DanceHouse has announced that Dada Masilo’s The Sacrifice performances have been cancelled. As DanceHouse announces its 2023-2024 season including six exciting performance, it readies for the final presentation in its 15th Anniversary season. DanceHouse presents the exhilarating North American premiere of Dada Masilo’s The Sacrifice, May 5 and 6, 2023 at 8pm at the Vancouver Playhouse. Inspired by Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite…
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Exploring Asian Eats with Vancouver Foodster
Wednesday evening the clouds parted and rains ceased in time for Vancouver Foodster and Tasting Plates YVR to take patrons on an exploration of Asian flavours around Vancouver on the Asian Eats Tasting Tour. Four local eateries shared and showed the diversity of Asian food around Vancouver. Indian, Indo-Chinese, Vietnamese, Himalayan, Nepalese and Filipino all tickled our taste buds….
The Dance Centre Celebrates International Dance Day
April 29th is International Dance Day! The day has been celebrated with dance events across Canada and around the world since it was created by UNESCO in 1982, International Dance Day to commemorate the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727-1810), regarded as the founder of modern ballet. The Dance Centre is collaborating to present a full…
Chiliwack Tulip Festival Brings Colour Back to the Fraser Valley
The Fraser Valley’s annual burst of spring colour returns this month with the 17th annual edition of the Chilliwack Tulip Festival bursting into bloom starting Wednesday, April 19. Since launching in 2006 as the first local event of its kind, pioneering promotion of agritourism and the Fraser Valley’s integral role in BC farming. At BC’s…
Bill Reid Gallery Looks At The Artist’s Influence in Bright Futures Exhibition
25 years after the artist’s passing, the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art is reflecting on the lasting influence Bill Reid’s work has had on Northwest Coast art. From April 26, 2023–January 14, 2024, the Bill Reid Gallery presents the Canadian premiere exhibition of Bright Futures, co-curated by Bill Reid Gallery Curator Beth Carter,…
DOXA 2023 Festival Line-Up Debuts
This week, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Western Canada’s largest documentary film festival, announced its 2023 Festival line-up. The 22nd edition Festival returns to screens May 4 through May 14, 2023 with a roster of crucial and thought-provoking documentaries in theatrical venues across the city, bringing filmmakers and audiences together for a communal cinema experience. For…
Picks of the Week – April 5, 2023
No foolin’! It’s already April, and just like the blossoms, entertainment picks are popping up everywhere around the city! Festival: Until May 28th, Urban Ink and The Cultch welcome new works and past favourites to a free, all-digital TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival focuses on empowering Indigenous artists and encouraging collaboration with non-Indigenous artists. Music: The Shadbolt Centre for…