Moving Ideas

Moving Ideas explores the many ways dance can intersect with other disciplines and communities. Ballet BC uses movement as a bridge to ignite new conversations, inspire collaboration, and invite audiences to learn about and experience dance in fresh ways. These programs encourage experimentation, exchange, and dialogue—building connections, generating ideas, and expanding the reach of dance beyond the stage.

Current Initiatives

  • Artist talks during our season programs at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre provide insight into the creative process and the vision and experience of Ballet BC’s choreographers, dancers, and other collaborators.
  • Interdisciplinary workshops and collaborations with partners across other disciplines such as literature, architecture, corporate, and academic fields.
  • Research projects on the intersection of dance and other fields such as mental health.
  • Team-building and wellness-focused movement experiences for organizations and corporations at Ballet BC’s Granville Island studios that draw on somatic and creative practices to introduce dance to a broader audience. 

 

If you are interested in learning more about these programs, please reach out to outreach@balletbc.com.

"I loved watching how some movements, like the articulation of the fingers or shaking of the head, travelled through space across bodies as people came together in different groups. I was also fascinated by how the chairs were simultaneously used to delineate space and as extensions of the body. It reminded me of Pina Baush’s 'Cafe Mueller.'"

— Moving Ideas community partner