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Wendy Dallian

Vancouver director takes Love Birds to Sundance

"I thought it would be funny to have naked people dancing and running around. I just wanted to see a film where we had humans acting like animals," said Brian Lye.

AVENUE Q: puppetry with a twist

The New York Times hailed AVENUE Q as "a breakthrough musical of a very different stripe. Savvy, sassy and delicious!"

Crispin Glover at the Cinematheque

Multitalented actor, director, writer, Crispin Glover (River's Edge, Back to the Future, The Doors, The People vs Larry Flynt, Hot Tub Time Machine, Charlie's Angels) will be at the Pacific...

The Pavilion at the Firehall Arts Theatre

"This play has a lot of beautiful themes of grace, redemption and forgiveness. I always like to participate in stories that have that at its core," Craig Erickson says.

Cirque du Soleil comes to Vancouver with QUIDAM

March 9 to 13, 2011, Vancouver's Roger's Arena will be transformed into a circus spectacular with QUIDAM

Vancouver goes Blonde

This show will take you from the sorority house to the halls of justice with Broadway's brightest new heroine (and of course, her chihuahua, Bruiser). The verdict? This much fun shouldn't be legal!

Horse lovers get ready for the experience of a lifetime: Cavalia

Vancouver get ready for the spectacular premiere of the critically acclaimed Cavalia: A Magical Encounter Between Human and Horse.

Peter Mansbridge in town to support the Vancouver Food Bank

"When you hear the stories of people who have jobs and need the help of the food bank, you want to help", says Peter Mansbridge.

George Stroumboulopoulos believes in "we"

"We've got to start getting way angrier at the way this country has been developing," George Stroumboulopoulos told VO. "The lack of compassion, the core values of what Canada was... we need politicia

The Whistler Film Festival: Sundance of the North

The room erupted with cheers and outbursts of enthusiasm all through the film. Whistler may have changed over the past ten years, but clearly the sentiment towards the place has not.