11th Annual Talking Stick Festival Monday February 20 - Sunday March 4, 2012. A Celebration of Contemporary and Traditional Aboriginal Arts & Culture
See 5 different shows or mix and match with your pass! For full festival information please visit:www.fullcircle.ca
Please note, this is the pass only and not a ticket. Please contact the Box Office Manager at the Full Circle production office to reserve your seats. 604 683-0497 boxoffice@fullcircle.ca. tickets will not be held at door for pass holders, advance bookings only or subject to availbility if booked at the door
You must present your pass, along with identification, to the box office at each event you attend.
The Silicone Diaries
02/23/12 To 02/25/12
Nina Arsenault’s tour de force account of her transition from an awkward man into a jaw-dropping silicone bombshell; a process that spanned eight years, sixty surgical procedures and a lifetime of preparation. Blurring the lines between fake and real and playing with the tension between society’s presumed desire for authenticity and its demonstrated preference for the artificial, The Silicone Diaries provides us with a peek into the personal obsessions of those who are driven to transform their bodies. At the same time, it is a frank exploration of the contradictions associated with the quest for beauty.
Wish Come True Writers' Challenge
02/27/12
presented by Full Circle First Nations & The Talking Stick Festival
Monday February 27, 2012 Culture Lab 7:30pm
The Aboriginal Writers Collective West Coast (AWCWC) is taking that well quoted writers lament "I wish I had more time to write" to a competitive level. The writers are challenging themselves to write a complete, undefined body of literary work in 8 hours and present it publically the same night. AWCWC members Joanne Arnott, Nicola Campbell, Chris Bose, Janet Marie Rogers, Wanda Kehewin, Kelly Roulette and more will receive their writing topic on the morning of the challenge as chosen by Tobacco Wars author Paul Seesequasis. A reading of Tobacco Wars and excerpts from the freshly created writings will be shared by Paul Seesequasis and the AWCWC that same evening.
presented by Full Circle First Nations & The Talking Stick Festival
Wednesday February 29, 2012 Culture Lab 7:30pm
SHARING PERSPECTIVES: THE PATHS WE’VE TRAVELED. Senior and emerging Aboriginal artists gather together to share their thoughts, their passions and their art forms. An open conversation. Enlightening, informative and informal. For programming details and featured artists visit www.fullcircle.ca
The Talking Stick Festival is a 2 week, citywide celebration of Aboriginal performance and art running February 20th -March 4th, 2012 and features world class local, national and international artists in a variety of cabaret, music, dance, theatre, storytelling and visual arts
Ignorance is a puppet documentary about prehistoric humanity – about the time when we lived in caves, before we invented Facebook, iPhones, or nagging senses of dissatisfaction. With much grunting, shrieking, and gnawing on bones, the Old Trouts will explain where we went wrong, and how we might find our way once again.
On The Cusp 1
03/01/12
presented by Full Circle First Nations & The Talking Stick Festival
Thursday March 1, 2012 Culture Lab 7:30pm
ON THE CUSP 1. The first of two distinct evenings of Contemporary Aboriginal Dance featuring the work of choreographers from across Canada and the United States who will be joined by Vancouver’s talented local artists for an evening of thought-provoking new dance as we push the boundaries, perceptions and possibilities of our contemporary Indigenous dance practice.
Don’t miss the post-show Artist Talk. Curated by Raven Spirit Dance in partnership with the 2012 Talking Stick Festival and complimented by a series of artist talks, panels, dance workshops and professional development opportunities. www.fullcircle.ca
presented by Full Circle First Nations & The Talking Stick Festival
Friday March 2, 2012 Culture Lab 7:30pm
ON THE CUSP 2. The second of 2 distinct evenings of Contemporary Aboriginal Dance featuring the work of choreographers from across Canada and the United States who will be joined by Vancouver’s talented local artists for an evening of thought-provoking new dance as we push the boundaries, perceptions and possibilities of our contemporary Indigenous dance practice.
Don’t miss the post-show Artist Talk. Curated by Raven Spirit Dance in partnership with the 2012 Talking Stick Festival and complimented by a series of artist talks, panels, dance workshops and professional development opportunities. www.fullcircle.ca
presented by Full Circle First Nations & The Talking Stick Festival
Saturday Mar 3, 2012 Culture Lab 7:30pm
Ab-Original Cabaret @ The Talking Stick Festival. Back by popular demand. An eclectic evening of theatre, song and spoken word featuring tomorrow's brightest talent.
For programming details and featured Ab-Cab artists visit www.fullcircle.ca
The Talking Stick Festival is a 2 week, citywide celebration of Aboriginal performance and art running February 20th -March 4th, 2012 and features world class local, national and international artists in a variety of cabaret, music, dance, theatre, storytelling and visual arts
Elles is the expression of choreographer Serge Bennathan’s desire to be confronted once again by feminine strength, passion and depth. This work explores the visceral, raw physicality of women coming from different geographical points, bringing with them different approaches and languages of dance.
L'Orchestre d'Hommes-Orchestres Performs Tom Waits
03/21/12 To 03/24/12
Armed with the colourful repertoire of uncategorizable American music icon Tom Waits, Quebec City’s L’Orchestre d’Hommes-Orchestres offer an event that is more of a carnival show or musical circus than just a concert. This bustling orchestra performs the music of Tom Waits using nearly 100 objects and invented instruments on stage.
FRESCO
03/28/12 To 03/31/12
Presented by BellaLuna Productions with Vancouver’s Italian Cultural Centre
The World Premiere of FRESCO, a new play by award-winning playwright Lucia Frangione, developed with the BellaLuna Ensemble.
When Rosina, a present-day Vancouverite, inherits the family home in the city’s Strathcona neighbourhood, she looks through the keyhole of her past to find its ghosts, history and family secrets. She uncovers generations of secrecy surrounding her Italian grandfather’s internment during World War II, when Fascist Italy joined forces with Nazi Germany. The move put Italy at war with Canada and threw Italian communities across Canada under deep scrutiny and suspicion.
FRESCO examines the impact of that time on not just Rosina’s grandfather but also several generations of his family and Canada’s Italian community overall.
Part court-room drama, part urban re-telling of myth, this searing look at history’s most infamous double-cross places Judas Iscariot on trial for betraying Christ. As biblical and historical witnesses take the stand, we are forced to re-examine old truths and consider what it means to forgive.
IZM
04/24/12 To 04/29/12
Choreographer Crazy Smooth brings together ten of Canada’s most talented performers to evoke the essential nature of pure street dance. Explosive dancing, heart-on-sleeve commitment and heroic attitudes bring urban culture’s street dance to the stage, showing audiences that hip hop is still a dynamic force in dance today.
Blue Box
05/01/12 To 05/12/12
Blue Box presents Carmen Aguirre’s remarkable life as an underground revolutionary in Chile. It’s a story of terror, romance, fear and abandon that takes us from the dangerous mountain passes of Chile to the perilous roller coasters of Hollywood; from an ardent love affair with a TV star; to a passionate love for a revolutionary political movement that strove to free and change an entire nation.
Gala Italia
05/25/12
A fundraising event to support Cultch youth arts programs and presentations.
A celebration of all things Italian - food, film, fashion and art! Enjoy canapes, bubbly, cinema, auctions, games of chance, bocce, entertainment and a beautiful light supper of regional Italian food served from chef stations throughout the building.
Tickets: $99 for balcony $250 for ground floor
Tables and sponsorships are available. Please contact Susan Howard, susan@thecultch.com or 604-251-1766 ext 110
The Cultch 2012 Summer Camp
08/20/12
During the last two weeks in August 2012, you are invited to join us at The Cultch for a summer camp experience unlike any other!
You will be given full access to The Cultch’s state-of-the-art facilities to explore the fundamentals of contemporary theatre creation with some of Vancouver’s most acclaimed professional artists. Our company in residence, The Only Animal, will lead you through a highly collaborative process unlike any you’ve experienced before. Best of all, you’ll get to meet and work with other creative young people from across the Lower Mainland and beyond.
Expect to learn! Expect to laugh! Expect to be challenged! It will be the most exciting and inspiring two weeks of your summer, guaranteed.
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