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SUMMARY:NOV 26 | 168 Magazine Launch Party
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Nov 26\, 3:30 – 5:30 pm\nChinatown Storytelling Centre\, 168 E. Pender St. \nTickets\nJoin the Chinatown Storytelling Centre and re:Naissance Opera and for the launch of ‘168’ – a new youth-led magazine that spotlights diverse perspectives shaping the future of Vancouver’s Chinatown.\nMarking 100 years since the passage of the Chinese Immigration Act\, this unique publication explores the community’s creative aspirations for the century to come. Spearheaded by Blake Abbie\, an acclaimed Chinese-Scottish Canadian artist and editor based in Vancouver and New York Chinatowns\, and in collaboration with a talented team of high school students from across the lower Mainland\, ‘168’ empowers youth-driven storytelling and community engagement. The launch will feature live music\, refreshments\, and readings from the magazine’s “Letters to the Future” with Blake Abbie and Chinese Canadian author Madeleine Thien.\nCome celebrate with us! \nABOUT 168\nWhat are your visions for the future of Chinatown?\n‘168’ is a new youth-led magazine that brings together local youth\, artists\, elders\, and diverse community members to share their creative visions and aspirations for the future. Spearheaded by Blake Abbie\, an acclaimed Chinese-Scottish Canadian artist and editor based in Vancouver and New York Chinatowns\, and led by an editorial team\nof talented high school students from across the lower Mainland\, ‘168’ empowers youth-driven storytelling and community engagement. Co-facilitated and published by the Chinatown Storytelling Centre and re:Naissance Opera\, this unique publication marks 100 years since the passage of the Chinese Immigration Act by inviting contributors to imagine the century to come. It will feature art\, photography\, “Letters to the Future\,” and reflections on Chinatown’s intersectional identities and iconic spaces. \nWhy “168”? It is a lucky number in Chinese that sounds just like the phrase “one path to prosperity” (一路發) and it’s also the address for the Chinatown Storytelling Centre where the magazine was produced\, on 168 E. Pender Street!
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/nov-26-168-magazine-launch-party/
LOCATION:Chinatown Storytelling Centre\, 168 E Pender St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6A 1T3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2023
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SUMMARY:NOV 25 | Future Mythologies
DESCRIPTION:NOV 25\, 2023 at The Annex; Performance at 7:30pm. \nIn tribute to this year’s festival theme\, Future Mythologies is a celebratory showcase for the new works in development that aspire to redefine the future of storytelling\, and become the myths of tomorrow. Through performance excerpts and facilitated discussions between artists and audiences\, this event unveils the captivating evolution of three groundbreaking new works: “Eurydice Fragments\,” “CHINATOWN\,” and “Inferno”. \nEurydice Fragments: re:Naissance Opera’s AUREA award winning team gathers once more to fuse opera\, dance\, extended reality\, and emerging technology in this contemporary version of the Orphean myth. Through an immersive exploration of our digital and carbon existences\, the performance dissolves the binaries we are bound to from birth until death\, and strums the threads between heaven and hell\, male and female\, maker and muse\, performer and audience. \nInferno: After the first workshop presentation at IndieFest 2022\, Inferno returns to blend hip-hop\, rap\, beat boxing\, sampling\, R&B\, and contemporary opera in celebration of IBPOC voices. Inspired by Dante’s Inferno\, this feminist\, anti-establishment\, and anti-colonial allegory pairs opera’s emotional richness with hip-hop’s text driven\, poetic aesthetics\, this musical fusion will culminate in an illustration of paradise for IBPOC people and communities. \nCHINATOWN: Chinatown is a new opera in development by Madeleine Thien (librettist)\, Alice Ping Yee Ho (composer)\, Paul Yee (Translator / librettist) and Marjorie Chan (Dramaturg). The opera\, set in Vancouver’s Chinatown\, follows the story of two men and the legacies they strive to create for their families in the midst of the Chinese Immigration Act and anti-asian racism. In this presentation\, the creative team will share insight into their collaborative process and share text excerpts from their newly created second act to this much-anticipated opera. \n  \nTickets
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/nov-25-future-mythologies/
LOCATION:The Annex\, 823 Seymour St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 3L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2023
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SUMMARY:NOV 24 | Resurrectio: Act I
DESCRIPTION:Nov 24\, 2023\, Performances at 6:00pm and 8:00pm.\nLobe Studio\, 713 E Hastings St\nSpots for this experience are limited.\n \nTickets\n  \nThe premiere of Resurrectio: Act I at IndieFest sees Morgan-Paige kindle a new era of empowerment in this forthcoming chapter of her musical anthology. This denouement to the Requiem’s End and silenced voices integrates spatial audio design\, mixed digital media\, and interactive technologies (VR) to illuminate the enduring impact of environment on identity\, and the struggle to preserve ancestral heritage within colonial structures. In this transformative journey of self-discovery\, this musical resurrection will reclaim what has been taken from the ancestors of the oppressed. Housed in the intimate Lobe Studio\, this event will immerse audiences in an auditory and visual experience that uplifts the cultures and lineages of the IBPOC and 2SLGBTQIA communities. \nResurrectio: Act I\, created by Morgan-Paige\, features the artists:\nSarah Slean as “Ulchareyes”: co-composer/lyricist\, vocals\,\nSandra Melbourne as “Sophina”: vocals\nVC2\, Amahl Arulanandam & Bryan Holt: cellists \nContent Warning:\nThis experience includes strobe and flash lighting\, themes of horror\, noise\, and dark room\, which may not be suitable for individuals with epilepsy\, anxiety\, hearing sensitivities\, or discomfort in dark spaces. \nMinors 16 and under should be accompanied by an adult.
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/nov-24-ressurectio/
LOCATION:Lobe Studio\, 713 E Hastings St\,\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6A 1R3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2023
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SUMMARY:NOV 23 & 24 | The Liminal
DESCRIPTION:RSVP\nNov 23 & 24\, 2023: \nThursday\, Nov 23 at 7:30pm\nFriday\, Nov 24 at 7:30pm \nDoors Open at 7:00pm; Experience starts at 7:30pm.\nVenue: Notional Space; 1523 E Pender St\, Vancouver\, BC V5L 1V9 \nReturning to IndieFest after a sold out premiere\, The Liminal is an immersive performance experience that gathers storytellers of diverse artistic disciplines and lived experiences to reflect on themes of transformation. Conceived and directed by multidisciplinary theatre artist Stephanie Wong in partnership with re:Naissance Opera and the Chinatown Storytelling Centre\, and taking place at Notional Space\, this evening features a collision of theatre\, dance\, music\, digital media\, food\, and community. \nThis iteration of The Liminal invites new commissions to create portals to possible futures. In this immersive choose-your-own-adventure experience\, audiences can nourish themselves on food and conversation\, be transported to new worlds\, and plant their own possibilities. This event is a dedicated space for change; it holds space for the familiar and unknown\, and exists between the histories we are grown on\, and the tomorrows we are dreaming of. \nThe Liminal is a vision of re:Naissance’s Associate Artistic Director Stephanie Wong\, and features the following Artists:\nAdonis Critter King\, Ariane Custodio\, Christian Ching\, Dushun Wylson\, Derek Chan\, Kaili Che\, Miguel Maravilla\, Maiden China\, and Tonye Aganaba.\n \n\nThis event participates in the “Gift Economy Project”. That is why there is no requested dollar amount attached to your attendance. We encourage you to dive into what that means by visiting here: https://notional.space/about-notional-space/a-gift-economy-project/. \nIn short\, this evening is a gift\, and you\, like us\, are participants in it. If you decide that you would like to bring a gift of traditional currency\, or a hand-written letter of thanks to the artists\, a bottle of your favourite refreshment\, or simply your inimitable presence\, we will be happy to receive it. \nRSVP
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/nov-23-24-the-liminal/
LOCATION:Notional Space\, 1523 E Pender Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 1V9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2023
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SUMMARY:NOV 22 | Prairie Dusk
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday Nov 22\, 2023\, Performance at 7:30pm.\nThe Annex Theatre\, 823 Seymour St \nInterweaving themes of land\, Indigenous identity\, history\, and language\, multidisciplinary artist Jessica McMann debuts at IndieFest to present the concert version of her new album\, Prairie Dusk. Join Jessica McMann\, Holly Battacharya\, Jonathon Adams\, and Perri Lo for a concert that blends classical music\, storytelling\, and stunning visuals to depict McMann’s journey through 60’s Scoop displacement\, family\, and the feeling of wholeness when returning home. Evoking the sounds and stories of the prairies\, this event is both a personal healing\, as well as a truthful expose of her experience as an Cree\, two-spirit\, person. \nTickets\n 
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/nov-22-prairie-dusk/
LOCATION:The Annex\, 823 Seymour St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 3L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2023
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SUMMARY:NOV 21 | IndieArtist Cabaret
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, Nov 21; Performances start at 7:30pm\nThe Fox Cabaret\, 2321 Main St \nTickets\nHosted by re:Naissance Opera and Vancouver Opera\, the IndieArtist Cabaret returns to showcase the homegrown talent of Vancouver’s creative innovators and genre defiers. Highlighting the music\, dance\, theatre\, poetry\, and performing arts sectors\, this cabaret strives to platform new works in any stage of development.  In bite-sized\, 10 minute presentations\, artists of diverse disciplines will showcase their new and evolving creations. Hosted at The Fox Cabaret in Mount Pleasant\, this event will strengthen the interdisciplinary connections in the creative industry by bringing together artists\, producers\, arts organizations\, and audiences in celebration of this vibrant community. \n This year’s lineup is hosted by Cazimi Loro\, and features:\n\nForrest Mortifee and Madeleine Elkins\nRachel Rueker\nJune Fukumura\, Davey Calderon and Natalie Gan\nMarco Esscer \, Carla Alcántara and Carolina Silva\nNo Sweet Carolines (Kristin Fung and D’arcy Han)\nTaryn Plater\, Roan Shankaruk and Perri Lo\nMermaid\, Katria Phothong-Mckinnon and Shelby Tan\n\nThe IndieArtist Cabaret is co-produced by Vancouver Opera.
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/nov-21-indieartist-cabaret/
LOCATION:The Fox Cabaret\, 2321 Main St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5T 3C9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2023
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SUMMARY:NOV 17-19 | Sanctuary & Storm - World Premiere
DESCRIPTION:Single Tickets\nThere are four performances to choose from for this immersive event:Fri\, Nov 17 @ 7:30pmSat\, Nov 18 @ 2:00pmSat\, Nov 18 @ 7:30pmSun\, Nov 19@ 2:00pm \n\nEmbark on a celestial journey with Sanctuary & Storm\, an award-winning opera by composer Tawnie Olson and librettist Roberta Barker. This immersive performance features the powerful confrontation between medieval luminaries\, Hildegard of Bingen and Eleanor of Aquitaine\, and unveils a timely discourse on power\, respect\, and liberation. Guided by the ethereal Angel of History\, the opera explores the cyclical dance of history and the shared struggle towards a common goal. \n\n\n\nCelebrated as the winner of the 2021-2023 National Opera Association’s Dominick Argento Chamber Opera Award\, Sanctuary & Storm makes its world premiere at IndieFest 2023 November 17th-19th. In a unique collaboration with Vancouver Opera and the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre\, this extraordinary operatic experience probes the depth of human resilience\, the complexity of power\, and the cyclical dance of history. Sanctuary & Storm pays homage to the late Diane Murray Barker\, whose memory continues to inspire and resonate within the soul of this opera. \n \nLearn More
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/nov-17-19-sanctuary-storm-world-premiere/
LOCATION:H.R MacMillan Space Centre\, 1100 Chestnut St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6J 3J9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2023
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SUMMARY:NOV 16-26 | Digital Package
DESCRIPTION:Available during IndieFest 2023\nNov 16 – 26 Online Access \nTickets\nWhat’s included the package?\nLive from the Underworld II: Eurydice’s Calling (IndieFest 2022) VIEW TRAILER\nInferno: A Hip Hop Opera (IndieFest 2022 Workshop)\nCaustic Effect: an ASL Opera (2022 Workshop)\nThe Queen of Carthage (2023 Premiere) VIEW TRAILER \nIn addition to the in-person festival programming\, re:Naissance Opera is providing a digital package of new commissions in various stages of development – from workshop presentations to fully realized performances. This lineup of dynamic new operatic works includes access to digital capture of the first workshop presentations of Inferno\, a Hip-Hop Opera\, and Caustic Effect\, an ASL Opera\, and the full performances of AUREA award winning Live from the Underworld: Eurydice’s Calling\, and the world premiere of The Queen of Carthage.
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/nov-16-26-digital-package/
LOCATION:Online
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