http://www.straight.com/content/rss/Arts en http://www.straight.com/article-297985/vancouver/white-spiders-aerial-work-misses-dancing-mark The opening show of the Vancouver International Dance Festival had a lot to look forward to. All that was missing was the dance. 297985 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:49:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-297985/vancouver/white-spiders-aerial-work-misses-dancing-mark#comments Janet Smith files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/ART_Mascall1_2204.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/ART_Mascall1_2204.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-297802/vancouver/pianist-thomas-ad%C3%A8s-puts-ballsy-and-unusual-program It was an unusual program that on paper may have looked trivial but was anything but. 297802 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:44:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-297802/vancouver/pianist-thomas-adès-puts-ballsy-and-unusual-program#comments Lloyd Dykk http://www.straight.com/article-297786/vancouver/golden-mean-live-lives-timeless-world-myths-and-archetypes For every hilarious moment, there is a passage of unleavened anguish, and what might be interpreted as a paean to the power of collective action is interrupted by solos that speak to the lonely and alienated individual. 297786 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:08:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-297786/vancouver/golden-mean-live-lives-timeless-world-myths-and-archetypes#comments Alexander Varty files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/ART_Choinard_2204.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/ART_Choinard_2204.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-297731/vancouver/vancouver-operas-nixon-china-artful-triumph The dry historic event gets a monumentally stylish and musically mesmerizing treatment. 297731 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:01:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-297731/vancouver/vancouver-operas-nixon-china-artful-triumph#comments Janet Smith files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/VO Nixon Orth2.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/VO Nixon Orth2.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-297657/vancouver/hive-3 That’s it. Push me. Harder. The most rewarding shows at HIVE 3 are also the most challenging. 297657 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:59:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-297657/vancouver/hive-3#comments Colin Thomas files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/ART_Hive_2204.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/ART_Hive_2204.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-297568/vancouver/vancouver-foundation-ups-arts-grants-reaction-provincial-cuts The foundation acknowledges arts groups have been hard hit by both recession and B.C.'s belt-tightening. 297568 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:24:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-297568/vancouver/vancouver-foundation-ups-arts-grants-reaction-provincial-cuts#comments Janet Smith http://www.straight.com/article-296972/vancouver/man-and-machine It’s hard to explain everything that’s going on in this multimedia production’s many-levelled world, but the plot touches on gender fluidity, the current economic crisis, and the seductive appeal of role-playing games. 296972 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:50:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-296972/vancouver/man-and-machine#comments Alexander Varty http://www.straight.com/article-296970/vancouver/chouinard-taps-golden-vision Marie Chouinard is a choreographer who has never been short of confidence, charisma, or imagination. 296970 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:45:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-296970/vancouver/chouinard-taps-golden-vision#comments Alexander Varty files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/ART_Chouinard_2203.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/ART_Chouinard_2203.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-296968/vancouver/aszure-barton-filters-experiences-dance To understand why Aszure Barton is one of the darlings of the dance world right now, you have to realize what a free spirit she is and how wide-open she makes herself to new experiences. 296968 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:40:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-296968/vancouver/aszure-barton-filters-experiences-dance#comments Janet Smith files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/ART_Aszure_2203.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/ART_Aszure_2203.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-296966/vancouver/aeriosa-touches-library-skies For rock climber and dance artist Julia Taffe, Vancouver’s Library Square is a spot for her to scale like it’s the Stawamus Chief and a platform to push off from—literally—in her heart-stopping aerial choreography 296966 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:35:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-296966/vancouver/aeriosa-touches-library-skies#comments Gail Johnson files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/ART_Aeiorsa2_2203.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/ART_Aeiorsa2_2203.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-296963/vancouver/ruth-scheuing-silkroads The superimposed textile designs fit snugly over the digital landscapes—cultural traditions moulded onto ancient lands, shifting geographical boundaries, and contemporary technologies. 296963 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:30:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-296963/vancouver/ruth-scheuing-silkroads#comments Robin Laurence files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/ART_VisArts3_2203.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/ART_VisArts3_2203.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-296974/vancouver/city-cuts-graffiti-program Supported by the City of Vancouver since 2004, Restart takes at-risk youth convicted for things like tagging, gives them spray paint and a public canvas, and lets them spend a day painting a mural. 296974 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:25:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-296974/vancouver/city-cuts-graffiti-program#comments Travis Lupick http://www.straight.com/article-296975/vancouver/beatty-mural-way Milan Basic, who oversaw the creation of the original series of murals, says he and painting partner Vince Dumoulin are ready to take their plans for a new wall to the city. 296975 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:20:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-296975/vancouver/beatty-mural-way#comments Travis Lupick http://www.straight.com/article-296959/vancouver/sound-ocean In Sound of the Ocean, the troupe blends martial arts, Chinese opera, and traditional drumming into a highly physical, theatrical show on the theme of water. 296959 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:15:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-296959/vancouver/sound-ocean#comments files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/ARTSPIX_Sound_2203.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/ARTSPIX_Sound_2203.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-296955/vancouver/hive-3 If you want to check out the best of the best in Vancouver theatre, you can’t afford to miss HIVE 3. 296955 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:12:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-296955/vancouver/hive-3#comments