The Advance Theatre Festival produced by Ruby Slippers Theatre in association with The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, comes to the stage for 5 days, February 7-11. An utterly unique experience that seeks to “advance the radically inclusive stage”, the festival presents dramatic readings of five new plays over five days that are written and directed…
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Noises Off, brings the noise of laughs to Massey Theatre
Laughter is coming to the Massey Theatre! From February 15 to 27, the Massey Theatre brings the Arts Club Theatre Company’s hit production of Noises Off to its stage. The fan favourite farce by Michael Frayn is a dizzying play-within-a-play classic sure to be a good time for all, even behind a mask. Written in 1982, …
Matriarchs Uprising returns, to The Dance Centre
February 14th to 19th, Olivia C. Davies, Artistic Director of O.Dela Arts, in partnership with The Dance Centre, presents the fourth edition of Matriarchs Uprising. The celebration of contemporary dance by female Indigenous artists, offers performances, master classes, workshops and circle conversations throughout the festival. The festival brings together an exciting program of new Indigenous…
DanceHouse & Digidance debut Via Kanana on digital.
Just in time for Black History Month, DanceHouse, in partnership with Digidance, welcomes audiences to view the North American premiere of the digital broadcast of South African dance company Via Katlehong and contemporary choreographer Gregory Maqoma’s Via Kanana, online February 16th to March 6th. Pulsing with rhythmic vibrancy, eight warrior-like dancers combine the traditional,…
Picks of the Week – January 26, 2022
Can you believe the first month of 2022 is already coming to an end?! What used to be the doldrums of winter, has gradually become a season with activities and events to be packed in this week’s picks Chapel: Held over until February 20th! Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition with its 34 larger than life frescoes, continues to…
VMF Winter Arts blankets Downtown Vancouver with free arts & entertainment
A free outdoor celebration of arts is coming to Downtown Vancouver this winter! From February 11-27, 2022, VMF Winter Arts will transforms the city’s downtown core into an interactive, open-air gallery and celebration of art and live entertainment. Produced by VMF (the organization behind Vancouver Mural Festival) and presented by the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement…
5 Chinese Lunar New Year Of The Tiger Events
The Lunar New Year of the Tiger is almost upon us, those born in 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 are celebrating ‘their birth sign year’, the tiger is the king of all beasts in China, representing a symbol of strength, exorcising evils, and braveness. Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year is one of the…