Arts & Culture

Improvisation on the edge

photo - Martin Gotfrit co-created Real Time Composition Study, which is part of this year’s Dancing 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…

If you’re feeling down

photo - Warren Kimmel and Cathy Wilmot in Arts Club’s Mamma Mia

Warren Kimmel and Cathy Wilmot in Arts Club’s Mamma Mia. (photo by David Cooper) Warning: The song titles mentioned in this article have been known to cause stuck-song syndrome for several weeks. Read at your own peril. So, let’s say…

Painting a lasting impression

photo - Diana Zoe Coop stands beside her painting “Frida Kahlo’s Garden”

Diana Zoe Coop stands beside her painting “Frida Kahlo’s Garden.” (photo by Olga Livshin) Diana Zoe Coop paints gardens. She paints them on canvas and paper. She paints them on costumes and wall panels. Her new show at the Zack…

Glimpse of life in the annex

photo - Morgan Hayley Smith as Anne and Gabriele Metcalfe as Peter in Fighting Chance Productions’ The Diary of Anne Frank

Morgan Hayley Smith as Anne and Gabriele Metcalfe as Peter in Fighting Chance Productions’ The Diary of Anne Frank. (photo from FCP) “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.” This iconic quote from…

Zack displays art and music

photo - “Rikud” by Givon

“Rikud” by Givon (photo by Olga Livshin) The current exhibit at the Zack Gallery – the Festival Ha’Rikud group show, called Israeli Music through the Years – is a fundraiser. Every painting on display has a silent auction sheet beside it,…

Lelio’s film terrific

photo - Left to right: Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams and Alessandro Nivola in Disobedience

Left to right: Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams and Alessandro Nivola in Disobedience. (photo from Bleecker Street) Sebastián Lelio’s beautifully wrought Disobedience is some kind of small miracle. A close-up portrait of three 30-something British Jews grappling with their respective sexual…

Unavoidable, tragic fate

photo - In Euripides’ play, the Phoenecian women represent the innocent who are displaced and otherwise impacted by conflict

In Euripides’ play, the Phoenecian women represent the innocent who are displaced and otherwise impacted by conflict. (photo from Arts Umbrella) Some families are, quite literally, cursed. In Euripides’ The Phoenician Women, it is brothers Eteocles and Polyneices who are…

Going beyond clothing

photo - Donna Karan’s Urban Zen includes pieces to be worn year-round. But the project is grander than a fashion line – it is a broader approach to life that she hopes will speak to many people

Donna Karan’s Urban Zen includes pieces to be worn year-round. But the project is grander than a fashion line – it is a broader approach to life that she hopes will speak to many people. (photo from fashionmodeldirectory.com) With the…

Big dreams, challenges

photo - Eden Lyons as Emory (seated) and Nathan Cottell as Linda in Awkward Stage Production’s MilkMilkLemonade, which runs May 23-26 at CBC Studio 700

Eden Lyons as Emory (seated) and Nathan Cottell as Linda in Awkward Stage Production’s MilkMilkLemonade, which runs May 23-26 at CBC Studio 700. (photo by Javier Sotres) True to form, Awkward Stage Production’s upcoming show, MilkMilkLemonade by Joshua Conkel, will…

The power of music and love

photo - Ted Littlemore, in Orfeo ed Euridice, the research for which will be presented by Idan Cohen and Ne. Sans on May 13 at the Dance Centre

Ted Littlemore, in Orfeo ed Euridice, the research for which will be presented by Idan Cohen and Ne. Sans on May 13 at the Dance Centre. (photo by Ted Littlemore) A relatively recent arrival in Vancouver, Israeli choreographer and opera…