Last weekend, Circa, contemporary circus troupe thrilled the house in the Chan Shun Concert Hall at the Chan Centre for Performing Arts at UBC with their touring show, OPUS. The bold, Brisbane-based performers were accompanied onstage by the Debussy String Quartet, blending the live music and thrilling acrobatics into a one of a kind show….
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The Fratellis kicked off North American Tour
The Fratellis – Commodore Ballroom – April 26, 2018 Scottish act, The Fratellis flew into Vancouver to kick off their North American tour supporting their latest release, In Your Own Sweet Time. The fifth full length album by the Fratelli trio, brings an alt-country sound to the stage with a relaxed twang mixed with a…
Picks of the Week – April 25, 2018
Our final week of April goes out with a bang, bright weather and plenty of entertainment in the picks of the week, what more could we ask for? Photos: The 5th Annual Capture Photography Festival continues to bring all things photographic and lens-based to galleries and public spaces around the city throughout the month. Suspense: Stephen King’s…
Bard On The Beach supports Young Shakespeareans
With just six weeks until the 2018 Bard on the Beach season opens, registration is open for the return of its annual Young Shakespeareans Summer Theatre Camps and Teen Workshops. Camp and workshop sessions begin July 3, running through to August 31, 2018, allowing youth from ages 8 to 18 to receive coaching by professional actors from…
The Cultch reveals its 45th Anniversary Season
The Cultch has recently announced its 45th anniversary season, with Executive Director Heather Redfern programming a 2018-19 season full of local premieres, international hits, and returning favourites. “The Cultch is a place that people come to for community: to have their minds stimulated, to be challenged, to laugh, to discover,” says Redfern. “The Cultch is for…
Run away & enjoy the Circa
The circus is coming to town, Australia’s Circa, a bold contemporary circus company, is visiting the Chan Shun Concert Hall, April 28th. The Brisbane-based company, formed in 2004, has performed all around the world, and bring’s its show, Opus, to Vancouver. Circa brings 14 acrobats to the Chan stage, and occasionally suspended above the stage,…
2018 DOXA line-up keeps it real
In an age of “fake news” the 2018 DOXA Documentary Film Festival celebrates those filmmakers who take the time to research and document real life and get to the bottom of the story without a script or teleprompter. The DOXA 2018 program screens radical and transformative ideas through music, art, and the power of people working…