The Advance Theatre Festival returns to Burnaby’s Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. This February 5-9, Ruby Slippers Theatre, the Shadbolt and Playwrights Guild of Canada join forces to co-present five new staged readings written and directed by female identifying and gender non-conforming artists who also identify as IBPOC. Curated by Tricia Trinh The Advance Theatre…
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The Mirror Reflects Amazing Contemporary Circus!
On stage at Vancouver Playhouse until January 27th, DanceHouse and The Cultch present the North American premiere of Gravity & Other Myths’ (GOM) acrobatic and athletically-charged work, The Mirror. The run is nearly sold out so get tickets now, if you can, because this is a show not to be missed! In their annual collaboration,…
Picks of the Week – January 24, 2024
January is speeding along with a host of activities and festivals keeping everyone’s week full of entertaining picks. Circus: For their annual collaboration DanceHouse and The Cultch once again bringing energizing contemporary circus to the Vancouver Playhouse presenting the North American premiere of Gravity & Other Myths’ acrobatic and athletically-charged work, The Mirror opening tonight through until January 27th Performing: PuSh…
Hold On Let Go Festival Begins This Week
Theatre Replacement and Company 605 are preparing to launch their annual, and renamed, festival program – HOLD ON LET GO. “The name comes from the saying ‘hold on tightly, let go lightly,’ and signifies our desire to embrace change, continue evolving and learning, and to hold on to the things that matter, while letting go…
The Improv Centre Brings Laughs – THE HEAT – Improv Comedy Festival
The Improv Centre (TIC) on Granville Island brings laughter to the Vancouver winter festival season as it present its inaugural improv comedy festival, THE HEAT – An International Improv Comedy Showcase, from January 23 to January 27. THE HEAT is an exciting new comedy festival hosted by TIC that brings improv troupes from around…
Picks of the Week – January 17, 2024
Moving further into January we find Winter festivals filling our calendars with activities to pick from… Lights: Still glowing through the cold winter nights, the illuminations at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park’s Canyon Lights bring wonder to the woodland park trails and bridge, continuing until January 21st Dine: Once again Dine Out Festival Vancouver is back with more…
Picks of the Week – January 10, 2024
The second weekend of the year already let’s see what January is adding to our picks of the week! Lights: Still glowing through the winter nights, the illuminations at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park’s Canyon Lights bringing wonder to the woodland park trails and bridge, continuing until January 21, 2024 Country: Metro Theatre starts the year off with…