MODUS OPERANDI
PIVOTAL POST SECONDARY DANCE EDUCATION
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.
ABOUT MO
INTENSIVES + AUDITIONS
Audition registration is now open for the MO 2025/26 season. Find more information about the Intensives and Audition opportunities on our 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
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.
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.
MO LINK PROGRAM
SUPPORT
Modus Operandi is the education initiative of Out Innerspace and would not be possible without the support from the Government of Canada, The Canada for the Arts, The Province of British Columbia and The British Columbia Arts Council, and The City of Vancouver.
