TSV Scholarship Program

Applications for our Winter 2025 Scholarship Program are NOW CLOSED!!

Former Scholarship Recipients: Kaili Che & Brianne Chan
Photography by: Carla Alcantara

WINTER 2025 - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Application is now closed!

Stay tuned for our Spring 2025 Scholarship in March 2025.

2024 Scholarship Recipients

We are thrilled to welcome these scholarship recipients for Fall 2024:

Judith Colibri is a emergent multidisciplinary artist, and educational psychologist. Judith has danced and participated in different national and international festivals from 2014 to date. She has performed in Cuba, Colombia, México, Canada and the US.

In her path as a creator are issues of social and environmental interest . She has created different choreographies of difficult themes and memories, but also more hopeful themes such as community, unity, empathy and social transformation through art.

As a teacher she has worked with people of different ages sharing the basics of movement, as a dancer she does different styles of dance: contemporary, afrobeats, pop dance and improvisation.

For her, dance is a universal language that helps us maintain our physical
and emotional health and helps us regain a sense of community.

Lance Lim is a local artist who grew up in the Strathcona district and his original movement background came from studying martial arts and Wu shu. As a former Wu Shu athlete, he competed in North American tournaments until he suffered major injuries.

This brought him to study dance at Simon Fraser University. He had several student pieces displayed at student shows. In 1998 he was involved with the Chinese Cultural Centre and worked with other artists on Self Not Whole, a showcase of Canadian Asian artists.

He also has had his choreography displayed in Dancing on the Edge and most recently as part of Vines and the Heart of the City Festival. He is a teaching assistant and associate artist with All Bodies Dance Group. Lance Lim is the founder of the Pigeon Den Art Collective in 2021 and has worked in production assistance with indigenous choreographer, Deborah Charlie in development of "Deer Dance."

TESTIMONIALS

“I think the scholarship program is a great opportunity to go after if you’re wanting to train consistently, get to know people in the community, and want to learn about different approaches to contemporary dance. I think it’s especially excellent if you yourself are not quite sure how to approach your personal practice since you’ll be able to try on so many and see the nuances in how people build their approach.” — Anna Wang-Albini, Spring 2024 Scholarship Recipient

“I am very grateful for this opportunity to train regularly and meet amazing artists through this program. This program provided me with the consistency I desired while I transition into being a freelance dancer and consider what training is beneficial for me now.” — Kaya Tsurumi, Winter 2024 Scholarship Recipient

“The TSV is a safe and welcoming environment to train, explore, and discover movement and the Vancouver dance company” — Renata Monteón, Spring 2024 Scholarship Recipient

“The TSV scholarship program was great! It was exciting to try on a new class every week and have the space to work on my interests. The community is very supportive and there were lots of opportunities to connect and grow relationships. I really enjoyed this opportunity and can’t wait to take classes with TSV soon!” — Nicole Pavia, Fall 2023 Scholarship Recipient

“This was one of the most memorable and supportive experiences I’ve encountered! This scholarship program truly encouraged and created time for self-directed practicing and learning. I appreciate the enthusiasm, care, and passion from this organization and their ability to continue fostering the growth of artists within the dance community.” — Kaili Che, Winter 2023 Scholarship Recipient

“As a recent graduate Modus Operandi, the TSV Scholarship program gave me the privilege to keep learning and has helped me with transitioning from a student to a professional dance artist. It gave me a wonderful way to engage myself with new artistic and physical practices while also connecting with members of the dance community from all over the world. I had a great experience working with the TSV team and can't wait to keep taking class.” — Brianne Chan, Winter 2023 Scholarship Recipient

“Highly recommend this program! It was a great way to meet new people and build connections in the community. The variety instructors was very beneficial to my training in finding different approaches to movement. Would do it all over again if I could!” — Oksana Augustine, Fall 2022 Scholarship Recipient

“I've never experienced such diversity in dance. Through the different styles and teachers I got to explore my body in new ways, but also my mentality concerning movement in general.” — Dror Manuel Zipori, Fall 2022 Scholarship Recipient