Dancing on the Edge Festival 2025 – Vancouver’s Contemporary Dance Festival

📅 Dates: June 12 – 21, 2025
📍 Locations: Firehall Arts Centre & SFU Woodward’s, Vancouver, BC
🎟 Tickets & Passes: Single tickets and 4-Pack Festival Passes on sale now
🔗 Full schedule & tickets: www.dancingontheedge.org

Celebrating 37 Years of Cutting-Edge Dance in Vancouver

The Dancing on the Edge Festival (DOTE) 2025 returns to Vancouver from June 12 to 21 for its 37th annual edition, presenting over 30 innovative performances that celebrate the depth and diversity of contemporary dance. Recognized as the longest-running professional contemporary dance festival in Canada, DOTE is a cornerstone of Vancouver’s cultural calendar.

The festival features an exciting lineup of Canadian and international artists, premiering new and thought-provoking works across seven mixed programs, three full-length productions, and ancillary events at the Firehall Arts Centreand SFU Woodward’s.

🌟 2025 Highlights:

• World Premiere: Lurch by MascallDance – an ambitious full-length piece exploring legacy

• Tunnel 9 by Montreal’s Fila 13 Productions – a confined-space duet with Claudia Moore and Sean Ling-Allan

• Soup of Forgetfulness by Juolin Lee – solo performance inspired by Taiwanese folklore

• Tendrils by Ziyian Kwan – a poetic tribute to artistic mentors

• Canadian Premieres:

  • SUBJECT TO / خضوع by Mehdi Dahkan – exploring silence as protest

  • Muchos Cisnes by Manu Badás – challenging norms of beauty, identity, and politics

Expect a spectrum of powerful themes — from isolation to joy, resistance to rebirth — all expressed through movement that transcends language and form.

💃 Featured Artists & Companies (select list):

• Justine Chambers

• Ame Henderson

• Sarah Chase

• Ziyian Kwan

• Newton Moraes

• Lina Cruz

• Cai Glover

• Rebecca Margolick

• Jenn Edwards

• And many more from Canada and around the world

🎟 Tickets & Passes

• Single Tickets: Available for individual shows

• 4-Pack Festival Passes: Best value for dance lovers

• Tickets available online now:
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📍 Venues:

• Firehall Arts Centre – 280 E Cordova St, Vancouver

• SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts – 149 W Hastings St, Vancouver

Accessible by transit, both venues are located in vibrant, walkable neighbourhoods of downtown Vancouver.

🧭 About DOTE

Founded in 1988, Dancing on the Edge is dedicated to supporting contemporary dance artists in the creation, development, and presentation of innovative choreography. The festival provides audiences with access to bold, boundary-pushing performances and offers dancers and choreographers a platform to grow their careers.

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