INDUSTRY EVENT, featuring the work of 8 BC-based dance artists

Produced in partnership with The Dance Centre, Dance West Network offers an in-person showcase featuring the work of eight BC-based dance artists:

Alexandra Caprara https://dancewest.net/mainstage-25/26-ultraviolets

Shion Skye Carter https://dancewest.net/mainstage-25/26-cobalt

Generous Mess https://dancewest.net/generous-mess-by-means-of-each-other

Nancy Lee https://dancewest.net/mainstage-25/26-osmosi-422-unprocessable-entity

Nasiv Sall https://dancewest.net/mainstage-25/26-tea

TEMPO Dance & Visual Art https://dancewest.net/mainstage-25/26-tempo-dance-visual-art

Alex Wells https://dancewest.net/mainstage-25/26-culturalhoopdancing-alexwells

Calder White https://dancewest.net/mainstage-25/26-only-child-calder-white

(final showase order to be determined)

Thurs Jan 29, 4:30pm

Birmingham Studio, The Dance Centre 677 Davie St https://thedancecentre.ca/

Produced as part of the PuSh Industry Series Community Partner Programming

For more info: https://pushfestival.ca/industry/

IN ADDITION, Dance West Network offers an online pitch session for 30+ artists:

Jan 15, 1pm-4:30pm Mainstage Marathon for all artists listed here

Eventbrite registraion link will be posted here soon.

All artist pitches will be uploaded to the webpage - linked above - after Jan 15

PLUS, Dance West Network hosts multiple showcases on our website:

• Re-centering/Margins Residency ALUMNI - to learn more click here
• Hip-Hop and Street Dance Artists - to learn more click here
• Arts Outside artists- to learn more about these works for outdoors, click here
• DADAO, Des Arts Dehors/Arts Outside, a professional development program for artists making work for outdoors / alternative spaces - to learn more- click here
• Spotlight: Alberta, Yukon - to learn more, click here
• Spotlight: Edmonton - to learn more click here

Dance West Network celebrates our 20th Anniversary in 2026 !

www.dancewest.net

*photo, L-R: Calder White, photo: photo: Ziyian Kwan; Alex Wells, photo: courtesy of the artist, Nancy Lee, photo: Vanessa Tam, Nasiv Sll, photo: Meaghan Gipps.

Dance West Network: connecting artists and communities in motion is a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting communities across British Columbia and beyond through dance. We support dance artists by nurturing their creative projects with professional development opportunities, networking sessions, tour and residency connections, workshops, online showcases, and resource materials. Our work focuses on increasing awareness and appreciation of contemporary dance, fostering opportunities for equity-seeking artists and audiences, and building connections among artists, presenters, and collaborators throughout BC.

Originally founded in 2006, Dance West Network is dedicated to creating pathways that support access to dance. dancewest.net