Summer solstice is upon us, longer daylight hours and looser restrictions combine for the start of some fun picks of the week ahead! Dance: The Dance Centre’s 2020-2021 Discover Dance! Series wraps up tomorrow with the internationally-renowned Goh Ballet, streaming to 17th, featuring members of the Goh Ballet Youth Company and Goh Ballet Academy’s Senior Professional Division. Masterpiece:…
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Talking Stick Festival welcomes you to Summer Sojourn
Talking Stick Festival (TSF) Full Circle: First Nations Performance continues its 20th Anniversary welcoming audiences to join in online to celebrate and keep communities connected throughout the 4 seasons of this year. The anniversary celebrations have seen The Winter Lodge: Sitting with our Ancestors in February, felt the renewal of Spring Awakening in April and now…
33rd Dancing on the Edge Festival brings back live dance.
British Columbia’s contemporary dance scene eagerly awaits the return of Dancing on the Edge Festival (DOTE), kicking off July 8th with a live performance by internationally acclaimed Radical System Art/Shay Kuebler at Firehall Theatre. The opening weekend will also include Dumb Instrument Dance, Dreaming of Koi at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Gardens, and other performances outdoors…
Picks of the Week – June 9, 2021
As we head toward mid-June we look to sunnier skies ahead, and more entertainment to keep our summer picks filled with fun. Doors: Continuing until June 12th, the 14thDoors Open Richmond, presented by The Richmond Museum, is a virtual event, featuring online tours of more than 30 sites representing Richmond’s cultural diversity and heritage. Dance: The Dance Centre’s…
Vancouver International Jazz Festival celebrates 35 years with free music.
The Music is returning! The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, celebrates its 35th edition this summer from Friday, June 25 to Sunday, July 4. After cancelling the 2020 Festival due to COVID-19 uncertainty, the Coastal Jazz & Blues Society is presenting a modified 2021 Festival with a program of over 100 virtual events – adapted…
11th Indian Summer Festival heats up the entertainment
The weather is making us think summer is just around the corner, so too is the 11th Indian Summer Festival (ISF2021), opening June 17th 2021. Vancouver’s ‘festival for the curious mind’ continues its mission to offer daring, multi-arts events bringing together diverse artists and audiences through five weeks of curated events, streaming most Thursdays and Saturdays…
Picks of the Week – June 2, 2021
The year is moving swiftly on to the midway point as we start June cautiously optimistic that our summer may find more easing of pandemic restrictions, allowing even more entertaining picks to add to our calendar. Concert: Tonight, after 18 virtual concerts, Early Music Vancouver (EMV) brings its Digital Concert Hall to a close with Concerti Virtuosi…