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18th ANNUAL CHUTZPAH! FESTIVAL Lisa Nemetz International Jewish Performing Arts Festival February 15 – March 15, 2018

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           Performances at the Norman Rothstein Theatre, Scotiabank Dance Centre, Rickshaw Theatre, Fox Cabaret                                                                                                          Awe-inspiring dance, extraordinary theatre, hilarious comedy and globally-celebrated music highlight this year’s festival with world-class performances and workshops by international, Canadian and local artists from February 15 to March 15, 2018.   An eagerly anticipated and annual highlight … Read more

Vancouver Opera presents Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love)

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An evening of Love, Laughter & Magic Potion Queen Elizabeth Theatre Sunday, January 21, 2018 • 2:00pm matinee Thursday, January 25, 2018 @ 7:30pm Saturday, January 27, 2018 @ 7:30pm vancouveropera.ca A love struck man, a village beauty, an army captain, and a travelling doctor with a magic potion – All set in a picturesque … Read more

Presentation House Theatre and Mexico’s Marionetas de la Esquina Present the Canadian Premiere of Fanciful Puppetry Production  – Sleeping Beauty Dreams –

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Sleeping Beauty Awakens as Never Before in Contemporary Retelling of Classic Princess Tale   Presentation House Theatre (PHT) and Mexico’s famed Marionetas de la Esquina present the Canadian premiere of Amaranta Leyva’s whimsical and enchanting puppet show, Sleeping Beauty Dreams, at Presentation House Theatre from January 25 to February 4, 2018. A princess with overprotective … Read more

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival and Anvil Centre Unite to Expand Club PuSh to New Westminster

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Vancouver’s Fox Cabaret and New Westminster’s Anvil Centre to play host to PuSh Festival’s cutting edge Club Push performance series The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival (PuSh Festival) announces the expansion of its experimental, night-time weekend series Club PuSh, January 19 to February 3, 2018, held at its long-time Vancouver hub, The Fox Cabaret, and … Read more

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival presents 2018 Lineup of Artistic Visionaries

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Three-week festival showcases pioneering theatre, dance, multimedia, music & film from across Canada and around the globe The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival (PuSh Festival) presents its 14th annual edition, taking place January 16 to February 4, 2018 at various Vancouver venues. Acclaimed artists from 11 countries will descend on the city for the three-week … Read more

Pi Theatre Grasps for Humanity Amidst Atrocity in English Canadian Premiere of David Greig’s The Events

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Actors and community choirs share stage in raw, soul-searching work Pi Theatre and the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival present the English Canadian premiere of David Greig’s daring play, The Events, January 17 – 28, 2018 at the Russian Hall (600 Campbell Avenue). Inspired by the 2011 killing of 69 people at a summer camp in … Read more

Throwdown Gets 2018 Off to a Laughing Good Start

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January is often the time of year when the winter blues set in – the holidays are over, the weather is blech, and you’ve received your credit card bill from December. The best antidote? A good dose of hearty laughter. From January 2 through 21 Vancouver TheatreSports™ (VTSL) rocks the laughs with its annual improv … Read more

ABOVE THE HOSPITAL (Midtwenties Theatre Society & Red Gate Arts Society)

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  Newly formed Vancouver theatre company Midtwenties Theatre Society, along with Red Gate Arts Society, is thrilled to present the world premiere of their first original theatre production, Above the Hospital, from Friday, January 12 to Sunday, January 21, 2018 at the Red Gate Revue Stage. In 2017 Trudeau-era, two lower-class Vancouver millennials – the … Read more

Louisa May Alcott’s Heartfelt Tale of Four Sisters Inspires Anew in Beloved Musical Adaption for Families of All Ages

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  “While it is a classic of a different era, Little Women the novel cherishes family and celebrates strong, independent women – two ideals that are more important than ever in our current times,” says director/choreographer Lalainia Lindbjerg Strelau. “We are thrilled to brighten up the festive season for families of all ages with the joyous music … Read more

Laugh Out the Old Year and Welcome the New with VTSL’s Year In Review

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  This past year was filled with the rise of avocado toast, a bit too much covfefe, and the perennial favourite – bike lanes. Vancouver TheatreSports’™ 2017 Year In Review takes an improvised look at these hilarious headliners and many more as we prepare for the coming year. No event is safe from ridicule and … Read more

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