The mandate of the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival is to promote, present, and facilitate the development of artists, art forms, cultural traditions, heritage, activism, popele, and stories about Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
In the spirit of Finland's centennial, DanceHouse will kick off its 10th anniversary with a Vancouver debut performance by the celebrated Finnish dance troupe.
The musical tells a tale of infatuation, jealousy, and true love as the cast of characters meet, couple, and uncouple during a weekend at a lavish country estate in turn-of-the-century Sweden.
The popular Celtic-American folk supergroup is known for its sean-nós (solo unaccompanied singing) and melancholic melodies, exhibited in its signature fusion of ancient tradition and contemporary experimentation.