About MO
The mission of MO is to nurture unique emergent voices in dance by continuously investigating and investing in a practice-based curriculum that welcomes all the possible ways to dance. MO seeks to remain nimble and responsive to the evolving dance ecology, to provide meaningful facilitation of dancers’ relationship to the form so it is empowered, long-lasting and uniquely theirs. Alumni are celebrated as some of Canada’s most radical and inspired new artists producing, creating and performing in an enormous range of formats, environments and organizations.
Intensives + Auditions
Audition registration is now open for the MO 2025/26 season. Find more information about the Intensives and Audition opportunities on our News & Events page.
Vancouver Summer Intensive
July 28 – August 1, 2025, 10am – 3pm
Location: Q7 Studios, 77 East 7th Avenue, Vancouver BC V5T 1M4
Join MO artistic faculty and guest artists for the annual MO Summer Intensive. This is a great opportunity for young artists interested in joining MO in future to better get to know the program training style and environment, and a wider opportunity for artists ages 16 – 30 to join together in exceptional contemporary dance training.
$450+GST
Past events
Toronto Audition
February 21, 2025, 12pm – 3pm | Free
Location: Canada’s National Ballet School, 400 Jarvis Street, Toronto, ON M4Y 2G6
Montreal Audition
February 23, 2025, 10am-1pm | Free
Location: Studios GB, 1435 De Bleury St, Montreal, QC H3A 2H7
Vancouver Audition
March 1, 2025, 2:30-5:30 | Free
Location Q7 Studios 77 East 7th Ave Vancouver BC V5T 1M4
Video Audition for Internationals only
March 10, 2025 | Free
Vancouver Spring Intensive
March 12-15, 2025, 10am-2pm
Location Q7 Studios 77 East 7th Ave Vancouver BC V5T 1M4
Serious applicants to the Modus Operandi Full Program are strongly encouraged to attend the Spring Intensive. We strongly encourage serious applicants to audition through the Vancouver Spring Intensive, as it is the ideal way for dancers to get a sense of the environment and values of Modus Operandi and work more substantially with the directors. The Vancouver Audition is only for those dancers who are unable to attend the spring intensive.
$435+GST
Link Program
MO Link provides 9 hours per week of contemporary dance development with MO educators for serious dancers ages 15-45. It provides a wide range of contemporary repertoire and dance techniques including release technique, floor work, partnering, hip hop, improvisation, and movement generation led by MO guest artists and leading professionals.
MO Link is focused on nurturing new skills and broadening experience for dancers looking to expand their understanding of contemporary dance, preparing to join post-secondary programs, looking to learn more about the MO full program and/or looking to expand their toolkit and augment their existing training regimen. Link also provides Q&As with guest artists, access to the studio to work on their own projects or practice, artistic writing development and dance directory packages, invitations to the MO Full-Program showings & open houses, and monthly Show Clubs where participants receive a recorded, full-length professional contemporary dance performance and meet once a month on Zoom for a facilitated post-show discussion.
MO Link is by invitation or application to ensure that participants have a level of strength and focus to thrive in the demands of the class material.
*If you have already attended a recent MO or Out Innerspace workshop you may not need to apply. Contact modusoperandi@outinnerspace.ca to inquire.
Acknowledgments
Modus Operandi takes place on the unceded Indigenous land belonging to the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
www.musqueam.bc.ca www.squamish.net www.twnation.ca
Modus Operandi is the education initiative of Out Innerspace and would not be possible without the support from Canadian Heritage, The British Columbia Arts Council and The City of Vancouver.
