The Magnetic North Theatre Festival Presents
blood.claat
June 4-9, 2008
Firehall Arts Centre (280 East Cordova Street, Vancouver)
$29
blood.claat , written by d'bi.young.anitafrika and directed by Weyni Mengesha, fuses theatre and dub poetry in this one ‘womban’ story of blood. Mudgu comes of age, struggles with her first menstruation, chafes against her grandmother, endures her overly-religious aunt, nurtures a crush on her strutting neighbour and morphs into Yemoja, an African goddess who creates the world with her blood. Produced by Toronto’s Theatre Passe Muraille, the show won two Dora Awards, the National Post Solo Phenomena of the Year Award, and the RBC Emerging Artists Award. blood.claat plays June 4-9 at the Firehall Arts Centre.
This production is part of the Magnetic North Theatre Festival, which runs June 4-14, 2008. For more information visit www.magneticnorththeatrefestival.ca or call (604) 638-7489.
Show times: June 4&5 at 7:00pm; June 6&7 at 9:00pm; June 8&9 at 2:00pm.
Tickets can be purchased through Tickets Tonight online at www.ticketstonight.ca or by calling (604) 684-2787.
The Addiction Services, Public Education Series, is a community service of Vancouver Coastal Health. This program is free and open to anyone who is interested in addiction, alcohol and other drugs.
There are 6 sessions, 1) what is addiction, 2) drugs and the body, 3) recovery, 4) family issues, 5) helping others, 6) drugs in our society-a public health approach to drug control. Participants who complete all six sessions will receive a certificate upon completion. This ongoing program occurs every Friday morning from 9:30-11:30 on drop-in basis, no registration is required. Presented by Mark Haden. For more information phone: 604-267-3970 .
The Magnetic North Theatre Festival Presents
HIVE2
June 5-14 (dark June 9) at 7:00pm
At a top secret location
$25 in advance, $35 at the door
Eleven theatre companies create 11 unique, intimate performances for adventurous audiences. It’s HIVE2, created by some of Canada’s coolest companies. Performed at repeated intervals over the course of the evening, the audience’s experience is entirely self-directed, and there’s always a lounge and central party space to buzz the night away. The original 2006 HIVE sold-out quickly—this time there will be more room and more performances. Boca del Lupo, Electric Company, Felix Culpa, Leaky Heaven Circus, neworldtheatre, The Only Animal, Radix, Rumble Productions, Theatre Replacement, Theatre Conspiracy (Vancouver) and Theatre SKAM (Victoria) are this year’s HIVE, performing June 5-14 (dark June 9) at a top secret location.
This production is part of the Magnetic North Theatre Festival, which runs June 4-14, 2008. For more information visit www.magneticnorththeatrefestival.ca or call (604) 638-7489. Tickets can be purchased through Tickets Tonight online at www.ticketstonight.ca or by calling (604) 684-2787.
The Magnetic North Theatre Festival Presents
April 14, 1912
June 9-13 at 9:30pm
Scotiabank Dance Centre (677 Davie Street)
$29
Set on an iceberg somewhere in our collective memories, April 14, 1912 weaves together three viewpoints of one of the greatest tragedies in the 20th century: the sinking of the Titanic. Directed and conceived by Allyson McMackon and produced by Theatre Rusticle (Toronto), the production combines eye-witness textual accounts and an inimitable physical style, two crewmembers and the ship herself collide once again to tell their tales. April 14, 1912 explores history as poetic memory: expressionistic, physically aggressive and emotionally resonant. It runs June 9-13 at the Scotiabank Dance Centre.
This production is part of the Magnetic North Theatre Festival, which runs June 4-14, 2008. For more information visit www.magneticnorththeatrefestival.ca or call (604) 638-7489. Tickets can be purchased through Tickets Tonight online at www.ticketstonight.ca or by calling (604) 684-2787.
The Magnetic North Theatre Festival Presents
Townsville
June 9-12
Studio 16 (1555 West 7th Avenue)
$15
Set in a surreal “anywheresville,” bursting at the seams with peculiar residents, Townsville is a glimpse into a city at a time of crisis—an albino elephant falls ill, a renegade romance is sparked and talent is the answer to any question. A fusion of Studio 58 students and Vancouver’s The Chop (Emelia Symington Fedy and Anita Rochon), this intensely visual, interactive and highly kinetic piece showcases an exciting group of emerging Vancouver artists June 9-12 at Studio 16.
This production is part of the Magnetic North Theatre Festival, which runs June 4-14, 2008. For more information visit www.magneticnorththeatrefestival.ca or call (604) 638-7489. Show times: June 9&10 at 7:00pm. June 11&12 at 9:30pm. Tickets can be purchased through Tickets Tonight online at www.ticketstonight.ca or by calling (604) 684-2787.
The Vancouver International Song Festival
June 8 - 22, 2008
Immerse yourself in the art of song with some of the world’s great artists and thinkers.
The Vancouver International Song Institute announces the 2nd annual Vancouver International Song Festival, taking place June 8-22, 2008 at the School of Music on the beautiful campus of the University of British Columbia. This festival focuses on Art Song, the powerful realm of fused poetry and music - gateway to a rich world where history, sociology, psychology and philosophy meet in a musical experience of unforgettable intensity.
The Song Festival features a dynamic series of six evening concerts and ten noon hour concerts focusing on Art Song in English and French. Performances will feature leading pianists and singers from around the world, including guest artists Margo Garrett (USA), François Le Roux (France), Sanford Sylvan (USA/Canada), Paul Sperry (USA) and Rosemarie Landry (Canada) in addition to a host of other local and international talent.
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