Aeriosa venue change
Aeriosa will now be performing at the South Plaza Library Square (Robson & Homer) on the scheduled dates July 11, 5:30pm & 8pm, and July 12, 6:30pm & 8pm.

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Dancing on the Edge goes alfresco
The Vancouver Sun

Dancing on the Edge: an abridged history
The Vancouver Sun

July 11, 5:30pm & 8pm
July 12, 6:30pm & 8pm
South Plaza Library Square
(Robson & Homer)

Vancouver-based Aeriosa Dance Society was founded by artistic director/choreographer Julia Taffe in 2001 to manifest art, performance, 21st century culture, and express human perception and sensitivity through dance.

The company’Äôs artistic objectives include creating dance in non-traditional environments, exploring aerial choreography and revealing dance in the vertical realm to new audiences. The company combines contemporary dance technique with expert knowledge of safe rope rigging systems to create three-dimensional performances that re-interpret gravity and respond to the performance location.

The artists train in the mountains where they dance on sheer rock walls, while in urban environments site-specific performances take place in theatres and plazas - and on walls, ledges and city rooftops. The choreography of each work is re-created and adapted to highlight each venue, a creative process that promotes our connection with the communities we visit. The company engages communities through free performances and workshops believing art enriches lives and that all people, regardless of income status or other barriers, should have access to dance. (Excerpted from www.aeriosa.com)

Cumulus
A sky poem for two, danced on the side of the Vancouver Public Library building. Join us as the sunlight fades to dusk creating an integration of shadow and light with performance.

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July 9, 7pm
July10, 7pm
July 11, 7pm
July 12, 7pm
Lumberman's Arch, Stanley Park

Les moutons - Sylvie Bouchard / David Danzon
First created in 2003 by Sylvie Bouchard and David Danzon with CORPUS, Les moutons has surprised, entertained and touched audiences of all ages around the world. Reality meets fantasy in this unique live installation that recreates a pastoral country scene in an urban setting. Travel to a strange and hilarious universe that takes you through a carefully studied overview of sheep behaviour. Each moment is savored... time stands still... les moutons

Automaton Theatre - Kate Franklin
Automaton Theatre is a contemporary dance solo created and performed by Kate Franklin. Based on the short fiction of American author Steven Millhauser, the work deals with a life-sized clockwork figure, and the master who has devoted his life to the creatures' creation. The piece features an interactive musical set designed by Ryan Land and an original score by Lyle Crilly.

Romeo & Juliet before parting... - Nova Bhattacharya/ Louis Laberge-Cote
An anti-pas de deux. Fiction's greatest tragic lovers, struggling with their mortal coils.

TENTERHOOKS - Zata Omm Dance Projects
TENTERHOOKS is filled with the quirks and quandries of a camping trip threesome. It is inspired by all manner of camping experiences; the upsets and the surprising joys which arise from unexpected circumstances found under canvas. The soundtrack accompanying TENTERHOOKS is from original scores of films by Alfred Hitchcock.

Shirts and Skirts - Sara Coffin
A rousing performance that seamlessly flows from dance to sport to contact to action framed in the energy of the survival of the fittest. A combination of quick movements, and negotiations melded into one, Shirts and Skirts is the perfect way to spend an evening in the park.

La gigue du souvenirs - Sylvie Bouchard
It is said that the French gigue might have been influenced by the Irish Jig and might possibly be the descendant of the English Jig. These traditional dances allowed people to interact with one another, court, and find pleasure in music, dance, and each other's company. La gigue en souvenirs was created not by researching traditional gigue steps, movements or formations, but simply by searching for what is still within me as a trace of that heritage.

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July 8, 7pm
July 10, 7pm
Firehall Arts Centre

Industry of Dreams - Namchi Bazaar
A journey into the heart inspired by the quest for love, Industry of Dreams explores the phenomenon of Bollywood and its impact on popular culture ranging from introspective personal experiences of women in India to humourous moments of female fantasy to outrageous wild explosions as seen in a Bollywood film.

Sleeping Booty - Joe Ink
This informal meditation on gender stereotypes is inspired by archetypal female images in fairy tales and a fascinating book entitled FETISH Fashion, Sex and Power by Valerie Steele.
A 10 for 20 Dancing on the Edge Commission Project

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July 9, 9pm
July 10, 9pm
Firehall Arts Centre

Lunar Rouge - The Tomorrow Collective
A new work set on Collective members Mara Branscombe, Katy Harris-McLeod and Jennifer McLeish-Lewis by former danStabat Artistic Director, Chick Snipper, whose work was seen in the first
A 10 for 20 Dancing on the Edge Commission Project

Status Quo - Amber Funk Barton/Shay Kuebler
A movement driven, physically charged work challenging the technical and emotional capabilities of themselves and their dancers Status Quo feeds Barton and Kuebler's current interest in the fusion of multiple dance styles as audiences witness their journey to exhaustion by means of speed, passion and articulation.
A 10 for 20 Dancing on the Edge Commission Project

Around the Block (excerpt) - MovENT
Inspired by New York city, a city rife with urban turmoil, this work describes the continuum of relationship. From the first blush of romance, to moments of turmoil and solitude, to a superhuman effort to revive what has been lost, a couple who has been "around the block" discover that nothing stays the same forever.

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July 11, 9pm
July 12, 9pm
Firehall Arts Centre

Right In Front of You - EDAM
A duet built on the strength of two of Vancouver's finest male dancers, Chengxin Wei and Farley Johansson, who twist and unwind their way through the choreography building their relationship in front of you.
A 10 for 20 Dancing on the Edge Commission Project.

Adam-Eve/Man-Woman (Part 1) - CoErasga
Performed by Alison Denham and Billy Marchenski this sculptural dance captures the emergence of the male and female, releasing their bodies to be free in an evocative, tender and revealing manner.
A 10 for 20 Dancing on the Edge Commission Project.

Slam for a Time Traveler - Las Productions FIGLIO
Bennathan works his magic in this trio with dancers Anne Cooper ,Michelle Rhode and Donald Sales.
A 10 for 20 Dancing on the Edge Commission Project.

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