Author: vanlovesart

Last night Ballet BC hosted the Alberta Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. It was an evening brimming with feminine grace and acrobatic strength. “The Nutcracker” has long been a Christmas favourite. Not just because it is

The holidays are on the horizon and fast gaining speed. Calendars are filling up rapidly with nights promising eggnog and roaring fires. Stress level spikes will be inevitable! Amidst this manic festive ramp-up, the Commodore is bringing together Vancouver’s top Blues

  What is Christmas without a visit to “The Nutcracker”? A tedious affair, surely. Ballet BC has Vancouver covered for all its Nutcracker needs, with a lavish post-Christmas presentation by the Alberta Ballet. The beloved holiday Ballet will run at

Winnipeg playwright Tricia Cooper’s new play tells the story of a Canadian family who takes in one of The Lost Boys of Sudan. The project could not have come at a more apt time. “Social Studies” opens its two-week Vancouver

Ballet BC have managed to magically push the boundaries of dance yet again. They kicked off their 2015/16 Season with the spectacular “Program 1” last night, which sadly runs only till the 7 of November. The show presents works of

Assembly, Riverside and Poorna Jagannathan Production have taken on the highly ambitious task of reproducing the horrendous gang-rape that shocked the world on December 16th 2012. In “Nirbhaya” the crime is an instrumental backdrop for the real life stories of

I remember hearing about ‘Room’ when it was shortlisted for the Booker in 2010. I remember how the reviews were full of surprise at the innovation of the story and at the unusual choice of narrator. When you read ‘Room’,