While summer has barely begun, the Art community is looking forward to launch upcoming seasons. Ballet BC has announced its 2022/2023 season will welcome five world premieres within its three programs for the season — OVERTURE/S, HORIZON/S, and WAVE/S. The new works include an international co-production with Finland’s Tero Saarinen Company and a one-of-a-kind large scale…
Author: Jay Minter
Countdown to Vancouver Pride 2022
Vancouver Pride is now just weeks away, and the 2022 season schedule is ready to roll out a mostly in-person return to Pride. The Vancouver Pride Society (VPS) has planned a variety of signature and partnered events with a selection of digital experiences for those who prefer to experience Pride at a distance. This…
Carnaval del Sol shines on a new home at Jonathan Rogers Park
Carnaval del Sol, the largest Latin American festival in the Pacific Northwest is back from July 8 to 10 at its new location of Jonathan Rogers Park. Opening night, July 8th, starts the weekend off with the beer garden and entertainment opening Friday afternoon at 4:30pm, then the weekend fills the park with artists, music,…
Picks of the Week – June 29, 2022
Wrapping up June with the Canada Day Long Weekend ahead means a packed picks of the week! Together: Canada Together, the 36th annual Canada Day at Canada Place, takes the largest event outside of Ottawa in a new direction, planned collaboratively with the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations with a day of family entertainment from…
Robin Hood Debuts Presentation House Theatre Summer Outdoor Season
Presentation House Theatre is taking it outside for the company’s inaugural Summer Outdoor Theatre program, July 16 – 23. A timely tale of Robin Hood and his merry band take to the theatre’s grounds in an adaptation by Ontario’s The Lakeside Players that casts Robin Hood’s beloved characters in a fun and fresh new light….
12th Indian Summer Festival prepares to heat up
As the weekend’s heat made us think of summer, the 12th Indian Summer Festival (ISF), Vancouver’s ‘festival for the curious mind’, is preparing to return to in-person experiences.From July 7 to July 17, 2022, the carefully curated festival is guided by the theme of ‘Inner / Outer Climates’ with both ticketed and free events, hosted…
34th Annual Dancing on the Edge hits the stage
The 2022 Dancing on the Edge Festival (DOTE) gets underway July 7th. Festival Producer, Donna Spencer, is delighted that Canada’s oldest and longest running contemporary dance festival, will once again welcome audiences for both indoor and outdoor live performances. As always, this year’s DOTE will deliver high calibre, challenging, innovative and spell-binding works and dance…