CanDance Presenter Delegation
Coastal First Nations Dance Festival
​February 21-24, 2019
Vancouver & New Westminster, BC

Our third and final delegation to the Coastal First Nations Dance Festival will happen this February 21- 24, 2019. The programming includes mainstage and community performances, alongside professional development activities for presenters such as artist talks, lecture demonstrations, movement workshops, and more. If you have not had a chance to attend in the last two years, we urge you not to miss out! Past participants leave with a rich understanding of West Coast Indigenous dance styles and history, as well as an awareness of how cultural values influence the art making process. CanDance can support travel costs for members to attend, giving priority to first time attendees.

Check out the schedule at a glance below and submit the RSVP form (below) before Wednesday, December 12th.

This year, Dance House is hosting a Vancouver International Dance Showcase (VIDS) immediately before the Coastal First Nations Dance Festival, from February 18-21. They invite CanDance presenters to come to Vancouver a few days early, and join their programming and international presenter delegation. CanDance has agreed to track our presenters interest in this event. If you plan to attend any VIDS programming, please complete the second RSVP form below. For more info on the VIDS schedule, click here. 

Contact Ann-Marie ([email protected]) if you have any questions.

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Thursday February 21
Note: the international presenters from VIDS will also participate in the Thursday programming

• 5:00 - 5:30 PM - Partial showing of Minowin, work in progress (Anvil Centre) 
• 5:30 - 6:00 PM - Panel Discussion with VIDS presenters (Anvil Centre)
• 6:00 - 7:00 PM - Reception/Dinner (Anvil Centre)
• 8:00 PM Optional Evening performance of Lisa Gelly and Josh Martin's Loop Lull (Company 605) (Shadbolt Centre for the Arts) (this event is part of the VIDS)

Friday February 22

• 10:00 - 1:00 PM - Talking Stick Industry Series: Opening a debate on cultural appropriation (SFU Woodwards World Art Centre)
• 1:00 - 2:00 PM - Talking Stick Industry Series: Catered Lunch (SFU Woodwards World Art Centre)
• 2:00 - 3:00 PM - Break/Transit Time to New Westminster
• 3:00 - 5:00 PM - Discussion with Michelle Olson: Considering Power and the Proscenium Stage - building cultural awareness, by discussing examples of good practice, and collisions of belief and power. (Anvil Centre, Meeting Room 101) (reading: She Begins to Move).
• 5:30 - 7:15 PM - Dinner together (Piva Modern Italian: 787 Columbia St, New Westminster, BC V3M 1B6)
  
• 7:30 - 9:00 PM - Coastal First Nations Dance Festival Evening Performance (Anvil Centre)

Saturday February 23

• 10:00 - 11:30 PM - Discussion with Bob Baker from Eagle Songs Dancers (Anvil Centre Ballroom)
• 11:45 - 12:45 PM - Brunch together (Hub Restaurant: 800 Carnarvon St, New Westminster, BC V3M 0G3)
  
• 1:00 - 4:00 PM - Coastal First Nations Dance Festival - Casual performances in the Anvil Centre (come and go environment)
• 4:00 - 5:30 PM - Free Time
• 5:30 - 7:30 PM - Dinner together (El Santo: 680 Columbia St, New Westminster, BC V3M 1A9)
  
• 7:30 - 9:00 PM - Coastal First Nations Dance Festival Evening Performance (Anvil Centre)

Sunday February 24

• 10:00 - 11:00 AM - Artists Discussion Circle with Marilyn Jensen, Barbara Diabo, Kevin Barr and Nigel Grenier (Anvil Centre Ballroom).
• 11:00 - 12:00 PM - Movement workshop with Margaret Grenier & Jeanette Kotowich (Anvil Centre Ballroom)
• 1:00 - 4:00 PM - Coastal First Nations Dance Festival - Casual performances in the Anvil Centre (come and go environment).

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RSVP Forms