Serge Bennathan | 1988 1988 is one of my life’s magical years. I had recently immigrated to Canada, and after a stay in Ottawa, I decided to move to Vancouver. My English was like now, strong accent with people responding by an interrogative ’Whaaaat?’ to anything I said. I arrived financially precarious, with no...
Category: Updates
Sponsorship Opportunity
As a longstanding platform for performance we are dedicated to Vancouver’s arts + culture. Created in direct response to the local community’s need for a support place to perform their work,the festival has evolved into an annual event which presents on average thirty performance companies and choreographers from Vancouver and across Canada. As we embarking...
Announcing New General Manager for Dancing on the Edge Festival Society
Dancing on the Edge Festival Producer, Donna Spencer and Board President, Andrea Rabinovitch are delighted to announce the appointment of Nina Jane Patel to the new position of General Manager for festival. “Nina will bring a fresh perspective to the festival, along with her organizational strengths and impressive management skills,” Spencer said. “Most importantly, she...
Happy New Year!
May the New Year hurry up so we can finally get past this holiday season and we can get started with our 30th Anniversary! Moving Memories To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dancing on the Edge Festival, we invite you to submit your stories from past festivals. We are looking for personal commentary...
NOTICE OF Annual General Meeting 2018
Notice is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Dancing on the Edge Society to start at 6:30pm (local time) on Thursday, January 11, 2018 @ The Firehall Arts Centre | 280 East Cordova, Vancouver, BC. Members will be asked to consider the following: The audited financial statements of the Society Ratification...
A message from Andrea, President of DOTE
I love Dancing on the Edge. Back in the day when I was a dance artist, living and working in Edmonton, DOTE presented my work thus offering me an opportunity to showcase in a different city and to mingle amongst artists that I’d never met. Fast forward a few years, and now as President...
Edge Ambassador Program
This year we are delighted to introduce this program that exposes emerging dance artists in training programs to new works and connects them to the festival. Our first two ambassadors are Alejandra Miranda and Ileanna Cheladyn. They have generously shared their reactions to the works they have experienced at the festival so far (see below). ALEJANDRA...
Choreographer Talkbacks
Stick around following these performances to hear choreographers discuss their work. July 3, 9pm EDGE 1 with Justine A. Chambers, Karissa Barry, Vanessa Goodman and Constance Cooke. July 5, 8pm EDGE UP with Natalie Tin Yin Gan, Naomi Brand, Thoenn Glover, Michael Kong July 7, 7pm EDGE 2 with Alvin Erasga Tolentino, Serge Bennathan...
Get your festival guide!
The Dancing on the Edge guides have hit the streets and are available from the following official guide distributors: The Firehall Arts Centre – 280 East Cordova The Dance Centre – 677 Davie The Dance Shop – 1089 West Broadway Duck Feet Dance – 1097 Marine Drive in North Van & 1447 Marine Drive in West Van Live...
Your Passport to a Dance Adventure!
Introducing the Dance Passport, your guide to a dance adventure that takes you through to streets, parks & hidden places of Vancouver! Best of all, it’s free and if you explore enough dance frontiers, you’ll earn a free ticket! See any of the six free/by donation, site-specific shows at the festival & collect stamps along the way. Dusk...