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The East Van Panto returns with a local twist on Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

Tessa Perkins November 28, 2017

It wouldn’t be the holidays without traditions. Some traditions can be tedious or even irrelevant, but one that is neither of those things is East Van Panto. This year the incredibly talented team from Theatre Replacement will present their own take on Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, full of East Van references, humorous references to current events, and bad puns.        In this version of the fairy tale, Snow White runs from the Queen of North Vancouver across the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge and ends up at the PNE. Her adventure will see her dance with SuperDogs, ride…

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Bah Humbug! brings the holiday spirit to SFU Woodward’s

Tessa Perkins November 27, 2017

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a classic story with heart-warming holiday season themes of redemption and gratitude. SFU Woodward’s has teamed up with Vancouver Moving Theatre and Full Circle: First Nations Performance Society to present the eighth annual Bah…

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SFU alumna Vanessa Goodman presents world premiere at SFU Woodward’s

Tessa Perkins November 23, 2017

In this exciting new dance work that took three years to make, SFU Woodward’s Cultural Program has partnered with Dance House and SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts to present the world premiere of Action at a Distance’s Wells Hill…

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New adaptation of Titus Andronicus involves clowns and comedy

Tessa Perkins November 19, 2017

Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus gets a whole new treatment in Colleen Murphy’s new work produced by Rumble Theatre and developed with the assistance of Bard on the Beach. The Bard’s gory tragedy, which includes multiple deaths, sexual assault, severed heads and…

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The Vancouver International Film Festival in review

Tessa Perkins and Winona Young November 4, 2017

Sweet Virginia – directed by Jamie M. Dagg Three men play Texas Hold ‘em in a bar after hours. A stone-faced man sits at a booth and demands the early bird special after being told that the bar is closed.…

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Ballet BC’s resident choreographer presents world premiere

Tessa Perkins November 2, 2017

Ballet BC’s resident choreographer Cayetano Soto is presenting a new one-act ballet, Eight Years of Silence, during Program 1 of the company’s 32nd season. Also opening the season is a work from Johan Inger, B.R.I.S.A. Ballet BC audiences have previously…

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Sugar Sammy hosts the Just for Laughs Canadian Comedy Tour

EIC October 10, 2017

Sugar Sammy returns for a second year to host the 17th Just for Laughs Canadian Comedy Tour. The tour begins on October 13, with stops in Surrey and Vancouver before heading to 10 more cities. This year’s edition also features…

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Album Reviews

Tiffany Chang and Tessa Perkins October 7, 2017

Choir of the Mind by Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton Metric frontwoman Emily Haines has released her first solo effort in over a decade, and it’s a collection of blissfully ethereal tracks. Haines has a calming voice that you…

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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is a moving memoir about family troubles and imagination

Tessa Perkins October 1, 2017

This classic memoir needs no further reason to read it other than its brilliance, but now that it has been adapted into a feature film, this is the perfect time to pick up a copy and see how the two…

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Find your silver screen gems at VIFF

Tessa Perkins September 26, 2017

The 36th annual Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) claims they are “expand[ing] the frame” to include more international films, more special presentations and industry talks, and more interdisciplinary events from September 28 to October 13.      New this year…

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