Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival’s 30th Anniversary Season has ended on a note of celebration, with a total attendance of 103,000 – the third season in a row to draw over 100,000 patrons – and a lineup of four plays and special events that generated both critical praise and near-sold out houses throughout the Festival.
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Unveils New $250,000 Steinway Concert Grand Piano with Russian Virtuoso Daniil Trifonov. VSO kicks off new century with “once in a generation” event: the unveiling of a brand new Hamburg Steinway, Nine-foot Model D Concert Grand Piano. Russian virtuoso Daniil Trifonov, one of the best pianists in the world today will perform … Read more
The plot centers around Alan’s single minded determination to find his son Michael, who walked out of the house one evening years ago and never returned.
Yonfan’s first animated film is entirely original and completely mesmerizing. Reality, invention, passion and politics intertwine seamlessly, making for an unforgettable journey. Hong Kong natives will love the fact that the characters look like, and are voiced-over by some of their favourite movie stars.
Vancouver Opera’s 2019/2020 season is kicking off with a sumptuous new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s timeless romantic tragedy, La Traviata. In an unprecedented collaboration, Vancouver Opera joins four other Canadian opera companies as they co-present this opera reaching more opera patrons than ever before.
They’ve performed for hundreds of thousands of fans worldwide, released six highly acclaimed albums, and travelled the globe multiple times, drawing larger audiences each time. Now, after more than a decade together, multi-award-winning Scottish band SKERRYVORE are finally about to make their long-awaited Vancouver debut: Saturday, October 5, at North Vancouver’s Centennial Theatre.
In Marjorie Chan’s China Doll, Su-Ling is bound by tradition. Her grandmother is determined that she will marry well and bring prosperity to them both. But when she learns to read, Su-Ling’s intellectual awakening sets her on a dangerous path to independence.
The beautifully crafted documentary, “Eliades Ochoa: From Cuba to the World”, digs deeper, chronicling the life of one of the Social Club’s performers as well as the history of Cuban music.
“We Are Not Princesses”, an NFB documentary dedicated “to all displaced persons”, offers an unflinching opportunity to see into the lives of a group of women from Syria.
Excellent cinematography and a superb cast add depth and interest to the various plot threads.