Convergence, 7th Annual Vancouver Contact Improvisation Festival May 2 - 4, 2025

We are thrilled to announce WCCI’s 7th Contact Improvisation Festival running in collaboration with Simon Fraser University School for the Contemporary Arts (SCA), which has generously offered their dance studio’s for our use in downtown Vancouver. This year it runs Friday May 2nd to Sunday May 4th and we will be offering a multitude of inspiring classes over three days. Andrew Harwood is coming from Montreal, Delia Brett brings 35 years of CI experience to her classes, and of course we’re bringing back Stu Phillips to keep us on our toes. Most of our local EDAM stars (Olivia Shaffer and Anne Cooper) will teach, as well as Salt Spring teachers who will be offering up their unique styles and knowledge. We will also provide corollary studies in everything from clown, to composition. The festival has been curated to provide a fascinating breadth of material intended to offer something of interest to the professional dancer as well as to the contact jammers, flow folx, yogis, ecstatic dancers, somanauts and all those interested in embodiment and healing arts. Anyone who loves to move can find fascinating material in this schedule. It’s going to be rich and the opportunity for cross-pollination is unparalleled.

3 days of contact improv bliss!

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Andrew Harwood, Delia Brett, Olivia Shaffer, Selena La Brooy, Manuel Rochette Nayana Fielkov and more