Is fate written in the card for Carmen? We will have to see as, Vancouver Opera wraps its digital season with a unique production of Bizet’s timeless classic, Carmen: Up Close and Personal. Director Brenna Corner has crafted a production that lives up to the title Up Close and Personal. Mounting an opera as grand…
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Picks of the Week – April 28, 2021
Can you believe we’re already wrapping up the fourth month of the year? Before you start swing around the Maypole, let’s see what there is to entertain you. Masterpiece: Imagine Van Gogh: The Immersive Exhibition continues at Vancouver Convention Centre, until August 29, 2021 so you have the whole summer to see this amazing spectacle of…
Picks of the Week – April 21, 2021
As the sun continues to beam, let’s take a look at what the week’s entertainment brings us. Festival: The Vancouver International Dance Festival (VIDF) continues with its 21st season online until June 19, 2021, the festival features 18 livestreamed contemporary dance performances. Music: Join Early Music Vancouver tonight at 7:30 for a performance of The Crossroads of Cantemir feat….
Vancouver Opera Closes its Season with Carmen
The Vancouver Opera 2020–2021 digital season is coming to a close with the premiere of Carmen: Up Close And Personal on Saturday, May 1. This film adaptation of Bizet’s original masterpiece provides an intimate and unique view into Carmen’s world. Inspired by French arthouse film, stage director Brenna Corner plays with the conflicting ideas of fate and choice. Focusing on…
Picks of the Week – April 14, 2021
The weather is heating up, let’s see how the City’s entertainment temperature is rising too. Dance: Digidance and partner DanceHouse are presenting the Canadian premiere of More Than Dance, We Are A Movement, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Indigenous innovators, Red Sky Performance, streaming in Canada only from April 14-20. Festival: The Vancouver International Dance Festival (VIDF) continues with its 21st season online…
Picks of the Week – April 7, 2021
Will April showers, bring May flowers? It remains to be seen, but in the meantime let’s find out how to entertain ourselves Duos: Tonight, Early Music Vancouver looks at Dynamic Duos: Memorable Musical Partnerships in 18th Century England in an online concert featuring the duo of Paul Luchkow and Michael Jarvis Masterpiece: Imagine Van Gogh:…
Picks of the Week – March 31, 2021
Wrapping up March, Easter is ahead with a long weekend full of entertainment and activities in this week’s picks. Masterpiece: Imagine Van Gogh: The Immersive Exhibition is now open at Vancouver Convention Centre, and already extended its run until August 29, 2021 so you have the whole summer to see this amazing spectacle of Van Gogh’s…