Dancing on the Edge Festival
Dancers—Sheri Sommerville and Brian Webb; Photo Credit—Ellis Brothers Photography
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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 | Since 1988 The Dancing on the Edge Festival Society has produced the annual ten day festival. The festival takes place during the first two weeks of July in Vancouver, British Columbia. The contemporary dance festival presents affordable public performances by local, national and international dance artists. The program includes performances, workshops, classes, and lectures. The aim of the society is to encourage the development of high quality contemporary Canadian dance artists at the festival through presentation of their work by up-and-coming and established local, regional, national and international dance artists and companies. The organizers seek to develop audiences through offering a means for understanding and appreciating contemporary dance. The festival accepts applications and proposals from emerging and established dance artists and companies with those interested in being considered for presentation needing to contact the festival by October 1st of the year prior to the next festival. |
| Festival Dates | July 3 - 12, 2008 |
| Festival Links |
Festival Events:
Featured performers 2008:
- Nine Points to Navigate, Edmonton’s Brian Webb Dance Company in the West Coast Premiere.
A tribute to their fathers, Nine Points to Navigate is an interdisciplinary collaboration between soprano Sheri Somerville and choreographer and dance artist, Brian Webb. Music collaborators Howard Fix and Haley Simons join this raw, expressive journey providing an eclectic range of music from Iggy Pop to J.S. Bach, from Trent Reznor to Leonard Cohen. - Performance, July 5 at 9:00pm, and July 6 at 8:00pm at Scotiabank Dance Centre. Presented by Dancing on the Edge in association with The Dance Centre. Tickets and information from +01 604 689 0926.
- For the full festival lineup visit http://www.dancingonthedge.org
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