APR 23 WED, 7:30PM — PREVIEW, PAY-WHAT-YOU-CHOOSE
APR 24 THU, 7:30PM—PREVIEW, PAY-WHAT-YOU-CHOOSE
APR 25 FRI, 7:30PM—OPENING
APR 26 SAT, 2:00PM
APR 26 SAT, 7:30PM
APR 27 SUN, 2:00PM—TALKBACK
APR 29 TUE, 7:30PM—TALKBACK, COMMUNITY PRICING
APR 30 WED, 7:30PM
MAY 01 THUR, 7:30PM
MAY 02 FRI, 7:30PM
MAY 03 SAT, 2:00PM
MAY 03 SAT, 7:30PM
MAY 04 SUN, 2:00PM—TALKBACK, VOCALEYE
THE CULTCH PRESENTS
Dance Nation
APR 23–MAY 04, 2025
YORK THEATRE
Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Drama (2019)
APR 23–MAY 04, 2025
YORK THEATRE
Written by Clare Barron
The Search Party (Vancouver)
Box Office Info
Phone:604-251-1363
Email: [email protected]
Summer Hours
Monday to Friday: 12–4pm
Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Open 1 hour prior to every show
Venue Info
YORK THEATRE
639 Commercial Dr., Vancouver, BC
Showtimes
Header Image: Photo of Amanda Sum by Emily Cooper
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Somewhere in America, an army of pre-teen competitive dancers plots to take over the world.
In Clare Barron’s ferocious exploration of ambition and friendship these young dancers have more than pliés and jetés on their minds. With every step, they catapult towards finding themselves and unleashing their power. The winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Dance Nation is a raucous theatrical experience.
The Draw
“…conjures the passionate ambivalence of early adolescence with such being-there sharpness and poignancy that you’re not sure whether to cringe, cry or roar with happiness.”
—The New York Times
Show Credits
Playwright:
Clare Barron
Director:
Mindy Parfitt
Choreographer:
Amber Barton
Set Design:
Amir Ofek
Dance Nation is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
Reviews.
“Blazingly original and unsettlingly familiar”
“A brave, visceral, excitingly off-kilter barbaric yawp of a play.”
Showtimes
- PREVIEW
- PAY-WHAT-YOU-CHOOSE
APR 23
WED, 7:30PM
- PREVIEW
- PAY-WHAT-YOU-CHOOSE
APR 24
THU, 7:30PM
- OPENING
APR 25
FRI, 7:30PM
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APR 26
SAT, 2:00PM
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APR 26
SAT, 7:30PM
- TALKBACK
APR 27
SUN, 2:00PM
- TALKBACK
- COMMUNITY PRICING
APR 29
TUE, 7:30PM
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APR 30
WED, 7:30PM
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MAY 01
THUR, 7:30PM
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MAY 02
FRI, 7:30PM
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MAY 03
SAT, 2:00PM
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MAY 03
SAT, 7:30PM
- TALKBACK
- VOCAL EYE
MAY 04
SUN, 2:00PM
Ticket Prices
Section A+:
$69
Section A:
$64
Section B:
$49
Section C:
$29
Pay-What-You-Choose Tickets: APR 23 & 24
We are thrilled to offer pay-what-you-choose pricing for select performances!
We encourage you to pay as you can to help support the creation of this show.
Available on: APR 23 & 24
Community Pricing: APR 29
To celebrate our weird and wonderful East Van community, we are offering $29 tickets for select performances!
PLUS enjoy Happy Hour prices at the bar!
Available on: APR 29
VocalEye Performances: MAY 04
VocalEye Performances
We are thrilled to partner with VocalEye to offer the option of live audio description for select performances!
This service provides greater access for people who are blind and partially sighted. Visual elements of the shows are described in real-time through earpieces provided free of charge. Those who do not require it will not experience any disturbance to the performance.
Available on: MAY 04, 2 PM (matinee)
Contact our Box Office to book VocalEye seats:
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