OCTOBER 20-26, 2005 WESTCOAST LIFE • CLASSICAL THIS WEEK Vancouver Symphony Orchestra » BAROQUE FOR LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS: Bounce to Bach and March to Handel during energetic romp set to music of the Baroque. Vancouver Playhouse Theatre, Oct. 28, 9:30am, 11:00am, 1:30pm » MARCHING TO MANHATTAN WITH CANADIAN BRASS: Program features premiere of Bramwell Tovey's Manhattan Music and William Walton's Symphony No. l;tickets and information, 604-876-3434. Toronto poet Roo Borson reads from 'Short Journey Upriver to Oishido,' Monday at Crush. The poetry collection won the Governor General's Award for Poetry in 2004, the Griffin Prize for Poetry, and the Pat Lowther Prize - the literary equivalent of a hat trick. ARTS CLUB THEATRE COMPANY STAGE LISTINGS original jazz. Rose Gellert Hall, Pacific Singers Works by Maurice Lang ley Community Music Durufle. Queens Avenue United School, 4899-207 St., Langley, Oct. Church, 529 Queens Avenue, New West, Oct. 23, 10:30 am, $12-15, 21,10 am, 604-534-2848. Absinthe Ensemble Features 604-522-1606. Anne Duranceau on double bass, Edgar Bridwell on violin and Martina Smazal on viola. Francophone Cultural Centre, 1551, W. 7th, Oct. 21, 8 pm, $9/6, 604-736-9806. Kits Classics and Worlds Beyond Mozart Effect features chamber music by Mozart's father, Leopold, Johann Bach and Mozart himself. St. James Hall, 3214 W. 10th, Oct. 23,4 pm, 604-732-3990. I Tromboni Trombone quintet is often called the "Team Canada" of trombonists; presented by Champagne Concerts. Evergreen Cultural Centre, 1205 Pinetree, Coquitlam, Oct. 22, 8 pm, $12-25, 604-518-6826. Christ Church Cathedral Choir Program features Thomas Tallis' 40 part motet Spem in Alium nunKaleidoscope Concerts Thursday lunchtime quam habui, performed with concert series, St. Andrew's-Wesley Church, guest choristers from Bach Choir, Burrard at Nelson, 12:15-1 pm, by donation, Chor Leoni and Elektra. Christ 604-683-4574 » Bob Murphy and Clarke Church Cathedral, 690 Burrard, Burroughs Oct. 20. Music in the Morning Canadian percussionist Trio Accord Program includes J.S. Oct. 23,3 pm, free, 604-682-3848. Singers English Beverley Johnston teams up with Scottish Bach's Goldberg Variations and Gallery E flat major Renaissance Madrigals program flutist Lorna McGhee to perform Air on a G Mozart's String by J.S. Bach, arranged for flute and Divertimento for strings. Roedde includes works by Thomas marimba, Christos Hatzis' Arctic Dreams and House, 1415 Barclay, Oct. 22,2 pm Weelkes and William Byrd. Holy Trinity Church, 1440 W. 12th, Oct. composer Philip Parker's Beneath the Canopy. $12-19, 604-684-7040. Philharmonic 23,3pm, $17/12, welcome.to/theVancouver Academy of Music, 1270 Chestnut, Vancouver to Oct 21,10:30 am, 10:30 am, $12-24, 604-873- Orchestra Dance! features Elgar's gallerysingers 4612. Quartet Russian Serenade for Strings, Beethoven's Kopelman Early Music Vancouver Sequentia ensemble Pastorale Symphony and works ensemble performs works by Schubert and for medieval music performs program called by Mozart and Bartok, with Prokofiev, Vancouver Lost Songs of a Rhineland Harper. University guests Cori Caulfield School of Shostakovich. Chapel, 5375 University, Oct. 20,8 pm, $26/20, Dance and Coriograph Theatre. Playhouse, Oct. 25,8 pm, $35,604UBC Old Auditorium, 6344 280-3311, friendsofchambermu604-732-1610 sic.ca Mike Allen Jazz Quartet Melodic and lyrical Memorial Oct. 22, 8 pm, $15/12, 604-878-9989. Vancouver Inter-Cultural Darryl Nixon Organ recital fea- Orchestra Composer and pertures works by Johannes Brahms. former Moshe Denburg presents St. Andrew's-Wesley Church, a programme on the music of Burrard and Nelson, Oct. 23,8 pm, India; with performance, music listening and discussion of classi$20, 604-683-4574. cal Indian and inter-cultural compositions. Central Library, 350 W. Georgia, Oct. 26, 7 pm, free. Richard Williams Baritone performs two song cycles by Brahms. Queens Avenue United Church, 529 Queens Avenue, New West, Oct. 27,10:30 am, $12-15, 604-522-1606. Music at Silk Purse Concerts take place at Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle, W Van, 604925-7292. » Patti Allan, Beverly Soave, Ellen Kennedy and guitarist Ron Thompson in renditions by the Andrew Sisters, Oct. 27,10:30 am. COMING National Chorus of Cuba Debut Vancouver appearance of Coro Nacion15/iel de Cuba conducted by Digna Guerra R a m i r e z , presented by Vancouver Chamber Choir. St. Andrew'sWesley Church, 1022 Nelson, Oct. 29, 8 pm, $21.50-26.75, 604-280-3311. Paul Lewis Pianist performs all Beethoven programme, presented by Vancouver Recital Society. Chan Centre, 6265 Crescent, Oct. 30,3 pm, 604-280-3311, vanrecital.com. musica intima The Tallis Concert features works by the great English composer, Thomas Tallis and a commission based on Tallis' If ye love me, by Vancouver composer Peter Hannan. Evergreen Cultural Centre, 1205 Pinetree, Coquitlam, Oct. 30, 8 pm, 604-9276566. Composers and Coffee Series Music Director of the Victoria Symphony, Tania Miller discusses the development of Beethoven's symphonies and their impact, with focus on symphonies 1,3,5,6 and 9 - considered the best examples of his musical innovation. Vancouver Academy of Music, 1270 Chestnut, Nov. 2,10 am, 604-873-4612. • LITERARY EVENTS THIS "ANASTASIA PHILLIPS LIGHTS UP THE STAGE AS ANNE FRANK" NOVEMBER -PETER BIRNIE, VANCOUVER SUN 8PM -IOCSPM c HL()8PM NOVEMBER-19 • 2 P M TeaMatinee* Complimentary tea & cookie served one-hour before the show! Pre-show chats free to ticket holders 45 minutes before each curtain. ^ -( CHOREOGRAPHY • ^f^t>« s-i John Alleyne I l l l t i l L t CarlOrff BY William Soleau JL+J w l / i %/%/i t/K/t/ ' Leos Janacek "Sinfonietta" c/Jy? Music S^Choirs PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE: Sal Ferreras, Vern Griffiths, Robin Reid, Jonathan Bernard PIANISTS: Linda Lee Thomas, Terence Dawson & the Vancouver Chamber Choir and the Elora Festival Singers QUEEN MUST CLOSE OCTOBER 23 ELIZABETH WEEK Vancouver International Writers & Readers Festival Alice Munro, Simon Winchester and Julian Barnes are among 100 writers from around the world featured during 54 events. Granville Island, to Oct. 23, 604 280 3311, 604681 6330, writersfest.bc.ca Celebrating Oscar Wilde Author and literary critic Stan Persky commemorates the centenary of the publication of Oscar Wilde's De Profundis. Central Library, 350 W. Georgia, Oct. 20, 7 pm, free, 604-331-3603. Roo Borson Toronto poet reads from recent poetry collection, Short Journey Upriver to Oishido, which won the Governor General's Award for Poetry in 2004, the Griffin Prize for Poetry, and the Pat Lowther Prize (the literary equivalent of a hat trick). Crush Champagne Lounge, 1180 Granville, Oct. 24,8 pm. From Reel to Deal Author/instructor/filmmaker Dov Simens signs his book about Everything You Need to Create a Successful Independent Film. Biz Books, 302 W. Cordova, October 21,5-7 pm. —. Under the Influence Curated and hosted by Michael Turner, event features Maxine Gadd and Kevin Chong, who read from works by STUART MCLEAN THEATRE HAMILTON & DUNSMUIR ONLY s PERFORMANCES LEFT! AN INSPIRING LESSON, FROM AN UNFORGETTABLE HEROINE PLAYING AT THE TICKETMASTER 6 0 4 . 2 8 0 . 3 3 n WEBSITE A R T S C L U B . 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Ensemble take a journey back to 23-Skidoo Poems for didjeridu 1915, when the Stanley Park Eastside Culture Crawl 2005 Western Canada's written by Tom Konyves accom- Pavilion was built; meet at the tea largest open-studio arts festival; meet more panied by Randy Raine-Reusch on room for a walking tour of the than 300 local painters, jewellers, sculptors, didjeridu. Montmartre Caf13/32, pavilion and Malkin Bowl, then lis- furniture makers, musicians, weavers, potters, 4362 Main, Oct. 23,8:30 pm, free. ten to early BC parlour songs and writers, printmakers, photographers, and Alan Twigg Publisher and editor concert music composed by Jean glassblowers in their studios. Various East of BC BookWorld discusses his Coulthard, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Vancouver venues, Nov. 18, 5-10 pm; Nov. 19latest book, First Invaders: and Jelly Roll Morton. Stanley Park 20,11 am-6pm, culturecrawl.bc.ca. Literary Origins of British Pavilion, Rose Garden Tea Room,The Appearance of Silence Laetitia Sonami Columbia. White Rock Library, Nov. 6,2pm, 604 732 4624 and Jocelyn Robert use interactive media to Oct. 25 at 7 pm, 604-541-2201 andEmily Carr Institute 80th translate gesture and performance into South Delta Library Oct. 27at 7pm Anniversary Open House Tours, sound. Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie, 604-943-2271. workshops, demonstrations, film Nov. 12,8 pm, $15/10, 604-633-0861. Lisa S. Price Her book Feminist and animation screenings, dis- Ode to Joy Gala variety show honouring Dal Frameworks is a radical look of plays and family-friendly activi- Richards; proceeds to Performing Arts Lodge men's sexualized violence and ties in visual arts, media arts and (PAL). Chan Centre, 6265 Crescent, UBC, Nov. includes origins of male violence, design departments. Emily Carr 18, 7:30 pm, 604.280.3311, 604.255.431 the intersection of racism and Institute of Art and Design 1399 sexism, and the extent to which Johnston, Nov. 4-5, 10 am-4 pm, • COMEDY/CABARET perpetrators should be held free, 604-844-3075. accountable. Central Library, 350 Contemporary Art Gallery Gala THIS WEEK W. Georgia, Oct. 25, 7:30 pm, free, and Art Auction Features chamSuzanne Westenhoefer American lesbian 604-331-3602. pagne reception, live auction and comic. Norman Rothstein Theatre, 950 W. dinner with emcee Douglas Script-Selling Game Kathie Fong 41st, Oct. 20, 8 pm, $22, at Urban Empire and Yoneda's signs her book depict- Coupland. Law Courts, 800 Little Sisters. ing a Hollywood insider's look at Smithe, Nov. 5,6:30 pm, $195,604Yuk Yuk's Century Plaza Hotel, 1015 Burrard, getting your script sold and pro- 681-2700. duced. Biz Books, 302 W. Cordova, Eastern Enchantments In a pri- 604-696-9857. » Tracy Smith Oct. 20-22 » Steven Pearl Oct. 27-29 Oct. 27,5 pm. vate livingroom, an evening to Theatresports League » THE IMPRENTICE: celebrate Diwali, the South-Asian Being fired never felt so good, Wed.-Sat. » Festival of Lights, features THEATRESPORTS: Competitive comedy • SPECIAL EVENTS MantraVani Orchestra, throat- improv, Fri.-Sat. » IMPROV EXTREME: Rated T H I S WEEK singing, Bhajans (chants from NC-17, Fri.-Sat;» PRO-AM NIGHT, Oct. 20, 9:15 LIVE: Biennial of Performance Art India), Orissi dance, and classical pm» SCARED SCRIPTLESS, Oct. 27; New Revue More than 35 events including songi begins 5:30 pm with a Stage, 1585 Johnston, Granville Island, $7.50concerts, performances, installa- catered South-Asian dinner (limit- 17.50, www.vtsl.com, 604-687-1644 or 604-280tions, readings, screenings and ed to 30 people) show starts at 7 4444.. discussions, curated by Vancouver's artist-run centres. Venues include galleries, libraries, lobbies, Chan Centre and more, to Nov. 25, livevancouver.bc.ca. Astrid Hadad Cabaret act by comedian and performance artist from Mexico City. Chan Centre, 6265 Crescent, UBC, Oct. 22,8 pm, 604-280-4444. Heart of the City Festival Starts with launch party at Carnegie Centre, Oct 26, followed by 12 days of play readings, music, dance, spoken word, processions, forums and gallery exhibits. Various venues throughout downtown eastside, to Nov. 6, 778-8554099, heartofthecityfestival. com. The War of the Worlds H.G. Wells's classic science fiction story of the invasion of earth by alien beings gets a multimedia/laser/live musical treatment by Jeff Wayne, featuring Jurgen Gothe as the "Journalist" along with Renee Cook, Neil Minor, Andy Toth, and a fivepiece techno- rock band. H.R. MacMillan Planetarium, 1100 Chestnut, Oct. 27-Nov. 20, 7:30 pm, 604-257-0366. Objects of Bright Pride First Nations art auction features masks, jewellery, wood carvings, woven materials and other cultural pieces by Bill Reid, Jim Hart, Reg Davidson and others, with First Nations-inspired buffet reception, presented by Bill Reid Foundation and Simon Fraser University. Pan Pacific Hotel, Oct. 27, 6 pm, $150, 604-682-3455. Jami Sieber Electric cellist, vocalist and composer performs to film/slide presentation of her experiences in Thailand with the Thai Elephant Orchestra. Plaza The dancer and costume-designer Vincent Mantsoe from Johannesburg 500 Hotel Ballroom, Oct. 28, 7:30 blends African, eastern and western, traditional and modern forms of pm, $18/15, at at Little Sisters and Urban Empire, dance into a uniquely personal expression at Fireball Arts Centre, Wednesday to Oct. 29. jamisieber.com. In Twenty Minutes' Sleep, Daniel Olson's exhibition at the Contemporary Art Gallery, the Montrealbased artist combined objects, video and performance to create an idealized office space. On Friday, Olson performs 'Office Hours' at the CAG. Expect him to overturn your expectations of the office world, or at least your expectations of the gallery space. TICKETS AVAILABLE AT ALL TIC R LOCATIONS CHARGE BY PHONE (606) 280-4444 • BUY ONLINE AT WWW.TICKETMASTER.CA HAHAHA.COM THRViNCOliVERSl-N 3fe£*&»