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November 15, 2019 November 16, 2019
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
Royal Theatre, November 15 + 16, 2019, 7:30 pm
Single tickets for Dance Victoria’s 2019/20 Dance at the Royal Series are on sale now through the Royal Theatre and McPherson Playhouse Box Offices. Act now to get the best seats at the best prices.
“Aspen Santa Fe Ballet accompanied by Grammy nominated pianist Joyce Yang on stage; Kidd Pivot’s bold physicality in Revisor; Ballet BC’s fresh retelling of Romeo + Juliet; and Tania Pérez-Salas Compañía de Danza’s sensitive aestheticism invite us to experience dance in unexpected and innovative ways,” says Dance Victoria’s Executive Producer Stephen White.
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s (ASFB) contemporary ballet mixed program on November 15 and 16, 2019 at the Royal Theatre is an unforgettable mix of live dance and piano virtuosity with classical pianist Joyce Yang performing live on stage to works by renowned choreographers Fernando Melo, Jorma Elo and Nicolo Fonte.
Nicolo Fonte’s Where We Left Off created for nine dancers reflects on the decade-long dance between the company and guest choreographer. The dance is a product of Fonte’s experiences – his anxieties, and ultimately, his trust – with ASFB.
Melo’s Dream Play invites the audience to experience a constantly shifting theatrical experience and to consider contemporary dance from a different angle. Dreamlike scenes emerge as the dancers lie on the floor (their feet never touching the ground) while their movements are filmed from above and projected on a screen in real-time.
Jorma Elo’s Half/Cut/Split to Robert Schumann’s Carnaval is at times joyful, and has notes of humour in it, but it’s reminiscent of Schumann’s struggle with mental illness. The composer suffered from multiple personality disorder and composed as various personalities. The music has been called “unchoreographable,” but Elo captures that duality in the dancers’ movement, aiming to find the tension between joy and madness.
“This program with Joyce Yang has been one of the most rewarding projects of our company’s history,” said Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s Artistic Director Tom Mossbrucker. “Joyce explained that although she has been playing these pieces for many years, after working with the company, she sees them in a completely different way, and it’s really changed the way she plays. It was the same for our dancers.”
Joyce Yang is an Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient. Praised by the Los Angeles Times for her “compelling virtuosity and sensitivity,” she came to international attention in 2005 when she won the silver medal at the 12th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The youngest contestant at 19 years old, she took home two additional awards: the Steven De Groote Memorial Award for Best Performance of Chamber Music (with the Takàcs Quartet) and the Beverley Taylor Smith Award for Best Performance of a New Work. Since her spectacular debut, she has blossomed into an “astonishing artist” (Neue Zürcher Zeitung), who captivates audiences all over the world with her virtuosity, lyricism, and interpretive sensitivity.
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet has fostered a jewel of a dance company in the American West. A deep commitment to curating new ballets while cultivating choreographic talent has resulted in a catalogue of adventurous repertoire. European sensibility glossed with American ebullience forges ASFB’s aesthetic, as the company has come to epitomize the contemporary-classical genre. Dance education is a priority with well-established ballet schools training children and adults in both markets. An outreach program steeped in Mexico's rich folkloric culture fortifies community connections.
Pre-Show Chat: Join us for a free, pre-show chat with a member of the company at 6:45 pm in the West (Blanshard Street) Lobby of the Royal Theatre prior to both performances on November 15 and 16, 2019.
Check the Royal and McPherson Box Offices for ticket availability and visit DanceVictoria.com for complete details on our ticket options. Single tickets are from $29 to $95.
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November 15, 2019 November 16, 2019
Vancouver Island’s First International Burlesque Festival!
Isle of Tease Burlesque Festival, held on November 15 and 16, is the first festival of its kind on Vancouver Island. It will be a theatrical extravaganza of storytelling, dancing, singing, and comedy centred around the art form of BURLESQUE!
The festival will host three headliners, Canadian Burlesque Legend, The Lady Divine, Ms. Judith Stein, Seattle’s interdisciplinary cabaret performance artist, The Luminous Pariah, and Ruthe Ordare, founding member of the all-Aboriginal troupe Virago Nation from Vancouver. Performers are coming from across North America to shimmy, shake, bump, and grind on the stage! You’ll see burlesque artists from Puerto Vallarta, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Seattle, Tacoma, Yellowknife, Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary, Cawston, Quesnel, Vancouver, and Victoria!
Conceptualized by local burlesque producers Misty Moss, Champagne Sparkles, and Gala Vega from Wet Coast Burlesque, The Cheesecake Burlesque Revue, and The Bump ‘n Grind House, this entirely volunteer run production showcases the finest local and international talent. This community driven festival brings its audience award winning global performers, and local dynamos alike. The festival celebrates indigenous artists, performers of colour, artists of all sizes and body types, LGBTQ+ artists and many more artists from a wide range of backgrounds.
Join us on November 15 and 16 at the, Victoria Conference Centre in Victoria B.C, for two nights of electrifying burlesque showcases.
Tickets are available now. Click here for ticket information!
Single show tickets start at $40
Weekend passes start at $75
Fabulous VIP packages are also available!
he Victoria Conference Centre is an accessible venue, including lifts, elevators, ramps, automatic doors, accessible parking, and wheel chair seating, for details, please see the interactive accessibility map. Isle of Tease respectfully acknowledges that these events take place on the stolen and unceded lands of the Lekwungen People of the Esquimalt and Songhees First Nations.
Isle of Tease Website
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November 15, 2019 November 16, 2019
1989-2019 CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF WEST COAST PRINT CULTURE
PrintCraft Show & Sale
November 15 &16, 2019
Friday 12pm to 7pm * Saturday 1pm to 5pm
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Come make your own button!
Come and visit our Chinatown studio
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(Corner of Fan Tan Alley and Fisgard Street)
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November 16, 2019 November 30, 2019
Nicholas Bott
Madrona Gallery
November 16–30
This solo exhibition will feature 20 new pieces showcasing Nicholas Bott’s dramatic take on west coast landscape. Bott studied art at UBC and holds a diploma from the Chicago School of Art. Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh and the Canadian Group of Seven, his paintings have evolved continuously into the post-impressionistic style of his current work. Bott distills landscape elements of the west coast and Rocky Mountains into powerful aesthetic compositions to communicate a sense of the sublime. Artist reception Nov 16, 1-4 p.m, 606 View St, 250-380-4660, www.madronagallery.com.
“West Coast Trail Sunset” Nicholas Bott, 60 x 48 Inches, Oil on Canvas
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November 15, 2019 08:00 AM November 16, 2019 08:00 AM
Vancouver Island’s First International Burlesque Festival!
Isle of Tease Burlesque Festival, held on November 15 and 16, is the first festival of its kind on Vancouver Island. It will be a theatrical extravaganza of storytelling, dancing, singing, and comedy centred around the art form of BURLESQUE!
The festival will host three headliners, Canadian Burlesque Legend, The Lady Divine, Ms. Judith Stein, Seattle’s interdisciplinary cabaret performance artist, The Luminous Pariah, and Ruthe Ordare, founding member of the all-Aboriginal troupe Virago Nation from Vancouver. Performers are coming from across North America to shimmy, shake, bump, and grind on the stage! You’ll see burlesque artists from Puerto Vallarta, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Seattle, Tacoma, Yellowknife, Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary, Cawston, Quesnel, Vancouver, and Victoria!
Conceptualized by local burlesque producers Misty Moss, Champagne Sparkles, and Gala Vega from Wet Coast Burlesque, The Cheesecake Burlesque Revue, and The Bump ‘n Grind House, this entirely volunteer run production showcases the finest local and international talent. This community driven festival brings its audience award winning global performers, and local dynamos alike. The festival celebrates indigenous artists, performers of colour, artists of all sizes and body types, LGBTQ+ artists and many more artists from a wide range of backgrounds.
Join us on November 15 and 16 at the, Victoria Conference Centre in Victoria B.C, for two nights of electrifying burlesque showcases. Tickets are available now. Click here for ticket information!
Single show tickets start at $40
Weekend passes start at $75
The Victoria Conference Centre is an accessible venue, including lifts, elevators, ramps, automatic doors, accessible parking, and wheel chair seating, for details, please see the interactive accessibility map.
Isle of Tease respectfully acknowledges that these events take place on the stolen and unceded lands of the Lekwungen People of the Esquimalt and Songhees First Nations.
Isle of Tease Websit
Isle of Tease Burlesque Festival
November 15 + 16 2019
Victoria Conference Centre
720 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC
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November 16, 2019 03:30 AM November 17, 2019 03:30 AM
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
Where We Left Off • Dream Play • Half/Cut/Split
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet (ASFB) kicks off the Dance at the Royal Series on November 15 and 16, 2019 with a gorgeous mix of live dance and piano virtuosity with world-renowned pianist Joyce Yang performing live on stage for all the works.
Performances: Fri. Nov. 15 • 730pm & Sat. Nov. 16 • 730pm
Choreography: Nicolo Fonte, Fernando Melo, Jorma Elo
Music: Philip Glass, Erik Satie, Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann Duration: 1h 55 min Venue: Royal Theatre (805 Broughton Street at Blanshard) An unforgettable mix of live dance and piano virtuosity with world-renowned pianist Joyce Yang performing live on stage. ASFB tackles the quirky Half/Cut/Split by noted Finnish choreographer Jorma Elo, who collaborated with Yang to bring Robert Schumann’s Carnaval to life. Also on the program are Fernando Melo’s Dream Play set to the music of Erik Satie and Frédéric Chopin, and Nicolo Fonte’s touching Where We Left Off with music by Philip Glass. Pre-show talks start in the lobby 45 minutes before the show.
“Yang’s attention to detail and clarity is as impressive as her agility, balance, and velocity.” WASHINGTON POST
Season sponsor: Derma Spa
Presenting sponsor: Willow Wealth Management of Raymond James
Presenting sponsor: LUXE Home Interiors
Box Office: 250-386–6121 or https://dancevictoria.com/performances/tickets-1920/
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November 16, 2019 03:00 AM 05:00 AM
Journalist Robert Fisk
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2019
07:00 PM TO 09:00 PM
UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA, VICTORIA
DAVID LAM AUDITORIUM MACLAURIN A144
Hosted by CJPME - Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East
CJPME and UVIC Social Justice Studies are pleased to invite you to a lecture in by acclaimed international journalist Robert Fisk.
Get your tickets here: https://www.cjpme.org/fisk_vic_2019.
➡ 25% discount if you purchase your ticket online in advance ⬅
Dr. Fisk will discuss the chaos that Trump has provoked in the Middle East, especially around Israel-Palestine, in his lecture entitled, “Tweets and Deals of the Century: How to join the Arab World's sectarian war under the guise of peace.” Dr. Fisk’s talk will be followed by a Q&A panel.
For more details visit:
https://www.facebook.com/events/953329915002098/
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November 16, 2019 05:30 AM
9-piece funk/soul/hip hop band Galactic Mantis plays covers and originals at Canoe Brewpub on November 15 at 9:30! No cover charge!
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November 16, 2019 11:00 PM November 17, 2019 11:00 PM
The Victoria Mendelssohn Choir
Concerts on November 16 and 17
Victoria Mendelssohn Choir directed by Simon Leung presents “A Celebration of Baroque Music – Bach to Vivaldi” with Die Mahler String Quartet. Tickets are $20 each available from Ivy’s Bookshop, Russell Books in Victoria; Tanner’s Books and S.H.O.A.L Centre in Sidney and at the door.
Two Performances only:
Saturday, November 16 @ 3:00 pm
St. Peter’s Anglican Church, 3939 St. Peter’s Street, Victoria V8P 2J9
Sunday, November 17 @ 3:00 pm
S.H.O.A.L Centre, 10030 Resthaven Drive, Sidney V8L 3G4
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