January is right around the corner, and that means another season of the Bachelor is near! So why not call up your girls and host a fun Bachelor night each Monday. We'll supply the fantasy league, so sit back and …
Oscars 2019 – Best Animated Short
Bao is Pixar’s baby of the year, shown in front of Incredibles 2. It tells the poignant, sweet story of a Chinese-Canadian woman who gets a second chance at motherhood when she creates a living dumpling. “Bao,” Domee Shi “Weekends,” …
DanceHouse Presents the Vancouver Premiere of Compagnie Marie Chouinard’s — Hieronymus Bosch: The Garden of Earthly Delights
DanceHouse presents the Vancouver premiere of Montreal–based Compagnie Marie Chouinard’s unparalleled Hieronymus Bosch: The Garden of Earthly Delights, on stage March 15 &16, 2019 at 8pm at the Vancouver Playhouse. In honour of the 500th anniversary of the Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch, the acclaimed choreographer Marie …
Oscars 2019 – Best Production Design
The most frequent winners in this category are the period pieces and fantasy epics. This year, we have a few top contenders vying for the statuette. Black Panther stunned audiences with futuristic research centres, hidden African kingdoms, and well-researched, inventive …
Oscars 2019 – Best Original Score
Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman seems to have the best support behind it, followed closely by the heroic Black Planter. Blanchard combined jazz, symphony, and R&B influences to create the feel of the 1970s through his score. Goransson went to Africa to …
Oscars 2019 – Best Original Song
This year we saw two Best Picture nominees with lots of dramatic musical performances, yet most were ineligible for this category. Bohemian Rhapsody utilized many Queen songs but wasn’t able to add any new music. A Star is Born’s “Shallow” …
Internationally Acclaimed Artists Gather in Vancouver for Highly Anticipated Annual Event of Diverse Dance Performances, Workshops, and Public Education
The Vancouver International Dance Festival (VIDF) proudly presents its breathtaking 2019 festival season, showcasing a month-long program replete with exhilarating performances by both internationally revered artists and lauded Vancouver performers, engaging workshops, and a plethora of interactive dance activities, March 4 to 30, …
Chan Centre Rings with Jubilant Voices of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Spreading Powerful Message of Peace and Love
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia presents the soulful, harmony-driven sounds of Ladysmith Black Mambazo on March 2, 2019, at 8pm in the Chan Shun Concert Hall. Sharing the bill alongside Malian guitarist Habib Koité and lutist Bassekou Kouyate, the nine-member choral group …
Hot Brown Honey returns to Vancouver, to turn up the heat, this spring!
The Cultch is thrilled to bring Hot Brown Honey back to Vancouver after last year’s smash-hit run. Briefs Factory’s Hot Brown Honey runs March 15-30, 2019 at the York Theatre The Honeys: Kim ‘Busty Beatz’ Bowers, Lisa Fa’alafi, Ofa Fotu, Hope ‘Hope One’ Haami, …
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The Chan Centre Showcases Theatrical Tribute to Poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the First African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia presents the dazzling multimedia work No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks on February 24, 2019, at 7pm in the Chan Shun Concert Hall as part of the Beyond Words series. The late poet was a …
Oscars 2019 – Best Makeup + Hair
Christian Bale goes through dramatic ageing as Dick Cheney in Vice, Margot Robbie becomes pock-marked and aged in Mary Queen of Scots, and Swedish pick Border turns its characters into trolls. It’s likely that Bale’s transformation will get Vice the …
