{"id":45180,"date":"2024-10-11T01:40:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T08:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/?p=45180"},"modified":"2024-10-09T19:46:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T02:46:02","slug":"heart-of-the-city-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/2024\/10\/11\/heart-of-the-city-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart of the City tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"

Actor Kieran Sequoia (Breaking Bad, Disney\u2019s Night at the Museum) is one of the performers in The Keep It Raw Cabaret: A Tribute to Jay Hamburger, co-presented by the Heart of the City Festival and Theatre in the Raw on Nov. 9 at Russian Hall <\/i>(photo by Katie Keaveny)<\/i><\/p>\n

Guided by the theme \u201cThreads of Connection,\u201d the 21st annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival takes place Oct. 30-Nov. 10, with more than 100 events throughout the Downtown Eastside and online. Several members of the Jewish community are involved.<\/p>\n

The festival opens Oct. 30, 2 p.m., at Carnegie Community Centre Theatre with co-founders Terry Hunter and Savannah Walling as they reflect on their 21-year history with the festival, express gratitude to fellow artists, residents and organizations, and \u201cpass the paddle\u201d to new leadership. Special guests include, among others, Bob Baker\/S7aplek (Squamish Nation); Chinese-Canadian rap artist Gerry Sung (Scope G), who is also a cast member of Props Master\u2019s Dream, which is part of the festival offerings; Pavel Rhyzlovsky (accordion) and Leonard Chokroun (violin), from Strathcona\u2019s Ukrainian Hall; and grass dancers Larissa Healey and Pavel Desjarlais.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jewish community member Itai Erdal is the lighting designer for The Prop Master\u2019s Dream<\/i>, which takes place Nov. 2, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., at Vancouver Playhouse (tickets: bit.ly\/3B8rO0w<\/a>).<\/p>\n

This fusion opera produced by Vancouver Cantonese Opera is inspired by the true-life story of Wah-Kwan Gwan (1929-2000), a little-known Chinese opera performer and prop master born to a local Chinese father and Indigenous mother. The Cantonese Opera cast is joined by Sung and Haudenosaunee\/Irish actress and singer Cheri Maracle, and features projections by filmmaker Anthony Lee.<\/p>\n

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Counselor and stand-up comic David Granirer will be joined by comedians from Stand Up for Mental Health on Nov. 2 for a Heart of the City Festival show at Carnegie Theatre. (photo from Heart of the City Festival)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Also on Nov. 2 \u2013 at Carnegie Theatre, 4 p.m. \u2013 is Funny Side Up: Stand Up for Mental Health. Counselor and stand-up comic David Granirer will be joined by comedians from Stand Up for Mental Health, to look at the lighter side of taking meds, seeing counselors, getting diagnosed and surviving the mental health system. Jewish community member Granirer\u2019s Stand Up for Mental Health teaches stand-up comedy to people with mental illness. This event is one of the festival\u2019s many free offerings.<\/p>\n

On Nov. 9, 8 p.m., at Russian Hall, the festival honours Jewish community member Jay Hamburger, who died earlier this year. Hamburger was a beloved teacher, political activist, radio host and artistic director of Theatre in the Raw, which is co-presenting the event (tickets: bit.ly\/4eqs3Cu<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The Keep It Raw Cabaret: A Tribute to Jay Hamburger<\/i> features choral singers, stand-up comedy, staged theatrical surprises, a taste of Hamburger\u2019s original poetry and writings, and more. Among the participants are Jewish community members Stephen Aberle and Hamburger\u2019s son, Sylvan Hamburger.<\/p>\n

The Heart of the City Festival is presented by Vancouver Moving Theatre in association with the Carnegie Community Centre and the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians and a host of community partners. The festival works with, for and about the Downtown Eastside community to carry forward the area community\u2019s stories, ancestral memory, cultural traditions, lived experiences and artistic processes to illuminate pathways of resistance and resilience. For the full lineup and other information, visit heartofthecityfestival.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Courtesy Heart of the City<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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