Don’t be surprised if you’re seeing red tonight. Hundreds of live event and performance venues are banding together for Day of Visibility, today September 22, 2020. Created by Live Event Community, a group founded to help support workers in the Canadian event industry who have lost their livelihoods due to Covid-19 pandemic shutdowns and protocols. …
Category: Theatre
Vancouver Opera Rolls Out A 2020-2021 Digital Season
Vancouver Opera has added their reimagined 2020–2021 season to Vancouver’s growing Covid-era Fall Arts scene. Embracing digital content with diverse and high-quality series of programming this marks Vancouver Opera’s first-ever digital season. “Vancouver Opera is taking the performances off the stage and reimagining a season for the screen and at-home enjoyment,” explains Tom Wright, Vancouver Opera General…
Laugh With Presentation House Theatre All-Star Stand-up Comedy Nights
Need a good laugh? You’re in luck, Presentation House Theatre’s 5th annual really funny fundraiser is back for 2020. This year’s Stand-up Comedy Nights brings audiences three nights of laughter, featuring CBC radios The Debaters, October 6,7,8, 2020. Hosted by the fun and fabulous Erica Sigurdson, Stand-up Comedy Nights also features; John Cullen, Julie Kim…
Picks of the Week – September 16, 2020
The last week of Summer 2020 has been a smoky one but there’s still plenty to entertain us as we move to the September equinox. Dine: This is the final week to take part in Dine Out Vancouver’s summertime spin-off Dine OutSide , wrapping up September 21. Rides: Playland,continues to bring some fun and thrills to your weekends throughout…
Discover Dance! This Fall Online With The Dance Centre
The Dance Centre’s 2020-21 season features a program of digital and small-scale live events adapted to suit COVID-19 safety protocols. The popular Discover Dance! series is moving online this fall with performances available for viewing for a limited time. Discover Dance! kicks off, September 24th with the skill and precision of Highland dance in an…
Firehall Arts Centre Debuts A Reimagined 2020-2021 Season
As Firehall Arts Centre prepares to wrap up its Music in the Courtyard series on September 27, the Centre is moving forward with a reimagined Fall/Winter 2020-21 program. In announcing the Firehall Arts Centre’s programming, Artistic Producer Donna Spencer said, “Audiences are loving the Music in the Courtyard series! We have a fantastic lineup, and many of the performances are selling out. In…
TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival Digitally Returns
The 2nd Annual TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival presented by Urban Ink and The Cultch is coming digitally from September 24 to October 3, 2020. Following the success of 2019’s inaugural festival, festival co-curators Corey Payette (Artistic Director, Urban Ink) and Heather Redfern (Executive Director, The Cultch) present another groundbreaking festival to revitalize 2020. “This year’s festival…