Category Performing Arts

Exploring our humanity

photo - Body Line of Thought (BLOT) examines “our microbiome as a collection of organisms in perpetual transformation”

Body Line of Thought (BLOT) examines “our microbiome as a collection of organisms in perpetual transformation.” (photo by Ionut Rusu) Vanessa Goodman (Action at a Distance) and Simona Deaconescu (Tangja Collective) explore aspects of our humanity in their dance and…

Gritty, moving, funny stories

photos - Stephen Aberle, Nicola Lipman and Geoff Berner will perform stories from Vilna My Vilna: Stories by Abraham Karpinowitz, as translated by Helen Mintz, as part of Western Gold Theatre’s Virtual Gold series

Stephen Aberle, Nicola Lipman and Geoff Berner will perform stories from Vilna My Vilna: Stories by Abraham Karpinowitz, as translated by Helen Mintz, as part of Western Gold Theatre’s Virtual Gold series. Vilna My Vilna: Stories by Abraham Karpinowitz (Syracuse…

Chutzpah! back on the stage

photo - Ophira Eisenberg

Ophira Eisenberg (photo by Mike Katzif) Live performances – that you can see in person – are, thankfully, a thing again. At least, for now. And this year’s Chutzpah! Festival, Nov. 4-24, features many shows that people will be able…

After #metoo, what now?

Alley Theatre, in partnership with Good Night Out Vancouver, presents the world première of a multi-perspective, docu-theatre dance creation entitled #whatnow, Oct. 28-Nov. 7, at the Russian Hall, as part of the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival. After…

Impactful works at Chutzpah!

photo - After COVID-19 hit, The Eichmann Project – Terminal 1 evolved into a per- formance directed to a camera

After COVID-19 hit, The Eichmann Project – Terminal 1 evolved into a per- formance directed to a camera. (photo from Pathos-Mathos Company) Art has many facets, forms and reasons for being. As much as it can be an escape from…

Highlighting social goodness

photo - The Nov. 1 online event Finding Grounds for Goodness includes the première presentation of Finding Grounds for Goodness in the Downtown Eastside, which was created during last year’s Heart of the City Festival

The Nov. 1 online event Finding Grounds for Goodness includes the première presentation of Finding Grounds for Goodness in the Downtown Eastside, which was created during last year’s Heart of the City Festival. (photo from Jumblies Theatre) This year’s Downtown Eastside Heart…

A special open house

photo - Highlights of the Scotiabank Dance Centre’s 20th anniversary celebration include a performance on the outside wall of the building by aerial dance company Aeriosa

Highlights of the Scotiabank Dance Centre’s 20th anniversary celebration include a performance on the outside wall of the building by aerial dance company Aeriosa. (photo by Louise Cecil) Scotiabank Dance Centre celebrates its 20th anniversary on Oct. 2 with a…

Several shows to watch at Fringe Fest

photo - Ariel Martz-Oberlander wrote and co-stars in on behalf

Ariel Martz-Oberlander wrote and co-stars in on behalf. (photo from Julia Lank) In the Aug. 20 issue of the Jewish Independent, there was a short article on the Vancouver Fringe Festival show A Coveted Wife of East Van, which “tells…

To do or not to do (the Bard)

photo - Bard on the Beach’s Done/Undone, written by Kate Besworth, co-stars Harveen Sandhu and Charlie Gallant

Bard on the Beach’s Done/Undone, written by Kate Besworth, co-stars Harveen Sandhu and Charlie Gallant. (photo from bardonthebeach.org) Throughout COVID, Vancouver’s Bard on the Beach has been unable to mount its popular summer festival at Vanier Park. However, it is…

Chutzpah! coming soon

photo - Josh “Socalled” Dolgin leads an evening of Yiddish songs as part of Chutzpah! 2021

Josh “Socalled” Dolgin leads an evening of Yiddish songs as part of Chutzpah! 2021. (photo from Chutzpah!) The Chutzpah! Festival returns this November, presenting music, theatre, comedy and dance that reflect the joy of coming back together. For more than…