To artists, audiences, and collaborators; dive in and join us this season! 

Our presentation series kicked off this summer with the return of All Over The Map (Jul 20, Aug 17) to Granville Island, featuring the work of 8 exciting artists sharing practices from contemporary drag alongside traditional Chinese water sleeve choreography, to Bharatanatyam and more. 

September finds New Works back on Granville Island, and at the Vancouver Public Library, Central Library, for Pop Up Dances Festival 2025 (Sep 19-21); a 3-day festival of site-specific dance. Back for a third season, Pop Up Dances pairs the work of 8 innovative artists with new and unexpected urban spaces, inviting audiences into a transformed experience of the city. Don’t forget, this free, family-friendly festival is a go rain or shine, so don’t forget to pack your sunglasses and umbrella! 

As Fall arrives we head back into the theatre in collaboration with our longstanding partner the Roundhouse Community Centre. The 2025-26 season will see New Works support three artists, at three different points in their creative processes, with Theatre Residencies. Alyssa (Lyzah) Favero (Oct 27-28) will head into the theatre to continue development on a new project and share COLORES, a celebration of the roots of waacking/whacking and Asian diaspora lineages. Belle Spirale Dance Projects (Nov 20-21) will use the theatre as a technical residency where they will continue developing a new solo project. And Isak Enquist (Jan 10-11) of Little Room Productions brings his new work-in-development Fall(se) Cirque(us) to the theatre in advance of its March 2026 world premiere. 

As part of each Theatre Residency, audiences are invited to join artists in the space for Residency Reflections; a unique moment of reflection that welcomes the community into the creative development process. While this Residency Reflection may look different for each artists - a workshop, studio showing, artist talk, or class - there are many exciting ways to engage in each artist's unique creative process this fall; keep an eye on our website as more details and calls to sign up are announced. 

In November, in partnership with The Cinematheque and FORM (Festival of Recorded Movement), we look forward to presenting an exceptional workshop and film screening with Laura Taler (Nov 10 & 11). As a celebrated and seminal Canadian filmmaker, we welcome Laura to the West Coast with a unique program celebrating the evolution of storytelling through movement-on-screen over the past three decades. If you have a passion for bringing movement and filmmaking together, this one is absolutely not to be missed! 

Winter will find New Works kicking off programs, partnerships, and calls to the community. Keep a close eye on our winter newsletters as our annual 5-month mentorship program, Cohort Program, opens for expressions of interest. Around this time our Call for Applications also goes live, featuring opportunities to perform, be an Artist in Residence, and intern with us. And, our now annual NWXR program will begin, which holds space for movement artists to explore embodied technology within their creative practice. We’re in the process of cooking up some very exciting NWXR partnerships; stay tuned for more details announced soon. 

In January, New Works will again partner with PuSh International Performing Arts Festival to present JEZEBEL by Cherish Menzo/GRIP (Belgium/The Netherlands) (Jan 22-23) at the Scotiabank Dance Centre. Returning to Vancouver after a celebrated PuSh performance in 2024, audiences won’t want to miss this explosive, compassionate, and deeply human work. 

Spring sees the close of the presentation season; In March we will co-present the world premiere of Isak Enquist's Fall(se) Cirque(us) (Mar 21) with Little Room Productions at The Roundhouse Community Centre, and encourage audiences to grab their tickets quickly before they sell out! 

And In Practice (Mar 22) returns bringing dance teachers and leaders together for a deepened symposium of professional learning and exchange at the Roundhouse. 

In parallel, our community and artist support programs continue throughout the year including Share Dance, Help Desk, Internships and Management Support. We are privileged to collaborate with so many exceptional artists, and are passionate about supporting the wider creative ecosystem of BC Dance. 

Almost all of our shows and programs are free or ticketed at a low cost. If price is a barrier to your engagement please do not hesitate to reach out, and we’ll work together to find an accessible solution for you.