Book Launch: Conversations and Essays on Dance in British Columbia,

DANCE WEST NETWORK

Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations, Vancouver

In 2025-26, Dance West Network celebrates its 20th Anniversary!  

Dance West Network proudly marks its 20th anniversary, celebrating two decades of connecting artists and communities around their mutual love of dance. Since its founding, DWN has led the way in creating artist-driven connections across BC communities and cultivating community and presenter partnerships across so-called British Columbia and beyond.

To commemorate this milestone, DWN is thrilled to announce the publication of Conversations and Essays on Dance in British Columbia, published by Dance Collection Danse, the premiere dance publisher in Canada, in partnership with Simon Fraser University. This anthology features essays and reflections from artists who have shaped DWN’s legacy and centres Indigenous, racialized, and queer dance artists whose work has often gone unrecognized in mainstream platforms. Featuring a who’s who of dance in Vancouver with established and up-and-coming dance artists and writers like: Margaret Grenier, Shion Skye Carter, and Simran Sachar, to name a few, this book also offers an incredible triptych of essays created with the participation of six Indigenous artists based on Coast Salish lands.

The book will have its official launch on  Friday Jan 30, 2026, 3:30pm at Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre, 149 West Hastings, Room 2555 at Simon Fraser University with community partner the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival