I'm excited about the upcoming performances (January 12-16 2011) of the very well received musical "Red Letters" by Vancouver-based Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre (VACT). And, thanks to the generosity of VACT, one of my readers (and a guest) will have the opportunity to attend too! (See details below). Red Letters, an original musical by creator/songwriter Alan Bau and writer Kathy Leung, tells the story of a young Chinese couple … [Read more...]
Pecha Kucha Night 4 Victoria BC, Generational Knowledge Transfer
December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Here’s the presentation that Jaryd Zinkewich and I did at Pecha Kucha Night 4, Victoria BC, November 25 2010. From our Pecha Kucha introduction: “Jaryd Zinkewich and Janis La Couvée originally met through Twitter and Social Media Club, and discovered, despite several decades of age difference, that they shared many of the same values and ideas concerning community, connection and engagement. They worked together on Twestival … [Read more...]
October 20-24th 2010 This week in theatre in Victoria BC
October 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It's a busy time of the year in Victoria BC for theatre. Here's a recap for this coming week. Death of a Clown by Itsazoo Productions at the Phoenix Theatre UVic, ends Saturday October 23rd Written by Sebastien Archibald, and originally presented at the Victoria Fringe Festival in 2006, this play is part of the Spotlight on Alumni. “Meet Roy! He's a floppy, fun-loving clown born into a rigid and oppressive metropolis. A natural … [Read more...]
CHALK Physical Theatre Behind Bars
October 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Expect to be amazed and astonished by the latest production from William Head on Stage (WHos), CHALK, Physical Theatre Behind Bars. CHALK is created and performed by SNAFU and six of the inmates from William Head Institution under the direction of multi-talented performing artist, choreography and designer, Ingrid Hansen. Ingrid first became involved with WHoS, now in its 30th year, and the only prison theatre company of its kind in Canada, … [Read more...]
Community Engagement – Talk at #smcv10 Social Media Camp, Victoria BC October 3 2010
October 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I had the opportunity recently to speak at Social Media Camp #smcv10 in Victoria BC. Social Media Camp is the brain child of Paul Holmes, Idea Zone, and Chris Burdge, B West Interactive. I've known Paul and Chris since early 2009, ever since getting involved in Victoria's social media scene. Paul is the co-founder (with Catherine Novak) of Social Media Club Victoria, the first Canadian chapter of the much largerSocial Media Club. Chris is a … [Read more...]
Vancouver Fringe Festival 2010 suggestions (from the Victoria Fringe)
September 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I am not a reviewer, but do see a lot of theatre – 35 shows at this year’s Victoria Fringe Festival (and somehow I managed NOT to see all the shows from Victoria going on to Vancouver). Here's a list of all the shows from the Victoria Fringe that are coming to Vancouver. The productions are uniformly excellent. However, my taste in theatre may not be yours. Caveat emptor! Die Roten Punkte: Featuring the talents of German punk rockers … [Read more...]
My Victoria Fringe Festival 2010 Picks – “away” shows
August 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Disclaimers first: I am not a reviewer, but I do see a lot of theatre – almost 30 shows at last year’s Victoria Fringe Festival. During the year I volunteer regularly with Atomic Vaudeville, Intrepid Theatre, The Canadian College of Performing Arts, Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre, and Theatre SKAM. I attend the Belfry, Theatre Inconnu and the Phoenix Theatre at Uvic too. My son is a performer. I have either seen these performers in previous … [Read more...]
Victoria Fringe Festival 2010 – my picks – local
August 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Victoria Fringe Festival picks – local companies or actors I know Disclaimers first: I am not a reviewer, but I do see a lot of theatre – almost 30 shows at last year’s Victoria Fringe Festival. During the year I volunteer regularly with Atomic Vaudeville, Intrepid Theatre, The Canadian College of Performing Arts, Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre, and Theatre SKAM. I attend the Belfry, Theatre Inconnu and the Phoenix Theatre at Uvic … [Read more...]
Official Launch of The Road to Port Hardy
August 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Today was the day! After 18 months of training which included 7500kms of riding, 14 centuries, and 25 trips up to the Observatory, Frans Jonker@fransjonker left on his solo unsupported 4 day, 525 km ride from Victoria to Port Hardy. The Road to Port Hardy is a fund raiser for the BC Cancer Foundation. Before he'd even left the house Frans had a message from CHEK News that they would be at the launch of the ride at 7:30am Mile Zero, Victoria, … [Read more...]
