This time of year is usually building with anticipation of the coming season’s outdoor music festivals. However with the cloud of COVID-19 and physical distancing restrictions hanging heavy over us, most of the annual festivals will not be returning this summer. While a few have not announced cancellations or changes, you can be sure that…
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Arts Club goes Digital
As COVID-19 closures last longer, the Arts Club Theatre Company is the latest Vancouver cultural institution to change gears. This week the theatre company introduced Arts Club: Digital Edition, filled with online content streaming videos, Zoom workshops, behind-the-scenes content, and more, all from your sofa. In this age of physical distance, The Arts Club is…
Theatre Under The Gun is back…online.
Theatre Under the Gun, the annual 48-hour play creation challenge finds six Vancouver theatre companies race the clock to create an original work for the stage. The companies will receive an inspiration package and then have just 48 hours to create their original piece of theatre. In this year of physical distancing, they are facing…
Tune In TONIGHT – Virtual Drag Show – West Coast Edition
With the closure of most bars, clubs and cabarets due to COVID-19 restrictions, the self-employed queer artists who grace the stages are facing a difficult financial situation. It’s a drag but these artists are taking matters into their own hands, putting on their faces and giving up a show to remember – Virtual Drag Show…
Picks of the Week – April 8, 2020
The Easter Weekend usually draws family gatherings and long weekend activities but this year we will continue to find ways to keep ourselves entertained whilst staying home. Photos: The annual Capture Photography Festival, is now open with a newly reimagined program to take into account these days of physical distancing and self-isolation, running until April 30, 2020….
#CanadaPerforms – in your Living Room
The National Arts Centre in Ottawa is Canada’s home to some of the country’s most creative artists. Through each of its disciplines, the NAC Orchestra, Dance, English Theatre, French Theatre, Indigenous Theatre and NAC Presents programs. Centre strives to live up to its motto: “Canada is our Stage.” As with all Arts programming across the…
2020 Capture Photography Festival Opens…At Home
The annual Capture Photography Festival, is now open! Reimagined to take into account these days of physical distancing and self-isolation the festival is running until April 30, 2020. Whilst people are staying home Capture Photography Festival is bringing its digital programming directly to the audiences. From capturephotofest.com or Facebook and Instagram to the beautiful program catalogue, explore all…