Yes, dance recital season is upon us once again – and the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts is playing host to some year-end performances.
On Tuesday, June 6, Hz Ballet Classique hosts its recital starting at 6 p.m. in the Shadbolt’s Studio Theatre.
On Friday, June 9, Avant Dance Co. is staging The Dream in the James Cowan Theatre, starting at 6:30 p.m. The performance features scenes from Petipas’ Don Quixote, as well as new works and award-winning pieces from the studio’s competition season.
The Vancouver International Academy of Dance is also presenting its now-sold-out show at the Shadbolt on Sunday, June 25.
Dance lovers can also check out performances by the Shadbolt Centre’s own programs. An adult showcase is on Thursday, June 8 at 7 p.m., featuring work by adult dance students at the arts centre, in the James Cowan Theatre.
And the Shadbolt’s Youth in Motion dance company is also presenting New Expressions, featuring choreography by artistic director Jeannine Miller, on Friday and Saturday, June 9 and 10, at 7:30 p.m. both nights. It’s on in the Studio Theatre.
Check out tickets.shadboltcentre.com for tickets and details of all Shadbolt shows. The Shadbolt is at 6450 Deer Lake Ave.
LION KING ONSTAGE
Students of a Burnaby arts centre are getting ready to strut their stuff in a production of The Lion King.
Artspace Children’s Arts Centre is bringing the show to the stage on Sunday, June 18 at 2 p.m. in the James Cowan Theatre at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.
The show features the talents of kids enrolled in the centre’s musical theatre, hip hop, creative dance and ukulele programs.
You can buy tickets online at tickets.shadboltcentre.com or 604-205-3000.
Artspace, based in the Heights, offers full- and partial-year programs for kids starting at two and three years old. Coming up it has summer camp programs in July and August, which offer half- and full-day options covering such artistic areas as clay creations, musical theatre, hip hop, cartooning, art exploration, theatre exploration and more. Check out www.artspaceforchildren.com or call 778-989-9051 for more information.
SUNDAY AT THE OPERA
Opera lovers, save the date: Burnaby Lyric Opera is returning to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts on Sunday, June 18 for the final concert of its season.
The opera group, which promotes the talents of emerging professional opera singers in B.C., is bringing its Opera on a Sunday Afternoon concert series to the stage at 3 p.m.
This concert of opera highlights features Chloé Hurst and Emma Parkinson, two stars of Burnaby Lyric Opera productions of La Bohème and Carmen, along with Tamar Simon, a young guest artist from UBC. The three will present music from La Bohème, Carmen, Madama Butterfly, La Traviata, Don Pasquale and more, directed by David Boothroyd.
The show is set for the recital hall in Studio 103.
Tickets are $15, available through tickets.shadboltcentre.com or 604-205-3000. Shadbolt Centre is at 6450 Deer Lake Ave.
LIVE AT THE 'BOLT
The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts is wrapping up its 2016/17 season with a big band finale.
Composer-clarinetist James Danderfer is featured in the season-ending Live at the ’Bolt night on Thursday, June 22 at 8 p.m. Danderfer is at the helm of Hummingbird Brigade, featuring 16 of Canada’s finest jazz musicians in a contemporary take on the New Orleans brass band tradition.
With Derry Byrne and Chris Davis on trumpet, Rod Murray and Slaps Mynett on trombone, Chops Grande, Colin Maskell and Chad Makela on sax, Chris Gestrin on organ, and Joe Poole and Paul Bray on percussion, the band mixes soul, funk and jazz in a performance that pays tribute to the 1930s lounges and cabarets of New Orleans and Chicago.
Tickets are $18. See tickets.shadboltcentre.com or call 604-205-3000.
ARTISANS WANTED
Trigger warning for the holiday-sensitive … I’m about to mention the C-word.
Yes, artisans and artists are being called to take part in the 28th annual Knights Christmas Market, set for St. Thomas More Collegiate in Burnaby on Nov. 18 and 19.
“This is a well-attended, pop-up-style Christmas market held in light-filled and airy spaces throughout the school,” a write-up about the show says. “We’re looking for vendors who offer original, vintage upcycled and handmade items and artwork that will appeal to our market visitors.”
In 2016, more than 120 vendors drew more than 3,000 visitors to shop and enjoy a bistro, bake sale, poinsettia sale and more. All new artisans must be juried in to the event.
Check out theknightschristmasmarket.weebly.com for all the details.
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