performing arts
A Taste of Hong Kong is bittersweet
March 20, 2025By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor My dad was born in Kowloon, Hong Kong. He came to Vancouver in 1974 and has lived here ever since. But, when he boarded the plane to BC, he brought many Hong Kong traditions along with him. As a kid, I remember watching my dad return from long work days carrying little tetra-packs of Vitasoy — specifically the malted ones. The wrappers of White Rabbit candies were sprinkled around my grandma’s house like grass on a lawn. And, while I never particularly liked the texture, jook 粥 (congee) was always a household staple…
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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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CENTRE STAGE: Inspiring dance, a bold musical, and two upcoming shows
March 30, 2016Program 2 - Ballet BC March 17–19; Queen Elizabeth Theatre Mehdi Walerski’s range and versatility as a choreographer was on display for this evening featuring one remount and one world premiere. Working with Arts Umbrella dancers to grow the company…
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CENTRE STAGE: In Review: Tu te souviendras de moi, Gallim Dance, Ga Ting (Family), Memory Wax/Danza Teatro Retazos at VIDF, and Reclaiming Hope
March 22, 2016Tu te souviendras de moi - Theatre la seizieme March 8–12; Studio 16 Last fall, I saw a play presented by Ruby Slippers Theatre at The Cultch called You Will Remember Me. The play was presented in translation from the…
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The Laramie Project to feature two SFU alums
March 21, 2016From March 30 until April 3, with a preview on March 29, Tomo Suru Players will be performing their production of The Laramie Project at Studio 1398. First performed in 2000, The Laramie Project is a play depicting the actions…
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CENTRE STAGE: Virginie Brunelle and Maria Kong present strong narrative dance at VIDF and Chutzpah!
March 15, 2016Foutrement – Compagnie Virginie Brunelle Vancouver International Dance Festival March 3–5; Roundhouse Performance Centre Quebecois choreographer Virginie Brunelle presented a beautiful, arresting work performed by three dancers. Wearing what can most accurately be described as tighty-whiteys, a male and female…
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Is there such as thing as gay heritage?
March 14, 2016Whether you identify within the LGBTQ+ spectrum or not, The Gay Heritage Project will speak to anyone’s sense of what it means to create a sense of belonging. Actors Paul Dunn, Andrew Kushnir, and Damien Atkins have embarked on a…
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CENTRE STAGE: Great Russian Ballet touring Canada and reviews of Janeane Garofalo, This is That, Betroffenheit, and Spellbound Contemporary Ballet
March 7, 2016Great Russian Ballet’s Giselle currently touring Canada March 14 in Abbottsford; Vancouver show postponed and TBD Most people would assume that Russians are used to the cold, but Viorel Balan, founder of Great Russian Ballet, assured me that when his…
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CENTRE STAGE: In review: Winners and Losers, Trevor Noah at JFL Northwest, and dance at Chutzpah!
February 29, 2016Winners and Losers Feb 16–27; The Cultch This show has been gaining plenty of critical acclaim, from being nominated for a 2015 Governor General’s Literary Award to rave reviews from critics, but it didn’t work for me. While there were…
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CENTRE STAGE: In Review: Huff, Relative Collider, L’Immediat, Closer Than Ever
February 15, 2016HUFF I don’t think I’ve ever been so disturbed at a show or found something as difficult to watch as Huff. Cliff Cardinal’s one-man show presented as part of the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival at the Firehall Arts Centre…
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