budget. In 2016/17, the organization brought more than 21,000 people to its programs including the Dance at the Royal Series and its annual Dance Days Festival …

Dance Victoria is thrilled to be selected with Victoria Women’s Transition House as a co-beneficiary of Cherish: A Glamorous Evening of Fashion and Philanthropy. Following the overwhelming success of last year’s charity fashion show, Fashion for Transition, Willow Wealth Management of Raymond James has expanded its plans for this year’s event. New this year, 16 professional dancers …

Dance Victoria is accepting applications from dance artists to be considered for the 2017 Chrystal Dance Prize – Emerging Dance Artists from April 3 to May 12, 2017. The Chrystal Dance Prize is Canada’s richest dance prize for international collaboration. Earlier in 2017, close to $20,000 was awarded to Vancouver dance artist Arash Khakpour and …

Dance Victoria is going Gaga to celebrate its 20th Anniversary season. We’re not referring to the pop star Lady Gaga. We’re referencing Mr. Gaga: Ohad Naharin, the choreographer of Minus One, which will be performed by Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal on April 7 and April 8, 2017 at the Royal Theatre. Naharin earned …

Dance Victoria is thrilled to present San Francisco’s Alonzo King LINES Ballet at the Royal Theatre on March 10 and March 11, 2017 for a thrilling double bill of innovative new works by King. Alonzo King is a visionary choreographer whose works are in the repertoire of the Royal Swedish Ballet, Frankfurt Ballet, Alvin Ailey …

Dance Victoria recently announced that Meredith Kalaman and Arash Khakpour are the recipients of the 2017 Chrystal Dance Prize for Independent Dance Artists. Meredith Kalaman was awarded $16,000 to bring her work, Femmes Fatales, to the stage in Greater Vancouver and Berlin. Kalaman will collaborate with renowned Berlin dramaturge Gabi Beier in the spring of …

The 2016 fiscal year ending June 30 was another extraordinary year for Dance Victoria with box office revenues totalling $727,842, an increase of approximately 9% compared to 2014/15. Both subscription and single ticket sales were strong. Night Moves subscriptions, for 30 to 45 year olds, sold out and Dance Victoria’s Pay Your Age program (for …

Kick-off with BalletBoyz® at the Royal Theatre, Jan, 20 + 21. 10 Days of Free Dance Classes. The Mars Hotel at the Metro Studio Theatre, Jan. 27 + 28. Two left feet? Can’t feel the beat? No problem! Now in its 8th year, Dance Days is back with free and fun dance classes all over …

BalletBoyz®, the UK’s only all-male dance company, returns to Victoria’s Royal Theatre by popular demand, with two new commissions on January 20 and 21, 2017. The double bill, called Life, premiered at Sadler’s Wells in April 2016 and features new works by internationally renowned choreographers Pontus Lidberg and Javier de Frutos. Life is co-produced by …