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Theatre

The Passion Project: Joan’s Story is in the Room

Reid Farrington’s The Passion Project is an electrifying work that compresses the entirety of Carl Dreyer’s classic silent film "The Passion Of Joan Of Arc" into a 30-minute concentration of movement,

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Over The Influence

As I sat in the audience watching Over The Influence perform at 604 DELITE, I felt like I was witnessing the dancer's equivalent to a Master's thesis. I caught up with this dance crew after...

Vancouver's Top Dance Crews Take Over the Vogue Theatre with 604 DELITE

604 Delite contained theatrical elements and entertaining narratives that pushed the boundaries of traditional dance performances. On Sunday at the Vogue Theatre Vancouver’s top dance crews received...

Vancouver band Bleating Hearts wields much emotional insight

This Vancouver band really bleats.

Norma and Richard Bonynge Celebrate Vancouver Opera’s 50th

Two-timing tenor causes all the fuss as opera creates Norma manga, passes out memory sticks to the media, and blogs the night away.

Carousel Theatre Presents The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

From the playwright who wrote the hit production Peter Pan, Carousel Theatre is proud to present a rollicking comedy for the whole family.

Striptease in "Vegas North"

Some people assume that learning about history is a boring exercise focused on memorizing names and dates that famous men did famous things. But an entertaining and engaging new book by Becki Ross, Bu

after the quake

Based on “Honey Pie” and “Superfrog Saves Tokyo” From the novel after the quake by Haruki Murakami Adapted for the stage by Frank Galati   Directed by Craig Hall and Richard Wolfe Previews Nov....

May the Volunteer Force Be With You

Thirty years ago, Tom Dyer let a girlfriend drag him to a play at the Metro Theatre. Since then, he hasn’t missed a single show. On the opening night of Arsenic and Old Lace, Dyer stands behind...