By Jaclyn HaywardCover Photo by Ed Davis At the Matriarchs Uprising Festival, every performance exudes talent and energy. Now in its fifth year, the festival focuses on Indigenous women exploring
By Wade Kinley Vancouver Opera’s season is in full swing, and two more exciting shows are on the calendar for 2023. First up is a take on the Bard by
As school and work are winding down for the year, the holiday season is just getting started. While everyone looks forward to going on break, the holidays also mean added
By Madison Smart From November 3rd to 5th, 2022, The Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver will welcome the start of Ballet BC’s 2022/2023 season. OVERTURE/S is a program of three highly acclaimed pieces
Written by Natasha Ponda One of the powerful traits art has is the ability to extend understanding to diverse audiences and foster connections through visual language. For these reasons, it
By Kristin Lim Bard on the Beach returns to Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park for its 33rd season with a spectacular production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Originally planned for 2020, the show was
By Kristi Alexandra Maya Ersan and Jaimie Robson—a duo known best to the art world as their moniker Mere Phantoms—have been collaborating for about a decade. Though they met locally
In Hey Viola! the iconic life of Viola Desmond is told in a cabaret-style performance that features Krystle Dos Santos in the titular role. The civil rights icon, whose face
By Matt Law At first sight, Bez Arts Hub in Langley definitely stands out. A vibrant mural composed of pink, yellow and blue adorns the building’s exterior. It hints to
Falling down the stairs, pants-dropping, and oh, the double-takes. It’s like someone took all the classic tropes of comedies gone by and made a megamix of them.Now, I’m a man
A yearly tradition of live performance and multimedia, this is the 18th season that the fest will be showing off local and international artists alike. This time, Push performances are
By Brittany Tiplady Deer Lake Park is truly the gem of Burnaby. A multifaceted venue, Deer Lake Park caters to an array of activities with something for everyone, in every
