By Laura Tennant on July 22, 2010
Make way for the Neanderthal Arts Festival, a new, adventurous festival lumbering over to The Cultch this summer. This festival will highlight bold, innovative work from visionary artists and will run from July 21st to August 1st at The Cultch. One of these local visionary artists is The Cultch’s very own Head Front of House [...]
Posted in playwrights
By Laura Tennant on July 14, 2010
Last week, our annual volunteer barbeque was held to celebrate (and reward) all those folks who have enthusiastically donated their time over the past year. Basking in the much-awaited summer sun, volunteers were treated to burgers, beers and a multitude of prizes generously donated by businesses on The Drive. After some mingling, a few theatrical [...]
Posted in backstage
By Denise Higginson on July 13, 2010
On Thursday, July 8, Henriquez Partners Architects held an open house at The Cultch for the community to view a model and renderings of the upcoming restoration of the York Theatre. Located at the corner of East Georgia and Commercial Drive, the York Theatre was most recently known as the Raja Theatre, and faced demolition. [...]
Posted in York Theatre
By The Cultch on July 12, 2010
With subscriptions to The Cultch already on sale for the 2010/2011 Season, and tickets about to go on sale August 1, it is time for me to put my mind to our 2011/2012 Season. One of the ways I do this is to travel to other festivals and see what performing companies and artists from [...]
Posted in Dispatches From Heather
By Laura Tennant on July 9, 2010
A key to The Cultch’s success is the support we receive from our volunteers. Assisting us with everything from greeting and seating patrons to preparing and distributing programs, volunteers play a critical role in ensuring our season runs smoothly. Meet Mihai, one of these aforementioned volunteers. He has volunteered over 120 hours during the 2009-10 [...]
Posted in backstage
By Denise Higginson on July 8, 2010
I usually don’t pay attention to soccer, or other sports for that matter, but every four years, for the Fifa World Cup of Soccer, I become a rabid fan. I think it’s the fact that watching the games during the World Cup, on Commercial Drive in particular, becomes a multi-cultural community event. Every morning before [...]
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