we the same is a new play, livestreaming until November 7th from The Cultch Historic Theatre. The world premiere Ruby Slippers Theatre production is inspired by the true story of a refugee Vietnamese family’s ordeal to flee Saigon, finally making their way to Canada. Told in flashbacks, the audience learns the incredible story of the…
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Picks of the Week – November 3, 2021
Halloween activities have wrapped up, and we still have a load of entertainment filling the picks of the week as we lead the way into November. Modern: Imagine Picasso brings the works of another Master, of modern art, to life in another brilliant immersive exhibition at Vancouver Convention Centre East (Canada Place) showing until January. Music…
The Firehall Arts Centre presents Openings: A Cultural Sharing
Part of the 2021 DTES Heart of the City Festival, The Firehall Arts Centre, in partnership with Vancouver Moving Theatre, presents Openings: A Cultural Sharing from November 3 to 6, 2021. Co-created by storyteller, filmmaker and performer Rosemary Georgeson (Coast Salish/Dené), and the Firehall’s Artistic Producer Donna Spencer (hybrid settler), Openings: A Cultural Sharing is…
Alley Theatre helps answer #whatnow
Until November 7th, Alley Theatre, in partnership with Good Night Out Vancouver, presents #whatnow. The simple and creative docu-theatre production brings the focus to the moving and thoughtful dialogue on stage at Russian Hall. The #whatnow script is assembled by co-director Marisa Emma Smith from hours of audio interviews from people of different genders, sexual orientations,…
Picks of the HalloWeek – October 27, 2021
Halloween is here! Howls of the spooky season echo throughout these entertaining picks this week. Picasso: Before the stunning Imagine Van Gogh wraps up this weekend at Vancouver Convention Centre West, Imagine Picasso brings the works of another Master, of modern art, to life in another brilliant immersive exhibition at Vancouver Convention Centre East (Canada…
Talking Stick Festival wraps up its 20th Anniversary
Full Circle: First Nations Performance, the 20th Anniversary of the Talking Stick Festival in 2021, stokes the last of the Four Fires it has seasonally gathered around throughout the year. The anniversary celebrations began early in the year with The Winter Lodge: Sitting with our Ancestors, Spring Awakening and Summer Sojourn culminating now with Feasting Our Words After…
21st Annual Chutzpah! Festival returns to stage & screen
The Chutzpah! Festival is making its return to stages and screens starting November 4th. Three weeks of exciting and dynamic performances including music, theatre, comedy, and dance highlighting the joy of coming back together. For over two decades the Chutzpah! Festival has been a highlight of Metro Vancouver’s arts season. Artists will once again grace…