DANCE WEST NETWORK, originally founded in 2006, is dedicated to creating pathways that support access to dance.
We accomplish this through three main programs:
MAINSTAGE online showcase creates connections between established and some emerging artists with a network of theatre presenters in the province;
DES ARTS DEHORS/ARTS OUTSIDE, supports French and English-speaking artists who create work for the outdoors/alternative sites beyond the theatre;
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT events offered in multiple BC communities through the work of a group of dynamic Community Dance Connectors (local “dance champions”), located throughout the province.
We also started an annual creative residency project, RE-CENTERING/MARGINS, in 2019 for emerging IBPOC dance artists.
In addition, we also collaborate with artists, presenters, and CDCs on various special projects, which often centre IBPOC dance artists and equity-seeking communities, as funding permits.
Welcome to
DANCE WEST NETWORK:
Connecting Artists and Communities in Motion
Dance West Netowrk is proud to collaborate with Springboard Performance to host a showcase featuring the work of six dance and physical performance artists from Western Canada - Alberta and British Columbia - at off-FTA, Festival TransAmerique, Montreal.
Date: Thursday May 30 12 noon - 3:00 pm
Location Studio Flak (486 St. Catherine Street W. Studio #305)
Dance West Network and Community Dance Connectors Creative Exchange
In April 2024, a group of community engaged artists, who also work as Community Dance Connectors with Dance West Network, gathered in a residency for creative exchange on the lands of the xʷənen̕əč (Salt Spring Island).
Click HERE to learn more about the creative exchange!
Re-Centering / Margins 2024
Dance West Network’s 5th annual Creative Residency for early career IBPOC dance artists in Vancouver and Surrey
Click HERE for more info