Projects
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Cara Tench

PERFORMANCES & RESIDENCIES

'PRISM'
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'PRISM'
TENTACLE TRIBE
Oct. 10 to 16, 2024
Powell River; Campbell River; Sointula, British Columbia
Get ready for Montréal-based Tentacle Tribe, whose singular style blends hip-hop, martial arts, and contemporary dance. Limbs, reality, and illusion intertwine in this not-to-be-missed kaleidoscopic voyage like no other!
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Graveyards and Gardens
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Graveyards and Gardens
Vanessa Goodman & Caroline Shaw
September 5, 6, 7, 8, 2024
Port Alice Community Centre (Sept 5); Sointula Athletic Hall (Sept 6 & 7), Powell River Evergreen Theatre (Sept 8)
Graveyards and Gardens is a collaborative performance installation conceived, created and performed by Grammy Award winning composer, violinist, vocalist Caroline Shaw and award-winning choreographer and dancer Vanessa Goodman.
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APRIL 7 to 14!   -  AU TOUR DANCE COMPANY
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APRIL 7 to 14! - AU TOUR DANCE COMPANY
AU TOUR DANCE COMPAMY
APRIL 7, 9, 13, 14, 2024
AU Tour Dance Company, founded in 2024 by Arts Umbrella, is a new professional contemporary dance repertoire company from Vancouver, featuring the newest generation of artists of virtuosity and power!
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lifeDUETS- Kaeja d'Dance
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lifeDUETS- Kaeja d'Dance
Allen Kaeja and Karen Kaeja
June 6, 7, 8, 9, 2024
Lifelong partners, Karen and Allen Kaeja, share an intimate rendering of life together in dance and marriage. Still dancing in their 60's, their duets embrace artistic excellence and the agelessness of life and love.
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Ballet Kelowna - taqəš and Other Works
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Ballet Kelowna - taqəš and Other Works
Ballet Kelowna
October 3, 5, 6, 7, 2023
"taqəš and Other Works" program features a stunning lineup of signature works. With Cameron Fraser-Monroe’s powerful taqəš [tawKESH], and Guillaume Côté’s mesmerizing BOLERO, and Alysa Pires’ vivacious audience favourite MAMBO!
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Hip Hop, Tap, and Contemporary Jazz - "Just Another Meaningful Moment in Movement"
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Hip Hop, Tap, and Contemporary Jazz - "Just Another Meaningful Moment in Movement"
Zachary Burke, Shane Simpson, Julien Naud, Brenna Homan, Kiara Mcllravey
March 7, 8, 9, 10, 2024
Sointula: March 7 & 8; Port McNeill: March 9; Port Hardy: March 10
Five of BC’s top commercial dance artists in an evening showcasing their skillful versatility in Hip Hop, Tap, and Contemporary Jazz: ZACHARY BURKE, KIARA MCILRAVEY, JULIEN NAUD, BRENNA HOMAN AND SHANE SIMPSON.
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BODY PARTS
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Wendy D Photography
BODY PARTS
Tara Cheyenne Performance
June 22, 23, 24, 25, 2023
A rich and irreverent examination of our complicated relationships with body image. Part stand-up comedy, part kinetic gesture and dance. A show about the show that never actually starts….or does it? Created and Performed by Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg
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INNER OCEAN an integrated live music & dance performance
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INNER OCEAN an integrated live music & dance performance
Created and Performed by CHELSEA EDWARDSON & REBECCA MARGOLICK
FRIDAY JULY 28, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Sointula, BC
"Come experience a beautiful collaboration of live music & dance exploring the theme of finding one's voice in a sea of unknowns and uncertainty.
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Ne. Sans Opera & Dance
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Chris Randle and Andi McLeish
Ne. Sans Opera & Dance
Ne. Sans Opera & Dance
May 25 to May 28, 2023
Two beautiful dance works: 'Solo for Orpheus' draws inspiration from the myth of Orpheus to create a contemporary comment on Orpheus as the mimesis of an artist. 'Hourglass' is a quartet set to Piano Études by the celebrated minimalist Philip Glass
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Grass is Green - UNA Productions
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Grass is Green - UNA Productions
UNA Productions
April 27 to May 2, 2023
Sointula, Alert Bay, Port Hardy, Campbell River
a BC Movement Arts and Chutzpah! PLUS partnership
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CULTURAL SHARING - Bella Bella
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CULTURAL SHARING - Bella Bella
T'SASALA CULTURAL GROUP
THURSDAY MAY 11, 2023
Heiltsuk Nation - Bella Bella
BC Movement Arts Society is proud & honoured to be presenting and traveling with the T'sasala Cultural Group from ‘Namgis Nation/Alert Bay in this wonderful Cultural Sharing with the 'Namgis, Oweekeno and Heiltsuk Nations in Bella Bella
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OURO Collective
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OURO Collective
OURO Collective - Mixed Program
March 5 to March 11, 2023
OURO Collective brilliantly fuses hip-hop, waacking, breaking, popping, and contemporary dance as their foundation. A highly entertaining mixed program of dynamic works and dancers
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a past project - Coloring - UNA Productions (USA)
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UNA Projects
a past project - Coloring - UNA Productions (USA)
a PAST PROJECT - co-presented with the 2019 Chutzpah! Festival
NOV 8-17, 2019
Canadian premiere - performed in Sointula; performed in Alert Bay at the 'Namgis Laurence Ambers Memorial Centre and artist discussion with ‘Namgis Cultural Leader Andrea Cranmer. WITH the generous support of the BC Arts Council and Canada Council
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Residency Program - ONGOING
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Residency Program - ONGOING
Sointula Athletic Hall and Finnish Organizational Hall
ON GOING
Sointula, BC
artist creation residencies with work in process public showings in Sointula, Malcolm Island
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a past season show COMPANY 605
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a past season show COMPANY 605
COMPANY 605 - Lisa Gelley & Josh Martin - TICKETS: $15 + $5 (13-17yrs) +gst/sc's
● March 22 to 26, 2022
● Tues. March 22 & Wed. March 23 – Sointula (Athletic Hall) ● Thurs. March 24 – Pt. McNeill (Gate House Theatre) ● Sat. March 26 – Alert Bay (‘Namgis Lawrence Ambers Memorial Recreation Centre)
Josh Martin performs his award-winning solo Leftovers. Lisa Gelley and Martin perform Albatross, created by Brussels-based German Jauregui in collaboration with the artists.
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a past season show FORTRESS + 4 SOLOS - Livona Ellis & Rebecca Margolick
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a past season show FORTRESS + 4 SOLOS - Livona Ellis & Rebecca Margolick
Livona Ellis & Rebecca Margolick
June 7 to 11, 2022
British Columbia
The explosive talents of these bright female artists from BC and NYC are showcased in an evening of solos and their first collaboration, a duet titled Fortress. Choreography: Livona Ellis; Rebecca Margolick; Peter Bingham; Allen Kaeja
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a past season show ALEXIS FLETCHER & AMBER BARTON
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a past season show ALEXIS FLETCHER & AMBER BARTON
ALEXIS FLETCHER & AMBER BARTON
July 22 - 24, 2022
Sointula, Malcolm Island (June 22 & 24) and Pt. McNeill (June 23)
ALEXIS FLETCHER & AMBER BARTON (with Special Guest Artist: singer/composer CHELSEA EDWARDSON) A shared evening of solos danced, choreographed & performed by these two creative dancers - versatile and exquisite physicality.
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Dance and Spoken Word    Creation & Performance
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Dance and Spoken Word Creation & Performance
BC Movement Arts and Sointula Museum
October to December 2021
A dance and spoken word creation, performance & filming of a professional and community collaborative centering on the struggles and strengths of historical area women in the early 1900’s with the generous support of the BC Arts Council
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a past project - Solo Dances/Past into Present Presented by The Dance Centre
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a past project - Solo Dances/Past into Present Presented by The Dance Centre
2 generations of Canadian artists in an evening of solo dance
December 3, to 17, 2020 online
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mary-louise-albert-solo-dancespast-into-present-online-stream-tickets-128176514405
Solo Dances/Past into Present - Featuring dancers and choreographers Livona Ellis, Vanessa Goodman, Rebecca Margolick, Serge Bennathan, Peter Bingham, Tedd Robinson and Allen and ML Albert
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a past season show The Days - a North American premiere
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a past season show The Days - a North American premiere
performed by Maria Nurmela and Ville Oinonen; choreographed by Theo Clinkard
June 17 to 21, 2022
The Days invites you to share a beautiful encounter with exceptional Finnish dancers Maria Nurmela and Ville Oinonen. BCMAS' premiere of The Days is a Partner Presentation with Nordic Bridges 2022 in Collaboration with Harbourfront Centre, Toronto.
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Catenary
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Catenary
Rebecca Marolick & Hannah Epperson - POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
NEW DATES TBA
Sointula, BC
A live music and dance piece performed and created by violist Hannah Epperson and dancer / choreographer Rebecca Margolick with supporting live sound by Maxx Berkowitz.
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