November 2010

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Announcing the 2011 IGNITE! Mentorship Program

Announcing the 2011 IGNITE! Mentorship Program

By Corbin Murdoch, Cultch Youth Program Manager The Cultch’s Youth Program is proud to present the fourth season of our IGNITE! Mentorship Program. IGNITE! is designed to offer youth in Vancouver unprecedented access to professional artists and to demystify what it takes to build a career in the arts. In 2011 we will be offering [...]

Taking Residency: The Transformation of “Fish Face” from Fringe Show to Cultch Presentation

Taking Residency: The Transformation of “Fish Face” from Fringe Show to Cultch Presentation

By Ginette Mohr Fish Face tells the story of a young woman who journeys into a vivid underwater universe to battle a giant sea monster and confront her destiny. A fantastical mystery full of humour and suspense, this solo show incorporates dance, puppetry and music.In September 2009, The Quickening Theatre‘s Fish Face toured from its [...]

The Christmas Carol Project Song of the Week: God Bless Us Everyone

The Christmas Carol Project Song of the Week: God Bless Us Everyone

The Christmas Carol Project is made up of an extremely talented cast of Edmonton-based musicians who have created a collection of songs written from the perspectives of each character in this beloved Christmas fable. In the coming weeks, we will be revealing one song from the concert leading up to the show’s opening at The [...]

Words on Dance: Members of The 605 Collective and the response. describe "Audible" and "Hero & Heroine"

Words on Dance: Members of The 605 Collective and the response. describe “Audible” and “Hero & Heroine”

The 605 Collective and the response., two of Vancouver’s hottest and freshest new dance companies, are about to jump onto the stage at The Cultch with a double-bill dance presentation. Their two pieces, Hero & Heroine and Audible run from November 9 to 13, and we took this opportunity to pose the following question to [...]

The Young and Kinetic: An Interview with Dancer/Choreographers Amber Funk Barton and Josh Martin

The Young and Kinetic: An Interview with Dancer/Choreographers Amber Funk Barton and Josh Martin

Following in a rich tradition of emerging and exciting new Vancouver dance companies, The 605 Collective and the response. [period intended] bring two highly physical and kinetic pieces to The Cultch November 9-13. This double-bill presentation touches on pop culture themes such as social media (in Audible) and also on what dancer and choreographer Josh [...]

The Cultch’s Not-to-Miss List: Our Picks for the 2010/2011 Season Part 2

The Cultch’s Not-to-Miss List: Our Picks for the 2010/2011 Season Part 2

With the successful run of our first theatre performance of the season – after the quake – now behind us, we’ve asked some members of our staff to look ahead at the rest of our 10/11 season, and let us know which presentations they are really looking forward to seeing. We recently had picture day [...]