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35TH FESTIVAL OF NEW DANCE

September 23-26, 2026

St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador

Full Schedule
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PERFORMANCE. PARTICIPATION. POSSIBILITY.

The Festival of New Dance is more than a performance series. Over four days, experience six compelling contemporary dance performances and participatory workshops featuring artists from Newfoundland and Labrador and across Canada. Across five days, our Writers, Makers & Illustrators in Residence invite audiences to explore, question, create, and respond through Response Labs, workshops, and conversations that open new ways of engaging with dance.
 

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Calendar Of Events

  • Wed, Sep 23
    The Dance Space at Arts & Culture Centre
    Sep 23, 2026, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
    The Dance Space at Arts & Culture Centre, 95 Allandale Rd, St. John's, NL A1B 3A3, Canada
    Facilitator: Robyn Breen
  • Wed, Sep 23
    The Dance Space at Arts & Culture Centre
    Sep 23, 2026, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
    The Dance Space at Arts & Culture Centre, 95 Allandale Rd, St. John's, NL A1B 3A3, Canada
    Expand, elevate & transform movement into healing.
  • Thu, Sep 24
    The Dance Space at Arts & Culture Centre
    Sep 24, 2026, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
    The Dance Space at Arts & Culture Centre, 95 Allandale Rd, St. John's, NL A1B 3A3, Canada
    This class features ways of moving that currently resonate with Samantha, and techniques and practices that she uses in her choreographic process.
  • Thu, Sep 24
    The LSPU Hall (owned & operated by Resou
    Sep 24, 2026, 7:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m.
    The LSPU Hall (owned & operated by Resou, 3 Victoria St, St. John's, NL A1C 3V2, Canada
    Indigenous-led by Jeanette Kotowich (Nêhiyaw/Mêtis), BOLT is a co-written body of knowledge, a reclamation of artistic sovereignty forged through kinship and collaboration.
  • Fri, Sep 25
    The Dance Space at Arts & Culture Centre
    Sep 25, 2026, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
    The Dance Space at Arts & Culture Centre, 95 Allandale Rd, St. John's, NL A1B 3A3, Canada
    Kate teaches a contemporary technique class for dancers who want to give aesthetics a back seat for a while.
  • Fri, Sep 25
    The Dance Space at Arts & Culture Centre
    Sep 25, 2026, 4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
    The Dance Space at Arts & Culture Centre, 95 Allandale Rd, St. John's, NL A1B 3A3, Canada
    This workshop combines concepts and exercises from the Itcush Method of the Mitzvah technique with steps and approaches from House Dance.
  • Fri, Sep 25
    The Dance Space at Arts & Culture Centre
    Sep 25, 2026, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
    The Dance Space at Arts & Culture Centre, 95 Allandale Rd, St. John's, NL A1B 3A3, Canada
    Discover the movement, energy, and creative process behind CHAMPIONESS in this welcoming workshop for movers of all backgrounds.
  • Sep 25, 2026, 9:30 p.m. – 10:40 p.m.
    The Majestic Theatre, 390 Duckworth St, St. John's, NL A1C 1H7, Canada
    Description TBA
  • Sat, Sep 26
    The Dance Space at Arts & Culture Centre
    Sep 26, 2026, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
    The Dance Space at Arts & Culture Centre, 95 Allandale Rd, St. John's, NL A1B 3A3, Canada
    In this workshop, Stamos will share movement exercises, principles, prompts, and creative games for spontaneous dancing that build skills and abilities for movers of all levels.
  • Sat, Sep 26
    The Dance Space at Arts & Culture Centre
    Sep 26, 2026, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    The Dance Space at Arts & Culture Centre, 95 Allandale Rd, St. John's, NL A1B 3A3, Canada
    Exercise your mind and body while learning a new language through dance.
  • Sat, Sep 26
    The Dance Space at Arts & Culture Centre
    Sep 26, 2026, 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
    The Dance Space at Arts & Culture Centre, 95 Allandale Rd, St. John's, NL A1B 3A3, Canada
    The workshop is designed to be fun, engaging, and accessible for anyone interested in trying Kuthu dance.
  • Sat, Sep 26
    The Dance Space at Arts & Culture Centre
    Sep 26, 2026, 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    The Dance Space at Arts & Culture Centre, 95 Allandale Rd, St. John's, NL A1B 3A3, Canada
    In this workshop you’ll learn what the art of burlesque is, it’s history as well the as the fundamentals of building and performing a burlesque routine!
  • Sat, Sep 26
    First Light Centre for Performance & Cre
    Sep 26, 2026, 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
    First Light Centre for Performance & Cre, 42 Bannerman St, St. John's, NL A1C 3M6, Canada
    PLAY is an interactive, interdisciplinary performance by choreographer Jacinte Armstrong that blurs the lines between workshop and show, play and performance.
  • Sat, Sep 26
    The LSPU Hall (owned & operated by Resou
    Sep 26, 2026, 7:30 p.m. – 8:40 p.m.
    The LSPU Hall (owned & operated by Resou, 3 Victoria St, St. John's, NL A1C 3V2, Canada
    CHAMPIONESS is an electrifying performance that combines boxing with Western contemporary, Street, and Latin dance to explore notions of identity and mental health.

(709)722-3663

P.O. Box 815 - Station C

St. John's, NL

A1C5L7

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