Saturday October 11th, 2025
Gentle Glory is a solo work-in-progress by Rachel Helten that explores gentleness and empathy as pathways to liberation. Drawing from her personal experience navigating mental health challenges, Rachel examines how a deep connection to self, mother earth, and the wisdom of animism fosters healing and strength in an often violent world. The piece advocates for emotional intelligence as essential for greater awareness, celebrating vulnerability as a courageous act of alchemical transformation. It also reflects on how proximity can humanize or dehumanize, emphasizing the need to lean in and honour the sensitivity, sentience, and humanity of all through care.
The performance will be followed by an informal artists’ talk-back and a 45-minute creative movement workshop creating a space for collective exploration of themes such as embodied empathy and resilience.
- 2:00 pm – Civic Plaza: Performance + Artists’ talk-back
- 3:30 pm – North Vancouver City Library: Movement workshop
Free and open to all
Photo Credit: Emily Welz
Rachel and Ezequiel are honoured beyond measure to be a part of the Unity Consciousness – Art Festival presented by Chimerik and to celebrate the expansive, enduring, and beautiful love between Sammy and Caroline, our beloved friends and collaborators. They are profound sources of inspiration in our lives and in the world.
On June 29th, they will perform their new work what is us & eternal
Get your tickets to our performance here!
Monday June 16th, 2025 – 10am
Please join us as we conduct our annual general meeting for 2024-2025, reviewing the highlights of the past year and the exciting directions for this new year.
Everyone is welcome, long time members, new members, old friends, and family. We would love to see you!
Please register by emailing us by Wednesday June 11th for the AGM and we will send you a Google Meet link for the meeting.
AGM 2025 Agenda:
- Call to order
- Review of 2024 AGM minutes
- Presentation of Annual reports and Year-end Financials
- Nomination and election of officers
- Adjourn
AGM 2025 Material:
We are so thankful to all the community dancers who joined us for on International Dance Day 2025 !
We are so proud of the young students of Ecole des Colibris who embarked with all their beautiful energy and their wonderful smiles on this adventure with us.
Thank you Province of BC, City of Vancouver and The Dance Centre for your support!
Our community-driven flash mob, Artemis’ Embrace, returns for International Dance Day 2025 in partnership with The Dance Centre!
Join our free community workshops to learn the steps:
- April 22nd, 2025 – 5:30-7:30pm at Holiday Inn & Suites, 1110 Howe Street (Capilano room)
- April 24th, 2025 – 5:30-7:30pm at The Dance Centre, 677 Davie Street (Faris Theatre)
- April 26th, 2025 – 2:00-4:00pm at Holiday Inn & Suites, 1110 Howe Street (Capilano room)
Free Public Performance:
- April 29th, 2025 – 12:00pm at 800 Robson Plaza
We are deeply grateful for the support of the City of Vancouver and the Province of BC in making this event possible.
Conceived and directed by Artistic Director Rachel Helten in collaboration with the dancers, this vibrant dance experience is a joyful celebration of creativity and connection, accompanied by live music from East Van’s funky brass orchestra Balkan Shmalkan.
