As February draws near it’s time to start thinking about Valentine’s Day. Whether you’re planning something for you and your significant other or a single’s night out, The Improv Centre has some laughs for you.A night out on Granville Island is always fun, and The Improv Centre has plenty of programming to add to your…
Picks of the Week – February 1, 2023
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…
The 2023 JCC Jewish Book Festival hosts Authors from home & abroad February 11-16
Frigid temperatures make curling up with a good book even more enticing, and the JCC Jewish Book Festival is ready to warm up your winter nights. From February 11-16, the Festival hosts fascinating authors from across Canada, USA, Israel and Germany, and welcomes audiences back to in-person events. Plan for lively conversations about the many…
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…