Dance Week Calendar of Events!
Events and offers happening around the province for Dance Week 2024
Have your dance events and offers added to the calendar. Email us at danceweek [at] dancens.ca
Diane Moore Award
Deadline April 24
A cash award of $2,000.00 plus 50 hours of free studio time at DANSpace, intended to stimulate and support the creation of contemporary dance in the Atlantic Region.
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House of Eights
A special offer of 3 Drop-in Classes for $30, available during Dance Week! Can be purchased on our app or website, houseofeights.com
Dance Week Kickoff
4pm – 8pm
DANSpace in the Lighthouse Arts Centre
1800 Arglyle Street, Halifax, NS
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Fusion Studio A 59 Mcquade Blvd, Bayer’s Lake, parking available
Cost:
In Advance $13 single/$25 couple-transfer mdspore@gmail.com
At the door $15 per person cash or e- transfer.
Any birthdays to celebrate? Let the DJ know.
Roll around with Natorious
Workshop
Tues, April 23, 10am – 12pm
Halifax Dance
$10/PWYC through Kinetic Studio Dance
Explore foundational movements for floorwork and standing, as building blocks for Breaking and Hip Hop styles. Discover the joy of rolling around on the floor!
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KISS THE STORMY SKY
SID RYAN EILERS l AERIS KÖRPER
Part of OutFest 2024
Tuesday, April 23rd @ 9 : 00 pm
Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax
https://pg1-theatre.com/outfest-2024
“Kiss The Stormy Sky” is a compelling visual masterpiece & deeply emotional contemporary dance performance created & performed by Sid Ryan Eilers (they/them). Journeying into Eilers’ personal story & ancestry spanning from the 18th century to today: from the Russian Revolution, Nazi Germany to #MeToo.
Eilers plays their great-grandfather, grandmother, mom, & themself, questioning the gender binary, queer existence, and how they came to be who they are today. The show includes original music by Shn Shn; Queer Black singer-songwriter & composer. Shn Shn’s soundscapes use lush vocals, meditative beats, & swelling pads, to create cinematic-inspired music.
Contact Improv Pop-up with Sara Coffin
Workshop
Wed, April 24, 10 – 11:30am @ Halifax Dance
$15 drop-in rate through Mocean Dance
Explore principles and practices of contact improvisation, tuning our bodies in to physical forces and to each other. Find release and new discoveries in the point of contact, unlock potential and adaptability with the unknown, and discover the dance that is already there.
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CONTEMPORARY DANCE SOLO
ROBERT AZEVEDO
Part of OutFest 2024
Wednesday, April 24 @ 6 : 00 pm
Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax
https://pg1-theatre.com/outfest-2024
Contemporary Dance Solo is a solo dance show with a hint of bouffon. The performer (Robert Azevedo) recreates 18 dance solos from various youth dance competitions back-to-back! The audience gets to see Azevedo’s rendition alongside projected videos of the original performers.
The young dancers in the videos are virtuosic and talented – the kinds of bodies you think of when you imagine a dancer: young, flexible, feminine, wiry. Meanwhile, Azevedo’s body is very unlike theirs. Completing these solos –which itself is a feat of endurance, artistry, and skill – they are asking themselves and the audience: Am I a good dancer too?
Practices for sideways dancing with Thea Patterson
Workshop
Thurs, April 25, 10am – 12pm @ Halifax Dance
$10/PWYC through Kinetic Studio Dance
A proposition for how to create ways of moving as complex relations of connections, using scores, games, and practices. Open to all with a movement background comfortable with live composition and improvisation.
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Halifax Dance
Halifax Dance is presenting “Sharing Stories Through Movement” at the Paul O’Regan Hall
6:00 pm, Thursday, April 25th
The free public event will feature performances by TYDE:The Youth Dance Ensemble, our adult performance class, Studio 26th as well as workshops.
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Folkdancers Association of Nova Scotia
Thursday evening dance to recorded music. 7:30pm – 9:30pm
All Nations Church Hall, 2535 Robie Street
Beginner friendly especially during the first hour. Non-partner dances from the Balkans and the Mid-East
Check us out on FB: FAofNS
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CONTEMPORARY DANCE SOLO
ROBERT AZEVEDO
Part of OutFest 2024
Thursday, April 25 @ 9 : 00 pm
Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax
https://pg1-theatre.com/outfest-2024
Contemporary Dance Solo is a solo dance show with a hint of bouffon. The performer (Robert Azevedo) recreates 18 dance solos from various youth dance competitions back-to-back! The audience gets to see Azevedo’s rendition alongside projected videos of the original performers.
The young dancers in the videos are virtuosic and talented – the kinds of bodies you think of when you imagine a dancer: young, flexible, feminine, wiry. Meanwhile, Azevedo’s body is very unlike theirs. Completing these solos –which itself is a feat of endurance, artistry, and skill – they are asking themselves and the audience: Am I a good dancer too?
inesS Circus
Beginner Aerial Silks
Aerial Silks classes combine the art of circus performance with the beauty of dance for an empowering and strength-building workout like you’ve never experienced!
This class is suitable for total beginners
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Pole Dance Beginner – learn the art of dancing on a vertical bar. Spin and twirl your way into a fun inclusive class.
Pole level 1 is for total beginners!
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KISS THE STORMY SKY
SID RYAN EILERS l AERIS KÖRPER
Part of OutFest 2024
Friday, April 26th @ 7 : 30 pm
Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax
https://pg1-theatre.com/outfest-2024
“Kiss The Stormy Sky” is a compelling visual masterpiece & deeply emotional contemporary dance performance created & performed by Sid Ryan Eilers (they/them). Journeying into Eilers’ personal story & ancestry spanning from the 18th century to today: from the Russian Revolution, Nazi Germany to #MeToo.
Eilers plays their great-grandfather, grandmother, mom, & themself, questioning the gender binary, queer existence, and how they came to be who they are today. The show includes original music by Shn Shn; Queer Black singer-songwriter & composer. Shn Shn’s soundscapes use lush vocals, meditative beats, & swelling pads, to create cinematic-inspired music.
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Kinetic Studio
Open Studio Series
Friday, April 26 / 8pm
DANSPace Studio
3rd Floor, Lighthouse Arts Centre
1800 Argyle Street, Halifax
Featuring short works by local and visiting dance artists Nathaniel “Natorious” Dooks, Emily Duckett, Kate Holden, Thea Patterson, Sam Penner and Lisa Phinney Langley.
Butoh Workshops with Emiko Agatsuma
Workshop
Saturdays, April 27, May 4, 11 + 25, 3 – 5pm @ Halifax Dance
$30/workshop, $50/2 workshops, PWYC options available
The point of Butoh basic training is to imagine that our body is an empty bag. The empty bag is moved by something. By trying to remove an intention, we are able to feel uncosciousness inside our body. Open to all levels, including beginners.
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KISS THE STORMY SKY
SID RYAN EILERS l AERIS KÖRPER
Part of OutFest 2024
Saturday, April 27th @ 2 : 00 pm
Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax
https://pg1-theatre.com/outfest-2024
“Kiss The Stormy Sky” is a compelling visual masterpiece & deeply emotional contemporary dance performance created & performed by Sid Ryan Eilers (they/them). Journeying into Eilers’ personal story & ancestry spanning from the 18th century to today: from the Russian Revolution, Nazi Germany to #MeToo.
Eilers plays their great-grandfather, grandmother, mom, & themself, questioning the gender binary, queer existence, and how they came to be who they are today. The show includes original music by Shn Shn; Queer Black singer-songwriter & composer. Shn Shn’s soundscapes use lush vocals, meditative beats, & swelling pads, to create cinematic-inspired music.
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CONTEMPORARY DANCE SOLO
ROBERT AZEVEDO
Part of OutFest 2024
Saturday, April 27 @ 6 : 00 pm
Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax
https://pg1-theatre.com/outfest-2024
Contemporary Dance Solo is a solo dance show with a hint of bouffon. The performer (Robert Azevedo) recreates 18 dance solos from various youth dance competitions back-to-back! The audience gets to see Azevedo’s rendition alongside projected videos of the original performers.
The young dancers in the videos are virtuosic and talented – the kinds of bodies you think of when you imagine a dancer: young, flexible, feminine, wiry. Meanwhile, Azevedo’s body is very unlike theirs. Completing these solos –which itself is a feat of endurance, artistry, and skill – they are asking themselves and the audience: Am I a good dancer too?
Saturday, April 27, 2024
5:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
This show will be performed by the talented dancers of the House of Eights Performance Programs, as well as a few guest dancers. Enjoy a night of dance and celebrate Halifax’s incredible dance community!
Featuring choreography by Abady Alzahrani, Allie Conistis, Constanza Ureta, Gabrielle Greener, Grace Flemming, Hanna Cochrane, Isaac Abriel, Kathleen Doherty , Sarah Macneil, Tiana Jackson, Nicola Popp, Rachel Kelly, Yasmin Rashid, and guest choreographers!
Saturday April 27 | Spatz Theatre | Halifax.
You have TWO opportunities to catch this show:
Show 1: Doors at 4:30 PM. Show at 5:00 PM.
Show 2: Doors at 7:30 PM. Show at 8:00 PM.
Approximate Length: 1 Hour and 20 minutes.
$25/Ticket + HST and fees. Buy your tickets today: houseofeights.com
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Kinetic Studio
Open Studio Series
Friday, April 27/ 8pm
DANSPace Studio
3rd Floor, Lighthouse Arts Centre
1800 Argyle Street, Halifax
Featuring short works by local and visiting dance artists Nathaniel “Natorious” Dooks, Emily Duckett, Kate Holden, Thea Patterson, Sam Penner and Lisa Phinney Langley.
CONTEMPORARY DANCE SOLO
ROBERT AZEVEDO
Part of OutFest 2024
Sunday, April 28 @ 12 : 30 pm
Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax
https://pg1-theatre.com/outfest-2024
Contemporary Dance Solo is a solo dance show with a hint of bouffon. The performer (Robert Azevedo) recreates 18 dance solos from various youth dance competitions back-to-back! The audience gets to see Azevedo’s rendition alongside projected videos of the original performers.
The young dancers in the videos are virtuosic and talented – the kinds of bodies you think of when you imagine a dancer: young, flexible, feminine, wiry. Meanwhile, Azevedo’s body is very unlike theirs. Completing these solos –which itself is a feat of endurance, artistry, and skill – they are asking themselves and the audience: Am I a good dancer too?
International Dance Day!
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inesS Circus
Beginner Aerial Silks
Aerial Silks classes combine the art of circus performance with the beauty of dance for an empowering and strength-building workout like you’ve never experienced!
This class is suitable for total beginners
Seton Community Complex Youth Center
Dance Class
6:30pm – 7:30pm
Seton Community Complex
25 Wilkie Dr, North Sydney, NS