All Over the Map

Sunday, July 11, 2010 - 2:00pm - Sunday, August 29, 2010 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Performance Works

New Works is proud to announce the line up for All Over the Map. Now in its seventh year, this series of six free world dance and music performances takes place on Granville Island in July and August. All over the Map is a treat for dance and music fans, and fun for the whole family. This year’s line-up has All Over the Map’s characteristic blend of music and dance from all over the world. Be sure to bring your dancing shoes, as All Over the Map performances have been known to get audiences moving! All shows start at 2pm in Ron Basford Park and are moved inside to Performance Works in case of rain.

July 11
Vancouver Korean Dance Society: Korean
An intricate, rich performance complete with stunning costumes and fans featuring the traditional elegance and exquisite beauty of Korean dance.
July 18
TomoeArts and Otowa-ryû Japanese Dance Group: Japanese
This collaboration of two distinct Japanese dance companies in Vancouver will bring a strong repertoire of kabuki theatre, contemporary Japanese dance, as well as folk dance.
July 25
African Stages Association: African
We are stories and stories are us. Through dance, theatre, storytelling, and music, this fun-filled performance will combine drums and movement deeply embedded in African ritual and expressive folklore.
August 15
Aché Brasil - Capoeira
Combining stunning acrobatics and the energetic rhythms of Afro-Brazilian dance, this acclaimed company will merge dance, martial-art, music and spectacle to one explosive, awe-inspiring show.
August 22
Joe Ink – Move it! Show
Move It! is everybody’s chance to groove! This fully interactive performance will invite, empower, and motivate the audience back into their bodies through movement and dance making. All ages and abilities, all shapes and sizes, shake a leg, get down and funky.
August 29
Compaigni V'ni Dansi - Métis Dance
 “V’ni Dansi”, Come and Dance…
Showcasing a unique aesthetic all its own, this performance will offer audiences a fusion of contemporary dance, European reels and waltzes tied with the dances of Native American cultures into one original performance experience.