Opening this Friday, City Opera Vancouver with Pacific Opera Victoria presents the world premiere of Missing, a profoundly moving and pivotal opera ripped from the headlines. Focusing on the national crisis of missing and murdered, Missing is written by distinguished Canadian Métis playwright Marie Clements, with a gripping score by JUNO Award-winning composer Brian Current. The work confronts the tragedy…
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Early Music Vancouver welcomes early opera Orfeo
This weekend, Early Music Vancouver (EMV) presented Monteverdi’s Orfeo, at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, at UBC. Often described as a “game changer” in the history of music, the historic work marks the end of the Renaissance and the beginning of the Baroque. Orfeo was brought to life under the guidance of GRAMMY award-winner and Monteverdi…
King Charles III reigns over The Arts Club
Until November 19th, experience the reign of King Charles III at The Arts Club Theatre Company’s Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Queen Elizabeth II has passed and King Charles III has ascended to the Throne, but even before the Crown is upon his head, controversy and confrontation with his Parliament erupts. Asked to sign his assent…
Picks of the Week – October 25, 2017
As October draws to a close, Halloween continues to haunt the picks of the week with more spooky fun on top of our regular activities. Playoffs: Tonight, Whitecaps FC bring MLS playoff soccer to BC Place as they host San Jose Stage: The Arts Club Theatre Company sets the table for Thanks For Giving running at the Granville…
Picks of the Week – October 18, 2017
The late October is upon us, the picks of the week are filling with more and more hauntingly good fun. Tastes: Tonight, explore the new flavours of Chinatown as Tasting Plates explores the historic neighbourhood. Pop: Hard to believe but the trio of brothers, Hanson, are celebrating their 25th Anniversary with the Middle Of Nowhere…
A Little Night Music lights the Gateway Theatre season
Gateway Theatre’s 2017 / 2018 season got underway this week with a lavish performance of Stephen Sondheim’s classic A Little Night Music. A co-presentation with Patrick Street Productions, and directed by Peter Jorgensen, the Tony award winning musical is set in Sweden at the turn of the last century. A tale of romance and class…
Speaking Of Dance Conversations 2017-18
Speaking of Dance Conversations is a series of free public dialogues and roundtable conversations about the world of dance. Presented by Dance House with SFU Woodwards Cultural Programs, the series is a study of the place dance holds within culture and society. Moderated and presented by noted local writers, artists and creative thinkers, Speaking of Dance Conversations is…