An extraordinary double bill that left me utterly transformed. … amongst the most embodied dance productions I have ever seen.
~ Review Vancouver
COMING SOON / PROCHAINEMENT
UNIVERSUS ON TOUR
Belle Spirale is thrilled to be performing for Dance Victoria’s 2025/26 Season!
January 16th, 2026
McPherson Playhouse
Victoria, BC
7:30pm
Justin Rapaport and Ariana Barr in UNIVERSUS | Photo: Michael Slobodian
Following our World Premiere at Vancouver Playhouse in March 2025, we are thrilled to be presenting UNIVERSUS at Dance Victoria.
Exhale - Our Spring Double Bill
May 1st and 2nd, 2026 ~ at ANNEX 823 Seymour Street, Vancouver BC
Thank you to Vancouver Civic Theatres for their generous support
World Premiere by Wen Wei Wang
When a master returns home, magic happens. Renowned choreographer Wen Wei Wang—a true national treasure and former artistic director of Ballet Edmonton—is creating an intimate new work for Belle Spirale, exploring the profound spaces between bodies, breath, and choice.
Produced in collaboration with Wang’s company Wen Wei Dance, this deeply personal commission celebrates his long-time artistic relationship with our directors Alexis and Sylvain.
Working with dancers Alexis Fletcher and Justin Rapaport, Wang explores the intimate geography of human connection. Joined by mezzo-soprano Emma Parkinson, they'll investigate the delicate textures of human connection—how we touch, how we breathe together, and how we navigate the weight of final moments. In Wang's hands, the interplay of dance and voice becomes a meditation on presence, distance, and the choices we make when everything hangs in the balance.
It's a rare opportunity to witness one of Canada's most celebrated choreographers in dialogue with seasoned performers, complete with the wonder of live music.
World Premiere ~ Solo for Ariana Barr
In this intimate new solo, co-creators Alexis Fletcher and Ariana Barr examine the profound moment between stimulus and response—that fraction of a second where choice is born. Through a distinctly female lens, they explore how intuition, memory, and conditioning shape our decisions in an increasingly uncertain world. What emerges is a meditation on agency and pause, revealing the quiet power that lives in the space before we act. Presented as a solo for Ariana, and at a time when we're all collectively holding our breath, two artists dive deep into that suspended moment, finding strength and wisdom in the waiting.
Thank you to New Works and Plastic Orchid Factory for their generous creation support.