The Beginning



In 2008, Lamondance went on stage for the very first time in the National Theater Claudio Santoro in Brasilia, Brazil (Teatro Nacional Claudio Santoro), one of the most important in the country, with the show RED, especially commissioned by The International Dance Seminar in Brasilia by Gisele Santoro the artistic director of the festival.

Due to the success of the project, Monica Proença and Lara Barclay decided to found Lamondance training program following the Idea suggested by Hayley Walker (RNB Dance - Principal) and Charlie Costello (RNB Dance - Presidente Board of Directors). Lamondance (LMD) was born in the following year in 2009 with the idea to help emerging dancers with their transition to the professional dance world.

The high quality of the training followed by unmistakable choreography gave the company early stability.

In the first phase of the company’s existence, Lara Barclay and Mônica Proença shared the artistic direction and years later Davi Rodrigues was invited to co-direct the program with them. In 2014 Davi Rodrigues assumed the position of artistic director of the company who since then, has been responsible for the company’s distinctive artistic identity.

Lamondance has performed in Canada, Brazil with the shows “RED” - 2009, “Human” 2013, “Spark” – 2016 and in Germany at the Tanzart festival in Nordhausen 2011 with the choreography “Terra Arrida” by Monica Proença part of the show “What we leave behind.”

Lamondance is a place where art is taken care of at the highest calibre alongside original choreographic voices with the responsibility of presenting shows that will leave an imprint in the audience’s mind and connect them to the dance world.

For a decade, Lamondance operated under the umbrella of RNB Dance and Theatre Arts, a Not-For-Profit Society based in North Vancouver.

In June 2019, Lamondance was incorporated as Lamondance Arts Society to continue its mission to facilitate the evolution of contemporary dance as an art form and be present within the community.

Lamondance is Registered as Lamondance Arts Society. Charitable registration number: 78681 5274 RR0001

#DoYouRemember ?

"Do you remember?”

Is a series of videos that will take us on a journey back, remembering our creative process, choreographers and all of the shows in the ten years of WOW!

Lamondance season 1

"You, Me and Them" took place at the Kay Meekcentre on May 29, 2010.

It was Lamondance first show.

The first act was shared with Monica Proença and Lara Barclay Lamondance co-founders.

The second act was created by three choreographic voices, You, Me and Them presents an environment of temptation, monotony and joy as painted by different classes in society.

"...There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in..."

Leonard Cohen

It was the very first creation of our Artistic Director for the company at that time choreographing as a guest choreographer.

Shows of all times

Every show designed at Lamondance, started from the principal subject “HUMAN”, what is the message behind?, what is our final goal?. These are some of the questions that we always ask ourselves in the process of creating a show.

At Lamondance we are always looking for new ways to create a show that can resonate with the audience.

We have been committed to creating high-quality shows; Shows that for the past decade has evoked all the senses and took the audiences on an unforgettable Journey. A Journey that we are proud of, and as long the fire of passion for the art of dance still lives, we look forward to the next ten years to come.

At Lamondance we believe in the power of sharing and collaborating.

For the last nine years, we have been sharing the stage with our dance community in a show with no competition or judgement but simply, a dance filled showcase of passion, love and creativity.

LMD & Friends Dance Gala is a night to celebrate Vancouver's Dance Community.

We are looking forward to continuing to develop and create a shared environment collaborating with our most valued community for many years.

LAMONDANCE AND FRIENDS ALL TIMES

Lamondance strives to continue to contribute to our dance community creating and reinforcing bridges that can facilitate the growth of the art of dance in Vancouver and around the globe by making dance accessible to all by creating and producing high-quality professional dance shows as well as continuing to develop the dance training for emerging artists; We are looking forward to continuing to develop a shared environment collaborating with our most valued community for many years to come.