Dances for a Small Stage
Originally created by Laura Taler, Dances for a Small Stage ran from 1991 to 1996 in the backroom of Toronto's legendary Rivoli on Queen Street West.
In May 2002, Saroyan and Helesic primered Dances for a Small Stage in Vancouver at the Royal Pub on Granville Street.
Over the years Small Stage has presented over 450+ local, national and international dancers and musicians.
Each Small Stage show is ~
a collection of new and innovative works,
5-7 minutes in length,
featuring new and established dance professionals from Vancouver and across Canada,
on a ridiculously small stage 10’ X 12’,
in unconventional venues.
past artists
Over the years Small Stage has presented over 450+ local, national and international dancers and musicians.
Our alumni list includes Crystal Pite, The Holly Body Tattoo, Cori Caulfield, Emily Molnar, Margie Gillis, Peggy Baker, Tedd Robinson, Laurence Lemieux, Lola Dance, Joe Ink, John Oswald, Holly Small, Peter Chu, Bill Coleman, Science Friction, Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, Gioconda Barbuto, Denise Clarke, Kimberley Cooper, Wen Wei Wang, Susie Burpee, Kirsten Smida Wicklund, Simone Orlando, Joshua Beamish, Vanessa Goodman, Burgundy Brixx, Dayna Szyndrowski, Scheherazaad Cooper, Cheng-Xin Wei, Hardeep Singh Sahota, Burgundy Brixx, Heather Laura Gray and The Company Dancers of Ballet BC amongst many others.