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Eunoia at the Firehall Arts Centre; Photo: Jeremy Mimnagh
With its vibrant arts and culture scene, Vancouver hosts a wide variety of different dance performances, ranging from classical ballet to expressive modern dance. This spring has a diverse line-up of dance performances, rich in talent, narrative, and intricate choreography.
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Innovative and Entertaining Dance Shows in Vancouver This Spring
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Get ready for a new version of Grease—flamenco-and-tap-style!
The Karen Flamenco dancers are teaming up with Troy McLaughlin’s tap crew for a flamenco vs. tap showdown in a new production of Grease. The show is Nov 1 & 2 at the Vancouver Playhouse (600 Hamilton St.. Find out more below.
Royal City Musical Theatre presents Singin’ in the Rain at the Massey Theatre.
There’s lots happening in Vancouver theatre this April. Shows include a stage adaptation of a beloved move musical, a local take on a classic Chekhov play, and an original story about a real-life Canadian women’s hockey team. Scroll below to see what’s coming up.
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Guide to what’s happening in Vancouver theatre this April
One of the most acclaimed Vancouver plays of the last few years is coming back to the York Theatre (639 Commercial Drive).
Corey Payette’s Children of God premiered in 2017 in Vancouver. The musical stunned theatregoers with its punishing yet humane depiction of the effects of residential schools on individuals as well as the nation. Following a national tour, the show returns to Vancouver for a three-week run, Feb. 20-March 10.
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Jonathan Winsby and Michelle Bardach. Costume design by Barbara Clayden. Photo by David Cooper.
Arts Club holiday perennial Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is back, this time with a new Beauty. Following her starring role as Sophie in the Vancouver company’s summer production of Mamma Mia!, Michelle Bardoch will fill the period dresses in the fairy-tale musical.
The show opens this Saturday, Dec. 1, and runs until Jan. 6 2019. Find out more below.
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Fairy-tale musical Disney’s Beauty and the Beast returns for the holidays
Sarah Bockel (2nd from right) portrays Carole King in Beautiful.
Beautiful—The Carole King Musical will premiere in Vancouver at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Nov. 13-18.
The Tony and Grammy Award-winning Broadway hit covers the early life and career of the singer/songwriter behind such hits as “It’s Too Late,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” and “The Loco-Motion.” Find out more below.
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Hit musical based on songwriter’s life will make you feel like a natural woman
Caitriona Murphy in Closer Than Ever. David Cooper photo.
What is “adulting”? Find out in Closer Than Ever, an off-Broadway hit musical revue that is in its final performances at Gateway Theatre this week.
A collaboration between New York stage vets Richard Maltby, Jr. (lyricist) and David Shire (composer), Closer Than Ever is a satirical two-act musical that takes a satirical look at what it calls adulting – adult behaviour like sexcapades, one-way love affairs, life crises, multiple mis-marriages, parent-child role reversal, and growing old(er).
