In the past month the notorious Bill C-30, commonly referred to as the ‘Online Spying Bill’, has been largely forgotten in the aftermath of massive public backlash against it and
The Vancouver International Writers Festival in partnership with VPL presents INCITE: AN EXPLORATION OF BOOKS AND IDEAS Incite is a free series of readings, interviews and on stage conversations featuring
A woman who devours soil, a refuge who makes her way home, a woman whose gut emits a cacophonous racket; if you pick up Buffy Cram’s Radio Belly these are
Jon Philpot has a very busy day ahead of him. Sometime after our interview, Philpot tells me from Brooklyn, he’ll be assembling the component parts of a set of giant
Choreographer Crazy Smooth brings together ten of Canada’s most talented performers to evoke the essential nature of pure street dance. Explosive dancing, heart-on-sleeve commitment and heroic attitudes bring urban culture’s street dance
Philadelphia’s The War on Drugs reside at the blurred edges of American music: overexposing studio limitations, piling tape upon tape to maximum density, and then — with each song —
THE TRIUMPH OF LIFE OVER LOSS When David’s mother is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, he resolves to unravel a mystery that has haunted him for years. Why did she, a gifted
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot – By Stephen Adly Guirgis. Produced by Pound of FleshTheatre; Presented with Rumble Productions as part of the 2012 TREMORS Festival Part court-room drama, part urban
Well, hello, Dolly! It’s so nice to have you back where you belong!” A self-professed “meddling” matchmaker and recent widow, Dolly Levi’s infectious energy charms everyone she meets. Hired to
An abundance of fun, and filled with effervescent melodies and inventive orchestrations, The Barber of Seville is absurd, touching, witty, hilarious and irresistible. VO’s inventive new production sets the action
It’s hard not to feel at home at the Railway Club. Despite being located smack in the middle of downtown Vancouver, it’s easy to forget the big city once you’ve
Oren Moverman’s Rampart has under its sweaty surface a plot involving police corruption, conspiracy, double-crossing and multiple investigations. But it’s set-dressing for what is ultimately a riveting, unrelenting character study