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Rachel Silver is an independent dance artist, teacher, and writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has a BA in Visual Culture and Performance Studies from Simon Fraser University’s School for Contemporary Arts. Her professional dance training in commercial and contemporary styles led her to England where she obtained a Diploma in Dance Studies from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in 2014. In the UK, she apprenticed and toured with both Springs Dance Company and urban-contemporary fusion the REbirth Network. In 2015, she co-choreographed This Thin Place, a collaborative dance show that performed in both Vancouver and Campbell River. Most recently, she performed with Vancouver’s plastic orchid factory in their performance/installation Digital Folk.
Rachel was an intern with The Dance Current between May 2016 through August 2016.
Rachel Silver Maddock's Work
Loud and Clear
By Rachel Silver Maddock Volume 22, Issue 1With his dance company, Radical System Art, lined up for multiple tours in the coming months, Artistic Director Shay Kuebler describes his aesthetic as “the meeting point of athletics and artistry.” The company is currently developing a new work investigating the role of value systems in our lives.
Curating Time
Plastic orchid factory’s i miss doing nothing By Rachel Silver MaddockIn a large white studio, an immersive dance installation is going on, drawing audience members (or participants) into a space distinct from yet porous with the street below. To mark the ten-year anniversary of plastic orchid factory, performers and directors Natalie LeFebvre Gnam and James Gnam designed a unique movement retrospective framed by the present – i miss doing nothing.
Posted July 30, 2018In Review
By Valeria Nunziato, James Oscar, Rachel Silver Maddock, Aparita Bhandari, Philip Szporer, Fawnda Mithrush, Molly Johnson, Mark Mann, Grace Wells-Smith Volume 21, Issue 4The Dance Current reflects on a year of dance criticism, by placing image and text together
Movers
Intuitive Choices By Rachel Silver Maddock Volume 21, Issue 2Scott Fowler’s sixth season with Ballet BC
On Double-Touch and Performing Objects
Deanna Peters’ META By Rachel Silver MaddockMETA showcases Deanna Peters’ unabashed personal style and, with collaborators Justine A. Chambers and Kim Sato, explores the complexity of the human body and its potential for connectivity within and without its physical limits. The work delves into its topic from two angles: exploring the human body first, then placing it in relationship to objects and other bodies.
Posted November 16, 2017Young in Spirit
By Rachel Silver Maddock Volume 20, Issue 2Across the country, older Canadians are bringing their energy and enthusiasm to the dance community. This photo essay presents a range of different contexts in which seniors are participating in and shaping the Canadian dance landscape.
Movers
Dancing Lights By Rachel Silver Maddock Volume 19, Issue 6Thoenn Glover uses light and sound to create cinematic, otherworldly environments for dance
Writers & Readers
Making the Leap
By Rachel Silver MaddockIn light of her recent emerging artist award, Vancouver-based dance artist Lexi Vajda talks about her journey and what she would recommend for someone just starting out.
Posted October 28, 2016
The Dance Deck Trois is Rich, Intimate and Authentic
By Rachel Silver Maddock The Dance Deck TroisGrassroots performance series pairs dancers’ personal explorations with live classical music in a garden setting.
Posted September 6, 2016
End of Season Awards
As the dance season wrapped, a range of artists were recognized for their work, performance and contribution to the community.
Posted August 12, 2016
