November 04, 2015
Now here is something special: a wordless chronicle of the ages. Co-created by soprano Neema Bickersteth, Volcano Theatre artistic director Ross Manson and choreographer Kate Alton, the show features a powerhouse performance by Bickersteth, a […]
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Antonette Rea is one formidable presence. In this show she bares her soul, and the story of her life, through poetry. It’s been a long journey for this trans* woman: from life as a middle-class […]
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With this performance from choreographer Nacera Belaza, contemporary dance is that much larger for a work that moves boundaries—but does so more with grace than with force. We begin in darkness, hearing pounding drums and […]
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Born in 1980, between the elections of Thatcher and Reagan, comedian Charlie Demers emerged from that reactionary era a proud socialist. How much have things improved since the 80s? The answer is as obvious as […]
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They call them the Stolen Generation—Aboriginal children who were torn from their families by the Australian government during the 20th century. Here is one of them, Jack Charles, and he is here to testify. Born […]
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Have you ever had something important to say and no one to say it to? Of course you have, and so has theatre artist Adriano Cortese of Ranters Theatre. One night in Melbourne, Cortese found […]
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The world of circus artist Etienne Manceau is a strange, funny, scary place. It’s a place where newspapers can become claws; where small obsessions can make you crazy; where everyday objects appear in a new […]
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Created by Club PuSh Curator-in-Residence Jordan Tannahill, in collaboration with 15 Vancouver residents, this is a performance for a party. The performers, dispersed through the crowd, each make declarations they hold to be true. Their […]
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