Crystal Wills in rehearsal for The Way They Walked Through the World. The work includes the use of more than 300 pairs of army boots. (photo by Christie Wood) The female experience of war. This part of the description of…
Naomi Steinberg debuts Goosefeather. (photo from Naomi Steinberg) The Vancouver Fringe Festival starts next Thursday, Sept. 4, and runs until Sept. 14. There are many shows from which to choose and five of which, at least, include members of the…
Sisters Brenda Silver, Susan Rubin and Mimi Wolch are among the hundreds who will contribute to the Torah Stitch by Stitch project. (photo by Phillip Silver) A new Torah scroll is in the making. The brainchild of Temma Gentles, Holy Blossom…
Cecilia Peck, left, and Linor Abargil in Princeton, N.J. (photo by Motty Reif) Former Israeli beauty queen and international cover girl Linor Abargil is a sharply intelligent woman with a cause: survivors of rape. Empathetic yet unsentimental, highly visible but…
Mordechai Edel at work in the studio. (photo from the artist) Mordechai Edel is not a stranger to grief and pain. His parents escaped Austria in 1939. His uncle spent years in the Nazi concentration camps. His father died when…
Claudia Segovia’s creations are colorful, whimsical monsters. (photo from Claudia Segovia) It took Claudia Segovia a long time to find her niche. “I always liked art,” she said in an interview with the Jewish Independent, “but I’ve been primarily a…
Dorrance Dance will perform at the Rothstein Theatre on Aug. 30. (photo from Vancouver International Tap Festival) “It would be like a jazz festival presenting Oscar Peterson,” said Sas Selfjord, executive director of the Vancouver International Tap Festival. She is…
Zoe Kazan and Daniel Radcliffe on the red carpet in New York City. (photo from facebook.com/thewhatifmovie/photos_stream) When Elan Mastai’s father said hello to a pretty stranger in a Jerusalem café some four decades ago, it was the only English word…
Bard on the Beach’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one cheeky dream. (photo by David Blue) Summer in Vancouver brings the sun and, with it, things like beach time and bike rides, barbecues and picnics. It also brings the magic…
The PNE is hosting a celebration of the 20th anniversary of Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance! and, on Aug. 24, 4:30 p.m., there will be a show featuring 2014 participants in the program, Perry Ehrlich’s ShowStoppers and Sound Sensation troupes, as…
