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. This 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. This pitch session … Continue reading New Opera, New Tech: Industry Pitch Sessions
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, … Continue reading River Island
The mortals have chosen. Eurydice must descend. In this journey of personal revelation, the tree-nymph, Eurydice, must choose between reclaiming her heritage or reconnecting with her lover, Orpheus. In 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 … Continue reading Live from the Underworld: Eurydice’s Descent
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 … Continue reading Jessica McMann: Incandescent Tales – LIVE at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
ABOUT THE PROJECT Caustic 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 … Continue reading Caustic Effect – ASL Opera Workshop Performances
Nov 16 Double Bill LIVE FROM THE UNDERWORLD II: EURYDICE'S CALLING After 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. … Continue reading Inferno & Live from the Underworld II: Eurydice’s Calling (Double Bill)
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 … Continue reading IndieArtist Cabaret
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 … Continue reading Imaginarium Concert I – Curated by Stephanie Wong
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. The Imaginarium’s Creative Series addresses curatorial practices at the festival, and brings in four … Continue reading Imaginarium Concert II -Curated by Kelsey Wavey
Holding Space, Giving Voice, and Uplifting Black Voices: Exploring Cultural Erasure on Stage, in Community and Creation In 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 … Continue reading Panel: Holding Space, Giving Voice, and Uplifting Black Voices
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 … Continue reading TOUR: Created by Erika Mitsuhashi and Alexa Mardon
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 … Continue reading Imaginarium Concert III -Curated by Raven Grenier
