Famed Canadian clown duo Mump & Smoot have cracked open the clown vault and are delving into their past, reviving their hit show Something, last performed in Vancouver way back in 1994. If you’re not familiar with Mump & Smoot, … Continue Reading
Are you looking to kick the summer off right with some mischief, magic and misadventure? If so, look no further than Coastal City Ballet’s newly commissioned choreographic vision of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, coming to a theatre near you … Continue Reading
My inflexibility is legendary. In fact, I once pulled a hammy getting out of bed. Alas, a life in dance was never in the cards for me. But that doesn’t stop me from irregularly getting my always-awkward dance on. That … Continue Reading
So whatcha doing Saturday? I’m asking on behalf of Canadian artist Roy Henry Vickers, who’s unveiling a new collection of work at a one-day-only show/book launch. The event features a dozen original pieces that were inspired by and illustrate Raven … Continue Reading
Music, dance, comedy and more! That’s the promise of the 2013 instalment of CelticFest, which is already well underway in and around our somewhat soggy coastal shire. And there’s still plenty to do leading up to Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day … Continue Reading
Not many groups can say they’ve played a mine. Not so for Astrolabe Musik Theatre, a local collective slated to perform a site-specific interdisciplinary concert and dance at the Britannia Mine Museum at the end of this month. It’s called … Continue Reading
I have about as much musicality as a dial tone. I feebly attempted to learn the recorder and guitar when I was a kid, but quickly flat-lined on both instruments. Clearly, rock stardom was not in the chords for me. … Continue Reading
Mexico’s got plenty of colourful exports that most Canadians enjoy regularly, some all at once, like tequila, Tabasco sauce and sombreros, for example. However, there’s also some excellent stuff that, naturally, comes with way less regret. The music of singer … Continue Reading
I’m not big on birthdays (so, please, no presents this year), but I’ll make an exception for the bicentennial celebration of legendary composers Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner. Verdi, born in a tiny village near Busseto, Italy, penned some of … Continue Reading
Fasten your creative seat belts, Lower Mainlanders, because there’s a lot going on in and around Vancouver this month. The Coastal First Nations Dance Festival, a week-long event featuring the stories, songs and dances of the Northwest Coast’s indigenous peoples, … Continue Reading
