Next week, City Opera Vancouver presents CHINATOWN, A New Opera written by Madeleine Thien and composed by Alice Ping Yee Ho with translator Paul Yee. The company’s fifth commission in ten years, will be stages September 13 to 17 at the Vancouver Playhouse, chosen due to its proximity to Chinatown. The ground-breaking new work, like…
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Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House returns September 17th
A day of open classes, demonstrations and events, the annual Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House, September 17, 2022, offers the chance to sample a host of dance styles; from Bollywood, bhangra and Métis jigging to K-pop and tap. Known as one of Canada’s flagship dance facilities, Scotiabank Dance Centre opened in 2001. “Our annual Open…
Opera & Arias: A Celebration comes to Bard on the Beach
This month, Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival welcomes the return of opera to the BMO Mainstage at Sen?ákw/Vanier Park, in four special performances on September 12 and 13. Western Canada’s largest not-for-profit, professional Shakespeare festival swaps A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the rising stars of the UBC Opera Ensemble and members of the…
Picks of the Week – August 31, 2022
The sun sets on August, and before you pop your pumpkin spice, let’s see what’s in store for the picks of the week Fair: The annual Pacific National Exhibition wraps up this weekend, but not before six more days of stellar Summer Concerts, entertainment, amusement rides, animals and food to Hastings Park Cinema: As dusk tonight, Vancouver Civic Theatres’s…
Carousel Theatre for Young People 2022-2023 Season the First for New Team
As we near the end of August, Back-to-School season is in the air, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to end. Carousel Theatre for Young People (CTYP), have an exciting 2022-2023 Season of live productions coming to entertain the youth and families. New Co-Artistic & Managing Directors Dave Deveau and Jennica Grienke have curated…
Western Gold Theatre presents the World Premiere of 90 Days
Western Gold Theatre wraps up summer 2022 with the world premiere 90 Days by Salim Rahemtulla, September 8-25, 2022 at PAL Studio Theatre. 50 years ago, in August of 1972, Idi Amin, the President of Uganda, called together troops at Tororo barracks and announced he had been instructed by God, through a dream, to throw…
Vancouver Opera Returns to Queen E Theatre, Live
Vancouver Opera has announced the return of live performances at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for its 2021–2022 season. Kicking things off, Vancouver Opera presents two days of outdoor performances at the šx???ex?n Xwtl’a7shn (formerly QET Plaza), September 18 and 19 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. followed by three extraordinary operas starting in December. “The entire…