The 14th annual Verses Festival of Words presented by Vancouver Poetry House comes to venues around the city from April 18–27, 2024. Canada’s largest spoken word festival brings together generations of poets under this year’s theme of “Learning and Remembering.” The Festival’s program, a mix of in-person and streamed content on POETV, highlights education, lineage,…
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Indian Summer Festival brings local & international arts together
The 9th annual Indian Summer Festival returns to Vancouver, from July 4 to 14, bringing locally and internationally renowned artists to venues around the city. With the provocative theme of ‘Tricksters, Magicians, and Oracles,’ the 2019 festival lineup features futurists, novelists, stand-up comedians, musicians and storytellers from around the world. “What we need more than…
BigMouth at The Cultch York Theatre
Until February 21st, The Cultch presents BigMouth a one-of-a-kind spoken word show at The York Theatre. A hit at the famed Edinburgh Fringe Festival, BigMouth is directed and performed by Belgian writer/actor Valentijn Dhaenens the show appears to be a one man show but it has over two dozen voices. BigMouth is a curated collection…
Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of
Urban Ink Productions’ Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of, tells the tale following the shooting of the talented, young DJ Sammy and the effect this has on the remaining members of his hip-hop crew. The story centers on how the once tight crew of Freddy, Jewel and Chase, handle their grief. Their different methods greatly…