Dancing on the Edge

Artistic Mission:
The Dancing on the Edge Festival Society strives to create a place where contemporary dance artists are supported in the creation, development and presentation of artistically exciting choreography and where audiences discover and enjoy dance in both traditional and non-traditional settings.

Mandate:
• To produce a contemporary dance festival that provides affordable public performances by local, national, and international dance artists for the benefit of the general public
• To increase public appreciation and understanding of contemporary dance through performances, workshops, classes, lectures and the like
• To provide a means for professional dance artists and dance administrators to develop their skills through presentations, workshops, residencies, commissions and dialogues.

Festival History:
In 2018, the Festival celebrated its 30th annual festival making it the longest running professional dance festival in Canada. The organization has a solid history to build on given its thirty year history. The festival is recognized nationally as a valued presenter of contemporary dance and has proven itself as an important partner and supporter of British Columbia dance artists.

2018 Performances

Full Programs

EDGE OFF One
OW | MascallDance
St. Paul's (1130 Jervis St)

EDGE OFF Two
Against (work-in-progress) | Kinesis Dance somatheatro
Brooks Corning Showroom (380 West 2nd Ave)

SOLO 70: a dance by a man with a long dance history
Fortier Danse-Création
Scotiabank Dance Centre

VOLCANO
Liz Kinoshita
Firehall Arts Centre

WINDIGO
Lara Kramer Danse
Firehall Arts Centre

Mixed Programs

EDGE Seven
Real Time Composition Study | Rob Kitsos & Yves Candau & Martin Gotfrit
Pathways | Noam Gagnon/Vision Impure
Firehall Arts Centre

EDGE One
BOMBERMAN (excerpt) | Hoyeon Kim/Dab Dance Project
Loop, Lull (working title) | Company 605
Firehall Arts Centre

EDGE Two
IF | Lesley Telford/Inverso Productions
Ying Yun (英云)(excerpt from a work-in-progress) | Wen Wei Dance
For You, For Me | Amber Funk Barton/the response.
Firehall Arts Centre

EDGE Three
Ho.Me | Carolina Bergonzoni/All Bodies Dance Project
Viewer Discretion | Jennifer Aoki
Gotta Go Church | Company Vice Versa
Firehall Arts Centre

EDGE Four
Rematriate | Olivia C. Davies/O.Dela Arts
The Sun and the Moon | Holly Bright/Crimson Coast Dance

Firehall Arts Centre

EDGE Five
8bitself | Mahaila Patterson-O’Brien
Isolated Studies | Hilary Maxwell
Firehall Arts Centre

EDGE Six
Passages and Rhythms (excerpt of a work-in-progress) | Co.ERASGA
For as long as I can remember | Meredith Kalaman
Here and Now | Alexandra Elliott Dance
Firehall Arts Centre