Ballet BC Annex
Ballet BC Annex, a collaboration with Arts Umbrella Dance and Modus Operandi, offers an invaluable opportunity for schools and communities across BC to engage in world-class dance and educational programming.
2025/26 Repertoire
Once | Alexis Fletcher
A dance artist, creator, and producer, Alexis danced with Ballet BC for 14 years and was subsequently a guest artist and Artist in Residence. As a dance artist Alexis is fascinated by how exploring the movement potential of the human body becomes a way of accessing the inner landscapes of our spirits and psyches, and this is the primary motivation behind her physical practice and choreographic interests.
Rosa | Vanessa Goodman
Artistic Director of Action at a Distance Dance Society, Vanessa’s choreographic practice weaves together generative movement and sonic embodiment to create immersive performative environments. Through her work, she seeks to cultivate intimacy between the body and its surroundings, challenging conventional forms of performative hierarchy through collaborative approaches.
About the program
What to expect
The Annex project tours schools in Metro Vancouver and throughout BC, bringing contemporary dance repertoire, professional performances, and workshops to student groups and audiences of all ages. In the 2025/26 season, Annex will perform two brand new world premieres from Alexis Fletcher and Vanessa Goodman.
In schools, workshops led by dancers and Ballet BC’s Outreach and Education team will accompany each performance, offering insight into the choreographic process and the career path of a dancer. Students will learn excerpts from the performance and engage in creative dialogue.
Learning outcomes and experiences
- Exposure to diverse professional dance training opportunities
- Opportunity to engage with and learn from professional Ballet BC dancers
- Development of relevant criteria for interpreting and analyzing, and reflecting on dance
- An understanding of the power of collaboration and teamwork in artistic processes
- An understanding of contemporary dance in today’s world and how art remains relevant
- Activation of creativity and innovative thinking
- An understanding of dance as a career path
“The performance connected our school with the larger arts and culture community in Vancouver, and brought us together to share a common experience that helps deepen our learning.”
– Zoe Read, dance educator and Annex participant
If you are an educator interested in Ballet BC Annex, please contact outreach@balletbc.com.
If you are interested in supporting this program, please contact developmentmanager@balletbc.com.
