The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra’s annual Global Soundscapes Festival is returning with an online line-up being released throughout November. The Festival features the sounds and rhythms that celebrate the intersection of Canadian cultures with musical traditions from all over the world. This virtual 2020 edition of Global Soundscapes Festival has been re-imagined as a series of 16…
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UPROOTED – a love letter to the land
Some Assembly Theatre Company and RHYTAG are now presenting UPROOTED, a digitally adapted theatre production. Stemming from conversations with over one hundred diverse youth who are anxious about climate change. Originally planned to be presented live in May 2020, the production has been re-staged and filmed at the York Theatre due to the COVID-19 restrictions. Written…
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…
Harrison Festival Uprooted and Still Running
Harrison Festival may have cancelled but it is still running, throughout the summer the festival has continued to entertain its audiences. With the Still Running Online Concert Series, now three quarters of the way through its programming, the Festival brings some fantastic artists to intimate live events, and some recorded for home viewing. The latest…
The Tenors Celebrate – Mother
Just in time for you to share with your mom on Mother’s Day, The Tenors have released a brand new single – Mother. Dedicated to mothers everywhere, and the continued work they do even during these difficult times. In the heartwarming video for Mother, the three Tenors share a look inside their family lives, with…
Vancouver Opera Virtual Opening Night
Last night, audiences would have gathered in the anticipation of the opening night of Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera, the centrepiece performance of the Vancouver Opera Festival, presented by BMO. Vancouver Opera was forced to cancel this season’s performances due to the need to maintain physical distancing in the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. They wanted…
Arts Club goes Digital
As COVID-19 closures last longer, the Arts Club Theatre Company is the latest Vancouver cultural institution to change gears. This week the theatre company introduced Arts Club: Digital Edition, filled with online content streaming videos, Zoom workshops, behind-the-scenes content, and more, all from your sofa. In this age of physical distance, The Arts Club is…