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SUMMARY:The Queen of Carthage – World Premiere
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, July 27\, 2023 | 8:00 p.m.\nSFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts \nSingle Tickets \n\nA seamless blend of Baroque and contemporary song and dance\, this interdisciplinary performance is a powerful reclamation of the story of Dido\, The Queen of Carthage\, and her legacy as a political leader\, an empire builder and a woman of colour. This operatic performance\, created by re:Naissance Opera\, features commissioned works by contemporary composers Jessica McMann\, Robyn Jacob and Afarin Mansouri\, along with those of Baroque composers Henry Purcell and John Dowland. This project places Dido through a prism\, in which her story as a multifaceted leader\, lover and outcast are shown in their fullness. \n“Creating ‘The Queen of Carthage’ has been a journey of rediscovering Dido\, not as the tragic figure she has so often been depicted as in Western European Art\, but as a powerful leader who shaped Western Civilizations and history. We forget that before Rome\, there was Carthage and our performance asks the audience to consider: what might our world look like today if our Western European histories started with an empire founded by a woman of colour? What’s really exciting about this project is the amazing creative team we have assembled and the new commissions from Afarin Mansouri\, Robyn Jacobs\, and Jessica McMann. The contemporary music reminds us of the importance of engaging in a constant dialogue with our past and the impact of erasing people\, like Dido\, from our histories. We are thrilled to finally give her the platform she deserves and to present her as the multi-faceted and influential woman she truly was.”  – Dr. Debi Wong\, founding artistic director\, re:Naissance Opera. \nArtists: Charlotte Siegel\, soprano; Marisa Gold\, choreographer and dancer; Dr Debi Wong & Stephanie Wong\, stage directors; Catalina Vicens\, music director/2023 Artist-in-Residence; and EMV Festival Players directed by Catalina Vicens: Chloe Meyers\, violin 1; Majka Demcak\, violin 2; Nolwenn Le Guern\, viola da gamba; Margaret Little\, viola da gamba; Natalie Mackie\, violone; Erin Headley\, lirone; Antione Mallette-Chénier\, triple harp; Lucas Harris\, theorbo. \nVanka Salim\, lights/design lights/design; Roberta Doylend\, costumes \nGenerously sponsored by A Cappella Foundation (artist sponsor – Charlotte Seigel)\, Jens & Linda Lee Henriksen\, Joanie and Samantha Anderson\, Mike & Kathy Gallagher\, Anonymous\, & Vincent and Zelie Tan \nCo-produced by:  Early Music Vancouver and re:Naissance Opera; Co-Presented with SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/july-27-the-queen-of-carthage-world-premiere/
LOCATION:SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts\, 149 W Hastings St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 1H4\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221127
DTSTAMP:20221109T182027Z
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SUMMARY:Double Happiness: A Little Detour
DESCRIPTION:Based on the live performance piece Double Happiness: Detour This Way\, this short film traces the migration paths of two families from Southern China through Hong Kong to finally settle in the Pacific Northwest. Featuring 13 original songs by co-leading artists Nancy Tam (A Wake of Vultures) and Robyn Jacob (Only A Visitor)\, they weave through history with an art-pop aesthetic. With its premiere at the Chinatown Storytelling Centre\, Double Happiness: A Little Detour retells personal and communal stories of migration from the Chinese diaspora in a contemporary context. Following the screening will be a panel featuring the creative team about the film’s creative process and the significance to Vancouver’s Chinatown. \nTickets
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/double-happiness-a-little-detour/
LOCATION:Chinatown Storytelling Centre\, 168 E Pender St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6A 1T3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2022
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221128
DTSTAMP:20221019T163658Z
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SUMMARY:Angel's Bone: Canadian Opera Premiere
DESCRIPTION:This 2017 Pulitzer Prize winning opera\, Angel’s Bone\, by Chinese-American Composer Du Yun and Canadian Librettist Royce Vavrek\, is a newly-imagined and all-Canadian production debuting at IndieFest 2022. Addressing the trafficking and exploitation of youth in local communities\, the story paints a picture of the realities of human trafficking\, it also depicts the resilience of survivors and the journey of reclaiming one’s power. With this national collaboration between re:Naissance Opera\, Sound the Alarm Music/Theatre\, Loose Tea\, Arraymusic\, and Turning Point Ensemble\, this production champions social change more readily through bold and creatively charged storytelling. \nLearn More and Buy Tickets\n  \n\n 
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/angels-bone-canadian-opera-premiere-nov-26/
LOCATION:The Annex\, 823 Seymour St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 3L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2022
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221124
DTSTAMP:20221020T161709Z
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SUMMARY:Imaginarium Concert IV - Curated by Rich Coburn
DESCRIPTION:A musical sampling platter of vocal chamber music by nine exciting BIPOC (Black\, Indigenous\, or People of Colour) composers. BIPOC Voices Director Rich Coburn has curated a dynamic program of works from the BIPOC Voices database. All of these works are unrecorded so the music\, and in some cases the composers\, will be new to you. But each speaks with a unique and compelling voice. And each has a body of work in the BIPOC Voices database. If something speaks to you\, they have operas and works on every scale for you to discover there! \nThe Imaginarium’s Creative Series addresses curatorial practices at the festival\, and brings in four new IBPOC festival curators to curate one performance project each. These conversations will culminate in a series of community events that will take shape as either an in-person performance\, a generative workshop\, or a community panel. \nLearn More\n  \nTickets
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/imaginarium-concert-iv-curated-by-rich-coburn/
LOCATION:Vancouver Playhouse\, 600 Hamilton Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 3L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2022
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221124
DTSTAMP:20221023T213301Z
CREATED:20221011T155412Z
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SUMMARY:Musique 3 Femmes: SOLO
DESCRIPTION:Presented at the Fox Cabaret\, Musique 3 Femme’s SOLO is a tour-de-force double bill for solo unaccompanied voice\, featuring Scottish composer Judith Weir’s King Harald’s Saga and Love Songs by JUNO-Award winning composer Ana Sokolović. Helming the performance is one of Canada’s leading performers of new works\, M3F co-founder and mezzo-soprano Kristin Hoff. The production\, which features stage direction by Jennifer Szeto\, premiered in 2022 at the Watershed Festival in Kingston and was subsequently described by the Kingston Theatre Alliance as the “modern opera the world needs” \n“This production will serve as my debut as a stage director. What more can I say? It’s delightful to explore storytelling from this creative angle (which in opera is so deeply intertwined with and inseparable from the music itself\, so much so it seems absurd that stage and music direction are considered different “entities”). This experience is made even more special by the chance to collaborate in a new way with my colleague Kristin Hoff\, who is a wondrously talented and generous collaborator” – Jennifer Szeto \n  \nTickets
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/musique-3-femmes-solo/
LOCATION:The Fox Cabaret\, 2321 Main St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5T 3C9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2022
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221125
DTSTAMP:20221011T155412Z
CREATED:20221011T155412Z
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SUMMARY:Association for Opera in Canada: Annual Opera Summit
DESCRIPTION:Held in partnership with the Association of Opera Canada\, re:Naissance Opera’s IndieFest\, and Vancouver Opera\, this significant convening will be the first in-person\, full sector Opera Summit since the start of the pandemic. The Summit will focus on advancing the goals of the AOC’s strategic plan\, Resilience through Equity\, which centralizes equity\, audience growth\, new works\, and decent work environments as key conditions to developing a more resilient opera sector. \nThis is a full-sector event\, open to all individual\, artist\, and organizational members of Association for Opera in Canada\, and their staff and faculty. Join your colleagues in examining new ways forward to rebuild and reimagine a more resilient and equitable opera sector. \nWho should attend? \n – Opera companies and their staff and board\n – Opera artists\n – Agents and managers\, and other sector support services and businesses\n – Educational institutions – opera schools and performance training programs\, and their students and faculty. \nRegister\n  \n\n 
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/association-for-opera-in-canada-annual-opera-summit/
LOCATION:Vancouver Playhouse\, 600 Hamilton Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 3L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2022
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221121
DTSTAMP:20221020T161936Z
CREATED:20221011T155413Z
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SUMMARY:Imaginarium Concert III -Curated by Raven Grenier
DESCRIPTION:Come on out to enjoy an afternoon of Indigenous music. Listen to some tunes by local Indigenous artists while enjoying a canapé selection featuring the best flavours from the land and sea catered by Salmon and Bannock. The event is free to self-identified BIPOC & LGBTQ2S+ Peoples\, and by donation at three suggested tiers ranging from $10-$30. It is being curated by Raven Grenier\, a Gitxsan and Cree contemporary dance artist and will take place on November 20th at the Annex\, on the traditional\, ancestral\, and stolen territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)\, Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish)\, and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. \nThe Imaginarium’s Creative Series addresses curatorial practices at the festival\, and brings in four new BIPOC festival curators to curate one performance project each. These conversations will culminate in a series of community events that will take shape as either an in-person performance\, a generative workshop\, or a community panel. \nLearn More\n  \nTickets
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/imaginarium-concert-iii-curated-by-raven-grenier/
LOCATION:The Annex\, 823 Seymour St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 3L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2022
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221121
DTSTAMP:20221103T231727Z
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SUMMARY:TOUR: Created by Erika Mitsuhashi and Alexa Mardon
DESCRIPTION:TOUR: By activating the festival venues\, dance performers act as tour guides that lead audiences through space\, making short stops on the way to share their “instantaneous expertise” on the history of objects\, their surroundings\, as well as their own bodies and personal histories. Created by Erika Mitsuhashi and Alexa Mardon\, TOUR brings attention to the discomfort that comes along with witnessing facts and reality treated with irreverence. How do the institutions we inhabit every day impose their realities and histories upon us? How might we gesture towards other ways of inhabiting them? \nTOUR (NOV 20) is an intimate event with two show times: 7:00pm & 8:30pm. Limited spots are available so reserve your tickets today! \nTickets
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/tour-created-by-erika-mitsuhashi-and-alexa-mardon/
LOCATION:Vancouver Opera\, 1945 McLean Dr\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V5N 3J7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2022
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221120
DTSTAMP:20221020T181242Z
CREATED:20221011T155849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221020T181242Z
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SUMMARY:Panel: Holding Space\, Giving Voice\, and Uplifting Black Voices
DESCRIPTION:Holding Space\, Giving Voice\, and Uplifting Black Voices:\nExploring Cultural Erasure on Stage\, in Community and Creation \nIn this fascinating panel join Minnesota Opera’s Director of Equity\, Diversity and Inclusion Rocky Jones\, Vancouver’s Queen of Soul Dawn Pemberton\, and Toronto-based queer interdisciplinary artist Morgan-Paige Melbourne for a lively and provocative discussion about the state of Black Opera and performance in North America and the way forward to end cultural\, urban erasures in communities of colour. \nModerated by Debi Wong (re:Naissance) and Ashley Daniel Foot (Vancouver Opera) \nTickets\n 
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/rocky-jones-panels/
LOCATION:Strathcona Community Centre\, Senior’s Room\, 601 Keefer St\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6A 3V8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2022
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221120
DTSTAMP:20221020T162354Z
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SUMMARY:Imaginarium Concert II -Curated by Kelsey Wavey
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for night of sweet indie pop beats\, burlesque\, and house music that guarantees to make you wanna dance. Kelsey Kanatan Wavey is curating this evening local queer talent – come join us Nov 19 at the Fox Cabaret. \nThe Imaginarium’s Creative Series addresses curatorial practices at the festival\, and brings in four new BIPOC festival curators to curate one performance project each. These conversations will culminate in a series of community events that will take shape as either an in-person performance\, a generative workshop\, or a community panel. \nLearn More\n  \nTickets
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/imaginarium-concert-ii-curated-by-kelsey-wavey/
LOCATION:The Fox Cabaret\, 2321 Main St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5T 3C9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2022
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221119
DTSTAMP:20221020T163442Z
CREATED:20221011T155413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221020T163442Z
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SUMMARY:Imaginarium Concert I - Curated by Stephanie Wong
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by re:Naissance Opera and the Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Gardens\, Imaginarium I: The Liminal is an evening of music and art that will invoke transformations\, be it personal\, relational\, cultural\, or communal. This event is a dedicated space for change; it exists between the past we are shifting away from\, and the futures we are dreaming up. In a curated evening of nostalgic foods\, reflective musings\, and explorative art forms\, The Liminal holds space for the familiar and the unknown. Join us on November 18th\, where we will honor the discomfort of transition\, while celebrating this present moment of introspection\, connection\, and dreaming. \nThe Imaginarium’s Creative Series addresses curatorial practices at IndieFest\, and brings in four new BIPOC festival curators to curate one performance project each. These conversations will culminate in a series of community events that will take shape as either an in-person performance\, a generative workshop\, or a community panel. \nLearn More\n  \nTickets\n\nCurator\nStephanie Wong
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/imaginarium-concert-i-curated-by-stephanie-wong/
LOCATION:Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden\, 578 Carrall St.\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6B 5K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2022
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221118
DTSTAMP:20221020T161107Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20221020T161107Z
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SUMMARY:IndieArtist Cabaret
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by re:Naissance Opera and Vancouver Opera\, the IndieArtist Cabaret will showcase local talent from the dance\, opera\, drag\, music\, and theatre sectors. Over 120 minutes\, each act will present a ten-minute showcase\, celebrating the diverse performances available to audiences city-wide. This event provides a platform to have new works at various stages of development seen and supported by the greater artistic community. \nIf you love variety\, daring artists and illuminating works\, you’ll love the IndieArtist Cabaret! \nTickets
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/indieartist-cabaret/
LOCATION:The Fox Cabaret\, 2321 Main St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5T 3C9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2022
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221117
DTSTAMP:20221104T004750Z
CREATED:20221011T155413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221104T004750Z
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SUMMARY:Inferno & Live from the Underworld II: Eurydice's Calling (Double Bill)
DESCRIPTION:Nov 16 Double Bill \n\nLIVE FROM THE UNDERWORLD II: EURYDICE’S CALLING\nAfter its online success\, Live From The Underworld II: Eurydice’s Calling comes to The Annex Theatre for its first in-person presentation! Audiences will experience innovative motion capture technology coupled with tried-and-true video game tools\, to bring visually and musically dramatic avatars into their world. Bringing together professionals from the opera\, theatre\, dance\, hip-hop\, and video game industry\, this cross-sector collaboration results in a genre-defying work that redefines opera for the modern age. \nSuitable for all ages\, this experience can be enjoyed by folklore and fantasy lovers\, opera goers and gamers\, and beyond! \nINFERNO\nInferno is a new hip-hop opera in development by IndieFest 2022 resident artist\, Omari Newton and Amy Lee Lavoie. The workshop blends hip-hop\, rap\, beat boxing\, sampling\, R&B\, and contemporary opera in celebration of BIPOC voices. The story reimagines ‘Dante’s Inferno’ as a feminist\, anti-establishment\, anti-collonial allegory\, with the story’s framed layers of Hell representing oppressive systems of power. By analyzing the presence of Paradiso on this historical work\, and by pairing opera’s high stakes and emotional richness with hip-hop’s text driven\, poetic aesthetics\, this musical fusion will ultimately culminate in an illustration of paradise for BIPOC people and communities. \nThis is an accessible performance space. \nTickets\n 
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/live-from-the-underworld-eurydices-calling/
LOCATION:The Annex\, 823 Seymour St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 3L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2022
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20220916T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20220917T200000
DTSTAMP:20221004T165330Z
CREATED:20220919T025446Z
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SUMMARY:Caustic Effect - ASL Opera Workshop Performances
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE PROJECT \nCaustic Effect is a new work-in-progress by Monique Holt (Librettist & Director) and Landon Krentz (Artistic Director & Performer) that explores how language is seen\, heard and understood by combining the movement\, rhythmic structure\, and meter present in both Visual Gestural Communication (VGC) and music. This project is a unique collaboration between Deaf and hearing artists and combines VGC and music binding the story’s themes to our creative process. \nPerformance Dates:\nFriday\, Sept 16 2022 at 7:00pm MDT\nSaturday\, Sept 17 2022 at 7:00pm MDT \nNORDIC BRIDGES COLLABORATION \nThe Nordic community recognizes their countries’ sign languages as a basic human right by law – a stark difference to the realities in Canada. Nordic Deaf artists have the right to sign language interpreters that are completely funded and provided by their governments without any undue financial hardships. They have full access to professional theatre\, acquire artistic training and are able to contribute to the cultural landscape of their countries. The fight for everyone’s right to express themselves in theatre has been the inspiration of Deaf theatre such as Riksteaterns Crea (Sweden)\, Teater Manu (Norway) and Teatteri Totti (Finland). \nAs part of the development process and collaboration with Nordic Bridges – a national arts and culture festival in Canada in 2022 –  this project partners with Riksteatern Crea to bring mentorship and instruction to our creative team providing much needed theatre training access to Deaf artists in Canada. In addition to this mentorship\, Riksteatern Crea will also send Swedish theatre artists\, Jamila and Amina Ouahid to join the core-creative team for Caustic Effect. \nLearn More
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/caustic-effect-asl-opera-workshop-performance/
LOCATION:cSpace King Edward
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220805T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220805T203000
DTSTAMP:20220720T223007Z
CREATED:20220720T223007Z
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SUMMARY:Jessica McMann: Incandescent Tales - LIVE at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
DESCRIPTION:On August 5th\, touring artist Jessica McMann presents her debut album Incandescent Tales at the award-winning Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Downtown Vancouver.  Jessica’s dazzling musical\, compositional\, and soundscape work focuses on land-based creation and ideas of connection\, disconnection\, and home.“I welcome everyone to come witness and listen to the varied stories told through our music.”\, says Jessica. \nLimited tickets are available on a sliding scale of $10 – $25 for this intimate\, unmissable event. re:Naissance Opera is proud to co-present this ground-breaking work as part of the summer-long Awaken Chinatown: Enchanted Evenings Concert series. \nTickets\n\nPerformers\nJessica McMann – Flute\, Alto Flute\, Cedar Flute\nKaren Shepherd – Viola\, Violin\nBeverley McKiver – Piano \nThis project of Indigenous Classical music was funded by the Canada Council for the Arts Short-term projects in Creating\, Knowing and Sharing\, and Calgary Arts Development ArtShare program. \nThis event has been made possible by the support of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden\, Creative BC\, BC Arts and City of Vancouver Community and Artists Shifting Culture
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/jessica-mcmann-incandescent-tales-live-at-dr-sun-yat-sen-classical-chinese-garden/
LOCATION:Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden\, 578 Carrall St.\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6B 5K2\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220626T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220626T170000
DTSTAMP:20220609T212155Z
CREATED:20220609T212100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220609T212155Z
UID:1926-1656259200-1656262800@reopera.ca
SUMMARY:Live from the Underworld: Eurydice's Descent
DESCRIPTION:The mortals have chosen. Eurydice must descend. \nIn this journey of personal revelation\, the tree-nymph\, Eurydice\, must choose between reclaiming her heritage or reconnecting with her lover\, Orpheus. \nIn spite of warnings from Clio\, The Muse of History\, Eurydice has decided she cannot wait on Orpheus any longer: she must return to the underworld and uncover her familial roots. But when she arrives on Charon’s shores\, she realizes she has no fare to pay the ferryman. How will she cross the rivers of the underworld to Persephone’s gate? \nJoin Eurydice & Charon as they journey through the luminescent caverns of the underworld\, against a musical backdrop that combines operatic singing with hip-hop beats. You\, the live audience\, will shape their path by making decisions for Eurydice – will she finally cross over the threshold between the living and the dead? \nMake your choice and tune in to this interactive livestream to watch a new dynasty in the OrpheusVR universe unravel in real-time. \n  \nTickets
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/live-from-the-underworld-eurydices-descent/
LOCATION:Youtube Live
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211107T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211107T163000
DTSTAMP:20211012T191404Z
CREATED:20210912T222604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211012T191404Z
UID:744-1636297200-1636302600@reopera.ca
SUMMARY:River Island
DESCRIPTION:RIVER ISLAND (literal translation of “Kawashima”) is an in-development devised operatic piece that draws inspiration from the enigmatic life of Kawashima Yoshiko. Born a Manchu royal\, raised in Japan\, and endowed with the destiny of reestablishing the Qing Dynasty\, Yoshiko was known for their multiple personas and various portraits: the Manchu Princess\, the Japanese Spy\, the Military Leader\, the Chinese Traitor. They also used their multifaceted identity to their advantage in their military and spy career during WWII to express their cultural and gender fluidity throughout their life (identifying as both Chinese and Japanese\, man and woman).Through the intersectional lens of Yoshiko’s lived experience\, this operatic piece will examine themes of gender\, sexuality\, queerness\, culture (Chinese and Japanese)\, racialization\, and the erasure of those identities because of Western imperialism. \nProject Container: Set in fictional 1930s Shanghai during the violence of war and revolution\, the various memories and echoes of Yoshiko will once again inhabit the ruins of the historic Majestic Hotel. Using the dance hall as a backdrop and as a container of music and dance that were prevalent in this era (opera\, shidaiqu\, American jazz fusion) we will explore the struggles amongst the many identities of Yoshiko and how their multiple personas of Yoshiko were able to coexist. \nTickets\n  \n\nTeam\nRae Takei\nTeiya Kasahara 笠原 貞野 \n 
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/river-island/
LOCATION:The Telus Theatre at the Chan\, 6265 Crescent Rd\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2021
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211107T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211107T130000
DTSTAMP:20211012T164047Z
CREATED:20210912T222424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211012T164047Z
UID:742-1636279200-1636290000@reopera.ca
SUMMARY:New Opera\, New Tech: Industry Pitch Sessions
DESCRIPTION:In spite of the challenges of the past year\, opera and the performing arts sectors are emerging stronger than ever with new ideas for engaging diverse audiences. \nThis session brings together leaders\, artists and innovators from the tech and opera sectors to network and pitch bold new ideas for performances and co-productions. \nThis pitch session will include the five prototypes that emerge from re:Naissance Opera’s first ever Indie Opera Hackathon in which participants will be asked to present solutions to the challenge of “reimagining the medium of opera”. \nThis event is produced in collaboration with re:Naissance Opera\, Vancouver Opera and The Association Of Opera In Canada (AOC) and is open to artist & company members of AOC\, Indie Opera Hackathon Applicants and Participants\, UBC Students\, Staff & Faculty and invited guests. \nIf you are an opera artist and you would like to attend\, join the AOC for free using code OMEP2020 and gain access! To join AOC\, click here. \n  \nTickets\n 
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/opera-pitch-sessions/
LOCATION:Zoom / Topia
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2021
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211106T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211106T183000
DTSTAMP:20211012T163541Z
CREATED:20210912T222310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211012T163541Z
UID:737-1636219800-1636223400@reopera.ca
SUMMARY:Eurydice: Live From The Underworld
DESCRIPTION:An interactive\, digital live stream featuring the characters and worlds from OrpheusVR. Local audiences can attend the live stream as guests in the Telus Theatre and watch the inner workings of this motion capture operatic performance. Online audiences can experience the digital live stream via Youtube Live. \nFind out more about OrpheusVR! \nTickets\n  \n\nTeam\nMireille Asselin\, Voice\nErika Mitsuhashi\, Dancer\nBrian Topp\, Composer\nParmela Attariwala\, Violin / Composer\nDebi Wong\, Director\nConrad Sly\, 3D Artist\nNeel Nair\, Animation & Motion Capture \n 
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/eurydice-live-from-the-underworld/
LOCATION:The Telus Theatre at the Chan\, 6265 Crescent Rd\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2021
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211106T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211106T120000
DTSTAMP:20211012T165853Z
CREATED:20210912T221829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211012T165853Z
UID:732-1636192800-1636200000@reopera.ca
SUMMARY:Indie Producer's Forum
DESCRIPTION:Emerging alongside new indie opera / music / theatre companies is a new kind of producer: one that plays an integral role in the creation\, execution and dissemination of new works and performances. \nThis forum is a networking and knowledge sharing session that will address the unique barriers independent artists and producers face in performing arts sectors as well as the unique funding and partnership opportunities they have access to. \nProduced in collaboration with re:Naissance Opera\, The Association Of Opera In Canada (AOC)\, and Vancouver Opera. \nTickets\n 
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/indie-producers-forum/
LOCATION:Zoom / Topia
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2021
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211105T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211105T210000
DTSTAMP:20211012T165307Z
CREATED:20210912T221651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211012T165307Z
UID:727-1636140600-1636146000@reopera.ca
SUMMARY:Rivers of Grief - A Journey Through the Underworld
DESCRIPTION:Why do we tell stories? And why do certain myths resonate across centuries?  \nImmerse yourself in the rivers of the Greek Underworld\, as soprano Mireille Asselin\, tenor Asitha Tennekoon\, violinist Parmela Attariwala and pianist Perri Lo\, explore the nature of grief and loss. Travel with them over the Styx on a musical journey featuring works by Danika Lorèn\, Ian Cusson\, Cecilia Livingston and many more. \nWhat does Greek myth tell us about sorrow and pain\, about what we choose to remember or forget? Will you step on the ferry to find out?  \nTickets\n  \n\nTeam\nMireille Asselin\, Soprano\nAsitha Tenekoon\, Tenor\nParmela Attariwala\, Violin\nPerri Lo\, Piano\nStephanie Wong\, Stage Director / Designer
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/the-underworld/
LOCATION:Pyatt Hall\, 843 Seymour St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 3L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2021
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211104T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211107T130000
DTSTAMP:20211013T220403Z
CREATED:20210912T220625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211013T220403Z
UID:716-1636020000-1636290000@reopera.ca
SUMMARY:Indie Opera Hackathon Kickoff
DESCRIPTION:Through the fast paced sprint of a hackathon\, re:Naissance Opera is gathering creatives and experts from the Opera\, Theatre\, Digital Media\, and Technology sector to build capacity and network through collaborative creation. A traditional hackathon could result in the development of web apps\, mobile apps\, hardware or software that address challenges in the tech sector. Opera has embraced technology since its birth\, using innovation to evolve the artform through time. In this Opera Hackathon\, the collaboration of the theatre and tech world will focus on finding innovative technological solutions to the challenges faced in live performance. \nTickets
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/indie-opera-hackathon-kickoff/
LOCATION:Topia (Online)
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2021
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211104T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211104T100000
DTSTAMP:20211012T165147Z
CREATED:20210912T220931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211012T165147Z
UID:721-1636016400-1636020000@reopera.ca
SUMMARY:Compassionate and Resilient Creative Leadership
DESCRIPTION:As creatives\, our goal is to create new and exciting projects. But if our creativity is not rooted in resilience and compassion then we cannot sustain the demands of creative leadership. The truth is that creative leaders struggle with higher burnout rates\, chronic fatigue and stress than the general population\, which often leads to a lack of creativity and focus. \nIn this 2 day workshop Shirin will breakdown what compassion and resilience looks like at work\, at home and in relationships. By learning simple but effective mindset and mindfulness exercises you will learn how to become a more creative and effective leader through the pillars of compassion and resilience. \nShirin Eskandani is a teacher\, facilitator and guide who specializes in mindfulness\, mindset and manifestation. She has been a featured wellness expert on the Today Show\, The New York Times\, Shape and Cosmopolitan Magazine. Prior to building her successful coaching business she was an award winning opera singer\, performing at Carnegie Hall and The Metropolitan Opera. \nFind out more! \nTickets\n 
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/compassionate-and-resilient-creative-leadership-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2021
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211105
DTSTAMP:20211012T163118Z
CREATED:20210912T221426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211012T163118Z
UID:724-1635984000-1636070399@reopera.ca
SUMMARY:HOLDING SPACE for disabled & chronically ill opera artists in Canada
DESCRIPTION:Loose Tea Music Theatre and Opera Mariposa are partnering with Tapestry Opera to hold a series of open conversations for disabled and chronically ill artists in the Canadian opera sector. Join us to network\, foster dialogue and build community in a safe\, supportive space – or share your thoughts anonymously ahead of time! \nWho is Invited?\nCanadian opera artists\, arts workers and creators (whether at home or abroad) who identify as disabled/living with disability or chronic illness. This includes artists with invisible disabilities or health conditions\, including mental illness; neurodivergent artists; artists with undiagnosed disabilities; and artists who aren’t sure whether they’re “disabled enough” to participate. \nWho Should Step Back?\nNon-disabled individuals\, and professional company representatives. While we appreciate your allyship\, our goal is to create a space where underrepresented artists feel they can speak openly about their experiences. \nACCESSIBILITY: Automatic captions provided; ASL interpretation available on request.  \nTickets\n 
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/holding-space-for-disabled-people-in-opera/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2021
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211102T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211102T183000
DTSTAMP:20211008T192655Z
CREATED:20211004T062659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211008T192655Z
UID:1313-1635874200-1635877800@reopera.ca
SUMMARY:Paueru-Gai パウエル街 Premiere & On-Demand
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver’s history is Japanese immigration is explored through French Art Song and personal stories from creator\, Luka Kawabata. \nJoin the Paueru-Gai パウエル街 premiere & watch party on Nov. 2nd to catch an interview with the project creator\, Luke Kawabata or experience this project on-demand from Nov. 2 – 7 2021. \n\nArtist Statement\nPaueru-Gai パウエル街 is an exploration of my personal experience as a Japanese-Canadian\, being raised between cultures. The piece speaks to the history of Japanese immigration to the West Coast of North America and the aftermath of WWII. \nThe piece seeks to remember the stories of the people who once created a beautiful\, rich community in Vancouver. In doing so\, this experience opens the door for myself and others to continue educating ourselves about their history. \n\nAbout Luka Kawabata\nNikkei-Canadian baritone\, Luka Kawabata is a current member of the Yulanda M Faris Young Artists’ Program with Vancouver Opera\, having appeared as Dmitri in Wargo’s The Music Shop and as Escamillo in Bizet’s Carmen: Up Close and Personal in the 2020-2021 Digital Season. He is an alumnus of the Digital Emerging Artist Program with Manitoba Opera\, the ‘Opera in the 21st Century’ program at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity\, and has been a featured soloist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra\, Bard on the Beach and the Vancouver Opera/Pacific Opera Victoria’s school tour of The Flight of the Hummingbird. Luka is proud to be making his producorial debut in “Paueru-Gai パウエル街”\, celebrating his intersectional lived experience and a vision for the future. \n  \nTickets\n 
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/paueru-gai/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2021
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211102T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211102T150000
DTSTAMP:20211008T234832Z
CREATED:20210912T220033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211008T234832Z
UID:707-1635861600-1635865200@reopera.ca
SUMMARY:Text Me Watch Party
DESCRIPTION:Text Me follows a day in the life of 10 diverse women and non-binary female presenting people\, depicting their fears\, challenges\, and barriers they face living in a world made for and catered to men. Although they don’t all know each other\, their stories all tie together in an unspoken pact to keep each other safe “Text me when you get home/Text me when you’re on your way/We look out for each other”. \nLoose Tea Music Theatre in partnership with Suzart Productions developed Text Me from the conversations in our round table discussions with the cast about living in a patriarchal society and violence carried out by men against women. Their stories and passion inspired creative team Alaina Viau (Creator)\, Samuel Bisson (Composer)\, and Charlotte Siegel (Librettist). \nTickets\n  \n\nTeam\nAlaina Viau\, Creator\nSamuel Bisson\, Composer\nCharlotte Siegel\, Librettist
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/text-me-watch-party/
LOCATION:Youtube Live
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2021
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211101T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211101T130000
DTSTAMP:20211012T165202Z
CREATED:20210912T215423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211012T165202Z
UID:697-1635768000-1635771600@reopera.ca
SUMMARY:Compassionate and Resilient Creative Leadership
DESCRIPTION:As creatives\, our goal is to create new and exciting projects. But if our creativity is not rooted in resilience and compassion then we cannot sustain the demands of creative leadership. The truth is that creative leaders struggle with higher burnout rates\, chronic fatigue and stress than the general population\, which often leads to a lack of creativity and focus. \nIn this 2 day workshop Shirin will breakdown what compassion and resilience looks like at work\, at home and in relationships. By learning simple but effective mindset and mindfulness exercises you will learn how to become a more creative and effective leader through the pillars of compassion and resilience. \nShirin Eskandani is a teacher\, facilitator and guide who specializes in mindfulness\, mindset and manifestation. She has been a featured wellness expert on the Today Show\, The New York Times\, Shape and Cosmopolitan Magazine. Prior to building her successful coaching business she was an award winning opera singer\, performing at Carnegie Hall and The Metropolitan Opera. \nFind out more! \nTickets\n 
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/compassionate-and-resilient-creative-leadership/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2021
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211102
DTSTAMP:20211012T165529Z
CREATED:20210912T215729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211012T165529Z
UID:701-1635724800-1635811199@reopera.ca
SUMMARY:Seamstress
DESCRIPTION:Seamstress is a documentary opera based on the collected oral histories of Palestinian women and girls from Donia Jarrar’s family and community. Blending audio interviews\, photography\, and raw footage with live chamber orchestra and dance performances\, Seamstress aims to create a moving and powerful portrait of love\, strength\, and resistance in the face of injustice and misinformation. It is an interdisciplinary record of Donia’s Palestinian matriarchal lineage and a radical reclamation of an otherwise forgotten and erased Indigenous history. \nBefore the watch party\, “Donia Jarrar & Debi Wong (Festival Curator) talk about Seamstress and how our lived experiences shape our creative voices.” \nFind out more! \nTickets\n  \n\nCreator\nDonia Jarrar
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/seamstress/
LOCATION:Vimeo
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2021
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211031T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211031T153000
DTSTAMP:20211012T161611Z
CREATED:20210912T215119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211012T161611Z
UID:694-1635688800-1635694200@reopera.ca
SUMMARY:Spirits of the Virtual Space: A VR Workshop
DESCRIPTION:On this final day of re:Naissance Opera’s collaboration with The Cultch Youth Programs\, audiences are invited to attend their newly created VR theatre experience. Honouring All Hallow’s Eve\, the creators will explore what it means to create ghost stories in virtual reality. \nThis workshop is by invitation only. To register\, please email: info@reopera.com \n  \n \n 
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/spirits-of-the-virtual-space/
LOCATION:Altspace VR
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2021
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211030T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211030T153000
DTSTAMP:20211018T170452Z
CREATED:20210912T214619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211018T170452Z
UID:686-1635602400-1635607800@reopera.ca
SUMMARY:Did I Just Say That? - LIVE
DESCRIPTION:A friendship is tested when Cecilia\, a white composer\, tries to convince her roommate\, Gabriella\, a writer of colour – who has just returned home from a #MeToo moment with a TV producer – to enter a new opera competition together. Their debate about the whiteness of opera\, the problematic portrayal of racialized women\, and whether they should enter the competition devolves into a “diva-off” that features musical quotes from some of the most famous arias in the canon. \nInspired by actual events\, the 20-minute comedic operetta explores themes of feminism\, racial intersectionality\, and what it means to embody artistic risk in a patriarchal society in which women must diminish or silence themselves in order to get ahead. We believe the heart of a diva beats in every social justice warrior’s chest! \nTickets\n\n  \n\nTeam\nKaterina Gimon\, Composer\nValerie Sing Turner\, Librettist / Director\nDebi Wong\, Dramaturg\nPerri Lo\, Musical Direction\nEmma Parkinson\, Mezzo-Soprano\nEva Tavares\, Soprano\nCo-commissioned by re:Naissance Opera & Visceral Visions
URL:https://reopera.ca/event/did-i-just-say-that/
LOCATION:The Annex\, 823 Seymour St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 3L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:IndieFest 2021
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