Moving close to the second month of COVID-19 restrictions, we’re still finding ways to keep ourselves entertained and supporting the Arts, while staying at home. Let’s see what’s in this week’s picks. Photos: It’s your last days to view the Capture Photography Festival, program online and outdoor. Museum: the Royal BC Museum (RBCM), has closed its doors due to…
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music, concerts, theatre, arts and performance
Vancouver Opera Virtual Opening Night
Last night, audiences would have gathered in the anticipation of the opening night of Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera, the centrepiece performance of the Vancouver Opera Festival, presented by BMO. Vancouver Opera was forced to cancel this season’s performances due to the need to maintain physical distancing in the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. They wanted…
Outdoor Music Festivals 2020
This time of year is usually building with anticipation of the coming season’s outdoor music festivals. However with the cloud of COVID-19 and physical distancing restrictions hanging heavy over us, most of the annual festivals will not be returning this summer. While a few have not announced cancellations or changes, you can be sure that…
Picks of the Week – April 22, 2020
Holding the line and staying indoors, we’re onto another week of finding entertaining picks to keep us indoors or physically distant from others. Earth Day: Join the H.R. MacMillan for the first-ever Virtual Cosmic Nights: Earth Day YouTube live stream and celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Tune in during the live stream for…
Arts & Culture Become More Accessible During Covid-19
Most of the world’s great stages, museums and galleries are closed to help flatten the curve of the Covid-19 pandemic, stripping them of visitors. More importantly, depriving us all of access to arts & culture at a time when we all could use the calming, restorative power of art. Arts venues and artists near and…
Arts Club goes Digital
As COVID-19 closures last longer, the Arts Club Theatre Company is the latest Vancouver cultural institution to change gears. This week the theatre company introduced Arts Club: Digital Edition, filled with online content streaming videos, Zoom workshops, behind-the-scenes content, and more, all from your sofa. In this age of physical distance, The Arts Club is…
Theatre Under The Gun is back…online.
Theatre Under the Gun, the annual 48-hour play creation challenge finds six Vancouver theatre companies race the clock to create an original work for the stage. The companies will receive an inspiration package and then have just 48 hours to create their original piece of theatre. In this year of physical distancing, they are facing…