After a whirlwind public awareness and letter writing campaign, the Pride in Arts Society was able to secure the reinstatement of 75% of their Canadian Heritage Government Charity grant, which had been cut from the budget only three weeks previously. Canadian Heritage has supported QAF since 2010, and in 2012 the grants the PiA were […]
Sloshing, swirling and splashing sounds dominate the opening scene of Tan Dun’s Tea: A Mirror of Soul, which had its Canadian premiere Saturday at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, produced by Vancouver Opera. Three full glass basins surround the production’s set, manned by percussionists who wrest all manner of fluid sounds from their contents. This is […]