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You’ll be blown away!
You won’t want to sit down for this high-energy dance show that transforms the everyday bench into a stage for humour, honesty, and breathtaking physicality. In BENCHED, five fearless dancers push the limits of movement, exploring what it means to take space, share space, and sometimes fall right off the edge.
With playful choreography, bold athleticism, and a spark of mischievous fun, BENCHED invites audiences to laugh, reflect, and marvel at the sheer joy of bodies in motion. This is dance at its most daring, dynamic, and delightfully unexpected. Watch the video below.
Producing Company: Uppercut Dance Theater
Country: Denmark
Genre: Dance
Show length: 45 minutes
Ages: Ages 7 and up
Curriculum Connections:
Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 | Grade 6 | Grade 7 | Grade 8 | Grade 9 | Grade 10 | Grade 11 | Grade 12
Venue: Performance Works
1218 Cartwright St
Vancouver, BC
TICKET INFORMATION
FOR SCHOOLS:
- $13+GST /ticket for one show
- $12+GST/ticket for two shows
Ticket Information
FOR SCHOOLS:
- $13+GST /ticket for one show
- $12+GST/ticket for two shows
FOR THE PUBLIC:
- Tickets: $15.00 per child/senior; $26.00 per adult +S/C and GST
- Festival 4‑Pack: (4 tickets to 1 show) $66.00 +S/C and GST
Accessibility Information
Accessibility:
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DHH
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Wheel Chair Accessible
This show is Deaf / hard of hearing friendly, it is visual and has no talking
Lights
Some parts are very dark (almost completely)
No flashing lights, strobe lights or other intense lighting effects
Sound
A heavy object falling makes a loud noise
There is background music
Audience participation
The dancers will go into the audience and interact with them including touching people and their things
Languages
No verbal language
Show times & Tickets
In person
| Tuesday, May 26 | Additional show info |
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| 10:30 – 11:15 AM | Q&A | Get Tickets |
| 12:30 – 1:15 PM | Get Tickets |
| Wednesday, May 27 | Additional show info |
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| 10:30 – 11:15 AM | Get Tickets |
| Friday, May 29 | Additional show info |
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| 12:30 – 1:15 PM | Get Tickets |
| Saturday, May 30 | Additional show info |
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| 2:00 – 2:45 PM | Get Tickets |
| Sunday, May 31 | Additional show info |
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| 12:00 – 12:45 PM | Q&A | Get Tickets |
Show highlights
Show Acknowledgements
Rave Reviews
It’s hard not to get carried away from start to finish.
BENCHED exudes energy, and by the end you’ll be fighting to stay seated as the infectious physicality of the five dancers spreads to the entire audience: Uppercut Dance Theater — at its most playful and light.
Superb dancers: supremely muscular and agile, totally fearless and disciplined at the same time. (…) It is these five dancers from Uppercut Dance Theater who manage to turn the performance BENCHED into an eminent dance experience at international level.