Author: vanlovesart

Well. It’s almost over. But where did the year go? Time sure races by when you’re occupied with following Twitter feeds to make sure the world doesn’t explode. In 2016 we were fearful of the year ahead. Would we be depressed beyond

Each year we have our choice of Nutcracker performances, all are worthy accompaniments to your festive antics, but the grandeur of Queen Elizabeth Hall and the sumptuousness of Alberta Ballet’s rendition is something special. In this much-loved tale, we follow

Beauty and the Beast has a long history in modern culture. The elegant, French, classic film made in 1946 with Josette Day and Jean Marais, the iconic Disney animated feature of 1991, and more recently, Emma Watson’s splendid 2017 film

At the Cultch this festive season we’re treated to Ronnie Burkett’s much-loved cast of marionettes in an errrm… “organic” retelling of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”. I say organic because the original story is used more as a guideline for Burkett

In the knowledge sharing, jargon pillaging world of the internet, different disciplines often reference one another. But even by today’s standards of cross-pollination, blending Quantum theory with dance is novel. Not to be deterred by a little impenetrably complex scientific

Last week in downtown Vancouver, The Dance Centre hosted talented choreographers and dancers so they could tell unique stories and blur the lines between genres of dance. We saw contemporary dance go places that we didn’t know existed. The visuals

I have always struggled with how to describe dance in words, a medium that can stir in us, without the use of words, an understanding that is so innate, so visceral. How do you use language to describe something that