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The Beautiful “I Feel You” at Toronto Fringe 2019 is About Understanding Others and Feeling Understood Ourselves

July 10, 2019
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Melissa Major and The Cheshire Unicorn’s “I Feel You” opens with six individuals playing with an imaginary soccer ball and passing it around to each other. They are drowned in their own world, yet connected. They are surrounded by the

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A Feminist Reading of Bard on the Beach’s Perfect Date Night for Romantics at “Shakespeare in Love”

July 5, 2019
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It was a movie about a play, and now it’s a play about a movie about a play. The transition is surprisingly seamless, and in some ways, “Shakespeare in Love” works better as a play because it situates the audience

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Vancouver Men’s Chorus Go Glam with “That 70s Show”

June 13, 2019
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When your evening begins with a handsome man in glittering platform shoes ushering you to your seat, you know you’re in for a great time.  And that’s what we had at the latest instalment of the Vancouver Men’s Chorus concert

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VOX 2019 Showcased the Best in Canadian Opera Talent

May 31, 2019
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With elegant gowns flowing through the reception hall, I found myself tantalized with thoughts of what Cinderella must have felt like at her ball—equal parts of awe and feeling out of place. As a newbie to the Opera domain, I

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Vancouver Opera’s “The River of Light” Draws on Spiritual Texts With Existential Curiosity

May 17, 2019
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The “River of Light” premiered as part of the 2019 Vancouver Opera Festival. The show included seven movements and featured soloists (opera singers and poetry readers), choir, and orchestra. Each movement was based on a different spiritual text “that describe

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“Beautiful Man” is an Elevated Examination of Gender and the Patriarchy

May 17, 2019
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Erin Shields’ “Beautiful Man” does more than just flip gender roles. It exposes the absurdity and the downright mental perversity that we succumb to when adhering to these arbitrary roles. You’re probably thinking, I’ve seen many works that show a

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Ballet BC’s “Program 3” is an Intricate and Passionate Study of Desire

May 13, 2019
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Ballet BC’s “Program 3” was a modern emotional ride in the best sense. The first piece, “Bedroom Folk”, brought us inside ourselves. It was like watching the private life of our neighbours. The second show, “Poesia”, was a delicate exploration

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