Vancouver Academy of Music is celebrating its 50th anniversary season, March 1st, with a special presentation in honour of the genius of Ludwig van Beethoven. Resounding Joy: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 2pm at the Orpheum Theatre. Faculty from past & present, guest artists, and the Vancouver Bach Choir take the stage to honour Beethoven’s 250th Anniversary with a…
Author: Jay Minter
Vancouver International Dance Festival Celebrates 20 Years
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Vancouver International Dance Festival (VIDF) takes to stages around Vancouver from March 6 to 28, 2020. The Festival offers a program of 31 performances including 12 free shows, 20 free dance classes, 7 free life drawing sessions with dancers as models, and a free art exhibition of photography by Flamenco…
Théâtre la Seizième Presents Le NoShow Vancouver
Jessie Award-winning theatre company Théâtre la Seizième is presenting Le NoShow Vancouver at Performance Works on Granville Island from February 26 to March 1st. Adapted by Hubert Lemire and François Bernier from the original idea and direction by Alexandre Fecteau, this new Vancouver production relies on a local cast that has transformed the script to fit its reality. The…
DanceHouse Welcomes Brazil’s Grupo Corpo
DanceHouse presents a two-part program from Brazil’s contemporary dance company Grupo Corpo with the Vancouver premiere of Dança Sinfônica and Gira, February 28th & 29th at the Vancouver Playhouse. In the company’s third presentation with DanceHouse, Grupo Corpo’s visionary siblings — Artistic Director Paulo Pederneiras and Choreographer Rodrigo Pederneiras have choreographed two works that take a look back at the company’s 40 year history…
Picks of the Week – February 19, 2020
As the season ticks closer to spring, we find more activities to fill our picks of the week. Figaro: Vancouver Opera brings The Barber of Seville – Rossini’s classic comic classic opera to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for two final performances February 20 & 23. Marionettes: Continuing until March 1, The Cultch presents the amazing puppeteer Ronnie…
The 19th Annual Talking Stick Festival Opens.
The 19th Annual Talking Stick Festival is taking the stage from today February 18 through February 29 bringing a vibrant celebration of Indigenous artistry to various venues around Vancouver. Produced by Full Circle: First Nations Performance, Talking Stick Festival gathers Indigenous artists, and experts from around the world to share their talent and knowledge, presented through…
Make an Appointment with Vancouver Opera’s The Barber of Seville
For the Valentine’s season Vancouver Opera has delivered another beautifully-staged love story to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Gioachino Rossini’s comic opera The Barber of Seville is known as one of the foremost works of opera buffa – Italian comic opera, even 200+ years after its debut. The Barber of Seville brings all the stereotypes of…