1. Choreographer Crystal Pite (Kidd Pivot) teams up with and writer/performer Jonathon Young (Electric Company Theatre) for the highly anticipated Betroffenheit. Billed as 鈥渁 complex, passionate performance that draws on theatre and dance to explore themes of trauma and dislocation,鈥� the sold-out show runs Feb. 25 to 27 at the 麻豆传媒映画Playhouse. Details at .
2. Local rock, punk and roots musicians, including Pill Squad, China Syndrome, Nervous Talk, Shiloh Lindsey, Sexy Decoy, Space Junk and I, Braineater, pay tribute to David Bowie with a night of inspired covers Feb. 26 at the Rickshaw. Tickets at Highlife, Neptoon, Zulu, Red Cat at ticketfly.com. Proceeds go to the Canadian Cancer Society and Keep a Child Alive.
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3. Presented by听Dancers听of Damelahamid听in partnership with the听Museum of Anthropology听at UBC, the听Coastal First听Nations Dance Festival is a weeklong听celebration of the stories, songs and dances of the听Indigenous peoples of the听Northwest Coast March 1 to听6. Performers include smoke dancer听Tesha Emarthle and James Jones, a celebrated Edmonton-based听contemporary hoop dancer and hip hop performer who regularly tours with听A Tribe Called Red. For more information, got to .
4. The 麻豆传媒映画International Dance Festival leaps across local stages Feb. 28 to March 19 with performers from Sweden, Cuba, Japan, Quebec, Ontario and Vancouver, including street dance collective Project Soul. Details at .
5. Eric Fell, Patrick Maliha and Shaun Stewart, a.k.a. The Gentelmen Hecklers, apply their live comedic commentary to the 1989 ass-kicking, mullet-friendly, Patrick Swayze-as-a-bouncer vehicle Roadhouse, Feb. 27, 9:30 p.m. at Vancity Theatre. It鈥檚 part of the Just For Laughs Northwest Comedy Festival. Details at.
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