This past weekend, Arts Umbrella School of Dance presented its annual student showcase, Mixed Nuts, at the Vancouver Playhouse. Adding a contemporary twist to Tchaikovsky’s timeless classic, The Nutcracker, the Mixed Nuts show gets an update each year, as past graduating classes make way for new Grad, Senior, Apprentice, Professional Training and Pre-Elementary Dance Companies. With local choreographers and the…
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Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella Dances On To The Gateway Theatre Stage
In their own little corner of Richmond, Gateway Theatre brings the Tony Award-winning Broadway Musical Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella to the stage. First written and composed for a 1957 TV adaptation starring Julie Andrews, the stage version, with an updated 2013 book by Douglas Carter Beane, maintains the timeless music of Richard Rodgers and lyrics…
Presentation House Theatre reveals its 2024 Winter/Spring Season
Presentation House Theatre (PHT) has revealed its 2024 Winter/Spring Season, including returning classic Where the Wild Things Are, partnerships with Blackout Art Society and Ruby Slippers Theatre presenting new and diverse stories, thought-provoking theatre for young audiences that boldly navigates challenging topics through the magic of play, with immersive experiences, cultural richness, and insightful narratives….
Metro Theatre’s Annual Panto – Sinbad! Is So Good!
For the 38th year, Metro Theatre brings Vancouver a traditional English Panto, this season presenting Sinbad! by Ellie King. Whether it’s your first panto or 38th, you’re in for a rollicking good time! Playwright Ellie King “The Queen of Panto” faithfully preserves the elements of a traditional English panto to be transplanted on the Metro…
12 Upcoming 2024 Concerts That Would Make Great Christmas Gifts
Are you still looking for Christmas gifts to check off your loved ones’ wish lists? With tickets to the new Coast City Country Festival going on sale today, it’s a great reminder that giving the sound of music as a gift someone or yourself is sure to love to receive under the tree! Let’s take…
Picks of the Week – December 6, 2023
This weekend brings even more December Holiday entertainment and activities to our Picks of the Week Lights: Don’t miss out on making your spirits bright with many Christmas and Holiday illuminations taking place around Metro Vancouver Turkey: On now, until December 31st, the hilarious Mom’s The Word Collective return to The Arts Club Granville Island…
Celebrate the Students of Arts Umbrella
Since 1979, Arts Umbrella has been a non-profit centre for arts education where young artists ages 2–22 can develop their creativity in Art & Design, Dance, and Theatre, Music & Film. This month, the Theatre, Music & Film department is showcasing the talents of their students through a series of performances in their Winter Shorts…