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The Friday Round Up

Is it possible - could spring have sprung? Go celebrate the re-awakening with some dance!

March 9 -11, as part of the Vancouver International Dance Festival, KAEJA D’DANCE, one of Canada’s longest standing contemporary dance companies, presents two works. lifeDUETS is a dance from Benjamin Kamino developed with and performed by Karen & Allen Kaejaand, and 25 to 1, with choreography by Tedd Robinson. At the Roundhouse Performance Centre, 8pm. Tix. And come early to see Molly McDermott in Kai Kairos, a work choreographed by Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi of Kokoro Dance. Molly McDermott has been a key collaborator and performer with Kokoro Dance for the past decade. This new solo is built on Molly’s extraordinary talents as an expressive, viscerally physical, and intelligent dance artist who applies total dedication and rigour in her quest for excellence in artistic expression. In the Roundhouse Exhibition Hall, 7pm FREE

Mushi no Hoshi (Space Insect) by Dairakudakan

Tonight and tomorrow March 10 and 11, as part of the Vancouver International Dance Festival, the otherworldly Japan-based ensemble DAIRAKUDAKAN performs Paradise, in celebration of award-winning Choreographer/Artistic Director Akaji Maro’s 45th anniversary with the butoh-theatre company. Maro has advanced butoh considerably through dramatic choreography and theatrics, coupled with a distinct focus on individuality within the group. Check out the video. At the Vancouver Playhouse, 8pm. Tix

There are also many fantastic FREE performances as part of VIDF. March 12 and 19 3pm  KTL, a Vancouver urban dance company will perform FREE at the Woodwards Atrium. Each company member is trained in various forms of urban dance including Freestyle as they work to explore and create their own choreography. Check out their video here. Also March 12 and 19 at 2pm, Deanna Peters Mutable Subject Dancers Playing Basketball, a group of dance artists who have been gathering to play basketball, in which we have varying degrees of experience.  “We test our skills in half-court play and incorporate other aspects of the game like rules, plays, hand touching, use of voice and performance psychology. We wrap with some dance-basketball talk, sharing what we’re experiencing and how it relates to our artistic practices. We are not caricaturing or imitating basketball players. We are not a group of dancers playing basketball badly (we hope!). With a genuine desire to expand our physical range, we are learning new techniques, building community and developing fresh strategies to move, create, improvise and perform.” For more information on each of these shows go to the VIDF website - masses of information there!

FUSE is BACK! Tonight Friday, March 10, the Vancouver Art Gallery will once again transform into the city’s favourite art party–THE place to experience art, music and live performances in the Gallery spaces. Guest curated by Jesse McKee (Head of Strategy, 221A) Featuring performances by: Julian Hou + You’re Me, Justine Chambers, and Aryo Khakpour, Alison Denham, Billy Marchenski, Kate Franklin and Elissa Hanson, among others. Tickets: $24 at the door | Free for Gallery Members. For more info

Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion

March 11- 13, as part of the Chutzpah! Festival Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion brings a mixed repertoire of some of choreographer Kyle Abraham‘s most prolific works including The Gettin’ and Quiet Dance. Multi award-winning Abraham entwines a sensual and provocative choreographic vocabulary with a strong emphasis on sound, human behaviour and all things visual, creating work that is manipulated and molded into something fresh and unique. By fusing together elements of hip-hop, jazz, African forms and modern dance, he shapes dynamic movement for his group of charismatic and versatile dancers. View the trailer here.  At the Norman Rothstein Theatre, Saturday and Monday 8pm, Sunday 7pm. Tix

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What to see at this year’s Vancouver International Dance Festival

Japan’s Dairakudakan performs as part of this year’s Vancouver International Dance Festival.

Even if you don’t know a pirouette from a Pirelli, the 2017 Vancouver International Dance Festival has something to boggle the mind, and inflame the senses.

A showcase for local and international choreographers, performers and companies, the VIDF is a hotly-anticipated annual event. This year, from March 1-25, 14 different companies will perform at various venues. Here’s a preview of some of the pieces during the festival’s 17th edition.

Dairakudakan, Paradise (Vancouver Playhouse March 10 & 11) – The 21 members of the Japanese company take a surreal, haunting journey on a white, geometric set.

Kitt Johnson, Post No Bills (Roundhouse Performance Centre, March 23-25, 8 p.m.) – Choreographed and performed by Denmark’s Kitt Johnson, Post No Bills explores the potential of crisis to transform the human condition.

Denmark’s Kitt Johnson performs as part of 2017 VIDF.

Kaeja d’Dance, lifeDUETS (Roundhouse Performance Centre, March 9-11, 8 p.m.) – This West Coast premiere of a piece from Toronto’s Kaeja d’Dance showcases the collaborative talents of husband-and-wife duo Karen and Allen Kaeja.

Compagnie Virginie Brunelle, To the Pain that Lingers (Roundhouse Performance Centre, March 16-18, 8 p.m.) – The Montreal company presents choreographer Virginie Brunelle’s poetic work, which has been described as “sometimes romantic, sometimes crude, but always informed by her search for our connections to each other, for the links that leave traces and create memories.”

Montreal’s Virginie Brunelle performs as part of 2017 VIDF.

Kinesis Dance somatheatro, In PENUMBRA (Scotiabank Dance Centre, March 1-4, 8 p.m.) – Vancouver’s Kinesis Dance somatheatro marks its 30th anniversary with the world premiere of In PENUMBRA. Inspired by the search for utopia and the penumbra (described in press materials as “the grey area between light and darkness that clouds our quest for enlightenment”), the work incorporates intricate, experimental choreography with video, music, and modulated lighting.

In PENUMBRA comes to the 2017 Vancouver International Dance Festival, March 1-4 at the Scotiabank Dance Centre. Chris Randle photo.

Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Shostakovich and SAND (Vancouver Playhouse, March 3 & 4, 8 p.m.) – The San Francisco troupe is known for its Known for hyper-physicality and technical brilliance. The Ballet will present two pieces: Shostakovich, which is set to four Shostakovich string quartets; and SAND, performed to the original score of tenor saxophonist Charles Lloyd and jazz pianist Jason Moran. Robb Beresford, who has danced with Vancouver’s Joe ink, is a member of the company.

Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Shostakovich.

For a complete lineup and ticket info visit vidf.ca.

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