While Canada Sevens rugby tournament just wrapped in Vancouver less than a month ago, Rugby Canada has more Sevens news to share. Rugby Americas North (RAN) has accepted Rugby Canada’s bid to host the 2023 Rugby Americas North Sevens, taking place at the 4,000 seat Starlight Stadium in Langford, BC (outside of Victoria) August 19-20,…
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Get Immersed in Imagine Van Gogh in Vancouver
The much anticipated, Imagine Van Gogh the Immersive Exhibition is now open in Vancouver, and it is a must-see spectacle! After a year of pandemic restrictions causing most of our entertainment to continue to be shuttered, Imagine Van Gogh is a welcome activity for everyone. The exhibition has been so well received that it…
Visit Paris! The Show
Capture the spirit of post-WWII Parisian cabarets, as Paris! The Show comes to Royal Theatre in Victoria and Chan Centre for Performing Arts at UBC. Following the success of Piaf! The Show starring the internationally acclaimed Anne Carrere – which wowed both Royal Theatre and Chan Centre audiences in March 2019 – producer / creator…
Vancouver Opera’s La Traviata takes us to Paris
Vancouver Opera has kicked off its new season with a lavish production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata. Director Alan Gauthier has transformed the Queen Elizabeth Theatre into 1920’s Paris for the production’s four shows. Opening on a grand Parisian music hall party hosted by famed courtesan Violetta Valéry, who is recovering from illness and weary of…
Early Music Vancouver (EMV) launches its 50th Season
This Saturday, Early Music Vancouver (EMV) launches its 50th Anniversary Season with Le Concert Spirituel: Baroque Orchestral Suites. Inspired by the 18th-century French Le Concert Spiritual concert series, 16 members of Victoria Baroque present a lavish pairing of French Overture Suites and Italian Concerti Grossi. Canadian icon, baroque violinist, and Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Musical Director Emerita Jeanne Lamon, who recently…
Vancouver Opera La Bohème celebrates Valentine’s
Vancouver Opera celebrated St Valentine’s Day with the opening of Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. The lush production impresses from the first moment as the curtain rises on Marché aux Puces, Paris’ largest flea market. As tourists explore the stalls, one imagines how the market was in the 1920s. As she and…