Category Arts & Culture

Jewish flare at Fringe Festival

photo - Naomi Steinberg

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…

Hundreds unite to stitch Torah

photo - Sisters Brenda Silver, Susan Rubin and Mimi Wolch are among the hundreds who will contribute to the Torah Stitch by Stitch project

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…

Abargil makes Brave Miss World worth seeing

photo - Cecilia Peck, left, and Linor Abargil in Princeton, N.J.

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…

Monsters at the Zack

photo - Claudia Segovia’s creations are colorful, whimsical monsters

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 headlines Vancouver tap festival

photo - Dorrance Dance will perform at the Rothstein Theatre on Aug. 30

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…

Elan Mastai taps family history for F Word

photo - Zoe Kazan and Daniel Radcliffe on the red carpet in New York City

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 celebrates 25th

photo - Bard on the Beach’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one cheeky dream

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…

Gotta celebrate Gotta Sing!

photo - 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 well as some past participants in these programs

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…

Peretz Centre opens gallery

photo - Left to right: Simon Bonettemaker, Hinda Avery, Claire Cohen and Colin Nicol-Smith

Left to right: Simon Bonettemaker, Hinda Avery, Claire Cohen and Colin Nicol-Smith. (photo by Olga Livshin) “We decided we’ll be the Peretz Painters,” said Colin Nicol-Smith, one of the collaborators of the inaugural art show that opened on July 16…