All Entries in the "Performing Arts" Category
The Academy Presents… Dance
Friday May 28th at Artspring – The Academy Presents …Dance! with special guests Robbyn Scott, Sonia Langer, Oria Atkinson and GISS dancers joining Salt Spring Arts Academy teachers and students for a special evening of dance performance at Artspring, 8pm. Robbyn Scott performs her recent work DVOT with GISPA teacher Sonia Langer and Academy teacher [...]
Helix Dance Performance at Artspring
beholder n : a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses If you’re free on the evening of April 9th, seize the opportunity to see an artistic vision come to fruition at Artspring! Submitted by Amy Melious Helix Dance Theatre is a group of nine skilled and talented young women dancers [...]
Singing Soul Vocal Improv Workshop
Saturday March 27, 2010 – Sing your way into Spring! Singing Soul: improvisational a cappella. Submitted by Kaz Amaranth A one-day workshop called Singing Soul, an opportunity for vocal improv. Beaverpoint Hall from 10 to 5 pm, led by David Hatfield. Swingin’ Swayin’ Funk Bump Afro Gospel Sacred Soulful Blues Chant Jam Feelin’ Hi Mash-up! [...]
Local Heroes Sing Revolutionary Songs
Friday the 19th of February from 8:30 onwards At Moby’s. An opportunity for the Salt Spring community to come together and sing their favorite revolutionary , protest, and social change songs for the world. We’ve invited all kinds of musicians to use the power of music to raise money for orphans and disabled children in [...]
2010 Salt Spring Island Improv Invitational
Jan. 8th: • What: As many as seven Improv teams in a friendly, improvised, evening of amazing entertainment. • Who: Gulf Islands Secondary School’s 2nd Story Theatre Improv teams from: Vic. High, Esquimalt, Ladysmith, GISS, GISS jr., SIMS and more, much more. These teams participate in the Canadian Improv Games (C.I.G.), South Vancouver Island region. [...]
Steel Magnolias Features Local Cast
Coming Dec. 8, 9, 10 to Artspring, Steel Magnolias. Local actresses Wendy Beatty, Randie Clark, Megan Manning, Marit McBride and Christina and Sarah, the Penhale sisters will transport you to southern Louisiana, circa 1980′s, and give life to a tale of friendship. Six southern women share their secrets with a spritz of gossip and throw themselves open to each other. Every [...]
Spark! Circus Call For Volunteers
Did you always want to run away with the circus? Well, Now is your chance! SPARK! Circus is looking for volunteers! We need your help: looking for a variety of volunteer support for the 2010 programs: circus performers, face painters, musicians, web designers, accountants, letter writers and more… Submitted by Andrea Russell What we do: [...]
Beginner West African Dance Lessons
Fridays, September 11th to October 16th, 6pm to 7:15pm At All-Saints Anglican Parish, 110 Park Drive, Salt Spring Island Instructors: Mohamed & Marielle Duranteau of Wontanara Drum & Dance ABOUT THE CLASS: This is a fun class in a positive and beautiful space and is also a great introduction to West African dance. Students will learn [...]
Japanese Hit Play “High Life” at Artspring
September 1st and 2nd at 8:00 p.m. at Artspring. A band of junkies attempts to rob a bank in a Japanese adaptation of Canadian playwright Lee MacDougall’s darkly comic work “High Life”. This is a story of four men living so close to the edge that they’ve completely fallen off: four very ordinary, very likeable [...]
Brazilian Samba at Foxglove Farm
August 4 – 7: Brazilian Samba, at the Centre for Arts, Ecology & Agriculture, Foxglove Farm. Description: Come experience the joyful spirit of Brazil-away-from-Brazil. This hands and feet-on workshop will explore the instruments, rhythms, music, and samba dance of Brazil and do jeitinho brasieliro (“the Brazilian way”). The workshop is for anyone who enjoys or wants [...]
