One of Canada’s most acclaimed contemporary ballet companies, BJM-Les Ballets Jazz De Montréal, is in Vancouver: Friday February 24, 2017 at 8:00 PM and Saturday February 25, 2017 at 8:00 PM at the Vancouver Playhouse 600 Hamilton Street Vancouver BC V6B 2P1 Tickets are going quickly, so now is the time to grab yours if you haven’t already! You can purchase your tickets online or by calling the DanceHouse Ticket Centre at 604-801-6225, Monday to Friday between 10am and 4pm. Photo: BJM, Mono Lisa, photo by Alan Kohl. Performers: Céline Cassone and Mark Francis Caserta.

Speaking of Dance Conversations – FREE Tuesday, February 21, 2017; 7PM Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, SFU Woodward’s (149 W. Hastings Street) DanceHouse is pleased to partner with SFU Woodward’s to present Speaking of Dance: Conversations on the Tuesday before each presentation. Speaking of Dance: Conversations is a series of free public dialogues and roundtable conversations about the world of dance. In advance of DanceHouse’s presentation of BJM, join us for a conversation on: Identity and Location: Immigration and cultural integration What are the challenges and opportunities of being an immigrant artist? Moderated by Janet Smith (Arts Editor, The Georgia Straight), with Rosario Ancer (Artistic Director, Flamenco Rosario and Vancouver International Flamenco Festival), Henry Daniel (Professor of Dance and Performance Studies, Simon Fraser University and Choreographer), and Chengxin Wei (Artistic Director, Moving Dragon Contemporary Dance).