By The Cultch on April 18, 2012
By Roanne Ward Dancer, choreographer, teacher and speaker Crazy Smooth (Yvon Soglo) takes his inspiring mission to illuminate the tradition of street dance culture to the world of performing arts. Smooth’s ambitious goal is to prove that hip hop is a legitimate, professional contemporary dance form. From working as an acrobatic instructor for Cirque du [...]
Posted in 1112 Presentations, Dance, Dance Presentations, Uncategorized
By The Cultch on March 7, 2012
By Sarah Cruickshank It’s a challenging task, to delve into the memories of dance and dancers past, to extract the quintessential meaning behind every jump, turn, flick of the wrist, and flex of the foot. But, that’s precisely the challenge that French-born choreographer, Serge Bennathan, is exploring with his latest production Elles. With an all-female [...]
Posted in Dance, Dance Presentations | Tagged Elles, Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award, Serge Bennathan, the cultch, The Vancouver East Cultural Centre, World Premier
By Sarah Cruickshank on October 2, 2011
Ever wonder what goes into putting a dance creation on stage for the first time? And how do you rehearse a performance when every member of the cast lives in different cities around the world? We found out these answers and more when we caught up with Heart As Arena choreographer Dana Gingras as she [...]
Posted in 1112 Presentations, Dance, Dance Presentations
By Sarah Cruickshank on March 4, 2011
With Firebird 2011 currently playing to sold out audiences at The Cultch, it’s not a surprise that many people have heard about something called the Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award. As this critically acclaimed production by Vancouver’s own Turning Point Ensemble was last year’s winner, we thought we’d give those of you unfamiliar with [...]
Posted in Dance Presentations, Uncategorized
By Sarah Cruickshank on January 25, 2011
This January 25th to 29th The Cultch is presenting one of its most innovative pieces of the season, relay. Created by Toronto-based choreographer Ame Henderson, relay explores the concept of unison in dance. We all know the word unison means “at the same time as somebody or something else,” but what does it mean when [...]
Posted in 10/11 Presentations, Dance Presentations
By Sarah Cruickshank on January 20, 2011
On Tuesday January 25th, Ame Henderson brings her creation, the contemporary dance piece relay, to The Cultch. This cross-disciplinary work uses live music and dance to examine the idea of unison, questioning the “politics and possibility of being together.” We spoke with Ame about her process, the artistic journey she traveled in creating this highly [...]
Posted in 10/11 Presentations, Dance Presentations
By Denise Higginson on November 8, 2010
The 605 Collective and the response., two of Vancouver’s hottest and freshest new dance companies, are about to jump onto the stage at The Cultch with a double-bill dance presentation. Their two pieces, Hero & Heroine and Audible run from November 9 to 13, and we took this opportunity to pose the following question to [...]
Posted in 10/11 Presentations, Dance Presentations
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