Vancouver International Dance Festival (VIDF) kicks off its 17th year of connecting Vancouver audiences with the power and breadth of contemporary dance in a four-week line-up that showcases world-renowned artists from the United States, Japan, and Denmark alongside seasoned and emerging Canadian artists from Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto. From March 1-25, 2017, at various Vancouver venues, VIDF will present 14 captivating companies, including anticipated performances by San Francisco’s internationally-lauded troupe Alonzo King LINES Ballet; a Canadian premiere from Japan’s Dairakudakan and Denmark’s Kitt Johnson; west coast premieres from Toronto’s Kaeja d’Dance and Montreal’s Compagnie Virginie Brunelle; world premieres from Vancouver’s-own Kinesis Dance, Karen Jamieson & Margaret Grenier, Rob Kitsos/Jane Osborne/Kim Stevenson, among many others.
In addition to ticketed shows, VIDF includes training opportunities for intermediate to advanced dance students, life drawing classes open to the public, and a number of free performances for VIDF members and the community.
2017 VIDF LINE UP:
At the Vancouver Playhouse:
Alonzo King LINES Ballet (San Francisco)
Shostakovich and SAND
Vancouver Playhouse: March 3 & 4, 8pm
Dairakudakan (Japan)
Paradise
Vancouver Playhouse: March 10 & 11, 8pm
At the Roundhouse:
Compagnie Virginie Brunelle (Montreal)
To the Pain that Lingers
Roundhouse Performance Centre: March 16-18, 8pm
Kaeja d’Dance (Toronto)
lifeDUETS
Roundhouse Performance Centre: March 9-11, 8pm
Kitt Johnson (Denmark)
POST NO BILLS
Roundhouse Performance Centre, March 23-25, 8pm
Rob Kitsos/Jane Osborne/Kim Stevenson (Vancouver)
Death and Flying
Roundhouse Exhibition Hall, March 16-18, 7pm
Molly McDermott (Vancouver)
Kai Kairos
Roundhouse Exhibition Hall, March 9-11, 7pm
Ouro (Vancouver)
PACE
Roundhouse Exhibition Hall, March 23-25, 7pm
At Woodwards:
Karen Jamieson/ Margaret Grenier (Vancouver)
light breaking broken
Woodwards Production Studio, March 23-25, 5pm
Matthew Romantini (Toronto)
Crumbling
Woodwards Production Studio, March 9-11, 5pm
KTL Company (Vancouver)
Woodwards Atrium, March 5, 12 & 19, 3pm
Deanna Peters Mutable Subject (Vancouver)
Dancers Playing Basketball
Woodwards Atrium, March 5, 12 & 19, 2 pm
At Scotiabank Dance Centre:
Kinesis Dance somatheatro (Vancouver)
In PENUMBRA
Scotiabank Dance Centre, March 1-4, 8pm
At Studio 1398:
Yayoi Theatre Movement (Japan)
OKUNI – Mother of Kabuki
Studio 1398, March 1-10, 8pm
Tickets: Free to $60
Passes: Vancouver Playhouse Shows : $60 Adults ; $50 Seniors/Students
Roundhouse, Scotiabank Dance Centre, Studio 1398 Shows :
$30 Adults ; $25 Seniors/Students
Kokoro Woodwards Studios : $15 Adults ; $10 Seniors/Students
Address: Various Vancouver Venues
Box Office: vidf.ca/ 604.662.4966
Website: vidf.ca