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VIVA: Young Aenigma Theatre Stages a Serendipitous Las Vegas Adventure

October 19, 2017October 19, 2017
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Currently, at Havana, Aenigma Theatre and Bright Young Theatre have teamed up to present a new work by Vancouver playwright Scott Button. The dark piece sees two young, lost souls on farfetched quests to rectify misfortune that has befallen their

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Fringe 2017 Reviews: Seven Ways to Die, a Love Story, Multiple Organism, Shadowlands, Interstellar Elder, Swordplay: A Play of Swords

September 20, 2017September 22, 2017
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For our third installment of Fringe Reviews, we have the first-class articulation of a talented Vancouver creative! Architect M is, well, an architect!, and her read of the shows is extremely creative. She is also a fan of art that takes

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Fringe 2017 Reviews: Interstellar Elder, Shadowlands, Slumber Here and The Immaculate Big Bang

September 17, 2017September 20, 2017
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Today our guest writer Juljka Nadir reviews some very out of the box shows for the newest edition of our Fringe Reviews. Juljka is a Vancouver graphic artist and her reviews pay attention to the visual as well as the

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Fringe 2017 Review: Swordplay, Good Game in Gung Ho!, Hip Bang!, Hyena Subpoena and Figmentally

September 17, 2017September 19, 2017
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If laughs are what you are looking for this year at the Fringe, you in some incredibly hilarious hands. Comedy is alive and kicking at our favourite theatre festival. Read on for our speedy reviews of sketch and stand up

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Company 605 gives Ballet BC a Hardcore Contemporary “Anthem”

March 15, 2017March 15, 2017
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When you watch a Company 605 performance, you see living, breathing masses of dancers travelling together, displays of extraordinary strength, cool, avant-garde electronic music, and the twists and turns of novel movement. Lisa Gelley and Josh Martin are the Co-Artistic

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Chicago’s Intellectual Hip Hop Starlet K’Valentine, Hits the Vancouver Stage With Talib Kweli

January 25, 2017
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K’Valentine is the latest artistic gem to emerge from Chicago’s gritty and gregarious hip hop mines. She is part of a new wave of hip-hop that craves intellect and integrity. Chicago’s contribution to the Thinking Rapper’s Club boasts of names

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Emily Molnar On the Method to the Beautiful Madness of this Year’s Brand New Ballet BC Season

November 3, 2016November 4, 2016
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If you’ve been to a Ballet BC show before you’ve likely spotted the confident form of the dance company’s Artistic Director hovering over Queen E’s decked out, hustling-bustling crowd, making sure the evening is rolling like a well-oiled machine. Her

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