Bounce Dance Cabaret returns February 9th to Dance Victoria's Performance Lab as part of Yam Magazine's Dance Days. Treena Stubel, award winning dancer and choreographer, founded Bounce! in 2008 to support new work by independent dance and physical theatre artists. As a long time collaborator and friend of Victoria’s Atomic Vaudeville cabaret, she was inspired to create a similar event (based on short skits or pieces) for the dance, movement … [Read more...]
She Kills Me. Comedy show live taping Feb 13 – 17th, 2013
February 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
In an earlier post on multi-talented performer Kirsten Van Ritzen, I mentioned a comedy show she is producing with Less Bland Productions for APTN (the Aboriginal People’s Television Network). Join the live studio audience February 13 – 17th for the taping of the She Kills Me. Van Ritzen has assembled a great lineup of funny women from Victoria and across Western Canada for 13 episodes. Genres range from stand-up, to music and burlesque. … [Read more...]
Black History Month 2013 in Victoria BC
February 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A Black History and Heritage Day, an evening of poetry and song, a documentary film, a solo show, a cemetery tour and three presentations make up the very ambitious schedule in celebration of BC Black History Month February 2013 in Victoria. Many people are not even aware of the significant role black citizens played in the establishment of the City of Victoria– including the founding of a precursor to the Victoria Police Department; nor that … [Read more...]
Voice ++ Festival 2013 at Open Space, February 2-10
February 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Just when I think I have a grasp on Victoria’s cultural climate, I’m introduced to a new pocket of practice. Now in its 8th year Open Space’s Voice ++ Festival features yodelling, Mongolian throat singing, vocalizations with humpback whales and performance poetry on the programme February 8-10th, 2013. (Check below for links to past festivals). This is definitely on the "expanding cultural horizons" list for this year! Voice++ 2013 is an … [Read more...]
“A Place to Listen” 5 – concert February 20th, 2013
February 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Fans of field recordings, John Cage, new music and “listening between the notes” will want to attend the next A Place to Listen concert Wednesday February 20th, 7pm at James Bay United Church. A Place to Listen, Victoria’s newest experimental music series, is the brainchild of Daniel Brandes, a composer of the Wandelweiser school. I first met Daniel at a “meet and greet” hosted for R. Murray Schaefer when he visited Victoria for the premiere of … [Read more...]
Next Course, an exhibition at Metchosin Art Gallery Feb 2-24th 2013
January 31, 2013 By Leave a Comment
There's nothing better, on a lazy and damp winter weekend, than to head out into the country for a ramble that involves art, food, and perhaps hiking. Fortunately, living in Victoria, you can accomplish all three by travelling to Metchosin for a visit to the new contemporary, non-profit, Metchosin Art Gallery, created by the Metchosin Arts and Cultural Association. Curator Haley Finnigan (a UVic Visual Arts grad) has been extremely busy since … [Read more...]
Shakespeare in Love: Love Scenes from Shakespeare at Craigdarroch Castle
January 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
After a sold-out run of Dracula - the Blood is the Life in October 2012, Giggling Iguana Productions returns to Craigdarroch Castle and partners with the Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival for a Valentine's treat - Shakespeare in Love: Love Scenes from Shakespeare. Don't be disappointed - Giggling Iguana shows are extremely popular and will sell out. There are only 50 tickets for each performance. Michael Glover, Michelle Chowns, Melissa … [Read more...]
Speaking in Tongues, Belfry Theatre – a review
January 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Four actors, nine lives, four infidelities, and several unsolved and mysterious situations form the backbone of Andrew Bovell’s Speaking in Tongues, currently playing at the Belfry Theatre. Bovell, an Australian, and screenwriter first known for Simply Ballroom, penned Speaking in Tongues in 1996. It won an AWGIE in 1997, played to critical international acclaim, and was adapted for film as Lantana in 2001. Yet, somehow, it missed Canada. … [Read more...]
Dr Andrew Weaver – acclaimed climate scientist and – actor?
January 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Dr Andrew Weaver, acclaimed climate scientist, Nobel Prize winner, Oak Bay Gordon Head Green Party candidate and – actor? It was a chance comment by “Corky Blanshard” (in real life, actor Kathryn Popham) that lead me to the story of Dr Weaver’s transformation. I knew he had been a guest of Derwin Blanshard (Wes Borg) for Episode Two of Derwin Blanshard’s Extremely Classy Sunday Evening Programme, but how had he come to have a recurring, if … [Read more...]
That Face at Langham Court Theatre – a review
January 22, 2013 By 4 Comments
Langham Court Theatre’s production of That Face packs a ferocious emotional wallop as actors plumb the depths of a family in free fall. Be warned, this is not a tale of sweetness and light where everything is tidied up neatly at the end. Advised as being for “mature audiences” I would add that some individuals may find the content disturbing, and likely to include triggers. Polly Stenham erupted on the theatrical scene at the young age … [Read more...]
