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Vancouver International Dance Festival 2010

March 2, 2010

The Vancouver International Dance Festival (VIDF) is back, running from March 12 – March 21 at various venues around town.

Part of the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad this year, performances from Kokoro Dance, Kitt Johnson (from Denmark), Flamenco Rosario and Bill “Crutchmaster” Shannon — who incorporates house and hip hop dance forms with skateboard culture — are among the many you can take in during the festival. Click here to buy tickets.

And on another note, happy happy 10th anniversary, VIDF!

  • Written by: May Globus |
  • Category: Dance, Events, Uncategorized |
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Yet another Open Letter to the Vancouver Parks Board

February 15, 2010

Dear Vancouver Parks Board,

When making trails in public parks or chopping down dead trees, please construct more chairs similar to this one for me and my friends to sit on.

Thank you,
Bob K

  • Written by: Bob Kronbauer |
  • Category: Dance, Nature |
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mjfromaroundtheway.com presents: The Heart-On

January 19, 2010

Date: Feb 6, 2010 (Saturday)

Time: 9pm-3am

Location: Box Studios

1622 Franklin Street, Vancouver, BC

February is celebrated as a month of Love – and usually between two people.

But what about our love for art | music | design | dance?

Let’s all get together and revel in Vancouver’s amazing mixture of creativity, originality and talent.

Let’s admire our romance with arts + culture and celebrate what makes us HEART.

This is a celebration of what we do for what we love.

FEATURING:

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-watts automatic
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-boombox saints | http://www.boomboxsaints.com

FASHION |

-love made me | http://www.lovemade.me

DANCE |

-svs style | http://www.svsstyle.com | http://www.svsvancity.com

ART |

-phresha | http://www.deviantethics.com/
-ashleigh kirkham | http://www.ashleighkirkham.com/
-karen chan | http://visualkin.carbonmade.com/
-matt watson | http://flickr.com/IDENTIFYTHEFIVEFLAWS
-arne gutmann | http://boardstars.com/
-nicole steen | http://www.tartarts.com/
-steve williams | http://spwilliams.ca/
-pilar alvarez + christina christie |
-eli horn | http://elihorn.net/
-kris g. brownlee | http://acageybee.com/
-darren camplin | http://darrencamplin.com/
-trisha chu | http://artist-trishachu.com/
-kim villagante | http://liki-art.vox.com/
- steph forster | http://nehemiahvancity.com/?page_id=24
- megan allard |
- lacey blackheart |
-hayley arlidge |http://hayleyarlidge.com
-jenn brisson | http://jennbrisson.blogspot.com
-catherine fraser |
-megan majewski | http://www.deadkittie.com
-gidget | http://gidgetsgarage.carbonmade.com
-alicia rebman |
-arin sieber |
-avi steinberg |
-cam strudwick | http://www.strudmac.com
-amanda bullick | http://www.amandabullick.com

check out the OFFICIAL EVENT WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/thehearton

$8 @ DOOR

Special Thanks to:
Box Studios | http://www.boxstudios.ca
Blo Blow Dry Bar | http://blomedry.com
Noir Lash Lounge | http://noirlashlounge.com
Sugar Cane Skincare | http://www.sugarcaneskincare.com
The Lab Magazine | http://www.thelabmagazineonline.com
Blanche MacDonald (Makeup) | http://www.blanchemacdonald.com
Amanda Bullick Photography | http://www.amandabullick.com

DRINK SPECIALS!
CASH BAR!

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD!!

want to get involved?
if you’re interested, please contact marjolyn:
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  • Written by: Danielle Ow |
  • Category: Dance, Events, Fashion, Local Business, Made In Vancouver, Music, The Arts |
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Breaking in Vancity

January 11, 2010

During the holidays a filmmaker in Vancouver generously lent me his old video camera and so I put it to some good use. With Vancouver acting as a hub for so many sports ranging from snowboarding to BMX and best of all skateboarding, it is not a surprise that our breakdancing scene has also been creating some buzz in the past couple of years. From my work with Vancouver Fashion Week I got to meet some established talent like Dennis “Liquid” Arriola to new talent like Jayson “Jbugz” Burdeyney. Impressed by Jbugz’s skills and having a major curiosity in breakdancing (out of my experience being a hip-hop dancer) I decided to collaborate with Jbugz and film him dancing all over Vancouver. There are also photographs to go along with this video.

Sidenote: Jbugz is from Calgary and currently part of the Soul Felons crew. He moved out to Vancity to develop him even more as a dancer by participating in battles and training both her and Seattle which is another major hub for breakdancing.

  • Written by: Julia Kozlov |
  • Category: Dance, Video |
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Twas The Week Before Christmas…

January 8, 2010

…and all over Vancity,
indie bands were playing,
some sweet little dittys.

If you missed ANY of these shows, you missed some very good music.

Saturday the 12th:

Jody Glenham & Aidan Knight @ The Media Club, Lab Magazine Party

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  • Written by: Christine McAvoy |
  • Category: Dance, Events, Music, People, Photography, The Arts |
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One Night Stand

January 2, 2010

I don’t know what you did for New Years Eve, but if you were at the Media Club, you definitely had a good time with a ton of Vancouver’s best musicians.

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One Night Stand included members of Bend Sinister, Read more

  • Written by: Christine McAvoy |
  • Category: Dance, Events, Music, People, Photography, The Arts |
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Push It Real Good

November 12, 2009

The annual PUSH FESTIVAL announced its 2010 schedule for its JAN. 20 – FEB. 6 affair with 14 shows at 11 different venues. Some of the shows will be done in coproduction with the Cultural Olympiad as well.
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  • Written by: Boon Kondo |
  • Category: Dance, Design, Events, The Arts, Theatre |
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Thrill the World Vancouver

October 26, 2009

At 5:30 p.m this past Saturday, (the 24th) 232 Zombies gathered in the Roundhouse Turntable Plaza to dance Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”! Whhhaaattt??? That’s the coolest right? What’s even cooler is that the event raised over $3000 for Greater Vancouver’s Food Bank Society! What an AWESOME idea! Not only is everyone in Zombie mode, being so close to Halloween, but raising money and a real tribute to the King of Pop!

This event happens world-wide too! This year it raised $100, 000 , which will go towards over 80 charities!

For more info, pictures and videos on the Vancouver event, visit the “Thrill the World Vancouver” Facebook group

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Photo by John Biehler

The official Thrill The World Vancouver after-party is Ceroc Vancouver’s Halloween Party this Friday, October 30 at 7:30 pm at the Billy Bishop Legion.

  • Written by: Dana Spittal |
  • Category: Charity, Dance, Events |
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Vancouver Celebrates Diwali

October 18, 2009

Diwali is the South Asian festival of lights celebrated by a large number of people in India and all around the world. As part of the 6th Annual Vancouver Celebrates Diwali Festival, the Roundhouse Community Centre will model itself after a bustling Punjabi market for Downtown Diwali today. The free event will feature dance and live music by local and visiting performance artists, blending the best of traditional South Asian arts with contemporary fusion styles, ranging from Hindustani to Hip-Hop and Classical Persian to Punjabi Rock. The market atmosphere will also feature Indian foods, arts & crafts and educational displays for all ages. Downtown Diwali runs from noon to 7pm.

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All photos are from last year’s Downtown Diwali festival…

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  • Written by: Maurice |
  • Category: Dance, Events, Family Fun, Food and Drink, Music |
  • Tagged: diwali, downtown, indian, vancouver celebrates diwali |
  • Comments: 2

Live Block Party today!

September 13, 2009


Last year’s LIVE BLOCK PARTY.

It’s Sunday. It’s sunny. And today’s the day for this (starting @ 2pm), which includes the sneaker drive, the Tail Tapas mini-ramp sesh, and a dance showdown / afterparty. Get your shades on, get your high-five hand ready, and get out there. LIVE BLOCK is not to be missed…

  • Written by: Frank Daniello |
  • Category: Charity, Dance, Events, People, Public Spaces, Skateboarding, The Outdoors |
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Who’s the best on block? and after the show it’s the after party!

September 8, 2009

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Allot going down at the Livestock Block party this Sunday, Sept.13 (2pm-8pm). We are first off throwing down the dance competition (starts at 6pm) which is always good times and fun battles.

Then we will be providing transportation over to the Fortune Sound Club (massive Coors bus loaded with free beers) for the after party (8pm-12am). Mainly somewhere to go after the Live Block and hear some beats and have some drinks. Oh yeah..its NO CHARGE too! Spread the good word!

  • Written by: GMAN |
  • Category: Dance, Events, Food and Drink, Most Awesome, Music, People, Photo of The Week, Photography, Skateboarding, Uncategorized |
  • Tagged: Livestock |
  • Comments: 0

Boom Boxers taking over Vancouver by night

September 6, 2009

I don’t know these guys but I want to join the revolution.

The First Ever Decentralized Dance Party It gets pretty awesome around the 6:45 mark

  • Written by: Ben Stoddard |
  • Category: Dance, Most Awesome, Nature, Parks, People, Public Spaces, Radio, Random, The Arts, The Outdoors, Theatre, Video |
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