We roll into February, with Valentine’s Day coming soon and plenty of activity in the picks of the week… Arts: There’s just a few more days to take in the creative line up PuSh International Festival of Performing Arts brings to the city – it’s timely, honest, politically active works of dance, music, theatre and multimedia programming…
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Ruby Slippers Theatre’s Advance Theatre Festival gets underway today.
Starting tonight, January 30th, Burnaby’s Shadbolt Centre for the Arts welcomes Ruby Slippers Theatre’s Advance Theatre Festival. A showcase of new plays written and directed by female identifying and gender non-conforming artists who also identify as BIPOC (Indigenous, Black or Person of Colour). In addition to the first week’s five staged readings, this year’s Advance…
Vancouver Opera’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream wakes in 2 weeks
In just two weeks, the Vancouver Opera 2022-2023 season continues with the company premiere of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. British composer Benjamin Britten’s romantic, atmospheric opera makes its Vancouver Opera debut for three performances starting February 11th at 7:30pm, followed by Thursday, February 16th at 7:30pm and Sunday, February 19 at 2pm. Adapted from the…
The Cultch Digital RE/PLAY Winter-Spring Season Is Online Now
RE/PLAY is The Cultch’s digital home for its online programming, including free short videos, audio presentations, feature length digital theatre presentations, and everything in between. This winter and spring RE/PLAY is full of exciting digital programming. Online now, The East Van Panto: Little Mermaid – Digital Edition, the Theatre Replacement and The Cultch co-production runs…
Picks of the Week – January 25, 2023
Can you believe we’re already at the final weekend of January!? Let’s take a look at what’s happening in these picks of the week Panto: If you missed it over the Holidays, the digital edition on-demand performances of East Van Panto: The Little Mermaid is still available on line until January 31st. Also on digital, the audio-only play…
Jazz @ The Bolt comes back February 4 & 5 2023
Jazz Impresario Cory Weeds brings a weekend of Jazz to The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, February 4-5.Jazz @ The Bolt brings a line-up of renowned artists from across Canada and around the world to join the best of Vancouver’s talent for one amazing weekend. Jazz @ The Bolt welcomes over 25 groups and soloists performing…
Circa’s Sacre Stuns With Its Contemporary Circus Acrobatics
DanceHouse & The Cultch delivered a New Year gift to the city as they co-presented the Canadian Premiere of Sacre, from Australian Circus Company, Circa. The mesmerizing work of acrobatic dance, inspired by Igor Stravinsky’s seminal production The Rite of Spring is directed by Circa’s Artistic Director and CEO Yaron Lifschitz. For five memorable performances the…