Vancouver International Dance Festival

1. Name: Jay Hirabayashi
2. Age: 63
3. Ethnicity: Japanese-Canadian
4. Occupation and/or Company: Producer of the Vancouver International Dance Festival
5. Years of experience: 26 years
6. VIDF responsibilities: Programming
7. What is the highlight of your programming? We are excited by all eleven dance companies that are performing at the 2010 VIDF
8. Future goals as Producer: The goal of the VIDF is to put Vancouver on the international map of dance as the city to visit to see great dance from around the world.

The 2010 Vancouver International Dance Festival runs March 12 -21 at the Vancouver Playhouse and Roundhouse venues with artists from BC, Ontario, the USA, Denmark, Taiwan and New Zealand. Special guests, LAFA & Artists from Taiwan debut in Canada led by Fang-Yi Sheu, former principal dancer in the Martha Graham Dance Company on March 18/19.

Tickets available at 604.662.4966 or www.vidf.ca.