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The more Music Waste changes, the more it stays the same
May 30, 2016It’s a Sunday night, less than three weeks before one of the biggest weekends for music in Vancouver — and the organizers of Music Waste are circled up in a living room, still working through the logistical headache of special event liquor licensing and scheduling conflicts. “I’ll be at the Toast Collective to play on Saturday, but then I’m leaving to rep at Red Gate,” says Eleanor Wearing, this year’s festival director and drummer for local three-piece Gesture, as she works through the complications of being a Music Waste organizer as well as a participant. There needs to be a…
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CENTRE STAGE: Ballet BC closes 30th anniversary season and young talent shines in Arts Umbrella’s Expressions Festival
May 26, 2016Program 3 – Ballet BC May 12–14, Queen Elizabeth Theatre Program 3 closes Ballet BC’s 30th anniversary season. Finnish choreographer Jorma Elo’s I and I am You and artistic director Emily Molnar’s 16 + a room are remounts first seen…
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Hedley wows hometown crowd
May 25, 2016Hedley took Rogers Arena by storm at the final show of the Canadian leg of their Hello World Tour. Francesco Yates started the show off strong with a solid, high-energy performance, complete with superb falsetto. He and his bassist even…
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The Pack a.d. explores a funner sound on their latest release
May 24, 2016The Pack a.d. played a hometown show at The Cobalt, a smoky bar with a disco ball that provides great rock ambience. For those who missed the live performance, The Pack a.d. recently released a music video for their latest…
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rEvolver Theatre Festival 2016
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CENTRE STAGE: Ballet Kelowna teams up with Continuum Contemporary Music and Belgian choreographer Thierry Smits presents ReVoLt
May 16, 2016Renaissance – Ballet Kelowna Chutzpah! PLUS May 4–6, Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre Since becoming artistic director and CEO in 2014, former Ballet BC dancer Simone Orlando has led Ballet Kelowna to become a mature company presenting stunning contemporary choreography.…
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FOOD FIGHT: Timber falls like a freshly logged tree
May 16, 2016Timber, a relatively new gastropub on Vancouver’s Robson Street, is a thumbs-down from me. Their brand is endearing, being a “Canadian comfort” gastropub, and they covered all the requirements: the waitstaff are dressed in plaid shirts and denim, the furnishings…
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CENTRE STAGE: Just Words melds poetry and dance; flamenco, Irish tap, and belly dance share the stage in Encuentros
May 9, 2016Just Words – Les Productions Figlio April 27–30, Firehall Arts Centre Serge Bennathan steps to the front of the Firehall stage, a spotlight on him as he picks up a sheet of paper. He reads off a letter that he…
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CENTRE STAGE: Touchstone Theatre brings back Late Company; DanceHouse brings Brazil’s Companhia Urbana de Dança to Vancouver
April 9, 2016Late Company Touchstone Theatre March 29–April 2 at the Evergreen Cultural Centre April 5–9 at the Vancity Culture Lab Debora Shaun-Hastings reads a letter aloud to her dinner guests. She describes coming home with her husband, Michael, one evening not…
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Eva Butterly “overwhelmed” at Game of Thrones casting
April 4, 2016With the trailer for the highly anticipated sixth season of Game of Thrones garnering over 27 million views and showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss proclaiming “this is the best [season they’ve] done,” the hype-o-meter for the premier date on…
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