Coastal Dance Festival at Dancers of Damelahamid

17th Annual Coastal Dance Festival Honours Stories, Song and Dance From World's Indigenous Communities

January 24, 2024

Dancers of Damelahamid present the 17th annual Coastal Dance Festival, honouring Indigenous stories, song, and dance from across Canada and around the world, March 1-3, 2024 at the Anvil Centre (777 Columbia Street) in New Westminster.

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DanceHouse & Dancers Of Damelahamid to Present Vancouver Premiere Of VASTADUS EANA – The Answer Is Land

January 17, 2024

DanceHouse and Dancers of Damelahamid present the Vancouver premiere of Elle Sofe Sara's Vástádus eana - The answer is land, a powerful commentary on reclamation and identity inspired by anti-colonial and environmental activism and Sámi spiritual practices.

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16th Annual Coastal Dance Festival Honours Cultural Exchange Of World's Indigenous Communities

January 31, 2023

Dancers of Damelahamid will host the 16th annual Coastal Dance Festival, honouring Indigenous stories, song, and dance from the Northwest Coast, Canada and around the world, March 2-5, 2023 at the Anvil Centre (777 Columbia Street) in New Westminster.

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BWW Interview: Margaret Grenier on the 15th Anniversary of the Coastal Dance Festival!

April 18, 2022

From April 20-22, 2022, the 15th annual Coastal Dance Festival will take place at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster, BC. The festival fosters the exchange and appreciation of Indigenous song, dance, and stories by inviting Indigenous artists from both Canada and around the world to share and perform.

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15th Anniversary Coastal Dance Festival Celebrates Diversity of Northern Indigenous Artists, in Partnership with Nordic Bridges

March 15, 2022

Dancers of Damelahamid will celebrate the 15th annual Coastal Dance Festival, showcasing Indigenous stories, song, and dance from across Canada and around the world, April 20-24, 2022 at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster.

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Resilient Indigenous Spirit Celebrated In 14th Annual Coastal Dance Festival

February 02, 2021

Dancers of Damelahamid invites audiences to participate in a celebration of Indigenous arts as part of the newly envisioned, virtual presentation of the 14th annual Coastal Dance Festival, from March 12-18, 2021.

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Margaret Grenier Awarded Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts

November 12, 2020

The Canada Council for the Arts announced today that Margaret Grenier, choreographer, dance artist, Executive and Artistic Director of Dancers of Damelahamid, and Producer and Director of the annual Coastal Dance Festival, is the winner of the 2020 Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts.

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Coastal Dance Festival 2020 Celebrates The Future Of Indigenous Culture

January 14, 2020

Dancers of Damelahamid is proud to announce the vibrantly forward-looking 13th annual Coastal Dance Festival, a celebration of Canadian and global Indigenous stories, song, and dance, February 25a?"March 1, 2020 at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster and at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC (MOA), where school performances will be performed in the Great Hall.

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