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Category: Updates
Notice of AGM
On Monday, February 27th, 2023 at 6:30PM Dancing on the Edge will be hosting it’s AGM in person and over zoom! Come and find out what what we have in store for the 35th annual Festival, July 6-15th, 2023. To RSVP please contact info@dancingontheedge.org
Dancing on the Edge is hiring a General Manager!
Dancing on the Edge Festival Society General Manager Position Reporting to the Dancing on the Edge Festival’s Producer and the Board of Directors, the General Manager is responsible for the administration of the Festival including financial planning, marketing and development and human resources management. Financial Planning and Control Ensures financial controls are in place and...
#DOTE 2020 THANK YOU!!
As we close our 32nd annual Dancing on the Edge Festival (and our first to digitally stream our programs!) we would like to extend our thanks to all of our talented choreographers, dancers, creatives, and crew. We also show our gratitude for our festival staff, Firehall Arts Centre staff, our funding bodies and donors. In...
#DOTE2020 WISHING WELL OPENS TOMORROW NIGHT!!
Olivia C. Davies speaks with CBC Radio-Canada ICI Première’s Boulevard du Pacifique about Wishing Well For our #French-speaking #audience, #choreographer and #director Olivia C. Davies speaks with CBC Radio-Canada ICI Première’s Boulevard du Pacifique about Wishing Well, #ceremony, and the development of this piece from her work: Gidaashi: The Wind that Takes Us. Listen to...
DOTE 2020 Youtube Stream Technical Difficulties
Thank you for supporting our Dancing on the Edge Festival 2020 as we move forward in a new direction. This is the first year that we have presented #dance through digital streaming on #Youtube. Over the weekend, we experienced a couple of technical glitches with our setup and apologise for any inconvenience this may have...
20 Questions with Idan Cohen | Vancouver Presents
TRIONFI AMORE (The triumph of love) Idan Cohen | Ne. Sans Opera and Dance Israel/Vancouver OPENS TOMORROW NIGHT!! TUE 7 JULY@ 9PM THU 9 JULY @ 9PM Socially-distanced LIVE #performances at the Firehall Arts Centre – Courtyard. Tickets: $15. Book Now! Inspired by the opera ‘Orfeo ed Euridice’, Trionfi Amore is part of Cohen’s...
#DOTE2020 Trailer!
Check out our #DOTE2020 trailer on Youtube! Our Dancing on the Edge Festival runs from 2-11 July, 2020. LIVE WORKS at the Firehall Arts Centre – Theatre and Courtyard plus ONLINE WORKS (EDGEs) and Dance Cafe! Book tickets to our LIVE WORKS and register for our ONLINE works now: dancingontheedge.org. Feat. works from: Shay...
DOTE2020 on JayMinter.com
The 32nd Annual Dancing on the Edge Festival moves in a new direction! Festival Producer Donna Spencer recently announced “We are very disappointed that Dancing on the Edge Festival 2020 which was scheduled from July 2-11 will not be moving forward as originally planned. The festival would have included a presentation of over thirty...
DOTE2020 Schedule Announcement on June 25!
The 32nd Annual Dancing on the Edge Festival Moves Forward in a Different Form! July 2 – 11, 2020 Schedule announcement on June 25! An eagerly anticipated highlight of the Lower Mainland’s dance season each July is Canada’s longest-running contemporary dance festival, Dancing on the Edge. For the 2020 festival, we are happy to announce...