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Unmasked, an event being held at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden on Sept. 27, will offer audiences a look behind the curtains at the make-up process of Peking Opera. The demonstration will be followed by performances of Murder of a Concubine, and Princess Shuang Yang starring William Lau, Mr. Wang, Catherine Li and…
On May 23, a Vancouver production society will present a youth directed hip hop performance piece followed by a modern interpretation of a Canadian tragedy. Since 2001, urban ink has been merging social issues with performance art such as in their upcoming presentation of Sal Capone and a pre-show work developed by members of the…
Japanese people and culture have been a part of Vancouver for a long time. A man named Manzo Nagano arrived in New Westminster in 1877, becoming the first official Japanese immigrant to Canada. Twelve years later, the first Japanese Consulate-General in the country was founded in Vancouver. In 2014, the consulate will celebrate its 125th…
Artists looking for a launching pad to display their theatre work may have a hard time telling certain stories. While mainstream theatres, such as the locally-based Arts Club, are starting to showcase Canadian Asian stories (such as Kim’s Convenience, which will run at The Arts Club April 24 to May 24, 2014), there’s still a…
As a writer, performer and director, TJ Dawe discovers himself through many of his autobiographical works.
If it is culture you are looking for, the Vancouver Fringe Festival has it, and has it in spades.
Carmen Garcia enjoys making faces.
Vancouver writer and producer Tim Carlson, 49, is using documentary theatre to compare China and Fort McMurray in his new play, Extraction, premiering March 5 at The Cultch.
Art has many definitions, but it is fundamentally used as a means of communication, one that can even transcend cultural boundaries.
What does it mean to be Asian in North America? This is the question raised by The Theory of Everything, a quirky, comical and philosophical play by award-winning Thai-American playwright, Prince Gomolvilas.
Generational isolation and a desire to engage the outside world are some of the major themes explored in a ground-breaking new play on show this September at The Cultch Theatre.
at Pacific Cinematheque through the month of April is a Robert Bresson retro- spective. [Read more…]
Intimate Apparel is a diverse tale bound in tight colourful corsets, made of fabric from around the world. The play unfolds themes of desire, repressed by expectations, class and race in the early 1900s. [Read more…]
