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,…
Author: Jay Minter
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…
Spend an afternoon with Sankofa artists at MOA
This Saturday, January 22nd, join MOA to hear from artists behind Sankofa: African Routes, Canadian Roots, Vancouver-based artists Chase Keetley and Chantal Gibson, whose powerful works are featured in MOA’s current feature exhibition. From 1pm to 2:30pm, hear from both artists, starting with Chase Keetley, a multi-disciplinary artist and founder of Black Arts Vancouver. His multimedia…
Dance Victoria’s Virtual Dance Days Starts Today
Virtual Dance Days 2022 is Dance Victoria’s annual city-wide celebration of dance. The 10-day event brings a host of workshops, performances, talks and even free dance classes. Starting today, January 20th, until January 30th, local studios will offer a variety of free livestreamed dance classes in many styles including; afrobeat, seated dance, flamenco, ballet, efunk…
Picks of the Week – January 19, 2022
It’s hard to believe we’re already half way through January?! Seems like we’re in a vaguely familiar pandemic pattern of uncertainty but there’s still entertainment to be found in this week’s picks… Chapel: Now held over until February 20th! Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition with its 34 larger than life frescoes, continues to bring the Vatican ceiling…