Out Innerspace

Vancouver-based Out Innerspace Dance Theatre (OIS) was founded by Tiffany Tregarthen and David Raymond on unceded Indigenous land of the Coast Salish peoples and has dedicated nearly 20 years to creating extraordinary dance experiences through uncompromising rigour and ingenuity. They have recently been awarded Associate Artist of Agora de la Danse, support from the National Arts Centre’s National Creation Fund, and commissions with Ballet BC, Netherlands Dance Theatre 2, Hessisches Staats Ballett (Germany) and Gibney Dance (New York). Bygones has performed 50 times across 12 countries including presentations invited to Julidans (Amsterdam), Torino Danza, Colours Festival (Stuttgart), Teatros del Canal (Madrid), Dansens Hus (Stockholm), and Canada’s National Arts Centre. Their education program Modus Operandi offers relevant dance development and individualized mentorship generating some of Canada’s most radical and inspired young dance artists.

“The dancing is athletic, satisfying and accomplished. Tregarthen and Raymond’s vision is jaw-droppingly original…abstract, visceral and challenging. This is bold and exciting contemporary dance.” – Times Colonist