Author: vanlovesart

On Wednesday night, I attended the launch party for Performance Lab’s Black Box Pizza Box. The Performance Lab (formerly Black Box) students created a box of “jollification essentials” inspired by Victorian era parlour games. Participants could pick up a pre-made

Proximity – a collection of short works features five dances woven into one mesmerizing 50 minute performance. Co-presented between the Dance Centre and PuSh Festival, the stream features two choreographies created by, and two pieces danced by, Joshua Beamish, and

Crystal Pite’s “Body and Soul” has me questioning what it is to be human, and whether it’s different than being any other animal. The incredible dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet take us on a journey exploring human nature and

In Heist’s “Frequencies,” Aaron Collier takes us on a journey that combines techno music, philosophy and deep interrogations of space and time. This live-streamed performance exceeded my expectations on all levels. I had not attended a theatre production for almost a year

When I tuned in to recent SFU graduate Caroline MacCaull’s 003_playback, I felt like I was watching two shows at once. There was the dance, of course, but the spectacle put on by the audience was equally diverting. Part of

  They’re throwing phrases around like “light at the end of the tunnel” and “new year, new beginnings” and “Vaccines! Vaccines! Vaccines!” 2020 was so off-script that feeling hopeful now feels like a trap. But hope is powerful. It is

“Black Bear” has been marketed as a cross between a thriller and a comedy. I’d say it’s a cross between a mushroom trip and a fever dream. Director Lawrence Michael Levine has created a work that is so novel it