OUROFEST at OURO Collective

OURO Collective celebrates its 10th anniversary with the inaugural biennial OUROFEST from May 25–28, 2024 at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, Robson Square, and Q7 Studios. The four-day street dance festival features dance battles and performances by local, national, and youth artists — open to all by donation. Workshops will also be available for those interested in learning more about different street dance styles. Battles will be DJ’ed by Hervé “DJ ICE-B” and Miguel “Friar Funk” Vasquez, and judged by Kosi “Kosi” Eze, Momoko “Momo” Shimada, Marie-Reine “M Queen” Kabasha. Performances will feature Vancouver-based artists Diamonds in the Rough and OURO Collective (featuring Ash “Complex” Cornette, Cristina Bucci, Eric Cheung, Ganna Martynova, Kinui Oiwa, and Rina Pellerin), Montreal-based artist M Queen, and Surrey-based youth street dance artist Tegvaran “Teg” Sooch.

Ticket Price By donation (battle/performances) Workshops ($25)

Addresses SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts 149 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1H4

Robson Square 800 Robson St, Vancouver, BC V6E 1A7

Q7 Studios 77 E 7th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5T 1M4

Image Photo of OURO Collective dancers Ash Cornette, Cristina Bucci, Eric Cheung, Rina Pellerin and Shana Wolfe. Photo by Abhishek Joshi. Costuming by Jean Okada.