Opportunity: The Dancing on the Edge Festival Society Board is looking for new Members, with a particular focus on candidates with expertise in the areas of Business and Financial Management; Fundraising; Community Development ; IT (Information Technologies); Marketing; and Tourism. We are looking for dynamic and engaged individuals who have a passion for the contemporary arts and a commitment to their community. The ideal candidates would have a background in one of the fields listed above, however we are interested in diverse candidates with a desire to apply their knowledge to supporting an ..read more

On Monday, February 27th, 2023 at 6:30PM Dancing on the Edge will be hosting it’s AGM in person and over zoom! Come and find out what what we have in store for the 35th annual Festival, July 6-15th, 2023. To RSVP please contact info@dancingontheedge.org   The post Notice of AGM appeared first on Dancing on the Edge ..read more

Opportunity: The Dancing on the Edge Festival Society Board is looking for new Members, with a particular focus on candidates with expertise in the areas of Business and Financial Management; Fundraising; Community Development ; IT (Information Technologies); Marketing; and Tourism. We are looking for dynamic and engaged individuals who have a passion for the contemporary arts and a commitment to their community. The ideal candidates would have a background in one of the fields listed above, however we are interested in diverse candidates with a desire to apply their knowledge to supporting an ..read more

Dancing on the Edge Festival Society General Manager Position Reporting to the Dancing on the Edge Festival’s Producer and the Board of Directors, the General Manager is responsible for the administration of the Festival including financial planning, marketing and development and human resources management. Financial Planning and Control Ensures financial controls are in place and comply with those endorsed by the auditor. Develops the annual business plan containing the operating budget in collaboration with the Festival Producer Prepares financial statements and projections, and reports inf ..read more

As we close our 32nd annual Dancing on the Edge Festival (and our first to digitally stream our programs!) we would like to extend our thanks to all of our talented choreographers, dancers, creatives, and crew. We also show our gratitude for our festival staff, Firehall Arts Centre staff, our funding bodies and donors. In 2020, Dancing on the Edge Festival is proud to have presented THREE LIVE WORKS in the Firehall Arts Centre theatre and courtyard stage (two of which were streamed on YouTube)! These performances were socially-distanced with coronavirus precautions in place. We hosted SIX EDGE ..read more

“The fest was well situated for the shift to #digital (though that in no way should diminish the huge effort that went into rebuilding its plans). Its #contemporary #artists are used to experimentation, its shows usually taking an intimate scale that lends itself to the kind of short films that featured here. Overall, the fest danced its way smoothly to a digital platform, suggesting that #streamed work may find a lasting place at the Edge–long past the pandemic and beyond the overriding theme of solitude.” – Janet Smith, The Georgia Straight Read the full review here. The post DOT ..read more

Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg chats with Vancouver Presents about creating work during a pandemic. “Being crazy busy and “productive” doesn’t equal being useful and alive. I think we’ve all been running as fast as we can to get by, be relevant/important/worthy. We’ve (I’m talking about the other artist-parents I know but it goes further than that-its cultural) been running on empty. I don’t want to return to that pace. We miss a lot of life at that pace. And also comedy is an essential service.” – Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg You can catch the full interview here: 20 questions (pandemic edition) w ..read more

Olivia C. Davies speaks with CBC Radio-Canada ICI Première’s Boulevard du Pacifique about Wishing Well For our #French-speaking #audience, #choreographer and #director Olivia C. Davies speaks with CBC Radio-Canada ICI Première’s Boulevard du Pacifique about Wishing Well, #ceremony, and the development of this piece from her work: Gidaashi: The Wind that Takes Us. Listen to Olivia’s full interview here.   JULY 8 @ 9PM (LIVE at the Firehall Arts Centre) JULY 10 @ 9PM (LIVE at the Firehall Arts Centre & STREAMING LIVE via #Youtube)   BOOK NOW AS TICKETS ARE SELLING FAST: http://www ..read more

Thank you for supporting our Dancing on the Edge Festival 2020 as we move forward in a new direction. This is the first year that we have presented #dance through digital streaming on #Youtube. Over the weekend, we experienced a couple of technical glitches with our setup and apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. We believe everyone has now received link to their registered performances and have fixed the technical issues which should operate more efficiently moving forward. If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your Youtube stream: Please contact the Firehall Ar ..read more

TRIONFI AMORE (The triumph of love) Idan Cohen | Ne. Sans Opera and Dance Israel/Vancouver OPENS TOMORROW NIGHT!!   TUE 7 JULY@ 9PM THU 9 JULY @ 9PM Socially-distanced LIVE #performances at the Firehall Arts Centre – Courtyard. Tickets: $15. Book Now! Inspired by the opera ‘Orfeo ed Euridice’, Trionfi Amore is part of Cohen’s ongoing research on the theme of Orpheus. It is a piece that speaks of #love; of the power of #music to move, entertain, and touch us; of the power of manipulation; of the purest essence of love transformed into the act of performance.   #Choreographer, #oper ..read more