Welcome to March! The big monthly event list is up and if you’re looking for fun things to do this weekend, you’ve come to the right place:
Friday, March 1, 2019
Whose Live Anyway
Space Centre Family Night
Ballet BC Program 2
Vancouver’s Brazilian Carnaval
Fan Expo Vancouver 2019
An Expo Afterparty
Oh Man! a one woman show about men
Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival
Talking Stick Festival
March is here and along with the cherry blossoms, we can look forward to Spring Break fun! There are Day Camps, festivals, theatrical performances, and much more in store this month:
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Friday, March 1, 2019
Whose Live Anyway
Ballet BC Program 2
Vancouver’s Brazilian Carnaval
Fan Expo Vancouver 2019
An Expo Afterparty
Oh Man! a one woman show about men
Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival
Talking Stick Festival
Saturday, March 2, 2019
PechaKucha Night – Volume 22 New West
Ballet BC Program 2
Glory! A Gospel Music Celebration
Plagiarism and Theft, or Works Based on Other Works
North Shore Art Crawl
#SFUHISTREADS Algiers, Third World Capital by Elaine Mokhtefi
New West Free Market
Drum Making Workshop
Whitecaps Home Opener
Fan Expo Vancouver 2019
Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival
Talking Stick Festival
Riley Park Winter Farmers Market
Kwantlen St Winter Farmers Market
Sunday, March 3, 2019
Fan Expo Vancouver 2019
Move Your Mind Event
North Shore Art Crawl
NWSO Spring Concert
Hands on Ravioli Making Class
Oh Man! a one woman show about men
Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival
Hastings Park Winter Farmers Market
Port Moody Winter Farmers Market
Cannery Farmers Market
There were a lot of fun activations and activities in Vancouver about 10 years ago, due in part to #Van2010. In Yaletown, the neighbourhood was fluoresced with jewel-toned projections and jaw-dropping installations from 2009 to 2012. This was Illuminate Yaletown, and it is returning for its 10 Year Reunion, featuring the best light artists & tech-gurus from the previous Illuminate festivals.
For ONE NIGHT only, March 8 at precisely 6:06 pm, join the reunion and bring your friends, family and work colleagues to stroll through some of the coolest and exclusive displays in Yaletown. Participating restaurants in the area will also be offering “6:06” happy hour cocktail menus.
You will have the opportunity to be inspired by unique outdoor projections, creative animations, and interactive light forms in the streets of Yaletown. Along with a selection of fan favourite displays, you can interact with “Flow” a responsive form that glows to the touch, build an illuminated “Tetra” (never before seen) and play with giant “Jax” in the street.
Illuminate Yaletown takes place on Hamilton Street, between Drake and Davie, plus a surprise installation at the Canada Line Roundhouse station. Lights on at 6:06 pm precisely and the exhibition goes dark at 10:00pm sharp. This is one night, and one street that you don’t want to miss.
View the lineup of installations and read more info here »
Animation classics old and new, from established as well as next-generation Vancouver artists, screen in this lively two-part program at The Cinematheque on March 4th.
Where: The Cinematheque (1131 Howe St, Vancouver)
When: Monday, March 4, 2019 – 7:00pm
Tickets: Available at the door
The works in part one engage with the local theme of our series. Bettina Maylone animates fabric and embroidery to recall summers sailing off B.C.’s coast. Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter magically envisions an old Haida fable. Jill Haras pays tribute to legendary Vancouver lifeguard Joe Fortes. And Jody Kramer shows her appetite for the locavore diet. (They also let former Vancouverites Forbis and Tilby sneak in a tale from their native Alberta.)
Distant Islands – Bettina Maylone/1981. 6 min.
Joe – Jill Haras/2002. 8 min.
Home is Where the Food is – Jody Kramer/2009. 6 min.
The Mountain of SGaana – Christopher Auchter/2017. 10 min.
Wild Life – Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby/2011. 13 min.
— intermission —
CMYK – Marv Newland/2011. 7 min.
Lucy – Elisa Chee/2016. 9 min.
Clouds – Diego Maclean/2016. 12 min.
Animal Behaviour – David Fine, Alison Snowden/2018. 14 min.
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Introduced by Dorothy Woodend, cultural editor, The Tyee
Guest in attendance: Bettina Matzkuhn, Jody Kramer, Elisa Chee, Diego Maclean, David Fine, Alison Snowden
The second part is, simply, a celebration of the great creative imagination and artistry of local talent. Along with a dazzlingly colourful graphic work by Bambi Meets Godzilla eminence Marv Newland, and striking films by Elisa Chee and Diego Maclean, it includes Animal Behaviour, the latest from Alison Snowden and David Fine — which was recently Oscar-nominated (the couple’s fourth Oscar nod, including their 1995 win for Bob’s Birthday).
Follow The Cinematheque on Facebook and Twitter for more showtimes and information about special events like these.
The Vancouver International Dance Festival (“VIDF”) proudly presents its breathtaking 2019 festival season, showcasing a month-long program replete with exhilarating performances by both internationally revered artists and lauded Vancouver performers, engaging workshops, and a plethora of interactive dance activities, March 4 to 30, 2019, at various venues throughout Vancouver.
The 2019 VIDF will showcase Canadian premieres from Japan’s sensational Dairakudakan — a VIDF audience favourite — as well as Taiwan’s Tjimur Dance Theatre, appearing in Vancouver for the very first time; three world premieres from Vancouver’s own Vision Impure, Olivia C. Davies, and Lesley Telford; and three West Coast premieres from East Coast artists Daina Ashbee (Montreal), Manuel Roque (Montreal), and 10 Gates Dancing (Ottawa), among many others.
When: March 4 to 30, 2019
Venues & Ticketing: Available online or by calling (604) 662-4966.
V’ni Dansi – March 10 & 17, 2019 @ 2pm; March 24, 2019 @ 2pm & 3pm
Harbour Dance ITP & Platform – March 10 & 17, 2019 @ 3pm
All free performances are held at Woodward’s Atrium
I have a pair of tickets to give away to each of the following performances and one lucky winner will be able to attend them all:
Dairakudakan (Japan)
Pseudo human/Super human
Vancouver Playhouse, March 8 & 9, 8pm*
VIDF welcomes the highly provocative Japan-based butoh ensemble Dairakudakan, who return with the explosive Canadian premiere of Pseudo human/Super human.
Raven Spirit Dance (Vancouver)
Gathering Light
KW Production Studio, March 13-16, 5pm*
An intimate journey from seed to flower, Gathering Light is an evocative meditation on the deeply seated impulses within ourselves to seek and embark upon transformation, helping us to find the light and reveal the barriers to our full blooming.
Manuel Roque (Montreal)
bang bang
Roundhouse Performance Centre, March 13-16, 8pm*
A celebrated dance virtuoso, soloist Manuel Roque presents the West Coast premiere of his highly acclaimed bang bang — an electrifying, visceral ode to the physical demands of the body.
Kelly McInnes (Vancouver)
SHINY
KW Production Studio, March 20-23, 5pm*
A confronting and compelling multidisciplinary performance, SHINY explores and challenges the impossible beauty standards that women are measured against through mass media.
Vision Impure (Vancouver)
Pathways
Roundhouse Performance Centre, March 20-23, 8pm*
Choreographed by Noam Gagnon, Vision Impure presents the world premiere of their latest work, Pathways — an illumination of the stories we share in relationship to one another, complicated and intensified by urban living.
10 Gates Dancing (Ottawa)
Trust
Roundhouse Performance Centre, March 27-30, 8pm*
The West Coast premiere of Trust is a thought-provoking duet created and performed by choreographer Tedd Robinson and composer Charles Quevillon.
Daina Ashbee (Montreal)
Serpentine
KW Production Studio, March 27-30, 5pm*
A powerful installation performance, Serpentine is a bold exploration of the impact of repetitive movement to evoke a strong reaction from its audiences, allowing the performer to fully occupy not only the physical space, but also the time and attention of her viewers.
Tjimur Dance Theatre (Taiwan)
Varhung – Heart to Heart
Vancouver Playhouse, March 29 & 30, 8pm*
Taiwan’s esteemed indigenous dance-theatre company, Tjimur Dance, performs the Canadian premiere of Varhung – Heart to Heart — a lyrical and vulnerable exploration of the complexities of the human heart.
*The winner will be able to select their preferred individual show date for each of these performances.
To top it off, the contest will will also receive $150 to dine at Minami Yaletown to enjoy their Minami Shokai: A four course tasting menu from our kitchen, raw bar, and sushi chefs; the perfect introduction to Minami’s signature cuisine.
Minami is a modern Japanese restaurant located in Vancouver’s Yaletown neighbour. Offering a combination of Japanese and West Coast cuisine in a comfortable, rustic atmosphere, Minami presents the Aburi “flame-seared” take on red meats and seafood dishes to go with a selection of handcrafted cocktails, sakes, and wine.
Here’s how you can enter to win the ticket pack and dinner at Minami:
Follow the Vancouver International Dance Festival on Facebook and Twitter for more info, as well as Minami on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. UPDATE: The winner is Nicole!
