UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Sign up to attend a free MO audition in Montreal, Toronto, or Vancouver, including contemporary dance, improvisation, and repertoire. Auditions will be led by Tiffany Tregarthen or David Raymond, Artistic Directors of Out Innerspace and Modus Operandi, and are for serious dancers ages 17 and up.

    We strongly encourage dancers who are serious about applying to the Modus Operandi 2026/27 Season consider attending multiple workshops or intensives, as an introduction to the program environment, methods, and expectations while building a relationship with the directors. MO welcomes auditions from serious, advanced dancers between the ages of 17 and 25 who are passionate about continuing their dance education through a rigorous post secondary training program. Each year, approximately seven to ten new dancers are invited to enrolled in MO.

    Spring and Summer Intensives

    The MO Spring & Summer Intensives attract aspiring and emerging professionals ages 16 – 30 from across Canada and abroad. MO Artistic Directors David Raymond and Tiffany Tregarthen and MO Associate Artistic Directors Kate Franklin and Maiko Miyauchi, offer an inspirational dance experience in which contemporary dance technique, improvisation, movement generation and current company repertoire make for challenging and rewarding exposure to new methods and ideas. Additionally, the directors offer Q&A sessions to answer students questions and share their international performance and choreographic career experience.

    The intensives are ideal ways for dancers to audition for the full MO program, where they can get the best sense of the environment and values of MO. There is no audition to participate in the Spring or Summer Intensive. Participants must be serious experienced dancers who can participate in full-time rigorous dance activity. Registration is first-come-first-served and space is limited. Dancers who wish to enroll in the Spring or Summer Intensive for training, but are not ready to audition, are also welcome to do so. Upon registration you will be prompted to select your intention to audition for the MO full program or not.

    I want to audition for the MO Full Program through one of the Intensives. Which one should I attend?

    Serious applicants are strongly recommended to audition through the Spring Intensive. The MO leadership team will send out the first round of offers following the Spring Intensive relative to how many qualified applicants they identified through the audition. You are welcome to audition through the Summer Intensive, but we can not guarantee how many spots, if any, will be left to offer in the MO Full Program at that time.

    Video Audition

    It is highly recommended that serious applicants audition for the full program by attending the Spring or Summer Intensive in Vancouver, or another audition day. Video Auditions, are intended for International students. However, exceptations can be made for those who cannot audition in person.

    If you have further questions about auditioning, please contact us at modusoperandi@outinnerspace.ca.

Jul
27
to Jul 31

Summer Intensive

The MO Summer Intensives attract aspiring and emerging professionals ages 16 – 30 from across Canada and abroad. Modus Operandi’s Artistic Directors David Raymond, Tiffany Tregarthen and Kate Franklin offer an inspirational dance experience in which contemporary dance technique, improvisation, movement generation and current company repertoire make for challenging and rewarding exposure to new methods and ideas. Additionally, the directors offer Q&A sessions to answer students' questions and share their international performance and choreographic career experience.

The intensives are ideal ways for dancers to audition for the full MO program, and to get a sense of the environment and values. Upon signing up, please note your intention to audition and fill out the full application accordingly.

There is no audition for the intensives. Participants must be serious experienced dancers who can participate in full-time rigorous dance activity. Registration is first-come-first serve and space is limited.

Participants are also welcome to take the Summer Intensive without auditioning for the full MO program.

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Jun
11
to Jun 13

Modus Operandi at Dancing On The Edge

Modus Operandi will perform Wound, created by Kate Franklin in collaboration with the 2025 original cast as part of the mixed bill Edge 4 at Dancing On The Edge. Wound was originally performed in the MO show 2025.

When: 11 & 13 June, 9pm
Where: Firehall Arts Centre

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Apr
30
to May 2

MO Year-End Show 2026

Modus Operandi is proud to present its annual year-end performance this spring.

Join the students of Modus Operandi for MO Show 2026, featuring new works by Adam Khazhmuradov, Anne Plamondon, and David Raymond.

When: 
Thursday, April 30, 2026
7:30pm

Friday, May 1, 2026
Matinee 12pm
& Evening 7:30pm

Saturday, May 2, 2026
7:30pm

Where: Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie Street, Vancouver, V6B 2G6
Tickets: Youth $20 / General $25

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Mar
19
to Mar 22

Vancouver Spring Intensive & Audition

Please note the times for each day is different:
Thursday 19th & Friday 20th 4pm-8pm, Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd 10am-2pm

The MO Spring Intensives attract aspiring and emerging professionals ages 16 – 30 from across Canada and abroad. Modus Operandi’s Artistic Directors David Raymond, Tiffany Tregarthen and Kate Franklin offer an inspirational dance experience in which contemporary dance technique, improvisation, movement generation and current company repertoire make for challenging and rewarding exposure to new methods and ideas. Additionally, the directors offer Q&A sessions to answer students' questions and share their international performance and choreographic career experience.

The intensives are ideal ways for dancers to audition for the full MO program, and to get a sense of the environment and values. Upon signing up, please note your intention to audition and fill out the full application accordingly.

There is no audition for the intensives. Participants must be serious experienced dancers who can participate in full-time rigorous dance activity. Registration is first-come-first serve and space is limited.

The audition is for serious dancers ages 17 and up for the post-secondary professional training Modus Operandi season 2026/27. The audition will include Contemporary Dance, Improvisation and Repertoire.

Participants are also welcome to take the Spring Intensive without auditioning for the full MO program.

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Feb
15

Video Audition

Modus Operandi Full Program Audition via Video: Deadline anytime before and no later than February 15th, 2026.

The video audition is intended for international students.

*It is highly recommended that serious applicants audition for the full program by attending the spring intensive in Vancouver. If not, please attend one of the other free auditions offered in Toronto, Montreal, or Vancouver.

MO Full Program Audition Video Requirements:

1. Material that demonstrates the depth and breadth of your physical skills. We will be looking to see examples of athleticism, precision, flow, strength, dexterity, dynamic range, nuance, coordination, commitment, endurance and overall physical awareness and technical sophistication. We do not have a specific genre/category of dance that we expect. Your physical skill can be demonstrated through set exercises, pre-existing foundational syllabus, improvisation, free style, performance, or set choreography.

2. Material that demonstrates your artistic interests and expressiveness. We will be looking for examples of what kind of dance interests you, the ways that you love to move, your expressive openness and range, your commitment. We do not have any specific genre/category we expect. Your artistic interests and expressiveness can be demonstrated through improvisation, exercises, performance... It can be something you made and/or something someone else made that reflects your interests and taste.

3. The central video submission must have been made within 6 months of the application deadline (March 10th, 2025). Videos up to 2 years old can be included to demonstrate past experience and your own choreographic material. However, there must be substantial footage that presents your current interests and abilities.

4. At least 5 minutes of current examples of the requirements above and no more than 10 minutes of footage.

Please see website for examples of ineligible content.

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Jan
18

Montreal Audition

This audition is for serious dancers ages 17 and up for the post-secondary professional training Modus Operandi season 2026/27. The audition will include Contemporary Dance, Improvisation and Repertoire.

The Audition will be led by Co-Artistic Director’s Tiffany Tregarthen and David Raymond of both Out Innerspace and Modus Operandi.

This is a FREE audition

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Jan
16

Toronto Audition

  • The School of Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre (map)
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This audition is for serious dancers ages 17 and up for the post-secondary professional training Modus Operandi season 2026/27. The audition will include Contemporary Dance, Improvisation and Repertoire.

The Audition will be led by Co-Artistic Director’s Tiffany Tregarthen and David Raymond of both Out Innerspace and Modus Operandi.

This is a FREE audition

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