Arts Choices

B.C. Buds fair at Firehall Arts Centre

B.C. Buds fair at Firehall Arts Centre

May 19, 2011
Musicians, dancers, and other performers take over the stairwells, courtyards, and sidewalks at the Firehall Arts Centre.
Macbeth: Nach Shakespeare at Performance Works

Macbeth: Nach Shakespeare at Performance Works

May 19, 2011
Local theatre troupes have acquired the rights to make the world English-language premiere of German dramatist Heinrich Müller’s work.
Attila Richard Lukacs at the Winsor Gallery

Attila Richard Lukacs at the Winsor Gallery

May 12, 2011
It’s been eight years since Vancouver’s celebrated Attila Richard Lukacs has seen a solo show here.

North Shore Artists' Guild Annual Spring Show and Sale at the West Vancouver Community Centre

May 12, 2011
The North Shore has a wealth of artists living amid its lush green hills, but it’s rare to see their work all gathered in one place.
Hairspray at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Theatre

Hairspray at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Theatre

May 12, 2011
The Arts Club’s Stanley Industrial Alliance Theatre wraps up the season with one of its biggest shows—and we do mean big.
Journey to Lost Lagoon at the PNE Gardens

Journey to Lost Lagoon at the PNE Gardens

May 12, 2011
Stanley Park is getting the circus treatment, but don’t look for a big top and clowns to pop up in Vancouver’s finest green space.
Big-time Bhangra hits Vancouver

Big-time Bhangra hits Vancouver

May 5, 2011
You’d have to try very hard not to get reeled into the bhangra beat this week, with not one but two major shakeups taking place.

Spirit Fish Project rolls along Still Creek

May 5, 2011
Spring has sprung, and what better way to artfully recommune with nature than attending the Spirit Fish Project.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at the Waterfront Theatre

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at the Waterfront Theatre

May 5, 2011
The Lawyer Show, the yearly fundraiser for Carousel Theatre for Young People and Touchstone Theatre, is throwing a bit of a toga party for its 10th annual production this year.
Violinist Augustin Hadelich at the Orpheum

Violinist Augustin Hadelich at the Orpheum

April 28, 2011
The 27-year-old violinist from Germany will be making his debut with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra this week.
Fiddler on the Roof at the Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts

Fiddler on the Roof at the Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts

April 28, 2011
It's the classic musical that will send you home humming “If I Were a Rich Man” for days.
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Taikotroniks at the Vancouver Playhouse

April 28, 2011
While the local taiko scene started as a way for Canadians of Japanese ancestry to connect with their roots, it’s since embraced more expansive and cosmopolitan elements.

The Mystical Bond at the Orpheum

April 21, 2011
The Vancouver Chamber Choir has toured and performed in Japan numerous times, so it comes as little surprise that its 40th-anniversary concert, titled The Mystical Bond, will also act as a fundraiser.
The Butter Chicken Is Back…Alright! at CBC’s Studio 700

The Butter Chicken Is Back…Alright! at CBC’s Studio 700

April 21, 2011
Think of it as a curry-spiced comedy night.
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Brief Encounters 16 at Performance Works

Brief Encounters 16 at Performance Works

April 14, 2011
Brief Encounters, that always-fun event that pairs up artists from insanely different fields to create new works, takes a slightly different tack in its 16th installment.