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Vine Arts Festival Happens August 17-20

17 Aug

WebOver 40 artists will be participating in the 2nd Annual Vine Arts Festival starting August 17th. This is a community-driven event which features visual and performing artists along with eco-conscious community leaders, herbalists, musicians, urban farmers and woodcarvers.  The festival is a celebration of the Coast Salish landscape with a focus on re-wilding the city. There are a number of performances and eco-events taking place in 4 East Vancouver parks specifically Maclean Park, Norquay Park, Trout Lake Park and Pandora Park.  At one of the events, Lori Wiedenhammer, author of Victory Garden For Bees will be on hand running workshops as will Lori Snyder, who is a First Nations herbalist and urban foraging expert. An interesting new addition to this year’s festival includes the  Grass-Roots Project. The director, Heather Lamoureux has commissioned three activists to create works focusing on art as a tool for social change. Also, there will be a ‘teaser showcase’ of an upcoming youth project from The Only Animal Theatre Company which will be premiering at the Vancouver Fringe Festival called ‘Generation Hot’.  For a full rundown of what events are happening in which park, we invite you to check out their website which has all the details.  Note, all the events are free and the main event takes place this Saturday, August 20th at Trout Lake/John Hendry Park from Noon to 7:00 pm.  

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Take A Bow At The Cultch May 6 & 7 Celebrating Life & Music of David Bowie

4 May

TakeABowIt has truly been a year for losing music legends, so we were pleased to see this event coming to The Cultch this weekend. Avant Dance Co. presents Take A Bow which celebrates the life and music of David Bowie.  David Robert Jones known by most as David Bowie was an English, singer, songwriter and record producer and like Prince, he danced to his own beat. David Bowie was a true innovator and had a career spanning five decades before he passed on January 10th of this year.   This weekend, the Avant Dance Co. will explore the different faces of Bowie’s music through a variety of dance styles which will include ballet, hip hop and contemporary.  This presentation is for two nights only Friday, May 6th and Saturday, May 7th at 8:00 pm at The Cultch. Adult tickets are $25, student/senior $20 and children 12 and under $15. Tickets are available online or by calling the box office.

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Old School Dance Party At The Croatian Cultural Centre April 9

16 Mar

Old-School_Apr2016_instagram[1]Do you have lots of energy and love to dance? Maybe you wish to ‘get down tonight’?  Do you have some platform shoes that need to be dusted off?  If you answered yes to any of these, you may wish to check out the Old School Dance Party happening Saturday, April 9th at the Croatian Cultural Centre. This is a high energy, booty shakin’ evening which will take you down memory lane. OK well at least for for some of us it will be down memory lane. For music, think the Soul Train and grooving to Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Might Sparrow, Michael Jackson and our 3 personal favourites from that by gone era Earth, Wind & Fire, Marvin Gay & Donna Summer.   Tickets for this event are $15 and are available online via Ticket Web or at the following locations Salon Supreme, Rehanah’s Roti, Highlife, Patty Shop, Piassa’s Hair Salon, Zulu and the Caribbean Market. Heads up, if you want to boogie till the sun comes up, this is a popular event and sold out last go around, so boogie on down and get your tickets sooner vs. later.

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4th Annual LAUNCH! Festival Looking For Emerging Artists

3 Mar

LAUNCH!FestivalThe 149 Arts Society is proud to announce its 4th Annual LAUNCH! Festival. LAUNCH! is looking for innovative works that push conventional boundaries by emerging artists.  Artists in the areas of performance (dance, music, spoken word, theatre, or new forms) and media/film (fiction, documentary, experimental) are encouraged to apply with their original submissions of 8 minutes or less. Artists experimenting in new forms are strongly encouraged to apply.

Winners are given critical exposure to new audiences and professional mentorship which is intended to help artists in their careers. Selected applicants will perform or present their work in a talent showcase on festival night in the state-of-the-art facilities at the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts.  They will receive live feedback from a panel of top industry experts and will be awarded a professional performance fee. All applicants (even if not selected for the festival) will also be invited to attend a day-long career building workshop the next day.  The workshop will be led by industry mentors with a focus on: how to survive in the arts, developing a “plan B’ strategy, financial planning, marketing and building your resume as well as online profile. Past mentors have included Max Wyman, a Vancouver writer and arts policy consultant, and one of Canada’s leading cultural commentators,  Jim Smith, producer of DanceHouse Vancouver; award-winning independent film director Mina Shum; and award-winning musician, songwriter and composer Veda Hille.

Application deadline is May 24, 2016 at 5:00 pm. LAUNCH! Festival takes place June 17 and 18, 2016 at SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 West Hastings Street.  If interested in applying check out their submission guidelines and application form. You will also find regular updates on their Facebook page. For further information, contact the Festival Co-ordinator Simon ThistlewoLAUNCHFestival2od at  vanfestivallaunch@gmail.com.

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3rd Annual South Hill Community Dance January 31

14 Jan

CommunityDanceYou are invited to the 3rd Annual South Hill Community Dance being held at Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre on January 31st.   This is a family affair for all ages presented by South Hill Neighbours.  Everyone is welcome to attend.  As expected, there will be dancing which will be led by several different dance teachers. You will travel around the globe learning dances from various cultures.  The aim is to get you up on the dance floor to move, laugh and, of course, dance. You don’t need a partner, just show up and join in. There will be food and light refreshments on hand. The Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre is located at Prince Albert and 60th Avenue in SE Vancouver. The event runs from 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm. Come out and join the fun.

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Sunya At The Cultch November 10 – 14

3 Nov

SunyaThe Cultch, 1895 Venables Street, in partnership with Diwali Fest, bring you Sunya from November 10 – 14. Indo-Armenian dancer and choreographer, Roger Sinha, and Iranian-born gatherer of musical pearls, Kiya Tabassian, along with four dancers and three musicians break boundaries to create a truly unique artistic experience. World music meets dance in a journey both celebratory and spiritual. “Sunya is a fusion of cultures, genres, and artist impulses,” says Heather Redfern, Executive Director of The Cultch. “The musicians and dancers riff off each other, creating an intense and dynamic physical and musical dialogue. The staging is beautiful, featuring vivid colours and patterns created with lights, movement, and sound. Sunya is a feast for all of the senses. It takes you to a place of great spirit.”

What people are saying about Sunya:

“As stirring to the mind as the sounds of the setar are to the heart” 
The Chronicle Herald

“Extremely poetic, inspired and inspiring, hypnotic…a sublime piece, an invitation to a subtle journey, sensual and spiritual. A touching beauty”
La Presse

An enchanting atmosphere. A particularly beautiful and fabulous show”
CBC Radio-Canada

Sunya opens at The Cultch November 10th at 8:00 pm and continues until November 14th with a post-show talkback on November 11th. Tickets are available online from $20.

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Dance Dance Dance Party At Mount Pleasant Community Centre Tuesday Nights

8 Sep

SeftonBillingtonRecordPlayerLadies, do you love to dance? Well then this one is for you. You are invited to come out to Dance Dance Dance Party at the Mount Pleasant Community Centre, 1 Kingsway, on Tuesday, September 8th.  What is it exactly? Dance Dance Dance Party happens at 8:15 pm on Tuesday evenings for one hour. It is billed as “a fun-focused female only free form dance class”. So there is no instructor to keep up with and best of all no judgment, just fun. To add to the fun of the evening, funny lady Sara Bynoe is back as ‘den mother’ for the September classes to help you get your groove on. She might just tickle your funny bone as well, inadvertently, of course. Sara Bynoe if you don’t know her, is the woman behind Say Wha? Deliciously Rotten Readings as well as Teen Angst. So all around, we expect it will be a fun evening. Cost is $7.00 for a drop in, or you can purchase for the 4 sessions in advance at the Mount Pleasant Community Centre. Dancing mandatory, leg warmers optional.

Photo Credit: Sefton Billington

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things near + far At The Firehall Arts Centre December 3 – 6

23 Nov

thingsnearandfar2014The Firehall Arts Centre presents an intergenerational dance piece featuring two of Canada’s most famous choreographers who are premiering things near + far from December 3rd to 6th. Two choreographers from opposite ends of Canada, veteran Ottawa dance icon Tedd Robinson and young contemporary Vancouver trailblazer Josh Martin create two new works for the eclectic trio of Anne Cooper, Ziyian Kwan and Ron Stewart. This bold and unusual meeting of generations, ideas and interdisciplinary innovation is completed with original music by electroaccoustic Quebec composer Charles Quevillon and Vancouver’s Stefan Smulovitz.  The work is about both the accumulation and dissipation of what has come before, exploring the past works and bodies these artists have each inhabited in their expansive careers thus far – some together, some apart – triggering a shared state of recall in one another and infusing the movement of this eclectic dance.  These memories are woven together to build a poignant intersection of people and histories, forming the here and now, before again moving outward.  Things near + far runs December 3rd – 6th with a talkback show on December 4th.  Tickets are available online from $22 – $32.

 

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South Hill Festival Saturday May 24th

19 May

 

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The 12th annual South Hill Festival is back for another year and will take place on Saturday, May 24th from 12:00 – 4:00 pm. This community event celebrates the South Hill Neighborhood and is fun for the whole family with a variety of different exhibitors, live entertainment, a diverse food fair and networking opportunities with local organizations that showcase the diversity that makes up South Hill. It’s the final year the Festival will be happening and it promises to be fun for everyone attending. This year’s festival theme is “Food For Thought.” They will be celebrating sustenance that is local, sustainable, healthy and bursting with world flavours.

You are invited to come out and see some community art, learn about growing vegetables, shoot a few baskets, climb the 24′ Wall, watch a variety of performers on stage. As part of the festivities this year the South Hill Business Improvement Association is hosting a Food Fair on East 47th and Fraser. The Food Fair will feature several local restaurants each offering a different culinary experience for everyone to enjoy. Also some great local musical entertainment including returning band lesismore and their opening act musician Dave Paterson.

 

 

South Hill invites you to bring your family and friends to celebrate and explore a world of choices Saturday, May 24th Noon- 4:00 pm.

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FREE BC Buds Spring Arts Festival Firehall Arts Centre May 7 – 11, 2014

7 May

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The Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova Street, presents the 10th annual BC Buds Spring Arts Festival from May 7 th – 11th.   This festival explodes with distinctly Canadian new works by BC performance artists that explore the theme of Myth, Magic & Mystery. Over the course of the 5 days, you will find 30 different types of music, theatre, dance and interdisciplinary artists that will literally take over every conceivable nook and cranny of the Firehall Arts Centre.  It will be one giant arts factory with inventive and innovative site-specific performance.  The festival is free-to-the-public and runs May 7th from 8:00 – 10:00 pm,  May 8th from 7:00 – 9:00 pm, May 9th from 7:00 – 10:00 pm  and May 11th from 1:00 – 6:00 pm.  For  a full rundown of all the events happening over the course of the festival, visit Firehall Arts Centre.

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