Dancing on the Edge
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| Country and Region | Canada — British Columbia |
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| Type of Festival | Dance |
| Location of Festival | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Festival Address Information | Dancing on the Edge Festival Society |
| Festival Description | The Dancing on the Edge Festival Society is a not-for-profit charitable organization whose mandate is the production of an annual festival of professional contemporary dance celebrating the work of local, national and international professional dance artists for the purposes of strengthening the art form andcreating an opportunity for greater public appreciation and enjoyment of dance within our audiences. |
| Festival Dates | July 3 - 12, 2008 |
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Festival Events:
Featured Dance Company 2008:
- AERIOSA
July 11, 5:30pm & 8:00pm
July 12, 6:30pm & 8:00pm
Venue—South Plaza Library Square (Robson & Homer)
Vancouver-based Aeriosa Dance Society was founded by artistic director/choreographer Julia Taffe in 2001 to manifest art, performance, 21st century culture, and express human perception and sensitivity through dance. The company’s artistic objectives include creating dance in non-traditional environments, exploring aerial choreography and revealing dance in the vertical realm to new audiences. The company combines contemporary dance technique with expert knowledge of safe rope rigging systems to create three-dimensional performances that re-interpret gravity and respond to the performance location. The artists train in the mountains where they dance on sheer rock walls, while in urban environments site-specific performances take place in theatres and plazas - and on walls, ledges and city rooftops. The choreography of each work is re-created and adapted to highlight each venue, a creative process that promotes our connection with the communities we visit. The company engages communities through free performances and workshops believing art enriches lives and that all people, regardless of income status or other barriers, should have access to dance.
—Excerpted from http://www.aeriosa.com
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