We are sitting in the madness of the human experience.
\nForgetting we are the guests that the daffodils invited in a long time ago.
\nWe are sitting in stillness and finding the trails.
\nThe trails that will eventually take us home.<\/p>\n
Empty-Handed<\/em> is a contemporary dance piece that explores the journeys of five cosmic characters through themes of darkness, deception, and greed. The Firehall Arts Centre presents The Biting School in their premiere production of EMPTY-HANDED<\/em>. In this new work, choreographer Arash Khakpour and his company conjure up images of everyday life that transcend cultural and historical boundaries.<\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"the-biting-school-2024","image":false,"all_day":false,"start_date":"2024-10-02 19:30:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2024","month":"10","day":"02","hour":"19","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2024-10-05 17:00:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2024","month":"10","day":"05","hour":"17","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2024-10-03 02:30:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2024","month":"10","day":"03","hour":"02","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2024-10-06 00:00:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2024","month":"10","day":"06","hour":"00","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/Vancouver","timezone_abbr":"PDT","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"","currency_code":"","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":false,"show_map_link":false,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Performance","slug":"performance","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":7,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":350,"filter":"raw","id":7,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/thedancecentre.ca\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/7","collection":"https:\/\/thedancecentre.ca\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[],"venue":[],"organizer":[],"custom_fields":{"_ecp_custom_2":{"label":"Genre","value":"Contemporary"},"_ecp_custom_3":{"label":"Region","value":"Vancouver Coast & Mountains"}},"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"The Biting School","description":"<p>We are sitting in the madness of the human experience. Forgetting we are the guests that the daffodils invited in a long time ago. We <a href="https:\/\/thedancecentre.ca\/event\/the-biting-school-2024\/">Read more<\/a><\/p>\\n","url":"https:\/\/thedancecentre.ca\/event\/the-biting-school-2024\/","eventAttendanceMode":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OfflineEventAttendanceMode","eventStatus":"https:\/\/schema.org\/EventScheduled","startDate":"2024-10-02T19:30:00-07:00","endDate":"2024-10-05T17:00:00-07:00","performer":"Organization"},"ticketed":false,"is_virtual":false,"virtual_url":null,"virtual_video_source":""}
\nThrough expressive movement, choreography and storytelling, the dancers create a world that transcends time and culture. Each character guides the viewer through an emotional arc that honours the essence of their personal revolution.<\/p>\n