iyouuswe
Forged in the crucible of New York鈥檚 modern dance scene, Young Soon Kim鈥檚 iyouuswe examines interconnectedness and independence using the fluid forms of nine dancers. Presented as part of the 麻豆传媒映画International Dance Festival.
March 15 to 17 at the Roundhouse Performance Centre
Forget About Tomorrow
Even the name of the show makes us a little teary. When Spirit of the West singer John Mann was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer鈥檚, his wife, playwright Jill Daum of Mom鈥檚 the Word Collective, started writing about their journey. The result is an (at times) musical exploration of moving forward when the future is painfully uncertain.
Now until March 25 on the Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre
Dance Double-Bill
Vancouver鈥檚 Chutzpah Festival is nearing the end of its run, but it has saved some of the best for last. In this two-for-one ticket, Bulgaria鈥檚 acclaimed Derida Company presents a duet on love as a sickness (F 63.9), in tandem with Jerusalem-based artistic director Ofra Idel鈥檚 Black Label 鈥� a solo exploration of immigration, told through the eyes of acclaimed Ethiopian-Israeli dancer Tzvika Iskias.
March 10 to 11 at the Norman Rothstein Theatre
Bettrofenheit
With Bettrofenheit, Kidd Pivot artistic director and choreographer Crystal Pite and Electric Company Theatre cofounder Jonathon Young have created one of the most darkly gripping, cinematic dance experiences of the past decade. Journey into their jumbled carnival of grief and leave consumed by awe.
March 14 to 17 at the 麻豆传媒映画Playhouse. SOLD OUT
Program 3
Ballet BC鈥檚 season comes to a close on the strength of Cayetano Soto鈥檚 hauntingly ambiguous BEGINNING AFTER 鈥� a highlight of the contemporary company鈥檚 2016 offerings 鈥� and the return of Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar鈥檚 sensual and shifting Bill. The program is rounded out by new work by Ballet BC鈥檚 boundary-pushing artistic director Emily Molnar, featuring Vancouver鈥檚 Phoenix Chamber Choir performing composer P膿teris Vasks鈥檚 atmospheric Plainscapes.
May 10 to 12 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre
40 Days and 40 Nights
Is love vital to life? That might be one of the questions posed to you at the beginning of this provocative Electric Company Theatre piece by creator/performers Kim聽Collier聽and Daniel Brooks. Inspired by a challenge to make 鈥渁ll choices based in love鈥� for the titular 40-day time period, the piece draws on the romantic musings of Hafez, Alain Badiou, the Bible and more to build its immersive philosophy.
May 22 to May 26 at the
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Burnaby
