Seven things to do in Vancouver, Sept 13-20: Free Dance day, Jay Som, and more
Credit to Author: Shawn Conner| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 14:00:31 +0000
Whether you’re looking for date ideas, free things to do or just something fun to do in downtown Vancouver, you can’t go wrong with our list of events happening around Metro Vancouver between Sept. 13 and 20.
Headlining this week’s picks is Scotiabank Dance Centre’s annual event, Day of Free Dance.
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Here are seven things to do in Metro Vancouver this week:
When: Sept. 14, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie St.
Tickets: Free.
From ballet and contemporary to flamenco and bellydance, the annual Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House is an opportunity to sample an array of dance styles. Check out a class in Caribbean dance fitness, a workshop on positive psychology and dance, or a studio performance of Isabelle Kirouac’s Third Space (a trio between dancers, stilts and designed objects), among a number of other special (free) classes, studio showings and events.
Jay Som (Melina Duterte) plays the Imperial on Sept. 17.
When: Sept. 17 at 8 p.m.
Where: Imperial Theatre, 319 Main St.
Tickets: $17 at eventbrite.ca
Everybody Works, the 2017 official debut album from Jay Som (aka Melina Duterte), earned rave reviews and ended up on numerous year’s-best lists. Now the L.A.-based indie-pop singer/songwriter is on tour for Anak Ko (Tagalog for “my child”), the follow-up to that sleeper hit.
Fred Ribkoff is Lear in a contemporary take on Shakespeare’s King Lear at the Cultch on Sept. 17-18.
When: Sept. 17 and 18 at 7 p.m.
Where: Cultch Historic Theatre, 1895 Venables St.
Tickets: $20 at tickets.thecultch.com
Local company 1001 Steps (a 2018 Fringe production The Training of The Shrew) offers what it calls “a modern-day comic grotesque version of Shakespeare’s King Lear, with a dash of Tarantinoesque violence.” In this contemporary take, Lear’s kingdom is a pop culture-driven multinational corporation, and a video projections and other scenic elements reflect the title character’s descent into madness. The 15-person cast includes co-director Fred Ribkoff as Lear.
Rendering by Go2 Productions of a projection by Sandeep Johal on the Georgia Street facade of the Vancouver Art Gallery as part of Façade Festival 2019.
When: Until Sept. 14
Where: Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby St.
Tickets: Free.
For the fourth year, Burrard Arts Foundation along with the Vancouver Art Gallery present this free outdoor event. A number of contemporary B.C. artists use the format of digital mapping to project new works created specifically for the festival on the Georgia Street façade of the VAG, “with special consideration to the site of the Vancouver Art Gallery, our city’s unique character and the historic building itself,” according to Kate Bellringer, director and curator of Burrard Arts Foundation. The artists are known for their work in a wide range of mediums, including painting, photography, film and installation, although digital media artists were emphasized in this year’s selection.
Filmmaker Barbara Rubin, seen here with Bob Dylan, is the subject of a new documentary screening at the Cinematheque on Sept. 16.
When: Sept. 16 at 8:35 p.m.
Where: The Cinematheque, 1131 Howe St.
Tickets: $12 at thecinematheque.ca
In the 1960s, Barbara Rubin was instrumental in creating NYC’s thriving underground film community and a rare female voice in a world of men. She is also credited with introducing Andy Warhol to the Velvet Underground and Bob Dylan to the Kabbalah. In this salute to Rubin, the Cinematheque is screening both her 1963 art-porn film Christmas on Earth, made when she was only 18 years old, and a documentary about her life and work, Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground.
Hysteria, which premiered at last year’s Vancouver Fringe Festival, returns for a run at Havana Theatre on Sept. 18-21.
When: Sept. 18-21 at 8 p.m.
Where: Havana Theatre, 1212 Commercial Dr.
Tickets: $23.50 at havanavancouver.com/theatre and 604-253-9119.
After premiering at last year’s Vancouver Fringe Festival, Hysteria returns in a new incarnation. The setting in the Direct Theatre Collective production is Fornicopia, a future where a new app that records sexual consent is about to be introduced. The play features original live music and dance as it explores female sexuality and the repercussions of the #metoo movement.
Comedian Tom Green brings his standup to the Rio Theatre on Sept. 17.
When: Sept. 17 at 7 p.m.
Where: Rio Theatre, 1660 East Broadway
Tickets: $35 at riotheatretickets.ca ($38 at the door)
From MTV (The Tom Green Show) to movies (Freddy Got Fingered, Charlie’s Angels) to music (his hip-hop group Organized Rhyme), Tom Green has had a singular career. Recent projects include appearing on CBS’s Celebrity Big Brother, releasing a new album (The Tom Green Show, featuring the single I Wanna Be Friends With Drake) and hosting his ongoing podcast. He’ll be performing his stand-up at the Rio.
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