Archive of posts tagged "arts"

Goh Ballet Presents The Nutcracker, Win Tickets

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Returning for its 8th holiday season, prestigious local dance organization Goh Ballet presents The Nutcracker at The Centre. Since premiering in 2009, the production of this masterpiece has given tens of thousands of audience members the opportunity to be swept away by this world-famous Christmas story. Goh Ballet Presents The Nutcracker Where: The Centre (777 […]

Realwheels Theatre Presents CREEPS

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Join Realwheels Theatre for an evening of savage wit and uncompromising truth-telling as they present CREEPS, the award-winning dark comedy by David E. Freeman that changed Canadian theatre forever. CREEPS will give audiences a rare glimpse into the lived experience of disability, filtered through a 1970’s lens. Featuring a truly mixed-ability cast, seven professional actors […]

Win Tickets to disPLACE: Refugee Stories in Their Own Words

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Is any sacrifice too great to protect your family? This is a question audience members are left with after seeing disPLACE: Refugee Stories in Their Own Words, a brand new original theatre production that shares the real-life experiences of refugees to Canada. A diverse cast of actors, each transforming into multiple characters, weave together an […]

Win Tickets to Enchanting China: An Orchestral Extravaganza

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China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra presents Enchanting China: An Orchestral Extravaganza, for just two performances in Vancouver at the end of this month. This traditional Chinese orchestra arrives with more than 70 musicians, and will be joined by singers and dancers in vibrant and exquisite costumery, making this sweeping orchestral extravaganza a true feast for the […]

Who Are the Group of Seven Painters?

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This evening a painting by a Group of Seven artist became most expensive Canadian artwork ever sold at auction. Lawren Harris‘ 1926 piece Mountain Forms, depicting Alberta’s Mount Ishbel in the Sawback Range of the Rocky Mountains in Banff National Park, sold at the hammer for $9.5 million. The white glove treatment-will this #LawrenHarris set […]