Theatre in the Neighbourhood
JUDGE DEE’S CHINATOWN HAUNTED HOUSE
October 24 to 31, 7pm – 10pm (entry every 10 minutes)
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, 578 Carrall
It’s Hallowe’en … and the Garden … is HAUNTED. Join Seven Tyrants Theatre again this year at Vancouver’s fastest growing Hallowe’en treat. The theatre company transforms the Classical Chinese Garden into a terrifying Haunted House. Featuring over a dozen actors, dancers and musicians, this one-of- a-kind experience is inspired by the gruesome stories of Judge Dee: China’s Sherlock Holmes. Brave the Garden’s haunted pathways, uncover the clues and attempt to solve the crime. Warning: Not for young children or the faint of heart!
For more information go to www.seventyrants.com. Tickets: 604-662-3207.
Adults: $12 | Students: $10
Multimedia & Live Performance
Sunday October 27
Two performances:
3pm, followed by Q and A
7pm, followed by panel discussion with people from the fishing industry
Carnegie Community Centre Gym, 401 Main
The Festival is proud to partner with urban ink productions to present Women In Fish, a stunningly beautiful and evocative multi-media production.
The performance shares the powerful personal histories and memories of women who lived and worked in the West Coast fishing industry. The heart of Women in Fish is a story of survival that begins with a storm. Through beautiful film images and live performance, Women in Fish weaves the tough and touching survival story of the fishing boat Loretta B, and its sinking in 1962, with the larger tragedy of the demise of the world fishing industry.
Originally conceived and directed by Marie Clements and Kathleen Flaherty, this version features First Nation collaborator Rosemary Georgeson (The Cloudreader), with Mary Galloway (Young Cloudreader) as an on-stage witness who listens and remembers. Free
Theatre
PROJECT LIMELIGHT
Saturday November 2, 7pm – 7:30pm
SFU Woodward’s World Art Centre, 149 W. Hastings
Project Limelight is a free performing arts program for young people living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Project Limelight unleashes the imagination, awakens curiosity and gives children the opportunity to experience the magic of applause. This program offers youth living in the inner-city a safe place to build an artistic community. Project Limelight Society has collaborated with Vancity’s Office of Community Engagement, SFU Woodward’s, East of Main Cafe and Strathcona Community Centre for this presentation. We are thrilled to have Project Limelight back at the Festival to share their love of performing. Free
Theatre in the Neighbourhood
A Firehall Arts Production during the Heart of the City Festival
PEOPLE LIKE US
November 2 – 16
Previews: Nov 2 at 8pm, Nov 3 at 2pm, Nov 5 at 8pm & Nov 6 at 1pm
From Nov 6: Tue–Fri at 8pm, Sat at 5pm & 9pm, Wed at 1pm, Sun at 2pm
A military policeman returns to Canada following the Gulf War a changed man and his fiercely determined wife seeks answers to controversial questions. Along the way she becomes an advocate for powerless veterans battling for support. As she prepares for her daughter’s wedding, she reflects on her own marriage – the powerful love that drew their family together and the war that changed their lives forever. A bold new Canadian play on the human fallout of war by Vancouver playwright Sandi Johnson, directed by Sarah Rodgers, and starring Sarah Louise Turner. A Firehall Arts Centre production. Ticket info: Firehall Box Office 604-689-0926 or online: www.firehallartscentre.ca/get-tickets/
Theatre, Music, Dance, History
BREAD AND SALT
A tribute to the East End’s historic Ukrainian Community
Friday, November 8, 2013 8pm, Performance only. $15
Sunday, November 10, 2013, 3pm, Performance & Ukrainian dinner $25
Ukrainian Hall, 805 East Pender Street
Advance ticket sale information: (604) 254-3436
This 85th Anniversary tribute interweaves oral history with live theatre and music, haunting choral singing and the driving rhythms of Ukrainian dance. Performed by a multi-generational cast of over sixty professional and community actors, singers, dancers and musicians. Inspired by stories and memories from the East End’s historic Ukrainian community, Bread & Salt is co-written by Beverly Dobrinsky and Savannah Walling and incorporates writings by Clifford Odets, Helen Potrebenko, Ivan Franko and Taras Shevchenko. The production is directed by James Fagan Tait with music directed by Beverly Dobrinsky and features: actors Montana Hunter, Stephen Maddock, Billy Marchenski, Helen Volkow; musicians Sheila Allen, Jonathan Bernard, Alex Chisholm, Mark Haney, Alison Jenkins, Bud & Heidi Kurz; Vancouver Folk Orchestra, Barvinok Choir; Dovbush Dancers; the AUUC School of Dance; conductors Gregory Johnson and Beverly Dobrinsky; Dance Directors Debbie (Wishinki) Karras and Laurel (Parasiuk) Lawry, and choreographic contributions by Serguei Makarov, Liliya Chernous, Gina Alpen (Con8 Collective) and Danya Karras.
Produced by Vancouver Moving Theatre and Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival in partnership with the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians.