We moved into June, or is it Junary again? The weather may be variable but the great entertainment in the picks of the week is constant. Mystery: The Firehall Arts Centre brings its 2021-2022 Reunion Season to a close with the presentation of, Yellow Fever, running until June 12. Boots: The Arts Club kicks up its heels…
Category: Music
A West Coast Premiere Closes The DanceHouse Season
To bring its season to a close, DanceHouse presents the West Coast premiere of winter guests’ evocative work, Story, story, die., choreographed by Artistic Director Alan Lucien Øyen, on stage June 22 and 23 at the Vancouver Playhouse. Through cinematic staging and poignant spoken word, Story, story, die. is a thought-provoking look at the interdependency…
Picks of the Week – June 1, 2022
Let’s see what the entertainment scene has to offer in these first picks of the week for June. Cirque: There’s just days left to catch the fan favourite Cirque du Soleil’s Alegría In a New Light returns with show reimagined for its 25th anniversary, closing June 5, 2022 Mystery: The Firehall Arts Centre brings its 2021-2022 Reunion Season to a…
Global Soundscapes Festival Return Live & In-Person
The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra’s annual Global Soundscapes Festival returns live and in-person June 9-12, 2022. Presenting a line-up of rich sound and rhythm, the Festival celebrates the intersection of traditional sounds and instruments from all over the world with contemporary classical music by Canadian composers. Over the Festival’s four nights, The Cultch Historic Theatre stage will…
TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival returns in-person June 24 – July 3
The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival returns for its its 36th edition this summer from Friday, June 24th to Sunday, July 3rd at a variety of venues around the city. The Coastal Jazz & Blues Society has made a host of schedule announcements with still more to come before the festival gets underway next month. Included performance mentioned…
Picks of the Week – May 25, 2022
The Sun came out and gave us a taste of summer last weekend, what will we find happening in the city this weekend? Cirque: There’s not much time left to catch the fan favourite Cirque du Soleil’s Alegría In a New Light returns with show reimagined for its 25th anniversary, until June 5, 2022 Comedy: Until May 29 at Metro Theatre,…
Picks of the Week – May 18, 2022
The May long weekend is upon us, usually the unofficial kick off to summer, but this season’s weather has us hoping for at least the feeling of spring to meet these picks of the week… Capitalism: Pi Theatre is presenting the Canadian premiere of Anders Lustgarten’s extraordinary play, Lampedusa, which explores migration, Capitalism, and human connection at The Cultch’s…