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Dance Series
The 2024-2025 SPOTLIGHT Dance Series features a diverse lineup of international performances. Ballet Kelowna’s The Cowboy Act & Other Works by Vernon’s own Cameron Fraser-Monroe reimagines the Wild West through Indigenous perspectives. Social Tango from Buenos Aires celebrates tango's social value with immersive experiences. Ballet Jörgen's Sleeping Beauty offers a magical rendition of the classic fairy tale. The City of Others by Sankofa Danzafro highlights social justice issues in Colombia. Each performance captivates with unique choreography, live music, and compelling narratives, showcasing global dance diversity.
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Season Events
Ballet Kelowna Masterclass
By Ballet KelownaVDPAC Society presents a masterclass in ballet and contemporary dance, led by Ballet Kelowna's professional ballet artists, a day before their show The Cowboy Act Suite & Other Works.
Ticket: $45 per person, including a ticket to The Cowboy Act Suite & Other Works.
Recommended for: Ages 12 and up
Duration: 90 minutes
Capacity: Upto 25 people
The Cowboy Act Suite & Other Works
by Ballet Kelowna
$40 Adult
$35 Student
$37 Senior
includes all fees and tax
The Cowboy Act Suite and Other Works program features a stunning lineup of signature works from Ballet Kelowna’s contemporary ballet repertoire. With Simone Orlando’s thoughtful Delicate Fire, Seiji Suzuki’s poignant Stolen Tide, and Cameron Fraser-Monroe’s satirical The Cowboy Act Suite, this high-energy program promises to please a wide range of spectators.
Social Tango
$55 Adult
$50 Student
$52 Senior
Founded and based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Social Tango’s explores the social value of dance, celebrating the tango community through dance, music and film. Tango lovers experience an evening in the heart of Buenos Aires evening set to the rhythm of this popular dance in the intimacy of a milonga recreated here by multidisciplinary choreographer Agustina Videla. Dance, music, projections and documentary film combine to create an authentic, immersive experience!
Ballet Jorgen: Sleeping Beauty
$55 Adult
$50 Student
$52 Senior
Sleeping Beauty by Ballet Jörgen spins a tale of nature and love that will inspire young and old alike. Danced to the original score by Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky, this new ballet tells the enchanting story of Aurora and her prince complete with its inherently magical qualities and dazzling choreography. An ensemble with stunning costumes and captivating lighting design, this classic fairy tale is guaranteed to provide an evening of entertaining and inspiring live dance performance.
Sankofa Danzafro: The City of Others
$50 Adult
$45 Student
$47 Senior
The powerful Afro-Colombian dancers and musicians of Sankofa Danzafro from Medellín, Colombia, perform “The City of Others,” a show that demands the city be a place of coexistence, a place for everybody, not only the few. “Sankofa” means “to return to the roots”: an African philosophy that proposed to know the past as a condition for understanding the present.
Audience Advisory: Features intense themes of racial discrimination and struggle, which may evoke strong emotional responses.