The annual Coastal Dance Festival is returning for its 14th year from March 12th to 18th. Produced by Dancers of Damelahamid the celebration of Indigenous arts has been adapted to a virtual presentation to enjoy from the comfort of home. The free, online festival features the world premiere of a new short dance work in…
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Vancouver International Dance Festival celebrates its 21st.
The Vancouver International Dance Festival (VIDF) is returning for its 21st season from March 4 to June 19, 2021. As the pandemic restrictions continue, this year will be a virtual festival with 18 livestreamed contemporary dance performances. This year, VIDF is providing residencies and technical support for artists to enhance their choreography with multiple cameras…
Shanties! A Musical Voyage with Chor Leoni
You may have noticed that Sea Shanties are sweeping the internet. Starting as an TikTok trend, the catchy folk songs have become entrenched in all corners of the web. Originally made to help get sailors through difficult times, they are now helping people get through the pandemic. Sea Shanties have a strong tradition in Atlantic…
Picks of the Week – February 24, 2021
We’re already wrapping up February, as we head closer to Spring, let’s see what’s coming up in this week’s picks Books: The annual JCC Jewish Book Festival is coming to the comfort of your home from February 20 – 25th featuring virtual events and conversations with an exciting roster of writers from across Canada, the US, Israel, Great…
20th Anniversary Talking Stick Festival, now playing online.
2021 marks the Talking Stick Festival’s 20th anniversary, inviting audiences to join in online to celebrate and keep communities connected throughout the 4 seasons of this year. Festival organizers call to all four directions and all relations to gather around four fires in each season: winter, spring, summer, and fall over the entire 2021 theatrical…
Macbeth Muet livestreams: part of Pi Theatre Provocateurs Presentation Series
Pi Theatre’s 2021 Provocateurs Presentation Series is underway, bringing creative, provocative performances to your screens. If you didn’t catch the livestream of Macbeth Muet on Thursday, February 18th, join in on Friday, February 19th at 7pm. Macbeth Muet (meaning silent, in French) is quite literally a mess…but what a creative one! Montreal’s La Fille du…
Carousel Theatre Visits the Caribbean in AudioPLAY ‘Rishi & d Douen’
Carousel Theatre for Young People (CTYP) is now playing the second production in its AudioPLAY season, Rishi & d Douen, an interactive audio performance produced by Rumble Theatre. Recommended for children ages 6+, Rishi & d Douen is available until February 28th, for listening at home or in the classroom. Listeners are invited to follow…