Raven Spirit Dance creates and produces contemporary dance that is rooted in Indigenous worldviews and honours the communities and artists we work with. We share stories through Indigenous perspectives and practices and create opportunities for others to do the same.

Our mission is to empower & elevate Indigenous voices.

We do this by sharing stories from an Indigenous worldview through:

  • Creation and Performance
  • Mentoring
  • Sharing Opportunities
  • Nurturing Relationships
  • Advocacy

 

Raven Spirit Dance strives to balance its energies between these five distinct but interrelated streams of activity:

1. Creation & Performance

  • Research, creation and production of new work by RSD’s artistic team
  • Tour new work and repertoire (locally, nationally and internationally), with an emphasis on strengthening relationships with Indigenous artists and communities.

2. Mentor

Provide mentorship to Indigenous dance artists in the areas of creation, sharing, administration and leadership.

3. Share Opportunities

  • Presentation and curation of other Indigenous artists.
  • Connect artists with resources and platforms to develop and share their work.

4. Nurture Relationships

Commit time and energy to reciprocal relationships within the arts community that engage and support Indigenous creative work.

5. Advocacy

  • Challenge institutions and non-Indigenous led organizations to be accountable in creating, supporting and expanding space for Indigenous arts.
  • Assert that institutions and non-Indigenous led organizations do the labor of educating themselves about Indigenous ways of being and knowing.

NEWS & EVENTS

Open to all Indigenous, Inuit and Metis people who want to learn about powwow dancing. Each class will reflect the dancer’s interest and styles they’d like to learn. Good for beginners and those who want to practice their moves.
Please wear clothes you can dance in, clean shoes or moccasins and bring a water bottle.

Supported by New Works and Out Innerspace

April 7th to May 26th 2024
Sundays, 1:30Pm to 3PM
Q7 Studios in Vancouver
(77 E 7th Ave)

Register for free here

COMMUNITY EVENTS

That we love and support.

The Cultch Presents
You used to call me Marie…

By Tai Amy Grauman

A Savage Society (Vancouver) and NAC Indigenous Theatre production

An epic Métis love story.

A love story, a historical epic, and a celebration of Metis song and dance, You used to call me Marie… paints the stories of the Callihoo women in Alberta. Music plays, and ponies dance as the story of Marie Callihoo unfurls through generations and time.

April 18–28

York Theatre

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SUPPORT US

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CONTACT

#230 – 111 West Hastings
Vancouver, BC
604-646-0010
info@ravenspiritdance.com