East Side Beer Fest 2016 Take a Walk on the Road to Dublin starting March 1 UVA WINE & COCKTAIL BAR LAUNCHES NEW WORLD CLASS HAPPY HOUR Rich Cultural Traditions Through Transcendent Performance Line-Up VIDF – Provocatively Sensuous Foutrement Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra’s International Artists – Local Dance … Read more
As I made my way down the residential streets of Marpole on a drizzly Sunday afternoon, it didn’t strike me as the type of place in which I was likely to find some riveting theatre with a sprinkling of opera. I was wrong. Seated in the quaint Marpole United Church I got to enjoy … Read more
Vancouver Bach Choir Closes 85th Season with Namesake’s Towering & Magnificent – St. Matthew Passion – VBC, VSO and acclaimed soloists, perform one of sacred music’s most triumphant masterpieces, overflowing with sweeping harmonies and colossal power Vancouver Bach Choir concludes its monumental 85th anniversary season with J. S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, March 19, 7:30pm at The Orpheum. Celebrated as a pinnacle accomplishment in music history, … Read more
TUTS Declares Summer of Love with Enchanting 2016 Season: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast & West Side Story Swoon-worthy musicals bring summer-long excitement and romance to Stanley Park’s scenic Malkin Bowl Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) invites audiences to fall in love this summer with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast & West Side Story, running July 6 – August 20, … Read more
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet Presents Poignant Tale of Hope and Understanding in Vancouver Premiere of Going Home Star Heartrending Ballet Pays Tribute to the Experiences of Residential School Survivors and Opens Important Dialogue About Truth and Reconciliation Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet (RWB) presents the Vancouver premiere of the critically acclaimed and deeply moving classical … Read more
The Chan Centre Presents Words in Motion An Evening of New Dance Works Inspired by Acclaimed Texts Celebrated BC-based authors and choreographers present three distinctive visions weaving narrative with movement The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia (UBC), in partnership with The Dance Centre, presents Words in Motion, March 18 & 19, 7:30pm, in the Telus Studio Theatre. This … Read more
VIDF Presents Hotly Anticipated Canadian Premiere of Two Action-Packed Works born from Swedish/Cuban Cultural Exchange Visionary co-productions from Sweden’s Memory Wax and Cuba’s Danza Teatro Retazos challenge perception of time, space, and belonging The 2016 Vancouver International Dance Festival (VIDF) presents the highly anticipated Canadian premiere of two illuminating, richly complex works, co-produced by international collaborators Sweden’s … Read more
I’William Deverell, Ian Hamilton, Gail Bowen, and 18 Other Writers On Trial March 11 – 13 Event: The CUFFED International Crime Writers Festival Venue: Performance Works on Granville Island Dates: March 11 – 13, 2016 Admission: $20 for most events; $50 for the Linwood Barclay Workshop; $49 for any three events; $99 for a Festvial Pass (advance only). Tickets: Online … Read more
Here is our list of #FridayFavourites 24 things to do, places to go this weekend, Valentine’s Day and the week ahead. In classical mythology, Cupid (Latin Cupido, meaning “desire”) is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and the war god Mars, … Read more
It’s grey and rainy outside and the evenings are still long. We’re all in debt from the winter holidays and spring seems a long, long way off. It’s a pretty grim and gloomy time of year. If only there was something to bring a little levity into our lives? Enter the Vancouver TheatreSports™ League (VTSL) … Read more