Author: vanlovesart

Musicals are polarising. You’re either a diehard fan or run in the opposite direction from them. “Silence! The Musical” brings some unique and unconventional draws to this controversial genre. It’s based on a movie that most people have seen and the

Melissa Major and The Cheshire Unicorn’s “I Feel You” opens with six individuals playing with an imaginary soccer ball and passing it around to each other. They are drowned in their own world, yet connected. They are surrounded by the

It was a movie about a play, and now it’s a play about a movie about a play. The transition is surprisingly seamless, and in some ways, “Shakespeare in Love” works better as a play because it situates the audience

When your evening begins with a handsome man in glittering platform shoes ushering you to your seat, you know you’re in for a great time.  And that’s what we had at the latest instalment of the Vancouver Men’s Chorus concert

With elegant gowns flowing through the reception hall, I found myself tantalized with thoughts of what Cinderella must have felt like at her ball—equal parts of awe and feeling out of place. As a newbie to the Opera domain, I

The “River of Light” premiered as part of the 2019 Vancouver Opera Festival. The show included seven movements and featured soloists (opera singers and poetry readers), choir, and orchestra. Each movement was based on a different spiritual text “that describe

Erin Shields’ “Beautiful Man” does more than just flip gender roles. It exposes the absurdity and the downright mental perversity that we succumb to when adhering to these arbitrary roles. You’re probably thinking, I’ve seen many works that show a