Editor’s choice

Mongolian troupe Anda Union at the Chan Centre

As a visual spectacle alone, Anda Union is likely to be worth the price of admission to its Sunday (March 26) concert at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts; colourful silk robes from the Silk Road and elaborately carved horse-head fiddles are a big part of the Mongolian troupe’s appeal.

Splendid as those might be, however, it’s the band’s sound that will captivate. Reflecting the shamanistic belief that all life is one, the nine-member group’s singers will capture the essence of wind and running water in several different throat-singing styles, while the aforementioned fiddles will contribute neighing sound effects and the pounding rhythms of galloping hooves, as well as sturdy folk melodies.

It’s not easy to get to Mongolia, but a taste of the landlocked country’s culture can be had by simply driving to Point Grey. Just don’t blame us if, after the show, you contemplate trading the condo for a life of yurts and yaks.

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on Sunday (March 26)

High five

Five events you just can’t miss this week

The Daisy Theatre

Meet the weird and wonderful marionettes of puppetmaster Ronnie Burkett.
To April 9 at the Cultch

Refuge

An urgently needed discussion on how we choose our refugees.
To April 1 at the Firehall Arts Centre

Jon Kimura Parker

One of our biggest homegrown piano stars joins the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for stunning Beethoven.
March 24 and 25 at the Chan Centre, and March 27 at the Centennial Theatre

Amazonia

Marvel at the craftsmanship of this contested tropical region.
To January 28, 2018, at the Museum of Anthropology

Aeriosa

Fly high on your lunch break with these amazing aerial dancers.
March 30 at noon at the Scotiabank Dance Centre