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The East Van Panto’s Vancouverised Wizard of Oz is Witty and Clever

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December 2, 2018
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This being the sixth time for the East Van Panto, it was predictably an astounding success! The production brought audiences from all walks and stages of their lives- children. entire families enjoying this as a holiday affair, the elderly, and

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“Miss Bennet Christmas at Pemberley” is the Perfect Holiday Gift for Jane Austen Fans

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November 29, 2018
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My dearest Vancouver Arts Review reader, It is with much alacrity that I write to tell you about the recent developments at the great house of Pemberley. It’s been two years since Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet put aside their pride

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Sarah Henstra on the Process Behind her Governor General Award-Winning Novel “The Red Word”

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November 29, 2018November 29, 2018
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When I sat down with Sarah Henstra at the cosy, chandelier-lit “Wallflower” in Parkdale, it became apparent to me early on that everything about Sarah- her stories, her job, her life, have been shaped by love for literature. This fall

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“Being and Nothingness” is an Elegant Study of Existential Angst and “The Dream” is a Delicious Sensory Fairy Tale

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November 23, 2018
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When I entered Toronto’s Four Seasons Theatre the cold was climbing, and when I left, the streets were coated with a fresh dusting of powder. But for the time that I was watching this ballet, I was wrapped in a

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“We Keep Coming Back” Explores the Intricacies of Trauma through Autobiography, Multimedia and the Trope of the Road Trip

Michael Rubenfeld, Mary Berchard (back) and Katka Reszke in WE KEEP COMING BACK-photo Jeremy Mimnagh
November 19, 2018
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After a rigorous two weeks of apartment hunting in Toronto, my partner and I found ourselves signing the lease on a snug one bedroom on the border of Roncesvalles and Parkdale, a historically Polish neighbourhood. We had just missed the

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Vancouver Men’s Chorus presents “Making Spirits Bright”

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November 18, 2018
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Kick off the festive season with a lyrical Christmas vacation courtesy of the Vancouver Men’s Chorus, as they return with this year’s “Making Spirits Bright” concert (8th-15th Dec St Paul’s Anglican Church). Following the rollicking fun had at the summer show, we

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Normalizing New Frontiers in “Public and Private”

Dumb Instrument Dance, Eileen Kage & Erika Mitsuhashi – David Cooper Photography- 1 6x8
November 17, 2018
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There is nothing ordinary about this performance though it seeks to normalize things we might not otherwise see in public spheres. “Public and Private”, as the name suggests, pushes the audience to question and look beyond the superficial. The diverse

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