The Firehall Arts Centre begins 2022 with Helen Walkley’s powerful dance/theatre piece, John, from Wednesday, January 12 to Saturday, January 15. “John is a memoir of my oldest brother who disappeared from Vancouver in May of 1969, never to be heard from again. I sourced from an archive of family letters dating from 1959–2010, which…
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Picks of the Week – December 22, 2021
‘Twas the Wednesday before Christmas and all through the city, many people were stirring, in a great festive flurry. Activities, Illuminations, Theatre and Exhibits all keep us entertained in this Holiday Picks of the Week. Broadway: Gateway Theatre’s A Broadway Holiday wraps up its run of heartwarming holiday favourites tomorrow evening; the festive concert featuring a…
The Dance Centre Opens the New Year with Open Stage
Scotiabank Dance Centre is starting the new year with the 2nd edition of its Open Stage program, January 9, 2022, postponed until April 3, 2022. Featuring a program of dance works by Anya Saugstad and Artists, Lamondance, Linda Hayes, Rachel Maddock, and Tomoyo Yamada, Open Stage is a new program initiated by The Dance Centre,…
Gateway’s Back With A Broadway Holiday
We all need a little Christmas, and Gateway Theatre’s A Broadway Holiday has a whole lot of it, right this very minute! For Gateway’s first return to the stage with an in-person performance since the start of the pandemic, co-creators Barbara Tomasic and Christopher King have assembled a cast and song list that is sure…
The Cultch Announces Its Winter-Spring 2022 In-Person Season
Yesterday, The Cultch announced the next half of its 2021/2022 in-person programming. After a successful, mostly digital fall lineup, and East Van Panto, on-stage now, a full roster of in-person shows in coming to finish the season. As The Cultch welcomes back live audiences, they remain as committed to exploring digital works, stay tuned this…
Picks of the Week – December 15, 2021
It’s the final fun-up to Christmas, just 10 days to go, but still a lot of entertaining picks of the week Bach: Tomorrow night, Early Music Vancouver – Festive Cantatas: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio feat. Pacific Baroque Orchestra features some of the most popular Christmas music of Germany in the 18th century by Johann Kuhnau and…
Catch a SNOWFLAKE in its Canadian Premiere
Mitch and Murray Productions, in association with Red Gate Revue Stage, are presenting the Canadian premiere of SNOWFLAKE until December 23 on Granville Island. A critically-acclaimed festive story by Olivier Award-winning playwright Mike Bartlett, SNOWFLAKE is likely a far truer depiction of many families’ Christmas than the time-tested holiday plays we’re used to seeing this…