Everybody Dance Studio presents
A Night at the Palace Ballroom
Monday, April 21st, 2008 at 8pm
Times were tough during the Swing Era - first the depression and then the war. People escaped the harsh realities of life by going dancing. Some danced their cares away dreaming of romance and passion; some just kicked up their heels in joyous abandon.
The went to the Palace Ballroom, the rich and the poor...the young and the young at heart...the lights dimmed, and the horns began to wail...and they danced...
Come and hear that wonderful music: ballroom, jazz, and swing...and watch them dance during "A Night at the Palace Ballroom".
An amateur production by the students of Everybody Dance studio. Free dance lesson if you retain your ticket stub for the show.
Tickets: Adult $30 (plus applicable service charges)
The Cultch's Youth Program presents
The 2008 IGNITE! Songwriters Showcase
April 22nd, 2008 at 8pm
During the last four months a group of six songwriters aged 16 - 19 have been working with 3 mentors currently making waves in the Canadian music scene: Ryan Guldemond, Leah Abramson, and Dan Mangan. Through one on one sessions with their mentors, Q and A with high profile members of the music industry, and recording and performance techniques sessions, the participants in the IGNITE! Songwriters Intensive have been honing their craft and workshoping new material. Come here the results of this exciting process as new work from these six promising young musicians is premiered at The Cultch.
Tickets at door: Everyone is Pay-What-You-Can, Youth $2
The Cultch presents
Luminous Edge
by Thomas Arthur
April 24th - 26th, 2008 at 7pm
A tour de force solo performance pointing to a unity of nature, nurture, mathematics, art, science and mythology. In a masterful weaving of sound and motion, lyrical juggler Thomas Arthur explores the nature of order. With a supporting cast of orbiting spheres, hoops, spirals, geometric solids, roots, sticks, stones and cones – and even a parabolic space-time tunnel! –
Thomas spins a hypnotic flowing dance of visual music, poetic narration and projected imagery.
Luminous Edge tells the story of a Wizard’s apprentice and his struggle to learn new ways of being in a world on the verge of collapse. How do we learn to cooperate with the natural flow instead of trying to control it? The apprentice seeks to integrate the genius of the Wizard with the heart of the Shaman as he explores magical patterns reflected in geometric shapes and the objects of nature.
Tickets: Adult $25,
Student/Senior $21 (plus applicable service charges)
The Cultch presents
AirPlay
by Thomas Arthur
April 26th - 27th, 2008 at 2PM*
*Join us 1 hr before performance for a Cultch Pizza Party, free of charge!
In a masterful weaving of sound and motion, lyrical juggler Thomas Arthur, performing to an original musical score by composer Paul Ely Smith, presents the full-length kids’ show AirPlay.
With a supporting cast of orbiting hoops, spheres, spirals, sticks, stones and cones (and a fully-functioning space time tunnel), Arthur spins a hypnotic flowing dance of visual music synchronized with Smith’s original compositions for guitar and fiddle. Audience participation involves young and old alike in games of rhythm, balance and coordination.
Tickets: Adult $12, Kids $10 (plus applicable service charges)
The Cultch's Youth Program and Magnetic North Theatre Festival presents
Dub Poetry Storytelling & Book Launch with d'bi.young.anitafrika
April 28th, 2008 at 8pm
In coordination with the VECC youth program, the performance is presented by Magnetic North Theatre Festival in association with Woman's Press, Britannia Community Services Centre Society, The Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre, Leave Out Violence BC (Love BC), and Neworld Theatre.
d'bi.young.anitafrika is a critically acclaimed and multi-award-winning, Toronto-based Afrikan-Jamaican-Canadian dub poet, teacher, recording artist, actor, filmmaker, and author. She has self-produced 5 dub poetry albums, been featured in numerous theatre and television productions and she has headlined numerous festivals including Calgary International Folk and Spoken Word Festivals, Vancouver Folk Festival, Havana International Reggae Festival, and Toronto's International Dub Poetry Festival. As well d'bi regularly facilitates creative living workshops and mentors young performance artists and is the 2007 winner of the Toronto Arts Council Emerging Artist Award.
Tickets: Pay-What-You-Can at the Door.
Live Nations presents
Sarah Slean
April 29th and 30th, 2008 at 7:30pm
The twice Juno and twice Gemini Award nominated Sarah Slean embodies a musical style all her own and has garnered a devoted, global fan-base. March 2008 will see the release of Sarah's fifth studio recording, The Baroness, which features some of her most honest, moving and magical songwriting to date. A collection of paintings and a second volume of poetry by Sarah will accompany the album's release.
Tickets: Adult $26 (plus applicable service charges)
Johnny DeMarco and Friends
May 1st, 2008 at 8pm
Local Singer / Songwriter Johnny DeMarco and Friends will be performing a benefit concert for African(Kenya) orphaned and aids infected children.
Tickets: Adult $20 (plus applicable service charges)
Corbin Murdoch and the Nautical Miles with Company B
May 2nd, 2008 at 8pm
Corbin Murdoch and the Nautical Miles premiere songs from their new record "Wartime Lovesong", featuring a brass quintet. The band is joined by jazz crooners Company B who will be providing authentic wartime era melodies.
Tickets: Adult $10 (plus applicable service charges)
The Cultch presents
IGNITE! Youth Week Festival 2008
May 5th to 10th, 2008
Schedule of Events:
Young Playwright's Theatre Festival
May 5th, 2008 at 8pm and May 6th, 2008 at 2pm/8pm
The Cultch presents the world premiere of three new one-act plays written by youth: Uproot by Emily Cramer, Daybreak by Jennifer Huva, and Error of Love by Phoebe Yu. Written, directed, and performed by young people, the presentation of these new works are one of the most ambitious aspects of The IGNITE! Youth Week Festival.
Spin Cycle
May 7th, 2008 at 8pm
Spin Cycle, The IGNITE! Festival's Dance night brings together the Lower Mainland's most accomplished young dancers. Individual artists and dance companies will be showcasing their most recent work in all genres of dance.
Cinema Bun/Music Box
May 8th, 2008 at 8pm
The first half of this double bill features the best in film and video created by young people in Greater Vancouver this year. This will be followed by performances from some of the most talented and dynamic young musicians in Vancouver. Folk, jazz, world music, and Hip Hop...anything goes!
Fruit Basket
May 9th, 2008 at 8pm
Fruit Basket will be a tasty melange of drag, music, poetry, and more that will blow your mind with its originality, variety, and relevance. The performances showcased will deal with issues of sex, gender, and sexuality that are too often overlooked. All Welcome.
Note: Anyone dressed in drag will receive free admission at the door.
Loot Bag
May 10th, 2008 at 8pm
We wrap up Youth Week 2008 with an explosive set of youth performance! Youth from Vancouver and beyond will enthrall you with movement, magic, monologues and music. This is The IGNITE! Festival's grand finale and wrap party. Just like a real loot bag, you never know exactly what you are going to get. Reach in...we dare you!
Tickets:$30 for a 5 Show Pass (available by phone only: 604-280-3311)
Adults: $10, Kids <12 and Students 19+: $5 (plus s/c)
Youth 12-19 yrs: $2, only at the door!
Hard Rubber New Music Society and Coastal Jass presents
Hard Rubber Orchestra in Concert at the Cultch
Sunday, May 11th, 2008 at 8pm
The Hard Rubber Orchestra will perform its greatest hits including works by artistic director and leader, John Korsrud and commissioned works by Bill Runge and Brad Turner, among others.
Tickets: Adult $18, Students/Seniors/Group(10+: $15 (plus applicable service charges)
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