Author: vanlovesart

We’re mid-October and it’s a time as good as ever to look back at the shows that moved us in September at the Vancouver Fringe. Many of these shows will continue on the worldwide Fringe circuit and we might even see

Jiv Parasram begins “Take d Milk, Nah?” with his distaste for “identity” plays. He goes on to explain their structure, their predictability, and how all of them talk about snow, especially the Canadian ones. At first, I just couldn’t stop moving

I have a confession to make. Before Vancouver Opera’s “La Traviata” I had never been to the opera. I didn’t know what to expect. I thought everything would fly right over my head. But that is, thankfully, not the experience

“The Shipment” has returned to Vancouver after sweeping the Jessie’s for its debut run a few years ago. The play is the proud work of playwright Young Jean Lee and has toured North America since 2009. Ten years on it

Guards at the Taj This show brought the house down to its feet– it’s a must-see! This is by far a polished piece for the more experimental atmosphere of the Fringe. I was blown away by the acting, the story,

Monica Ogden’s Fringe show is about the toxicity of the Internet. It’s about trolls. It’s about racism. It’s about being of mixed heritage and it’s about the perpetual internal conflict that heritage comes with. But most of all, “Monica Versus

“Amelie” at the Firehall Arts Centre is a full blown musical squeezed into 90 minutes. Fans of the movie get everything that they came for. It is romantic, it is heart warming, it is visually textured, layered and cosy. The cast