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…
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DanceHouse Reveals Its Fall 2020 Season
DanceHouse is the latest Arts company to announce an adapted Fall 2020 Season. Continuing its mission of bringing the world of dance to Vancouver audiences, DanceHouse is presenting three streaming performances: Dancing at Dusk – A Moment with Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring (Oct 21-27), NDT2: Dare to Say (Nov 6-8), and Jack of…
The 32nd Annual Dancing on the Edge Festival moves in a new direction
The show must go on! Canada’s longest running contemporary dance festival, Dancing on the Edge, is gearing up its 32nd year. For 2020, a reimagined Dancing on the Edge is coming to stage and screens, July 2nd to 11th. In this COVID-era, the festival has had to adapt to the new reality of physical distancing, health…
Raise a Beer at #DasOriginal Oktoberfest
With summer still in full swing, it’s hard to start thinking about autumn but it will be here before we know it. Why not have something to look forward to, besides grey, wet weather? Vancouver Alpen Club Oktoberfest tickets are on sale now. If you can’t make it to Germany, you can celebrate with #DasOriginal…
The Lady In Red Ball Returns to Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
While the ghostly Lady In Red haunts the upper levels of the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, patrons will be celebrating the second Lady in Red Ball in the Pacific Ballroom. Kicking off Pride Week, July 25th, the Lady In Red Ball benefits Dr Peter AIDS Foundation. Vancouver’s Next Drag Superstar winner and Fairmont Pride Ambassador, Kendall…
Disney’s Newsies Seize The Day & Hearts at TUTS 2019
After soaking rain all day, the skies cleared just in time for Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) opening night of Disney’s Newsies, of the 2019 season. The stars, moon and birds came out to help Disney’s Newsies reach for the sky. Starting from their ‘penthouse in the sky’ the production is packed with thrilling dance numbers, soaring…
TUTS 2019 Opens with Mamma Mia!
With rain clouds hanging overhead, guests at Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) had a hard time seeing the stars on opening night of Mamma Mia!. However, a little rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm for the ABBA-inspired musical, directed by TUTS veteran, Shel Piercy. Set on a Greek Isle, at the Summer Nights Taverna at Villa…