Pulse: Claire French & Julie Lebel

Claire French and Julie Lebel present a mixed program of contrasting solos for the seventh edition of Pulse. French's Inside Outside In is a poetic solo danced by Laura Hicks that explores the link between thinking and doing, while Outside Out, performed by Heather Laura Gray, takes an updated look at the leading ladies of the Hollywood musicals era. Julie Lebel's Field Notes was created through walks on Côte-Nord in her home province, Quebec. Dance, music and video stimulate the senses to challenge the distinction between body and environment in the places where we belong. http://www.restlessproductions.com/ http://www.ensembleindependant.org/

Friday & Saturday September 18 & 19 at Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie St, Vancouver. Tickets $20/$15 students, seniors, Dance Centre/CADA members from 604.684.2787 (service charges apply to phone bookings) or click here to book online. Pulse is an assisted presentation program of The Dance Centre.

Photo: Field Notes by Julie Lebel. Dancer: Karine Gagné Photo: Nicolas Minns

Scotiabank Dance Centre 8th Annual Open House

The eighth annual Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House takes place on Saturday September 19, 11am- 5pm. From contemporary and flamenco to hip hop and classical East Indian dance, this event is a great opportunity to see and try a wide range of dance, with free open classes, studio showings and workshops. Highlights this year include an open rehearsal on the outside of the building by Aeriosa Dance, LINK Dance's Breakfast Dances, classes with Mandala Arts and Culture, SVS Style and others, a screening of films from the Festival Transatlantique Montreal/Quartiers Danses, and more. Click here for the full schedule.

Photo: Aeriosa Dance by Tim Matheson

Presented with the support of Scotiabank.