Things To Do: 7 can't-miss Vancouver arts events this week, June 8 to 14

by The Georgia Straight Staff on June 8th, 2016 at 12:32 PM

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Editor’s choice

Picasso at the Vancouver Art Gallery

There is no doubt that Pablo Picasso had a strong influence on the women in his life—sending at least a few into full-on madness. But his female muses also had a strong effect on the artistic genius, and their impact will be on full, endlessly fascinating view in the Vancouver Art Gallery’s massive summer exhibition. What can you read into the fractured, tormented images of photographer Dora Maar, or the serene and sensual portraits of his secret sexual partner Marie-Thérèse Walter (see Femme Couché Lisant, above)? There are six women in all, each with a riveting story all her own.

Picasso: The Artist and His Muses is at the Vancouver Art Gallery from Saturday (June 11) to October 2.

Guest pick

Atomic Vaudeville Cabaret’s Camp Cry Baby

Our guest pick comes courtesy of David Jordan, executive director of the Vancouver Fringe Festival (September 8 to 18) and Theatre Wire, whose 2016-17 season of indie stage offerings just launched online. Here’s the show he recommends this week:

“I have many fond memories of performing in cabarets in Montreal with Atomic Vaudeville founder Jacob Richmond. Jacob and the AV crew have been delighting Victoria with their special brand of smart, irreverent weirdness for years now. It is a rare treat to be able to catch Atomic Vaudeville outside their natural habitat, but for anyone who saw their Fringe play Legoland or their runaway hit musical Ride the Cyclone, you know this is not one to miss!”

Atomic Vaudeville Cabaret’s Camp Cry Baby is at Fortune Sound Club next Thursday and Friday (June 16 and 17)