BC RESIDENCIES
Artists from Dance West Network residency projects are provided space, technical and local resources to develop their work, and in return, artists shared studio showings, workshops and community conversations.
Funded by Canada Council for the Arts Sector Support, Innovation and Development (2026), BC Arts Council (2025) and Canadian Heritage (2024). Details below.
Towards building a Northern BC Collaborative Network
on Ts’msyen La̱xyuup homelands/Prince Rupert
Residency Artists: Fior Saoirse, Nicholas Blackwater, Miriam Colvin, Katie Wertz, Natu Bearwolf and Lindsay Delaronde
Co-created with Myriad Dance Projects and Change Makers' Education Society.
November 7-11 2025, with preparatory meetings May-October
Re-Centering / Margins Residency 2025 - Northern BC
This project supports IBPOC early career dance artists from Vancouver and Surrey with opportunities to connect with Northern BC communities via creative residencies that include: rehearsal/development time and artist conversations, plus public engagement: workshops, performances, audience talkback. Funded by BC Arts Impact
Essay about Community Moves 2025 published in NORTHWORD Magazine, January 2026 issue.
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Tegvaran Sooch and Punit Singh
METHOD Dance Society
Lheidli T’enneh Territory/Prince George BC
January 22-26, 2025
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Ana Sosa
Fior Skye Saorsie
Ts’msyen La̱xyuup homelands/Prince Rupert
May 30 & 31 2025
In May, Christine Anonuevo (Editor of Northword Magazine) brought back to life Northword Magazine, dedicated to the vast region of northern BC and the sharing of the stories of what it’s like to live in the north: the culture, the people, the issues, the lifestyle, the landscapes. Dance West Network supported the re-emergence of the magazine with an ad announcing the work we are supporting in some of the Northern communities.
Funded by the Government of Canada.
Financé par le gouvernement du Canada.
