Theatre
SFU choir members perform in local opera
June 6, 2016Alexandre Vasilchenko had a busy schedule last week. The criminology major had his regular classes, studying for exams, and also had two performances of Pietro Mascagni’s opera Cavalleria Rusticana. You could say it wasn’t a typical week for an SFU student. Vasilchenko is in his third year at SFU, and has been a part of the SFU Choir for the past year. The director of the choir, Melissa Ratcliff, was a principal in Opera Opulenza’s rendition of the opera. When they needed more singers for their chorus, they drew from a familiar source. “I’ve loved everything about being in an…
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Liam Scarlett’s Frankenstein is a thrilling new work for the Royal Ballet
May 31, 2016Hollywood has taken Frankenstein and turned it into a horror story featuring an iconic green monster with bolts sticking out the sides of his neck. But Mary Shelley’s original novel, as choreographer Liam Scarlett emphasizes, is more of a love…
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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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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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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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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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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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