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Uncle Vanya At The Cultch December 23 to January 14

23 Dec

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Blackbird Theatre presents Uncle Vanya at The Cultch, 1895 Venables Street starting December 23rd.  This is classical theatre with Anton Chekhov’s heart-wrenching 19th century masterwork rich in improbable love, yearning and folly. The play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his glamorous, much younger second wife, Yeléna, to the rural estate that supports their urban lifestyle. Two friends, Vanya, brother of the Professor’s late first wife, who has long managed the estate, and Astrov, the local Doctor, both fall under Yelena’s spell. 

Blackbird Theatre has received multiple Jessie awards and nominations since 2006 so you can be assured of a great performance.  Tickets start at $17. The show runs until January 14, 2014 with post show talkbacks on Dececember 29, January 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 2014. 

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Opening Night Reception: Urban Landscapes At The Cultch December 18th

17 Dec

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You are invited to the opening reception of a new exhibit at The Cultch Gallery this Wednesday, December 18th.   The Cultch Gallery, 1895 Venables Street, presents Urban Landscapes an exhibition of urban spaces and artifacts by Vanessa Lam, Valerie Arntzen, John Russell and Sharon Petty.  John Russell is a self taught photographer whose body of work is built on photographs of abandoned couches reclaimed by nature, creating untold tales of their history in the minds of viewers. Vanessa Lam’s contributions are mixed media paintings/collages. Taking inspiration from the texture and colour of city artifacts and incorporating unusual objects into the work, Vanessa paints a unique, abstract view of the city. Valerie Arntzen Lam has been a photographer and assemblage artist for over 20 years.  Sharon Petty is a trained photographer from York University and Langara College. Valerie and Sharon work together to present a series of photographs that examine urban landscapes shaped by the people who travel them. Their combined photographs depict the expressions of communities upon the spaces they live in. Everyone is welcome to attend the opening reception this Wednesday, December 18th from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. If you miss the opening reception, you can visit the gallery from 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and Saturdays from Noon – 4:00 p.m. The exhibit runs until January 23, 2014.

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Greek-inspired play ‘Penelope’ Kicks Off The Cultch’s 40th Anniversary Season Sept. 25th

23 Sep

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The Cultch kicks off their 40th anniversary season with the Canadian premiere of Penelope this Wednesday, September 25th. The play is Enda Walsh’s critically acclaimed take on Homer’s The Odyssey brought to you by Rumble Theatre. 

It’s 11:30 a.m. and already 35 degrees. At the bottom of a drained swimming pool on a sun-scorched Greek island, four ridiculous men face their inevitable deaths, and lock horns over another man’s wife. They are the last of the hundred suitors vying for Penelope’s hand as she waits ten lonely years for her husband, Odysseus, to return from the Trojan Wars. They preen and posture and drink in a ludicrous ritual of courting and competition. But as the day wears on and the signs of Odysseus’s arrival grow more ominous, one of them must win Penelope’s love or they will all die trying! The play promises to be riveting, savage and a wildly funny take on the classic Greek myth.

Penelope runs from September 25th to October 13th at The Cultch, 1895 Venables Street. Tickets can be purchased online starting at $18, or by  phone at 604.251.1363, or in person at The Cultch Box Office, 1895 Venables Street.    

If you’d like you check out a few of the characters, here are a couple of teasers. First meet Dunne, then meet Fitz, then come out to the show and see it live!

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New Exhibition Coming To The Cultch Gallery March 20th

15 Mar

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An opening reception is being held Wednesday, March 20th at The Cultch, 1895 Venables Street, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.  Everyone is welcome to attend this event. The Cultch Gallery is presenting a Dialogue by Shya-fen Tsai and an exhibition of the Goddess Series of paintings by Sande Waters.

Shya-fen Tsai was born in Taiwan in 1949. She had dreams of becoming an artist, but was discouraged by her family. After immigrating to Canada in 1974, she fulfilled her dream of becoming an artist.  Shya-fen enrolled in the Emily Carr University of Art & Design where she studied painting and sculpture.  Her art is abstract in nature and can be found in private collections around the world.

Sande Waters is a resident of North Vancouver.  She studied art at the Emily Carr University of Art & Design and the San Francisco Art Institute.  Sande is a watercolour and graphite artist.  Her  current body of work on display is titled the “Goddess Series” uses beautiful imagery derived from gender and sexual symbolism.   Her paintings, drawings and photographs are shown and collected in Canada and the United States.

The exhibit runs from March 19th to April 7th, 2013.sandewaters_goddesswithblueeyebrows_16x10in

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