Never Still kicks off season 36
Alexa Mardon is part of the creative team of Never Still, which is at the Firehall Sept. 26-29. (photo by Ben Didier) It is fitting that Firehall Arts Centre is launching its 36th (double chai) season with a new work…
Performing Arts
Fringe mixes drama, comedy
Naomi Vogt performs in Big Sister, written by her real-life sister, Deborah Vogt. (photo from Fringe) The Vancouver Fringe Festival has started and there are (at least) a few shows that readers should try to fit in around the High…
Eclectic mix of plays at Bard
Left to right are Jennifer Lines, Quelemia Sparrow and Marci T. House, who form part of the cast of Lysistrata. (photo by David Cooper) At Bard on the Beach this summer, there is an eclectic mix of plays. There is…
Creating with the land
Dalia Levy, left, and Ariel Martz-Oberlander (photos from Vines Art Festival) “Good art is accountable to the community, raises up voices rarely heard and is vital to repairing our world.” This is a quote from Jewish community member Ariel Martz-Oberlander’s…
Two solid TUTS productions
Andrew Cownden and Paige Fraser in Theatre Under the Stars’ production of 42nd Street. (photo by Lindsay Elliott Photography) The gasp of surprise and awe came from the row behind. “The glass slippers,” whispered the gown-clad girl, maybe 7 or…
Magic of Cinderella
Lyrie Murad is part of the ensemble in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, which opens July 11 at the Malkin Bowl. (photo from Theatre Under the Stars) Lyrie Murad makes her Theatre Under the Stars debut this summer in Rodgers &…
Once will be enough
Gili Roskies and Adrian Glynn McMorran in Once at Granville Island Stage. (photo by Emily Cooper) Walking into the Arts Club Theatre’s Granville Island Stage and seeing a bar set up on stage is usually not a big deal. But…
Movement and sound mix
Vanessa Goodman is part of MascallDance’s OW, which premières at Dancing on the Edge. (photo from DOTE) Audiences saw a glimpse of MascallDance’s OW last year at Dancing on the Edge. This year, the full work premiéres at the dance…
Around the world in 382 days
Naomi Steinberg has toured the world with Goosefeather and is now working on a book of her travels. (photo from Naomi Steinberg) Naomi Steinberg’s Goosefeather started in 2011. “It began with interviewing my French maternal grandfather in Paris before he…
Improvisation on the edge
Martin Gotfrit co-created Real Time Composition Study, which is part of this year’s Dancing on the Edge. (photo by Paula Viitanen) To celebrate its 30th year, this July’s Dancing on the Edge festival will feature more than 30 performances, including…
