Every foodie and oenophile in Victoria will be thrilled at the announcement of the Victoria Conservatory of Music’s première fundraiser Uncork Your Palate, (a very special evening of wine, food and music Thursday April 26th) in partnership with Naramata Bench Wineries. Meet the winemakers and be the first to taste the Naramata Bench Wineries Spring Release wines, paired with delectable morsels fromVictoria’s finest eateries and accompanied by … [Read more...]
Uncork Your Palate, fundraiser for the Victoria Conservatory of Music, April 26th
March 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Victoria Shakespeare 2012 – Live Outdoor Summer Theatre
March 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A few years ago, I had the pleasure of volunteering for the Victoria Shakespeare Society during their summer season. It was so much fun, I've become a regular. Although the society has been a vital part of summer arts programming in the capital region since 2003 (in this incarnation), it wasn't until the summer of 2009, when a friend of my son’s was in Julius Caesar, that we wandered up the hill to the grounds of Camosun College. You can read … [Read more...]
Victorious Voices, 3rd Annual High School Slam Poetry Championship
March 26, 2012 By 1 Comment
What would it have been like to hear Moe Clark, Buddy Wakefield or Shane Koyczan perform their poetry as teenagers? To sit in the audience and realize the power of their words, and realize it could only get better over time. Next week, April 2nd and 4th, you have the opportunity to support young talent as 40 high school students from across Victoria compete in the third Victorious Voices, Victoria High School Youth Slam Championship. “The … [Read more...]
Light on Our Feet 4 – Annual Dance Extravaganza in Support of the Metro Studio
March 26, 2012 By 3 Comments
If you’ve ever been to a performance at Intrepid Theatre’s Metro Studio, you have probably seen the work of Holly Vivian, one of the organizers behind Light on Our Feet 4. Holly is the Metro’s technician. In this role, she’s met many people in the dance community, since the Metro is a very popular venue, particularly for studios’ end-of-year shows. She noticed, as she helped to put together lighting designs, that there was one critical … [Read more...]
An Improvised Film Noir, March 30 & 31st, Victoria BC
March 26, 2012 By 1 Comment
I've been waiting impatiently to share the details of An Improvised Film Noir with you. Long an aficionado of the genre, one winter I sat through a marathon of old movies doing research for a musical theatre project. If you love films like The Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, The Blue Dahlia, Black Widow, The Postman Always Rings Twice, you’ll not want to miss Paper Street Theatre’s homage to the genre. … [Read more...]
“In Transit” by VIRCS Enable Youth Theatre Program, April 14 2012
March 25, 2012 By 1 Comment
Have you ever lived in another country, or had the experience of being "the other"? I have - for six years in my twenties, I lived in France. The sense of trying so hard to belong, while never truly fitting in remains strongly planted in my memory. Canada is a multi-cultural country, but it is still a challenge for newcomers to integrate. How do young people and teenagers cope? The Victoria Refugee and Immigrant Centre Society (VIRCS) has … [Read more...]
March was “World Theatre Month” in Victoria BC!
March 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
World Theatre Day is March 27th. I hereby declare, that in Victoria, March is World Theatre Month. I remember asking Janet Munsil, artistic director of Intrepid Theatre, why there was no celebration of World Theatre Day in Victoria, and she said that local theatre companies were too busy in March to organize an event. Now I know why. Thanks to the many productions, regular seasons, and … [Read more...]
Fish Eyes by Anita Majumdar – Belfry Theatre SPARK Festival
March 23, 2012 By 5 Comments
I sit transfixed as Meena’s (Anita Majumdar) fast and furious footwork punctuates and underscores the dialogue of a phone call between her dance teacher Kalyani Aunty & India, in Majumdar’s coming-of-age- tale-with-a-difference Fish Eyes (currently part of the Belfry Theatre’s SPARK Festival). Image provided Multi-layered and witty, it addresses teen-age angst with a unique cross-cultural perspective, examining parental and familial … [Read more...]
Shane Koyczan – When I Was A Kid – Belfry SPARK Festival
March 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Stuffies litter the stage at the Belfry Theatre, scattered among musical instruments – a bass, cello, keyboard and guitar – belonging to The Short Story Long, back up band for celebrated wordsmith Shane Koyczan. We’re here at one of five sold-out shows during SPARK Festival, waiting in great anticipation for “the man” himself to appear. image provided by Belfry Theatre I was first introduced to Shane’s spoken word masterpiece “We Are More” … [Read more...]
Kitt and Jane – a review – SPARK Festival at the Belfry Theatre
March 16, 2012 By 4 Comments
Kitt and Jane host an interactive survival guide to the post-apocalyptic future. Ingrid Hansen and Rod Peter Jr are prolific Victoria-based performers and creation artists who defy categorization. At any given moment they may be writing a play, performing in a cabaret, designing costumes, composing a song, making shadow puppets or choreographing dance. In late 2010 Hansen’s company SNAFU Dance Theatre was selected for a Belfry Theatre … [Read more...]
