City Soul choir take the stage of St. Andrews-Wesley United Church on Friday, Febuary 1, at 8 pm.
Photo courtesy of City Soul Choir
The PuSh Festival is well under way and there is no shortage of theatre performances around town. Although not included in the festival, a number of other productions are worth looking into, such as Yellow Moon and Sisters. Other notable events are: Language of Rhythm Project, Stayed on Freedom! and Loui Herve and Chloe Maillet.
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Free Film Series John Smith: Shorts
PuSh Festival
Wednesday, January 23
7 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
The Cinematheque
1131 Howe St., Vancouver
604-688-3456
www.pushfestival.ca
A showcase of British filmmaker, John Smith’s work from the 70s to the 80s. Often classified as ‘strucutral films,’ Smith’s work focuses on the illusionary nature of media. Open to the public.
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Yellow Moon
January 23–26, 8 p.m.
Studio 16
1545 W 7th Ave,Vancouver
604-736-2616
www.seizieme.ca
Lee is a young man who always gets into trouble. Leila is a young woman from a good family. When something goes wrong, they both flee to the mountains, where they’re faced with the question of identity. Tickets $24-$27, $8 rush tickets for students.
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First Nations Rights and Law: Deconstructing the Doctrine of Discovery
Thursday, January 24
7 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Vancouver Public Library
350 W. Georgia St., Vancouver
604-331-3603
www.vpl.ca
Robert Morales, lawyer and chief negotiator for the Hulquminum Treaty Group, will discuss the nature and effects of a medieval European law, in which a monarch could claim any land discovered by his or her subjects that wasn’t claimed by Christians. Open to the public.
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Louis Herve and Chloe Maillet
Thursday, January 24
7 p.m.–9 p.m.
Emily Carr University
1399 Johnston St., Vancouver
604-844-3800
www.ecuad.ca
Herve and Maillet create performance-lectures. In this talk, they discuss this practice and their work filming International Institute for Important Items. Open to the public.
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Vancouver’s Duke of Connaught’s Own Rifles
Thursday, January 24, 7:30 p.m.
Museum of Vancouver
1100 Chestnut St., Vancouver
604-736-4431
www.vancouver-historical-society.ca
Retired colonel of the British Columbia Regiment (known as the “Dukes”), Keith Maxwell, will present a talk on the Dukes and their role in shaping Vancouver history. Open to the public.
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Language of Rhythm Project
January 26–28
Various Venues
604-879-8611
www.publicdreams.org
Learn different drumming techniques from South Asian, African, Taiko, Brazilian, Vocal, and Indigenous traditions. There will also be a live show by eight musicians working in different styles. Open to the public.
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Black Before February: Witnessing the Revolution
Sunday, January 27, 3 p.m.
Roundhouse Community Centre
181 Roundhouse Mews,
Vancouver
604-873-7000
www.vancouver.ca
A preview of Black History Month. Film screening and panel discussion on media, representation, creation and intention. Open to the public.
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Catch Sisters at Gateway Theater. Photo courtesy of Gateway Theater
Sisters
January 31–February 16
Gateway Theatre
6500 Gilbert Rd.,
Richmond
604-270-1812
www.gatewaytheatre.com
In 1936, amidst political unrest and problematic personal relationships, two Russian sisters living in a Chinese garrison town long to return to Russia, but financial troubles and a difficult Chinese sister-in-law make this an impossible dream. Tickets: $47-$48 adults, $30 students.
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Stayed on Freedom!
Friday, February 1, 8 p.m.
St. Andrews-Wesley
United Church
1012 Nelson St., Vancouver
604-873-7000
www.citysoulchoir.com
Gospel and soul choirs, Marcus Mosely Chorale and City Soul Choir, collaborate for a choir performance, along with vocal trios The Sojourners and a cappella world music trio TriVo. Tickets: $25 adults, $20 seniors & students.
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Making and Unmaking Nations: Rethinking the Origins of Genocide in Africa
Monday, February 4
4 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
SFU Harbour Centre
Rm. 1600, 515 W. Hastings St., Vancouver
778-782-5000
www.events.sfu.ca
A public lecture by Scott Straus, Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin, on the origins of genocide in Africa. Open to the public.
