Author: vanlovesart

Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina” beckons thoughts of rich aristocrats, gold tapestries, Russian revolutions and beautiful yet troubled heroines. Some of us have braved its 800 pages while others dream of the day we can finally cross it off our reading

Ballet BC’s 2018/ 2019 session has begun with the wonderfully eclectic “Program 1” which showcases works spanning three decades of contemporary dance. The line-up balances a tumultuous and poetic piece, “Enemy in the Figure” from 1989, by celebrated choreographer William Forsythe,

“Backbone” is the latest show by the Australian circus group Gravity and Other Myths. Directed by Darcy Grant, the performance reflects an organic composition of playful interactions through extraordinary dance and acrobatic talent. It has a Cirque du Soleil vibe

The play “Sweat”, comes with a bit of a fanfare. It won the Pulitzer Prize last year (for Drama), and during its Broadway run was heralded as showcasing the zeitgeist of our age, the blue-collar discontent which was in part

There are plays that tug at your heartstrings and you know, once you’ve witnessed them, that they will never leave you. “The Ones We Leave Behind” is just such an experiential piece that stays with you because it talks about

Bathed in extravagance and out-of-this-world costumes and set design, Franz Lehár’s “The Merry Widow” was a smash-hit on its opening night in Vancouver at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. This operetta is an indulgent treat! It is a marvellous display of

The year is 2178. The last woman on earth is haunted by a question: Do humans deserve a second chance? Granted, it didn’t work out great the first time. Homo-sapiens’ insatiable appetite for earth’s resources has created optimum conditions for a deadly