A night of live-music, dance, poetry + making a difference
Join us in supporting soma anima arts, a Vancouver-based interdisciplinary arts organization dedicated to fostering compassion, liberation, and community through dance and interdisciplinary live performance art. Your generosity sustains our vital work: from innovative performances to inclusive outreach all grounded in creative liberation, collaboration, compassion and community.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
An evening of celebration, creativity, and connection, including live music, dance, and poetry, a cash bar and grazing food, and opportunities to support soma anima arts through donations, a silent auction, and door prizes.
MORE INFO ABOUT THE ARTISTS WHO WILL BE PERFORMING AND WHAT YOUR SUPPORT IS HELPING US CONTINUE & GROW:
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WHY YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS:
With rising costs and competitive funding landscapes, your contribution sustains our artists, staff, and volunteers. Together, we ensure continued access to transformative art that nurtures mind, body, and spirit, building a more compassionate, inclusive, and connected world—one movement at a time.
Rachel was recently featured on The Dance Centre Podcast in conversation with Claire French, where she reflects on her journey as a dance artist and the evolution of soma anima arts.
In this episode, they explore her path through dance, her creative process and upcoming DanceLab studio showing at The Dance Centre. Rachel also speaks to grief, the love for her mother, family influence and themes of rebellion.
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Did you miss our last public showing of Gentle Glory? Don’t worry!
Rachel and Ben will be performing Gentle Glory at Alliance Française de Vancouver on May 9th, 2026 at 11am, alongside many talented artists.
Please, join us!
We are so thankful to Dance West Network for this opportunity!
Join us on April 29th, 2026 at 3pm at The Dance Centre for a public showing of Reverence for the Rebels for International Dance Day!
This April, Rachel is in the studio with artists Kelly McInness, Alyssa Amarshi, Carla Alcántara, Tawahum Bige, Kofi Obiri-Yeboah and Ben Helten, with outside eye support from Arash Khakpour and Simran Sachar, researching for a new multidisciplinary project: Reverence for the Rebels. We are so thankful to the Dance Centre for giving us this Dance Lab opportunity. We are very grateful for the financial support of the BC Arts Council and the Province of British Columbia, and the City of Vancouver, without which this project wouldn’t be possible.
It’s easy, it’s eco-friendly, just follow this link: https://tru-earth.sjv.io/somaanimaarts
We’ll get 20% of every purchase you make from our Tru Earth fundraising page
