Opening April 4, at Gateway Theatre, Glory tells the incredible true story about the Preston Rivulettes women’s hockey team. In 1933, four friends set out to prove to Canada that hockey isn’t just a sport for men. Despite the battles over ice time, the struggle to finance the team, and the endless sexism that existed…
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Picks of the Week – March 27, 2019
March comes to a close with plenty of entertainment in the picks of the week to keep Spring in your steps Buns: Vancouver Foodster takes it to the East Village with a new taste tour, Between The Buns Crawl celebrating what the neighbourhood’s bakeries and eateries can get between a bun. Blossom: What’s spring without flowers,…
Jack and the Magic Bean comes to Presentation House Theatre
North Vancouver’s Presentation House Theatre and Mexico’s Marionetas de la Esquina present Jack and the Magic Bean, at Presentation House Theatre from April 11th to 28th. In this whimsical and enlightening adaptation of the classic fairy tale, when Jacky tries to sell her beloved toys to buy food for her family and then trades them for a magic bean, she…
Merideth Kaye Clark’s Pays Tribute to Joni Mitchell’s Blue Album.
This Wednesday is the opportunity to Joni Mitchell’s iconic album BLUE performed live by Merideth Kaye Clark in the Studio Theatre at Surrey Arts Centre. A veteran of the musical theatre stage, Ms Clark will perform Joni Mitchell’s iconic 1971 album, BLUE from beginning to end while playing the guitar and dulcimer, accompanied by Mont Chris…
The Dance Centre presents Sons of Sissy
The Dance Centre presents the penultimate show in the 2018-19 Global Dance Connections series, Simon Mayer’s Sons of Sissy, April 4th to 8th. The Austrian choreographer has created a deconstruction of traditional folk dances and music of the Alps, as well as masculine stereotypes. Four virtuosic male performers deploy their bodies, voices and instruments with…
Picks of the Week – March 20, 2019
Finally, Spring has arrived, with record breaking temperatures this week to wake us from our Winter slumber and get out and enjoy these picks of the week. Conduct: The Gateway Theatre spring production, Gross Misconduct, tackles the topics related to the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, running until March 23rd. Blooms: What’s spring without flowers, Metropolis at Metrotown’s…
DanceHouse Explores The Garden of Earthly Delights
DanceHouse welcomed Montreal’s Compagnie Marie Chouinard to the Vancouver Playhouse March 15 & 16, to present Hieronymus Bosch : The Garden of Earthly Delights. Commissioned by the Jheronimus Bosch 500 Foundation to celebration the artist’s 2016 quincentennial, the work is based on Bosch’s triptych : The Garden of Earthly Delights. Presented in three acts, representing…