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Culture Days will return September 20 – October 13, 2024.

Dance as Meditation

In-person

Dance Intercultural Interdisciplinary Physical activity & movement
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Location

Branscombe House

4900 Steveston Hwy

Richmond, BC

Directions: Free parking and accessible facility.

Access

Free.

Offered in English.

Wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms.

About

Try out this gentle movement class that incorporates elements of yoga, pilates, breath work, musical exploration and meditation. This is a free drop-in program open to participants ages 16 and above.

This program is facilitated by Krystal Kiran, 2022 Branscombe House Artist-in-Residence. Krystal’s free community arts programs, activities and workshops will be held at Branscombe House and other locations in Richmond throughout the year.

To learn more about current COVID-19 guidelines, visit: www.richmond.ca/safety

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Branscombe House Artist Residency

Krystal Kiran is a Punjabi-Canadian performing artist and educator whose practice explores “third culture” identity and the arts as healing practices. She has performed on Broadway and toured internationally as a featured vocalist with Grammy- and Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman. As an actor, dancer and choreographer, she has performed on a variety of stages including the Shaw Festival and Arts Club.

Branscombe House is a beautifully restored Edwardian style house located in the residential area of historic Steveston in Richmond, BC. The City of Richmond's Department of Arts, Culture and Heritage invites professional artists to apply annually for an 11-month live-in residency program, where the self-contained two-bedroom suite upstairs in offered as an artist residence/studio in exchange for community-engaged programs and projects.

Branscombe House is one of the earliest settler homes built in the area; as such it is significant for its historical association to Steveston and for reflecting the pattern of commercial and related residential development that occurred in Steveston’s early history.