Dance fans, don’t miss your chance to help support the creation of a new contemporary dance work – and get a sneak peek while you’re at it.
pataSola dance is presenting its There is a Way cabaret fundraiser on Saturday, April 9 at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.
The cabaret-style evening of music and dance will include an excerpt of UMBRAL, a new work by pataSola dance co-founders Salome Nieto and Eduardo Meneses-Olivar that will premiere at the Roundhouse in July. The work is described as “a commentary on the reality of war, destruction and violence in a world caused by greed in the pursuit of power.”
“Currently in rehearsal, UMBRAL is an ever-evolving project,” a press release notes.
Nieto and Meneses-Olivar want to see audience members engage with the performers to help explore what the work, and its message, is capable of achieving.
“In this immersive piece, the performance revolves around the audience and their experiences – no two performances are alike,” the release says.
Tickets for the cabaret fundraiser are available for $25 (plus service fee) at tickets.shadboltcentre.com or by calling 604-205-3000. The evening will also include a silent auction, raffle, door prizes, food and drinks.
For more on the project, see www.patasoladance.com.
TAKE A CHORAL VOYAGE
Burnaby singers will be front and centre when musica intima takes to the stage in a unique choral journey on April 15.
The Friday evening concert, Voyages, features the eight-voice ensemble in a program that explores mythical travel to the sea, space and stars. The concert will feature pieces by Estonian composer Urmas Sisask, Finnish composer Jaako Mantyjarvi and Irish composer Michael McGlynn – as well as musica intima’s signature piece, the city of Granada on the surface of mars, by Peter Hannan.
Local singers (and husband-and-wife team) Steve Maddock and Siri Olesen are part of the ensemble.
The program will feature a number of “extended vocal techniques” from the ensemble, including belting, yodelling (yes, you read that right) and even “overtone singing” – a rare art of singing two pitches simultaneously. Internationally known soloist Kiva Simova will join the choir for the overtone singing.
The concert is set to start at 7:30 p.m. at St. James Community Hall, 3214 West 10th Ave., Kitsilano. See www.musicaintima.org for information and a link to ticket sales.
MYSTERY WRITERS GATHER
Love mystery novels? You can get some insight into the process of writing one during an upcoming event at the Chapters store in Metropolis at Metrotown.
Three local mystery writers, Cathy Ace, Allan J. Emerson and Don Hauka, will be on hand for a “signing and mingling” session on Friday, April 8 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Ace’s novel The Corpse with the Platinum Hair won the 2015 Bony Blithe Award for best Canadian light mystery. The latest in her Cait Morgan mystery series is The Corpse with the Garnet Face.
Emerson’s debut novel Death of a Bride and Groom is a humorous mystery set in a small town, while Hauka’s Pizza 911 continues the adventures of the newspaper reporter-turned-sleuth Mr. Jinnah.
You can buy copies of their novels, ask questions of the authors and have books signed at the event.
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