Mary Black and Kirk Caouette recipients of this year’s Sam Payne Awards
Mary Black and Kirk Caouette have been named recipients of the 2016 Sam Payne awards. Black will receive the 2016 award for lifetime achievement. Having moved...
Review: Vertical Influences is a stunning combination of figure skating and dance
The cast of Le Patin Libre’s Vertical Influences may bristle at the very idea, but even the Russian judge would give this skating/dance hybrid...
Le Patin Libre wants to unite the world one Salchow at a time
Alexandre Hamel is on a mission to unite the world through ice skating. Founder of the Montreal-based Le Patin Libre (literally "The Skate Free" in...
Review: Cavalia’s Odysseo is an amazing display of man and horse
It is difficult not to make comparisons to that other French Canadian company who sets up their own big-top tent on the shores of...
Branislav Henselmann to head-up Vancouver’s cultural services department
Ballet BC's Branislav Henselmann has been tapped to head up Vancouver's cultural services department. In a press release, the City of Vancouver announced the appointment of...
Exploring arts and culture through the lens of moving to Canada
New Westminster's Massey Theatre will begin offering an arts program for Syrian children, designed to explore arts and culture through the lens of moving...
Michael J Fox among this year’s inductees into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame
The BC Entertainment Hall of Fame has added 18 new members this year to the 275+ previous inductees who have been recognized for their...
Oslen & Kel: meet the modern Asian Siegfried and Roy
Illusionists Oslen, a finalist on Canada's Got Talent in 2012, and award-winning Kel team-up for a three-night run of what they promise to be a Vegas-style magic...
We Oughta Know is equal parts music criticism, cultural analysis, and coming-of-age memoir
Vancouver author and music journalist Andrea Warner uses the music of four of Canada’s most well-known female artists - Alanis Morissette, Shania Twain, Sarah...
Chutzpah! celebrates 15 years
At the helm of the Chutzpah! Festival for eleven of its fifteen years, Artistic and Managing Director Mary-Louise Albert may have programmed another diverse...