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The Magpie Collection: A Dance Festival
The Magpie Collection: A Dance Festival features performances from local and international artists, classes, workshops, artist talks and DJ dance parties to open and close the festival. MZD’s summer dance festival kicks off on July 15 and runs until July 28. All access festival passes are available, or individual tickets to performances, classes, workshops and artist talks.
MZD’s festival is a bright and attractive gathering of dances that will inspire, delight, and move audiences with the language of dance which crosses many boundaries. Shows run on Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 PM at Mile Zero Dance (located at 9931- 78 Avenue). The festival line-up features over 20 classes of various dance styles including: Flamenco, Contemporary Jazz, West African Dance Basics, Breaking & Rocking Fundamentals, Mexican Traditional Dance Class and more.
Other festival highlights include community classes on Sunday, July 21 (all ages are welcome!) and an artist talk, Contemporary African dance transformations in Canada with Aly Keita and PhD candidate Eric Awuahon, on Sunday, July 28 (Free, in-person and virtual). There’s lots to discover at MZD’s summer dance festival!
Lead artists include:
Minggao Zhang (Singapore)
Josh Martin/Company 605 (Vancouver)
Aly Keita (Montreal)
Johanna Bundon (Regina)
Eric Awuah
Jane Ogilvie/Rosanna Terracciano
Tia Kushniruk
Alison Kause and Marynia Fekecz
Jason Romero
Phany Peña
Alicia Ortega Servín
Busyrawk
Aimee Rushton
Afroduetix
Get tickets to The Magpie Collection: A Dance Festival
Pass | $80 *all access to performances and classes
Show | $25/$20 Members
Class | $15/class
Artist talks – free