Dance Victoria celebrates a landmark 30th anniversary with a line-up of powerhouse dance companies from Greece, Germany, New York, and Vancouver. The 2026/27 season is a bold reflection of the energy and artistic innovation that have made Victoria a destination for international dance.
Single tickets are now on sale, or you can subscribe to all four Royal Theatre performances and save up to $132 over regular ticket prices. Night Moves (ages 30-45) subscribers save up to $196. Discounted Pay Your Age (ages 12-29) tickets offer spectacular dance—at a price you’ll love.
Dance at the Royal Series
Christos Papadopoulos / The Lion and the Wolf (Greece)
My Fierce Ignorant Step
Nov. 6 + 7, 2026
Artistic Director Christos Papadopoulos recently won the prestigious Sadler’s Wells Rose International Dance Prize. In his company’s Canadian debut, My Fierce Ignorant Step features ten dancers building an ecstatic soundscape of voice and movement, inspired by Papadopoulos’ childhood in Greece.
Martha Graham Dance Company (New York)
GRAHAM100
Jan. 29 + 30, 2027
Experience one of the world’s most influential and enduring modern dance companies.
Featuring the iconic Errand into the Maze, Lamentation, and Diversion of Angels, alongside bold new creations by Hofesh Shechter and Baye & Asa, this special program honours the legacy of Martha Graham, revolutionary American choreographer and the “Mother of Modern Dance.”
Kidd Pivot (Vancouver)
Assembly Hall
Mar. 12 + 13, 2027
Led by acclaimed Canadian choreographer and Artistic Director Crystal Pite, Kidd Pivot is renowned for its sharp-witted fusion of dance and theatre. Assembly Hall, co-created with Jonathon Young, begins as a mock-medieval tournament AGM, spiralling into strangeness as ancient forces blur reality and re-enactment.
Gauthier Dance//Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart (Germany)
FireWorks
Apr. 23 + 24, 2027
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Theaterhaus Stuttgart, Artistic Director Eric Gauthier invited twelve of the world’s top choreographers—Hofesh Shechter, Sofia Nappi, and Johan Inger, to name a few—to create a vibrant collection of works inspired by the theatre’s illustrious jazz tradition.
Special Presentations
Subscribers save on two additional presentations:
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Nutcracker
Nov. 27–29, 2026
The beloved holiday classic returns with a distinctly Canadian twist. Dance Victoria’s largest production features nearly 100 performers on stage, including more than 70 local youth, plus the whole Victoria Symphony ensemble.
Out Innerspace Dance Theatre (Vancouver)
RHINO
Oct. 24, 2026
For one night only, Vancouver’s Out Innerspace Dance Theatre brings the tragi-comic RHINO to the McPherson Playhouse, created by co-Artistic Directors Tiffany Tregarthen
and David Raymond.
About Dance Victoria
Dance Victoria brings the World’s Best Dance to the Royal Theatre and supports the development of new dance for the international stage from our studios in Quadra Village.
Dance Victoria is a non-profit charitable society with the mission to cultivate a connection to dance by presenting and supporting diverse local, national, and international artists, and inspiring all communities through the magic of dance. Our vision is that everyone in Greater Victoria can experience the transformative power of world-class dance.
DanceVictoria.com
Box office: 250-386-6121
