Love to dance? Get ready to get your body moving in a celebration of Culture Days.
The nationwide celebration of all things artistic runs Friday, Sept. 29 to Sunday, Oct. 1 – and Burnaby has a number of events for dance fans.
On Saturday, Sept. 30, you can enjoy back-to-back interactive rehearsals and artist talk sessions, featuring Eduardo Meneses and Salome Nieto of pataSola dance at 10 a.m., Alvin Erasga Tolentino of Co. Erasga at 11 a.m. and Amber Funk Barton of the response at noon.
At 1 p.m., you can head out to the south plaza for the Community Umbrella Dance Project, led by dance artist Donna Redlick. Dancers who’ve taken part in three Saturday rehearsals will take part in the outdoor performance, with umbrellas – celebrating the natural fall landscape in the park.
At 1:30 p.m., there’s a free one-hour #dancehappy dance class in the Studio Theatre, for dancers and dance lovers of all ages and experience levels.
See www.tinyurl.com/CultureDaysBBY for all the details.
MIGRATIONS
While you’re at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, don’t forget to check out an exhibition exploring the themes of migration and community, through the eyes of immigrants.
Migrations – Birds and People opens Friday, Sept. 29 with a tour and talk by artist-curator Taslim Samji at 7 p.m. and a reception in celebration of Culture Days at 8 p.m.
Thirteen local artists are sharing their work, telling stories of immigration that started decades ago – and, for some, even centuries ago, with journeys that crossed several continents before arriving in Canada. Their roots trace back to England, Ireland, France, Africa, the Middle East and South Asia.
“Unless you are indigenous to this land, you have international roots, and either you or your ancestors were once immigrants,” Samji said in a press release. “For many different reasons, people leave behind the familiar to build a life in a new land, and that transition comes with many challenges. Canada’s cultural mosaic is constantly changing, and people from all over the globe call Canada home.”
On Saturday, Sept. 30, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., people of all ages are invited to turn out at the Shadbolt Centre atrium to add their own legacy to an interactive piece of the installation – a map that compares the migration patterns of eight international bird populations with the migration routes of local residents and their families to Burnaby.
The exhibition runs until Oct. 23.
GALLERY NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
Love the arts? Have experience with cultural and civic issues?
The Burnaby Art Gallery is seeking nominations for its advisory committee, which meets six times a year starting Jan. 9, 2018. Appointments are for a two-year term.
People applying should have relevant experience, knowledge and skills, with preference given to those who live or work in Burnaby or who have a “significant body of experience” with civic and cultural issues. You can nominate yourself or be nominated by an organizations.
Check out www.burnabyartgallery.ca to see the terms of reference online, or call 604-297-4422 for details. Applications, with resume and a statement of why you would like to serve on the committee, can be emailed to [email protected] with the subject BAGAC Nomination.
Nominations must be submitted by Nov. 20.
THEATRE SEASON KICKS OFF
It’s getting set to be another banner year for theatre lovers at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.
The Shadbolt will once again be hosting the Arts Club on Tour series for its 2017/18 season. This year’s offerings include Mom’s the Word 3 (Nov. 4 and 5), Misery (Feb. 3 and 4) and Onegin (March 13 and 14).
There will also be four performances in the independents series, including Evalyn Parry’s Spin (Nov. 16 to 18), the Ghost River Theatre production of Tomorrow’s Child (March 14 to 17), Alley Theatre’s O’wet/Lost Lagoon (May 2 to 5) and Electric Theatre Company’s 40 Days and 40 Nights (May 22 to 26).
Plus, of course, the centre will be chock-a-block with music, dance, opera and more, along with its always-full schedule of programs and workshops for all ages.
Check out www.shadboltcentre.com for all the details, or pick up a season brochure at city facilities.
OPERA SEASON OPENS
Burnaby residents will be part of the spectacle when Vancouver Opera opens its 2017/18 season.
The season opens with Puccini’s Turandot, running Oct. 13 to 21 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
Burnaby residents Francesca Corrado (mezzo-soprano) and Mark Pepe (tenor) are in the chorus, and four Burnaby musicians are also part of the orchestra: Isaac Bull on contrabassoon, Jim Littleford on trumpet, Leonard Pearson on percussion and Angela Cavadas on violin.
Turandot stars American soprano Amber Wagner, Argentine tenor Marcelo Puente, and French-Canadian bass Alain Coulombe. The production has been created by the Quebecois director-designer duo of Renaud Doucet and André Barbe.
It’s on Friday, Oct. 13, Thursday, Oct. 19 and Saturday, Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 15.
See www.vancouveropera.ca for details and tickets.
Do you have an item for Lively City? Send arts and entertainment ideas to Julie, [email protected].
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