Acclaimed around the world as an exceptional choreographer and performer, BC dance artist Joshua Beamish brings together a program of thrilling contemporary dance pieces showcasing both aspects of his work in PROXIMITY.

This collection of short works features two of his own creations – Lost Touch, a solo danced by Renée Sigouin (Kidd Pivot, Out Innerspace Dance Theatre); and Proximity, a duet performed by Beamish and Sigouin. Beamish also dances two solos choreographed for him: Redemption, by the internationally-renowned Belgian-Colombian choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and Ablaze Amongst the Fragments of Your Sky by Kirsten Wicklund of Ballet BC and Flanders Ballet in Belgium. The program also includes Falling Upward, a short film created by Beamish with dancer/filmmaker Scott Fowler of NDT and composer Stefan Nazarevich.

Photo of Renee Sigouin by Cindi Wicklund

Photo of Joshua Beamish by David Cooper

Production Team

Director/Choreographer: Joshua Beamish
Lighting Designer: James Proudfoot

Principal Artists

Joshua Beamish
Renee Sigouin

Photo of Joshua Beamish by Cindi Wicklund

Samuel H Scripps Foundation

“Renée Sigouin performs the world premiere of Beamish’s Lost Touch, which has a deep sense of yearning. If nothing lasts forever, the same goes for sadness. Speaking Beamish’s taut vocabulary, Sigouin leaves us feeling hopeful.”

— The Georgia Straight

“Proximity was thrillingly unnatural, contriving an ominous, alien geometric style.. his experience as a choreographer shone in the intricate details”

— Blue Riband Weekly