Emergence | 2026
1st & 2nd Year Dance Show
February 6 & 7, 2026 | 7:00 PM (doors: 6:30 PM)
Room 4650 (Blond studio) 鈥� School for the Contemporary Arts at 天美mv天美
149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
Tickets: $10
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Featuring original works choreographed and performed by 天美mv天美 Dance junior students, with support from an SCA student production team, Emergence showcases a dynamic range of choreographic voices, processes, and interests. Through diverse movement languages and perspectives, the works reflect each artist鈥檚 evolving relationship to performance, collaboration, and creative risk.
Organized and directed by Jennifer Yang and Lucy Price.
Program
Pandora鈥檚 Box
Choreographer: Ellen Harris
Performers: Claire Whitelaw, Hannah Jajic, Lucy Price, Madeleine Quennec, Mia O'Neill, Riordan Fisher, Safiyah Brito, Yuri Hong
Music: 鈥淒reamer's Wake鈥� by Rival Consoles
The Girl from the North Country
Choreographer: Emillie Peer
Performer: Ellen Harris
Music: "Girl from the North Country" by Bob Dylan
I Guess We Will Never Know
Choreographer: August Shin + Emma Collier
Performers: Angelina Bertin, Emma Collier, Taylor Leece, Justin Ho, Anwen MacLean, Ayla Kipkie, August Shin
Music: "Pacer" + "Nosebleeds" by Doechii
Unscripted
Choreographer: Samantha George + Maya Buller
Performers: Samantha George, Maya Buller
Music: 鈥淢arilyn Monroe鈥� by Sevdaliza
The House of the Rising Sun
Choreographer: Neve Fioravanti
Performers: Safiyah Brito, Claire Whitelaw, Reanna Ayranto, Yuri Hong, Amelia Kormany, Joey Michal, Nicolette Leeder
Music: 鈥淭he House of the Rising Sun鈥� by The Animals
Purple Rain
Choreographer: Liam Hurley
Performer: Liam Hurley
Music: "Purple Rain" by Prince
Essence
Choreographer: Hannah Jajic + Lucy Price
Performers: Hannah Jajic + Lucy Price
Music: 鈥淕reen Onions鈥� by Booker T. & the M.G.s.
Rumble
Choreographer: Brooklyn Atkinson
Performers: Rachel Brown, Samantha George, Safiyah Brito, Selena Bisla, Maya Buller, Reanna Ayranto
Music: 鈥淩umble鈥� by Skrillex, Fred again.., Flowdan
Samurai
Choreographer: Hasti Taraghi
Performer: Hasti Taraghi
Music: -
You say
Choreographer: Justin Ho
Performer: Justin Ho
Music: 鈥淵ou Say鈥� by Lauren Daigle
About to Change
Choreographer: Maya Buller
Performers: Brooklyn Atkinson, Jennifer Yang, Lucy Price, Selena Bisla, Yuri Hong, Reanna Aryanto, Hannah Jajic, Rachel Brown
Music: 鈥淪ummer鈥� by Hayden Calnin
Intermission (10 minutes)
God Turn Me into a Flower
Choreographer: Hannah Jajic
Performers: Lucy Price, Riordan Fisher, Emilie Peer, Samantha George, Claire White Law, Rachel Brown, Mia O'Neill, Ellen Harris
Music: 鈥淎n American Prayer鈥� by Jim Morrison and the Doors
I Don鈥檛 Wanna Turn Twenty
Choreographer: Daniel Steele
Performer: Daniel Steele
Music: 鈥淥ne More Year鈥� by Tame Impala
INC
Choreographer: Maya Buller
Performer: Maya Buller
Music: 鈥淔eel Good Inc鈥� by Luca Stritcagnoli
The Creature
Choreographer: Claire Whitelaw
Performers: Angelina Bertin, Daniel Steele, Madison Simms, Rachel Brown, Riordan Fisher, Sophie O鈥橞rien
Music: 鈥淐onfessions pt. II鈥� by BADBADNOTGOOD ft. Colin Stetson
Maranatha Cry
Choreographer: Safiyah Brito
Performer: Safiyah Brito
Music: 鈥淒ela Move鈥� by Chronix
Lady Grining Soul
Choreographer: Mia O'Neill
Performer: Mia O'Neill
Music: 鈥淟ady Grinning Soul鈥� by David Bowie
Unravel
Choreographer: Samantha George + Ellen Harris
Performers: Samantha George + Ellen Harris
Music: 鈥淢elancholia I鈥� by William Basinski
Woven
Choreographer: Rachel Brown
Performers: Riordan Fisher, Ayla Kipkie, Claire Whitelaw, Selena Bisla, Yuri Hong, Maya Buller, Justin Ho, Reanna Aryanto
Music: 鈥淭okyo Laundry鈥� by Keaton Henson
Production Team
Lighting Director: Theo Seto
Backstage Manager: Jennifer Yang
Sound Operator: Amelia Chong
Photographer/Videographer: Eli Fonseca
Usher: Reese Magnayon
Usher: Teddy Brubacher
Thank you to the following for their endless support in making the show happen: Emily Neaumann, Brady Cranfield, and Daisy Thompson.
We acknowledge that we are living, learning, creating, and performing on the traditional, unceded territories of the x史m蓹胃k史蓹y 虛 蓹m (Musqueam), S岣祑x瘫w煤7mesh (Squamish), and s蓹lilw蓹ta涩 (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.