Schedule and Tickets

For In My Body , street dancer/choreographer Crazy Smooth brings together an intergenerational group of dancers and an international creative team, for a performance that explores aging and vulnerability. In hip hop culture, having swagger is critical - being braggadocious and being able to back up that attitude is key. But what happens when dancers age, and the physical demands...

From award-winning director and choreographer Igor Dobrovolskiy, and multi-disciplinary artist Nipahtuwet Naka Wespahtuwet (Possesom) Paul (Wolastoqiyik, Sitansisk First Nation), Pisuwin is an epic first ever Wolastoq story-ballet set to the soaring music of Polaris Prize and Juno award-winning composer Jeremy Dutcher (Wolastoqiyik, Neqotkuk First Nation). Based on a Wolastoq tale, this multidisciplinary piece reflects on the current state of dis-ease...

Ballet Edmonton presents a mixed repertoire of three contemporary ballets, from three emerging choreographers. Only the Window , choreographed by Ihsan Rustem, was inspired by the personal experiences of the Ballet Edmonton artists. It asks how we cope when we only have part of the story. How do our minds fill in the blanks when confronted with mystery, when we...

Namaste India is a magical journey, depicting India and its myriad of dance forms. From the expressive ‘Bharatanatyam’ from the South to the vibrant and energetic ‘Bhangra’ from the North, you will witness a spectacle guiding you through the different states of India. Join Beyond Bollywood for an epic odyssey across a beautiful country, authenticity represented by their ethnic folk...

Tickets go on sale on Friday, October 6 at 10am. Playhouse Members presale starts on Wednesday, October 4 at 10am. Abandoned by her mother at birth, raised by her grandmother in a brothel, encouraged to sing by her Father- a street acrobatic Edith Piaf became one of France’s most legendary singers of all times. Artistic Director, Igor Dobrovolskiy and the...

In this contemporary Danish dance work, five male dancers perform in Johan Kølkjær’s set design of oversized and mobile benches that are constantly being transformed. Award-winning choreographer Stephanie Thomasen has created the concept and choreography for the performance, where the dancers with great musicality, physicality and interaction examine human relationships. “The five dancers toss themselves around a long black bench...