2008 Vancouver Official Visitors Guide - (Page 50) Arts & EntErtAinmEnt Arts & Entertainment Until you’ve experienced it, you can’t imagine what it’s like to see a Shakespeare play performed in a city park with mountains and ocean providing a stunning natural backdrop. Or, during the winter months, what it’s like to take in a ballet or opera performance in the legendary Queen Elizabeth Theatre. In Vancouver, cultural experiences like these can be found throughout the city and across the calendar. The depth and breadth of Vancouver’s annual event calendar is simply astonishing. Home to some of the most spectacular festivals in North America, Vancouver makes a memorable destination for travellers looking for a place to celebrate with the locals. Among the annual offerings in Vancouver are the HSBC Celebration of Light, the Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival and Theatre Under the Stars. For more ideas about Vancouver events, see the calendar on pages 54–59. Live theatre is no stranger to this city in love with the arts. From community-based theatres to world-class performing arts groups, the range of theatre options is a spectacular and surprising discovery for theatre lovers. The Arts Club Theatre Company produces top-notch performances in venues on Granville Island and in South Granville. The Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company has been presenting productions to rapt Vancouver audiences for more than 45 years. Other performing arts institutions in the city include Ballet British Columbia and Vancouver Opera in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre; The Dance Centre, which manages the Scotiabank Dance Centre, one of the premier dance facilities in Canada; and the Grammy Award-winning Vancouver Symphony Orchestra with performances at the Orpheum Theatre. Full and half-price tickets for many shows can be purchased through Tickets Tonight at ticketstonight.ca. Photography (Clockwise from top left): Theatre Under the Stars; Dancing on the Edge performers; “Elemental Brubeck” ballet. ©TVan/Theatre Under the Stars, ©TVan/Dannielle Hayes, ©TVan/Ballet BC/David Cooper 50 tourismvancouver.com http://tourismvancouver.com
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