Puppet Show Has Legs … and Cam
Cloaker sits forlorn on a bookshelf in Brian Fidler’s studio, watching the exciting life of Cam and Legs unfold. It should be explained that Fidler, […]
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The Untimely Demise of Volcanic Joe
BY GEORGE MARATOS The pink roses fell gently from Miles Canyon Bridge and the ashes soon followed. Scattered from an empty case of 12-year-old Glenfiddich
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MacLean Offers Peers Comic Relief
Sheila MacLean, 18, recently won the Safe Partying Comic Contest put on by Les EssentiElles and the Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre. MacLean did not even
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Aboriginal Art on Stage and Screen
BY SHARON SHORTY Katie Johnson stops for a minute to eat at a busy restaurant while chatting about the next large event she’s working on:
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“Oh the thinks you can think, when you think about Seuss.”
BY TARA McCARTHY Walking through the doors to the auditorium is like travelling into a world of storybook proportions – the air is filled with
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MAD kids break the stereotypes
Are you worried about the state of our youth today? I have a cure for you. It is something that works for me every time:
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Feeling the Light
It’s taken 20 years, but Gary Bailie has light burnt into his soul. With a background of lighting up thousands of different shows, Bailie has
Breakdancing With the Best
Nick Robinson, 19, has an “explosive” style. He likes to do a lot of flips and power moves when he breaks. For Robinson, breakdancing is
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Whips and Whimsy
BY TARA McCARTHY Variety is the spice of life. And Tang Productions’ Varietease aims to tickle all your senses. “Expect the unexpected. It’s going to
A Storybook Song and Dance
BY TARA McCARTHY A crowd of young voices echoes through the hallway at the Wood Street Centre, accompanied by the soft sound of a piano.
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A Dance Showcase: From Studio to Stage
BY TARA McCARTHY The chatter of young voices accompanies the patter of feet adorned with black jazz shoes. Then the rehearsal studio falls silent before
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Taking Dance To New Heights
BY TARA McCARTHY Many unsuspecting pedestrians stopped to look up at the Vancouver Public Library last month. An energetic jazz tune echoed into the afternoon
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Heating Up the North with Sex and Satire
BY TARA McCARTHY Blues music vibrates through the floor, signalling when the dancers are to make their move. A sultry sway of the hips oozes
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A Refreshing Connection of Hilarity and Corruption
The rehearsal space looks generic with its black floors and black curtains covering a wall of mirrors. With costumes absent and only a scattering of
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Rodney ‘Fritz Helder’ Morgan Returns
Rodney Morgan is building his empire. Under the name of his alter ego, Fritz Helder, Morgan has been working five years on creating a strong
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Acclaimed Filmmaker Sets The Stage
BY TARA McCARTHY Director Mort Ransen says he’s in a state of transition. Although his life has been filled with acclaim when it comes to
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A Tale of Redemption Brought To Life
BY TARA McCARTHY Elaborate costumes and stage design create a world of fantasy for a cast of seasoned and budding actors to tell an age-old
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Directing From An Actor’s Approach
BY TARA McCARTHY The welcomed January sunlight pours through the windows at the Wood Street Centre, while a handful of people talk and laugh with
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Behind The Scenes of Guys & Dolls
It’s an era of lady-like manners and the finest of gentlemen: Guys in suits, hats and shiny shoes, cleanly shaven with slicked hair and moustaches;
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It’s a Dance, It’s a Culture
B-boying takes the discipline of a ballet dancer, speed of a figure skater, balance of a gymnast and devotion of a monk.
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