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Guangdong Modern Dance Company with Goh Ballet

Select Works & Mustard Seed VIDF: Guangdong Modern Dance Company with Goh Ballet The Vancouver International Dance Festival presents the Guangdong Modern Dance Company from China and Goh Ballet of Vancouver for a very special opener to the Festival.More details Date and time March 7 2014, 8:00 p.m.Location Vancouver Playhouse, 601 Hamilton Street at Dunsmuir Vancouver Contact604.662.4966 VIDFEvent details The Vancouver International Dance Festival opens its Vancouver Playhouse series with the Guangdong Modern Dance Company, China's oldest professional modern dance company, and Vancouver's Goh Ballet sharing an enjoyable evening of contemporary dance and ballet.Goh Ballet treats Vancouver to the Walspurgisnacht Ballet by George Ballanchine, the foremost contemporary choreographer in the world of ballet, while GMDC makes its Vancouver debut with Voice After, a work choreographed by its resident choreographer Liu Qi. Inspired by the poetry of Bei Dao, Liu Qui depicts the tranquility of ocean waves, flocks of gulls, and the hidden storm surging below.The evening culminates with the premiere of Mustard Seed, also choreographed Liu Qi, but combining the dancers of both GMDC and Goh Ballet to create a large-scale work that bridges the Pacific Ocean by connecting the vibrant energies and technical virtuosos of these two companies.Second performance March 8.. Event Details. Location: 601 Hamilton Street