THE 4rd ANNUAL DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE
OF THE Produced by Vancouver Moving Theatre HEART with the Carnegie Community Centre CITY and the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians
FESTIVAL Inside Venue Map...... inside front cover October 24 to November 4 2007 Welcoming Statements...... 2 & 3 Locations & Venues...... 3 www.heartofthecityfestival.com Credits & Thanks...... 4 Milestones...... 5 or call 604-254-6911 Schedule at a Glance...... 6 & 7 Pre-Festival Events...... 8 & 9 me! Festival Events...... 10 - 27 l co Visual Art Exhibits ...... 28 & 29 We Breaking into the Biz...... 30 & 31 DTES Arts in Action ...... 31 & 32 Post-Festival ...... 32
The mission of the Heart of the City Festival is to promote, present, profile and encourage development of artists, art forms, cultural traditions, history, activism, people and great stories about Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
Ticket Information Mural Bruce Eriksen Most festival events are free, by donation or pay Text Anatole France Installed Bruce Eriksen Place as you can. Tickets must be purchased for some events.
Please consult each event description for ticket information. Front Cover Artwork Richard Tetrault Design Big Wave Design Phoenix illustration Diane Wood Dear friends, It is a great pleasure On behalf of the citi- Welcome to the 4th to welcome everyone zens of Vancouver Downtown Eastside to the 2007 Heart and my colleagues on Annual Heart of the of the City Festival Vancouver City Coun- City Festival. and to congratulate cil, I am delighted to This festival is truly all the people who welcome everyone a wonderful experi- have helped make this to the 4th Annual ence and celebrates and past Festivals into Downtown Eastside and shares the genuine creative, imaginative Heart of the City Festival. community expression of our local gifted and successful events. It is a pleasure to see, how in just four artists and activists. Once again, this year’s Festival will show- short years, the Heart of the City Festival The festival is a celebration of culture, case the talents and diversity in Vancouver’s has become an important flagship event history, activism, people, and great stories Downtown Eastside community by offering in the life of the Downtown Eastside. I from the Downtown Eastside. a program of music, dance, readings, spoken want to congratulate the organizers, the I hope you will enjoy the exciting pro- word, open houses, processions, workshops, community participants, the volunteers gram that awaits you. exhibits, viewings, and walks. and the sponsors of this year’s Festival. The Yours sincerely, I am especially pleased to know that Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Fes- Libby Davies, M.P. Vancouver East this year’s Festival will include the work tival is a shining example of how arts build of Asian Canadians marking the 100th community. Your leadership and commit- anniversary of the anti-Asian riots in Van- ment to your community is an inspiration As the Minister Respon- couver. It is important to remember our sible for the Arts, I’d like to our entire City. I hope everyone enjoys community’s history, however painful. the Festival! to congratulate the 4th On behalf of the people of Vancouver- Annual Downtown East- Mount Pleasant, I extend my warmest Yours truly, side Heart of the City greetings and my wishes for another Sam Sullivan, Mayor Festival that celebrates marvellous festival. the rich creative presence It is with ever increas- of artists in Vancouver’s Sincerely, ing pride in the artis- Downtown Eastside. Jenny Wai Ching Kwan, MLA tic community of the The arts are a vital part of our society. By Vancouver-Mt. Pleasant Downtown Eastside it we exemplify and preserve the history, that I welcome the citi- heritage and culture that define us as a Welcome to the fourth zens of Vancouver to province. Art inspires creativity and fosters edition of Heart of the experience the creative that which is exceptional in us. It is a chan- City Festival! achievements of the nel for fantastic innovation, extraordinary The British Co- Heart of the City Festival. This Festival was imaginations and surprising insights. lumbia Arts Council born and raised in the Downtown Eastside The provincial government recognizes proudly supports this and continues to reflect the community in the important role of arts and culture in unique celebration in all its extraordinary history and diversity. British Columbia. Through the Steering the centre of Vancouver. Congratulations to the organizers who Committee for the DTES Arts and Culture The “Downtown Eastside” is rich in creativ- have made the Festival an event we look Strategic Framework and Investment Plan ity, culture and heritage as well as tenacity, forward to every year. This year’s program we are working to bring more residents perseverance and advocacy. Gathering at is interesting, instructive and most of all a and tourists to our galleries, heritage this intersection of commerce, transporta- community celebration. Enjoy. sites, theatres and music performances tion, dwellings and peoples, locals and visi- in restaurants and clubs in Vancouver’s tors from across the region will experience Russell Anthony Downtown Eastside. all kinds of sound, movement and colour, Chair, Friends of the Downtown Eastside On behalf of all British Columbians, I among the sights and sounds of the “Heart Community Arts and Vice President, thank you for your contribution to Brit- of the City.” My best wishes to all participants: Stantec Consulting Ltd. ish Columbia’s thriving and vibrant arts the artists, particularly those who live and Members: Milton Wong, Leonard Schein, community. As well, I thank the many work in the Downtown Eastside; the many Donald Shumka, Philip Owen, Russ artists who, by sharing with us their talents, individuals and sponsors who have so gener- Anthony, Jim Bishop expand our ability to see and understand ously donated to the festival; and audience our world with unique and beautiful per- members of all ages and backgrounds. May spectives. you discover a new corner of the City’s heart All the best in this year’s activities and may through the performances and exhibitions it be the most successful festival to date. of this year’s Festival. Sincerely, Sincerely, Stan Hagen Don Shumka Minister of Tourism, Sport and the Arts Chair, BC Arts Council
Heart of the City Festival 2007 Welcome! Locations & Venues Aboriginal Front Door (13) 384 Main, 604-697-5660 Admiral Seymour Elementary School (24) It is an honour and a pleasure to work with our 1130 Keefer, 604-713-4641 associate and community partners to present the Carnegie Community Centre (9) 4th Annual Heart of the City Festival. 401 Main, 604-665-2220 At this year’s festival you will find old Centre A (3) favourites, annual celebrations, ongoing com- 2 W. Hastings, 604-683-8326 munity discussions, and community treasures Chapel Arts (19) alongside new and fresh elements: from Asian 304 Dunlevy, 604-682-1611 Canadian voices to DTES comedy; from activists Chinese Cultural Centre (5) and hip hop artists to visiting artists brought in to engage with our community; 50 E. Pender, 604-658-8850 and from reflections on the 100th Anniversary of the infamous anti-Asian riots, to the powerful and compelling voice of Downtown Eastside poet Bud Osborn. Co-op Radio (11) CFRO 102.7FM Bud Osborn writes that Downtown Eastside residents and artists are “speaking CORE Artist Housing Co-op (16) hope and possibility into situations of apparent impossibility.” Like the compelling 275 Alexander image on the program cover by Downtown Eastside artist Richard Tetrault, we are Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden (6) a community of immense beauty, bitter sweet sadness, and inner strength. Our 578 Carrall, 604-662-3207 artists remind us that the best change comes from within – from within ourselves, Fearless TV Shaw Cable 4 and from within our community. Firehall Arts Centre (15) Enjoy the Festival everyone. 280 E. Cordova, 604-689-0691 Gallery Gachet (8) Terry Hunter, Executive Director 88 E. Cordova, 604-687-2468 Savannah Walling, Artistic Director InterUrban Gallery (7) Vancouver Moving Theatre 1 E. Hastings, 604-633-2665 Japanese Hall (20) 487 Alexander, 604-254-2551 On behalf of the Carnegie Community Centre, I am Medicinal Plant Garden (18) pleased to welcome community members and visitors 300 block Keefer at Gore to the fourth annual Heart of the City Festival! This Pantages Theatre (10) festival has become a delightful tradition for residents of 150 E. Hastings the Downtown Eastside — a time when we get to show Potluck Café (2) off the astounding variety of talent that is present here 20 W. Hastings, 604-609-7368 and raise our voices to tell our own stories. It is a great radha yoga & eatery (12) ** reward for those in the community who work so hard to 728 Main, 604-605-0011 make things better. I have had the good fortune to be a part of the Festival from the very beginning, Russian Hall (23) * 600 Campbell, 604-253-9932 when the Carnegie Association began planning the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Carnegie building, in 2003. The Community Arts Network and the Heart St Andrew’s-Wesley United Church of the City Festival grew out of that. Now the festival gives Downtown Eastside 1022 Nelson, 604-683-4574 people the chance to develop their skills in the arts and in social organizing; to St. James’ Anglican Church (17) challenge perceptions of our beloved neighbourhood; to build community with 303 E. Cordova, 604-685-2532 people and organizations from different cultures and viewpoints; and to increase Strathcona Elementary School (21) * our self-confidence, as individuals and as a group, that we can succeed at work we 592 E. Pender, 604-713-4630 love to do. SUCCESS Choi Hall (4) Thank you to the partners, artists, volunteers, and participating community 28 W. Pender, 604-408-7260 organizations who make this festival happen. Thank you to Vancouver Moving Ukrainian Hall (22) * Theatre for your tireless work on this annual event. Thank you everyone for attend- 805 E. Pender, 604-254-3436 ing! Enjoy the festival! Vancouver Police Museum (14) ** Gena Thompson, Vice-President 240 E. Cordova, 604-665-3346 Carnegie Community Centre Association Victory Square (1) 200 W. Hastings at Cambie ( ) number corresponds with map on inside front cover. Most festival venues are wheel- chair accessible. * wheelchair access with assistance from festival staff ** this venue is not wheelchair accessible
Heart of the City Festival 2007 CREDITS & THANKS
FESTIVAL STAFF Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Downtown HEART OF THE CITY FESTIVAL THREE YEAR STRATEGIC Executive Artistic Producer Terry Hunter Eastside Community Arts Network, Gallery AND SUSTAINABILITY PLAN ADVISORY Associate Artistic Director Savannah Walling Gachet, InterUrban Gallery, John Atkin Walks, Allan Cappo Aboriginal Front Door Society Associate Artistic Producer Teresa Vandertuin National Film Board of Canada, Pantages Joe Dzatko Association of United Ukrainian Administrative Assistant Michelle Richard Theatre Society, Potluck Café, radha yoga & Canadians Community Outreach Leith Harris eatery, St. James’ Anglican Church, Strathcona Sophia Freigang Board member, Carnegie Publicist Jodi Smith (JLS Entertainment) Elementary School, SUCCESS, Theatre In Community Centre Association Designer John Endo Greenaway The Raw, urban ink productions, Vancouver Leslie Kemp President, Community Arts Production Manager Simon Garber Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall, Council of Vancouver Technical Director Therese Hartwig Watari Research Association Rick Lam President, Chinatown Revitalization Production Assistants Jean Paul Bouchard, Committee Elwin Xie SPECIAL THANKS Renae Morriseau Producer/Educator/Theatre Technical Assistants Mark Oakley, The staff and patrons of Carnegie, Paul artist/Board member, Vancouver Moving Steve Edwards Taylor & the Carnegie Newsletter, Steve Theatre On Site Photography Ken Tabata Edwards & the Carnegie Music program, Robert Olsen Powell Street Festival Society Historical Factoids Savannah Walling Charles Barber, Dickson Chan, Michael Ruth Aboriginal Front Door Society Clague, Joe and Patricia Dzatko, Beverly Barbara Small Schein Foundation CARNEGIE COMMUNITY CENTRE Dobrinsky, S.R. Duncan, Nathan Edelson, Sid Tan Media Artist/Community Arts Director Ethel Whitty Katrina Elliot, Peter Fairchild, Kathy Gibler, Network Assistant Director Dan Tetrault Oliver Giving, Jay Hamburger, Wendy Plan Consultant Kira Gerwing Education and Arts Programmer Rika Uto Haven, Horizon Publications, Leslie Kemp, Cultural Sharing Programmer Marlene George Sharon Kravitz, Swami Lalitananda, Wayne PHOTOS Carnegie Street Programmer Bob Moss Leung, Father Clarence Li, Lee Wo Ma, Sharon Burns, David Cooper, Laurel Dykstra, Recreation Programmer Sandy MacKeigan Adrienne Macollum, Ingrid Mendez de Peter Eastwood, Eydis Einarsdottir, Katherine Carnegie Reading Room Beth Davies Cruz, Elizabeth Murdoch, Nadia Niechoda, Fleitas, John Endo Greenaway, Terry Hunter, Volunteer Coordinator Colleen Gorrie Irwin Oostindie, Wendy Pedersen, Ariadne Al McKay, Bob Moss, Maureen Peshiera, Anne Security Coordinator Skip Everall Sawyer, Mother Emilie Smith, Sid Tan, Ben Marie Slater, Ken Tabata, Alex Waterhouse Kitchen Programmer Catriona Moore Wevers, Sarah White, Carolyn Wong, William Woo, Diane Wood, Beverly Yhap, those we BENEFACTORS CARNEGIE COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION may have unwittingly forgotten, and those Anonymous (2) Board of Directors who helped after this program guide went President Margaret Prevost; Vice President to print. Gena Thompson; Treasurer Peter Fairchild; Secretary Michael Read; Members at Large: Carnegie Community Centre and Vancouver Moving Theatre are members of the Community Grant Chancey, Rachel Davis, Stephen Arts Network, a network of individuals, groups and organizations dedicated to fostering the Lytton, Matthew Matthew, James Pau, Dora development of arts in the DTES. Sanders, William Simpson, April Smith, Jeff Sommers, Gerald Wells HATS OFF TO OUR SPONSORS VANCOUVER MOVING THEATRE The Heart of the City Festival gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions of our Executive Director Terry Hunter many sponsors. This festival could not happen without their enthusiastic and generous Artistic Director Savannah Walling support. Thank you! Accountant Lucy Lai Board of Directors President Ann McDonell; Vice President Lynne Werker; Secretary John Atkin; Treasurer Franklin Po; Roger Seamon, Renae Morriseau
Thank you to the ASSOCIATION OF UNITED UKRAINIAN CANADIANS Board of Directors and Program Commit- Powell Street Friends of DTES tee Members for their continuing support. Festival Community Arts
COMMUNITY PARTNERS Aboriginal Front Door, Admiral Seymour Asian Canadian programs at the Heart of the City Festival are Elementary School, Centre A, Chinese Cultural made possible with the generous support of Coast Capital Centre, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Savings Credit Union. Community Arts Council of Vancouver, Co-op Radio CFRO Radio 102.7FM, Dr. Sun The printing of this program has been made possible with the generous support of the Vancouver Port Authority.
Heart of the City Festival 2007 The Heart of the City Festival is pleased to join with Anniversaries of Change 2007 to MILESTONES: A 100 Year’s Journey commemorate this anniversary year, and to spotlight the incredible breadth of creative The years 1907, 1947, 1967 and 1997 rep- The history and development of the Down- Asian Canadian writers, filmmakers, musi- resent watershed moments in the story of town Eastside is linked hand in hand with cians, dancers, actors, satirists, DJs and Hip Asian migrants in Canada, and in the story the Asian Canadian communities in our Hop artists, organizers and activists who of Canada itself. These historical dates midst. The infamous 1907 anti-Asian riots live in or are connected to the Downtown mark the anti-Asian riots in the early his- in our streets, the uprooting of Japanese Eastside. These artists include Sid Chow tory of Vancouver, the hard-won franchise Canadians during World War II and the Tan, Shon Wong, Doug Masuhara and of full citizenship rights following World street protests in Chinatown and Strath- Seymour Taiko, Ya-Wen V. Wang, Jennifer War II, the new immigration act in Cana- cona to save the neighbourhood from free- Jone, Silk Road Music, Sawagi Taiko, Larry da’s centennial year, and the handover of way expansion in the late-60s have all had a Wong, Hayne Wai, Elwin Xie, Sean Gunn, Hong Kong merely a decade ago. dramatic impact on our community. Takeo Yamashiro, Karin Lee, Jeet Kai, Sinag Bayan, T. Cee, Riffraff, Paul Wong, Jay Hira- The year 2007 is also a time to remember Sometimes we still hear the echoes of bayashi, Vancouver Cantonese Opera, Kin this 100 year journey: one of institution- shattering glass. Fung Athletic Group and the Strathcona alized discrimination against people of Chinese Dance Company. Asian descent, the denial of the rights of Join us in a celebration of the strength and artistic achievement of Vancouver’s Asian Asian Canadians by way of government Canadian communities as we learn and apply the lessons of the past so that history will policies through escalating injustices, and not repeat itself. the dispossession and dispersal of citizens marking Vancouver’s history. For more information about the events, policies and changes made during these anniver- sary years, please visit the Anniversaries of Change website www.anniversaries07.ca.
KUDOS TO THE FIREHALL ARTS CENTRE & DALANNAH GAIL BOWEN!
Congratulations to the Firehall Arts Centre as it celebrates its 25th Anniversary Season and the 100th anniversary of the building itself! That is 25 years of dance, theatre, music, festivals and gallery exhibitions in a converted firehall in the heart of the city! Known for its support of Canadian work and its multicultural and mentoring initiatives, the Firehall Arts Centre has been a cornerstone to the Vancouver arts scene and to the development of a thriving arts community in the Downtown Eastside. Artistic Producer Donna Spencer is an inspiration with her continued commitment to present exciting and provocative theatre season after season. The Festival also congratulates DTES community member Dalannah Gail Bowen on the premiere of her original show The Returning Journey, a performance that combines poetry and song to share her journey through abuse, addiction, homelessness, illness and return. A consummate vocalist, Dalannah started her acting career in the groundbreaking In the Heart of A City: The DTES Community Play (Carnegie Community Centre and Vancouver Moving Theatre, 2003) and in 2006 was a cast member of Urinetown, the award winning Firehall production. The Returning Journey, Firehall Arts Centre Oct 17 to 21, Wed. through Sat. 8pm, Matinees Sat. & Sun. 2pm Ticket information: 604-689-0926, www.firehallartscentre.ca
Heart of the City Festival 2007 Schedule at a Glance Festival Yoga Thursday October 25 Pre-Festival Events 7:30am Hatha Yoga, radha yoga & eatery HATHA YOGA 10am Hidden Language Hatha Yoga & HIDDEN LANGUAGE HATHA YOGA radha yoga & eatery radha yoga & eatery, 728 Main St Sunday October 14 2pm – 3:30pm MUNCH #5 Redressing 2pm – 4pm Story Sharing & Drum Circle During the Festival, take in a Hatha Redress, Gallery Gachet Aboriginal Front Door or Hidden Language Hatha Yoga class – designated classes are pay 3:30pm – 5:30pm Sew What? opening Monday October 15 Potluck Café as you can. Strengthen your body, 1:30pm – 4:30pm Designing a Community create flexibility and still your mind Play Workshop, Carnegie Theatre 6pm – 12am Salsa Night with La Candela, radha yoga & eatery in a gentle Hatha Yoga class. Or go 7pm – 9pm Youth Empowerment and Cultural into the deeper meaning of the poses Partnership, St. James’ Anglican Church 7:30pm Gravity opening, Chapel Arts and yourself with Hidden Language. 8pm Iwan Wijono, Centre A Enjoy the ambience of radha’s brick Wednesday October 17 5pm – 7pm Community Opera in the Inner 9pm – 10pm Radio Play on Arts Rational & wood floor studio. The classes are Co-op Radio, CFRO 102.7FM gentle & respectful, encouraging you City, Ukranian Hall downstairs to listen to your body’s wisdom. All 8pm Returning Journey opening levels welcome. Firehall Arts Centre Friday October 26 For more information 604-605-0011 Thursday October 18 9:30am Hatha Yoga, radha yoga & eatery or www.radhavancouver.org 8pm Returning Journey, Firehall Arts Centre 10:45am Silk Road Duo Friday October 19 Admiral Seymour Elementary School 8pm Returning Journey, Firehall Arts Centre 11am – 12:30pm St. James’ Bargain Sale St. James’ Anglican Church Saturday October 20 1:15pm Masabo Culture Company 9:30am – 12:30pm Day of the Dead Decora- Strathcona Elementary School tion Workshop, St. James’ Anglican Church 2pm Silk Road Duo, SUCCESS Choi Hall 2pm Returning Journey, Firehall Arts Centre 7:30pm – 10pm Asian Voices: Music, Stories 8pm Returning Journey, Firehall Arts Centre & Film, Carnegie Theatre Sunday October 21 7:30pm Gravity, Chapel Arts 2pm Returning Journey closing 7:30pm Pacific Baroque Orchestra Pay-as-you-can yoga classes: Firehall Arts Centre St. James’ Anglican Church Thursday Oct 25 7:30am – 8:45am 8pm Singalong Carmina Burana Thursday Oct 25 10am – 11:30am* Monday October 22 St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church Friday Oct 26 9:30am – 10:45am 9:30am – 10:30am Mural Presentation Sunday Oct. 28 5:30pm – 6:45pm Aboriginal Front Door Monday Oct. 29 9:30am – 10:45am 5pm – 7pm MUNCH #6 Staying Put: Housing Saturday October 27 Tuesday Oct. 30 7:30am – 8:45am Local Artists, CORE Artist Housing Co-op Tuesday Oct. 30 9:30am – 10:45 am 3am – 4am Fearless TV #10, Shaw Cable 4 Wednesday Oct. 31 9:30am – 10:45am Tuesday October 23 9:30am – 12:30pm Day of the Dead Decora- Thursday Nov 1 7:30am – 8:45am 9pm – 10pm World Poetry Café tion Workshop, St. James’ Anglican Church Co-op Radio, CFRO 102.7FM Thursday Nov 1 10am – 11:30am* 11am – 12:30pm Homeless Walking Tour Friday Nov 2 9:30am – 10:45am meet at Carnegie front steps Sunday Nov 4 5:30pm – 6:45pm 12pm, 1pm, 2pm Poco Locos Festival Events music in the streets * (class includes reflection & writing) 3pm Silk Road Music Wednesday October 24 Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden 2:30pm – 3:30pm Festival Launch 7:30pm Gravity, Chapel Arts Carnegie Theatre 7:30pm Universal Gospel Choir 7:30pm – 10pm Water Cabaret St. James’ Anglican Church radha yoga & eatery 8pm – 1am Grand Slam Evening of Perform- 7:30pm Gravity free preview, Chapel Arts ance Art + Hip Hop, Gallery Gachet 8pm – 9pm Fearless TV #10, Shaw Cable 4
Heart of the City Festival 2007 Schedule at a Glance
Sunday October 28 Thursday November 1 Sunday November 4 10am – 1:30pm Sweet Sounds Sunday 7:30am Hatha Yoga, radha yoga & eatery 11am Anti-Asian Riot Walking Tour Brunch, radha yoga & eatery meet at Victory Square 10am Hidden Language Hatha Yoga 11am Medicinal Plants Walk radha yoga & eatery 12pm – 3pm VJLS & JH Food Bazaar meet at NE corner of Gore & Keefer Japanese Hall 1:20pm – 6:15pm Day of the Dead lunch, fi- 12pm – 1:30pm A Tour of the Pantages & esta & procession, St. James’ Anglican Church 12pm Fermented Foods Cooking Class, History Talk, Pantages Theatre radha yoga & eatery 6:30pm All Saints Day Mass 1pm Gospel Choral Workshop, Ukrainian Hall St. James’ Anglican Church 12pm – 4pm Child Clay Play, Gallery Gachet 1:30pm – 3:30pm Chinatown & Japantown: 7:30pm Gravity, Chapel Arts 2pm – 4pm St. James’ Open House A Shared but Separate History St. James’ Anglican Church 9pm – 10pm Radio Play on Arts Rational meet at Carnegie front steps Co-op Radio, CFRO 102.7FM 3pm – 5pm AUUC Concert, Ukrainian Hall 2:30pm Gravity pay-as-you-can matinee 3:30pm Dream Yoga Workshop Chapel Arts radha yoga & eatery Friday November 2 3pm – 4:30pm Fearless TV Live Taping 5:30pm Ukrainian Supper, Ukrainian Hall Gallery Gachet 9:30am Hatha Yoga, radha yoga & eatery 5:30pm Hatha Yoga, radha yoga & eatery 3:30pm – 4pm Vancouver Cantonese Opera 12pm – 5pm Open House at Pantages, Pantages Theatre Vancouver Police Museum 7pm – 9:30pm Urban Barn Dance with Three Potato, Ukrainian Hall 5:30pm Hatha Yoga, radha yoga & eatery 4pm – 6pm Sins of the City: Vice and Virtue Vancouver Police Museum 7:30pm Satsang, radha yoga & eatery 7pm – 8pm Sleeping Tigers: The Asahi Base- ball Story (2003), Carnegie Theatre 4pm – 7pm MUNCH #8 CoCreating the Crea- tive City, Gallery Gachet 7:30pm Satsang, radha yoga & eatery 6:30pm All Souls Day Mass 8pm – 9:30pm After the Riots short films St. James’ Anglican Church Carnegie Theatre 7pm – 10pm Not Made In China opening, Post-Festival Events Gallery Gachet Monday October 29 7pm – 10pm Woodward’s Media Art Exhibit 9:30am Hatha Yoga, radha yoga & eatery opening, Gallery Gachet Friday Nov 9 4pm – 6pm MUNCH #7 DTES Community 7:30pm Gravity, Chapel Arts 8pm Intersection: Turning the Lights On Arts Network Open House 8pm DTES Comedy & A Downtown Eastside opening, Centre A Firehall Arts Centre Romeo & Juliet, Russian Hall downstairs Saturday November 10 Tuesday October 30 Saturday November 3 10am – 5:30pm Breaking Into the Biz Forum 7:30am Hatha Yoga, radha yoga & eatery Chinese Cultural Centre 3am – 4am Fearless TV #11, Shaw Cable 4 9:30am Hatha Yoga, radha yoga & eatery 12pm – 2:30pm Bringing Shadows Into Sunday November 11 3:30pm – 6pm Bread for the Dead Work- Light (2007), Carnegie Theatre 10am – 5:30pm Breaking Into the Biz Forum shop, St. James’ Anglican Church 12pm, 1pm, 2pm Poco Locos Ukrainian Hall 7pm Sacred Dance Workshop music in the streets radha yoga & eatery 2:30pm A Safer Sex Trade (2006) Saturday December 8 9pm – 10pm World Poetry Café Carnegie Theatre 3pm – 10pm Everybody is Somebody Co-op Radio, CFRO 102.7FM 3:45pm Stand Up for Mental Health Pigeon Park Carnegie Theatre Wednesday October 31 5pm Summer Dreams (2007) Carnegie Theatre 9:30am Hatha Yoga, radha yoga & eatery 7pm – 9:30pm DTES Poets with Bud Osborn, IMPORTANT NOTICE 2pm – 2:30pm Wax Poetic Carnegie Theatre Co-op Radio, CFRO 102.7FM If the city strike is still on during the 7:30pm Gravity closing, Chapel Arts Festival dates, the events at the Carnegie 7pm – 10pm Carnegie Hallow’een Dance Carnegie Theatre 8pm DTES Comedy & A Downtown Eastside Community Centre will be affected. Please Romeo & Juliet, Russian Hall downstairs visit our website for status of event and/or 7:30pm Gravity, Chapel Arts alternate locations 10pm – 12:30am Divine Inspiration open- 8pm – 9pm Fearless TV #11, Shaw Cable 4 www.heartofthecityfestival.com. ing, radha yoga & eatery
Heart of the City Festival 2007 Pre-Festival Events
ing Michelle La Flamme, Shon Wong, Sid Forum Art Talk Chow Tan, Leith Harris and Patrick Foley. MUNCH Session #5 - REDRESSING REDRESS YOUTH EMPOWERMENT and CULTURAL Moderator: Dr. Charles Barber of City Sunday October 14, 2pm - 3:30pm PARTNERSHIP Opera. Refreshments. Pay as you can Gallery Gachet, 88 E. Cordova Monday October 15, 7pm – 9pm Artists discuss ethics and practices in St. James’ Anglican Church redress within Canada, featuring panelists 303 E. Cordova Talleres Sid Chow Tan (Chinese Canadian), Gu- Come to the Gore St. entrance of St. James’ TALLERES PARA HACER LOS ADORNOS PARA nargie O’Sullivan (First Nations), Dolores and ring the bell. LA CELEBRACIÓN DEL DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS Dallas (First Nations), and a member With visiting artists Jimmy Ouma Okello of Los sabados 20 y 27 de octubre of the Japanese Canadian community. Nairobi, Kenya and Cathy Stubington, Ar- de 9:30 a 12:30 Watch short videos and hear from artists tistic Director of Runaway Moon Theatre En el iglesia St. James. highlighting the need for ethical redress in Enderby, BC. Join us for an international Venga y entreténgase haciendo cruces y in Canada. Presented by Fearless Media, Kenya/Enderby/DTES exchange in an inti- otros adornos que nos servirán para decorar sponsored by Stantec Engineering and mate, informal and relaxed setting. Jimmy y llenar de muchos colores la Celebración the Downtown Eastside Community Arts will talk about his work in Kenya where he del Día de los Muertos, la cual se llevará a Network. MUNCH includes lunch. uses theatre for youth empowerment and cabo el 1ero. de noviembre. NO importa si Pay as you can 0-5$ Cathy will share her experiences of pre- no tiene experiencia o considera que no senting several big theatrical projects for puede hacer adornos, ya que tendremos her rural community involving hundreds personas ayudándonos, lo importante es Workshop of people, which inspired the DTES Com- expresar nuestras ideas y aprender entre to- DESIGNING A COMMUNITY PLAY munity Play! Together they will talk about with Ruth Howard dos. Estos talleres son completamente gratis their joint international theatre project, y todos los materiales serán proveídos. Monday October 15, 1:30pm – 4:30pm Food for Thought, a two-year series of food Carnegie Community Centre Theatre spectacles inspired by locally grown food. 401 Main Refreshments provided. Free Workshops Join us for a pub- DAY OF THE DEAD DECORATION lic workshop on WORKSHOPS costume design Illustrated Art Talk Saturday October 20 & 27 with visiting To- COMMUNITY OPERA IN THE INNER CITY 9:30am – 12:30pm ronto artist Ruth Wednesday October 17, 5pm – 7pm St. James’ Church hall, 303 E. Cordova Howard. An artist Ukranian Hall downstairs Come to St. James’ Church and join in two of international 805 E. Pender decoration-making workshops being held scope and with Opera in inner cities? Absolutely. It’s hap- to make masks, crosses and other decora- many years of de- pening in the Downtown Eastside, it’s tions for the annual Day of the Dead Cel- sign experience happening in Toronto! Jumblies Theatre ebration being held Thursday November under challenging circumstances, Ruth in Toronto, recently produced Bridge of 1st. Workshops led by DTES artist and will introduce us to costume design start- One Hair, a community opera for 100 resident Diane Wood. All levels of experi- ing with creating a visual world for theatre performers from multiple communities ence are welcome. Bring your ideas, as we and relating design to story and themes. in the Dundas/Islington area. The DTES will learn from each other. Free She will then move to practical and ar- love affair with opera – European, Chinese tistic matters – scrounging for materials; and homegrown – dates back to the 1890s incorporating input from volunteers and and is still going strong. From last year’s Art Talk collaborators; supervising workshops; popular opera Condemned produced by the MURAL PRESENTATION and discovering how limited budgets Carnegie Opera Project, to new opera seeds with Richard Tetrault and resources can work for – rather than being developed by Carnegie and partners Monday October 22, 9:30am – 10:30am against you. Activities will include hands- and the on-the-horizon development of the Aboriginal Front Door, 384 Main on design exercises to generate fun ideas Pantages Theatre and its resident company Community murals are a powerful means that culminate into a collective design Vancouver City Opera. Hear about these to give voice to communities and their concept. Free exciting projects and exchange insights accomplishments, struggles, hopes and with visiting artist Ruth Howard (Jumblies dreams. The Aboriginal Front Door com- Theatre), Ethel Whitty (Director of Carn- munity meeting welcomes one of Van- egie Community Centre), composer Earle couver’s most exciting artists, Downtown Peach and writers-in-development of new Eastside painter, printmaker and muralist DTES community operatic works includ- Richard Tetrault to talk about his com-
Heart of the City Festival 2007 Pre-Festival Events munity mural projects throughout the housing construction; how artists living DTES, Vancouver and internationally. He Forum with children manage the legacies and MUNCH Session #6 also will give insight into, and discuss the lessons of ACE (Artists for Creative En- STAYING PUT: HOUSING LOCAL ARTISTS impact of, extraordinary murals created by vironments) whose advocacy work in the Monday October 22, 5pm - 7pm other communities around the Americas. 1980’s sparked the boom of artist live/work CORE Artist Housing Co-op, 275 Alexander Everyone welcome. Free spaces; and discuss ideas for the future of Panelists: Core Artists Live/Work Coopera- local artist housing. Presented by Fearless tive representative, Anne Marie Slater and Media, sponsored by Stantec Engineering Wendy Pedersen. Facilitated by Dalannah and the Downtown Eastside Community Gail Bowen. Artists and housing activists Arts Network. MUNCH includes a light share their experience of living in the meal. Pay as you can 0-5$ DTES and talk about their efforts to in- crease affordable housing in order to keep our community intact. Learn how Core is Radio considered a best practice for new artist WORLD POETRY CAFE Tuesday October 23, 9pm - 10pm Live Broadcast Co-op Radio CFRO 102.7FM Celebrate a poetic food feast! Co-op Radio Did You Know? fundraising special with hosts Ariadne In 1922, Zeppo Marx and Benny Kubesky, Sawyer and Diego Bastianutti. As guest now known as Jack Benny, attended poet for the evening DTES resident and Passover Services at the home of Van- artist Diane Wood states “If music be the couver tailor David Marks at Jackson food of love, let me taste your chocolate and Hastings. places.” For your listening pleasure. mural project Richard Tetrault
urban ink productions presents the World Premiere of
Gravity Written and performed by Tricia Collins Opening Night October 25th, runs to November 3rd “In 1834, the slaves who had been taken from Africa to the Chapel Arts, 304 Dunlevy Street colonies of Britain were set Gravity is an exciting new collaboration of theatre and video instal- free . . . The resulting reduc- lation that interweaves storytelling, memories and the stitching tion in the labour force caused together of myths and facts. Gravity tells the story of four women the sugar plantation owners across time, water and worlds connected by blood; by forces pull/ to search for replacement pushing them together/apart; and their thirsty love for life and for workers. The Chinese were the each other. smallest group of these inden- tured workers.” The World premiere of Gravity is written and performed by Tricia Cane Reapers Trev Sue-A-Quan Collins, directed by Maiko Bae Yamamoto and features the talents of Cindy Mochizuki, James Proudfoot, David Kerr, Antoine Bedard, Paula Danckert, Marie Clements and Diane Roberts. A Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival event and a See Seven show. Free preview Wed Oct 24, 7:30pm. Thurs Oct 25 to Sat Oct 27, Wed Oct 31 to Sat Nov 3, 7:30pm. Pay what you can matinee Sun Oct 28, 2:30pm. For more information contact www.urbanink.ca $20/$15 Unwaged tickets: pay what you can. Purchase advance tickets at Tickets Tonight by calling (604) 231-7535 or online at www.ticketstonight.ca.
Heart of the City Festival 2007 Wednesday October 24
Stan Hudac Special Event Dalannah Gail Bowen FESTIVAL LAUNCH Wednesday October 24, 2:30pm Carnegie Community Centre Theatre 401 Main Help launch our Festival with special guests including a welcome from Sam George (Tse-at-sul-tuxch) of the Squamish Nation and guest dance performers Mike Dangeli and Mique’l Askren of Nisga’a, Seymour Taiko Drummers Tlingit and Tsimshian descent. Perform- ing from her jazz and blues repertoire is DTES resident and one of Vancouver’s premier blues singers Dalannah Gail Bo- wen accompanied by DTES piano wizard Stan Hudac. Inspiring us with their big drums are the Seymour Taiko Drummers - young performers from Admiral Seymour Elementary led by project teacher Doug Masuhara. All welcome. Refreshments provided. Free
Mike Dangeli Cabaret Theatre WATER CABARET GRAVITY Television Wednesday October 24, 7:30pm – 10pm Wednesday October 24, 7:30pm radha yoga & eatery, 728 Main FEARLESS TV #10: Chapel Arts, 304 Dunlevy IN THE HEART OF THE CITY FESTIVAL Opening night of the 4th Annual Downtown The Heart of the City Festival is thrilled Wednesday October 24, 8pm – 9pm Eastside Heart of the City Festival. Join Ya- to promote urban ink’s world premiere Shaw Cable 4 wen V. Wang as she leads more than a dozen of Gravity, written and performed by local artists in a cabaret that celebrates one Fearless TV is pleased to present com- Tricia Collins and directed by Maiko Bae munity television as part of the Heart Of of our most precious terrestrial substances Yamamoto. For description see page 9. – water! Inspired by the stunning water crys- the City Festival, on Shaw cable 4 in Metro Information: www.urbanink.ca. Vancouver. This broadcast features the vid- tal work of Japanese writer and researcher Tonight’s performance is a free preview Dr. Masaru Emoto, the Water Cabaret is a eo Heart and Home: Inner City directed by free flow of poetry, spoken word, songs and Anne Marie Slater (2006), alongside inter- music from a variety of cultures and styles. views with Festival artists and participants, Accompanied by water image projections including Anne Marie that were recorded by award-winning photographer Eydis S. at Gallery Gachet this September. Initiated Einarsdottir, the evening features a three- in February 2007 by ACCESSTV (Associa- piece band with Ya-wen V. Wang (piano), tion of Chinese Canadians for Equality and Russell Sholberg (bass), and Joel Lower Solidarity Society) at the Carnegie Com- (percussion/drums), along with Colin Mac- munity Centre, Fearless TV is a regularly Donald (sax), DTES residents Rachel Davis scheduled community television program (pop vocals) and Gena Thompson (poetry on people and issues in the Downtown & songs), Melissa Elton (jazz vocal), the Eastside—a concrete result of the perse- Treble-Makers (vocal ensemble), Claire verance and hard work of volunteers of McLaughlin and Mori Zuit¨¥n (classical the DTES Community Arts Network Film voice) and Jessica Jone (dance and move- and Video cluster (CAN-FV). ment). Welcome and song with Dalannah Gail Bowen. Co-hosts: Gena Thompson and actor-singer-theatrical wizard Hector Johnson. Suggested donation $10 Ya-wen V. Wang
10 Heart of the City Festival 2007 Thursday October 25
Cultural Sharing café information www.potluckcatering. performance art interventions evolved to STORY SHARING & DRUM CIRCLE com. Free include arts events both locally and inter- Thursday October 25, 2pm – 4pm nationally throughout Asia, Europe and the Aboriginal Front Door, 384 Main Americas. Since the 2006 earthquake in Dinner/Dance Java, Iwan has been working with the peo- SALSA NIGHT WITH LA CANDELA ple of Gemblangan to build a traditional Thursday October 25 healing facility and a new cultural centre 6pm – 12midnight in the devastated zone. Presented by LIVE radha yoga & eatery, 728 Main Performance Art Biennale in collaboration Dinner 6pm - 9:30pm, Salsa dance les- with Centre A Vancouver International son at 9:30pm, followed by dancing from Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. Open 10pm to midnight with the Cuban band La to the public. Free Candela featuring Mark Beaty (baby bass), Cary Garcia (piano), David Lopez (vocals/ percussion), Paul Bray (congas), Malcolm Radio Theatre Aiken (trumpet) and Gilberto Moreaux ARTS RATIONAL (timbales). Building community through Thursday October 25, 9pm - 10pm music, food and dance, www.asilacandela. Live Broadcast Co-op Radio CFRO 102.7FM com. For more information 604-605-0011 Listen to the Arts Rational for a special Bring your stories to a story sharing circle or www.radhavancouver.org. $10 cover Heart of the City Festival program with with local people of diverse backgrounds. (does not include dinner) live radio broadcasts of original One Act The Daughters of the Drum will participate plays and interviews. Presented by radio with a welcome and lead a drum circle. The master Jay Hamburger, Artistic Director of Theatre the grassroots theatre company Theatre in Front Door is an accessible storefront that GRAVITY assists Downtown Eastside Aboriginal peo- the Raw. The one acts are from theMythi - Opening Thursday October 25, 7:30pm cal Voices For Our Time project and the ple to walk through life with love, honour, Chapel Arts, 304 Dunlevy respect and compassion for all things in Biennial One Act Play Writing Contests. The Heart of the City Festival is thrilled creation – including themselves. Ongoing Tonight’s one act is The Blue Room by to promote urban ink’s world premiere activities at the Front Door include Elder Christine Yates, featuring DTES resident, of Gravity, written and performed by capacity building, healing circles, arts and actress and activist Joan Morelli, with Tricia Collins and directed by Maiko Bae crafts and drumming circles. Everyone Robert Dean Hoover and Yamamoto. For description see page 9. welcome. Free Serge Savoy. The Information: www.urbanink.ca. $20/$15 state has decided Unwaged tickets: pay what you can an aging woman Visual Art Exhibit is a burden to so- SEW WHAT? Diane Wood ciety and pressures Opening Reception Thursday October 25, Performance ensue. Have a listen IWAN WIJONO 3:30pm – 5:30pm to radio theatre. October 25 to December 14 Thursday October 25, 8pm Potluck Café, 20 W. Hastings Centre A, 2 West Hastings Fabric Art by DTES resident, artist, poet While studying international law in Jog- Jay Hamburger and community activist Diane Wood. Hav- jakarta Java, Wijono became active in the ing studied fine art as a young woman in pro-democracy movement against the Su- Montreal, Diane’s creative work has been harto regime. The student movement that shaped by the streets, poverty, pop culture opposed inequality brought Wijono to look and the coffee house music scene. She has for an efficient form to deliver political done front line crisis work in Vancouver’s messages. In the 1990’s, he became known Downtown Eastside and her involvement as a pro-democracy street performer with with the issues of addiction, abuse and (or without) political demonstration. recovery are the basis of her art. Mixing her Besides a political awareness, Wijono Guerilla Girl sensibility with pre-Christian gained an aesthetic understanding that spirituality, Diane draws on a long history performance art was a milieu that could of women’s crafts. Some of her favourite be undertaken anywhere and was not fabric pieces and most recent fabric work restricted by exhibition space, the public, will be on display. Open to the public. For or even the time of the activity. His early Iwan Wijono
Heart of the City Festival 2007 11 Friday October 26
Music SILK ROAD Community Showcase Friday October 26, 10:45am ASIAN VOICES – MUSIC, STORIES & FILM Admiral Seymour Elementary School Friday October 26, 7:30pm 1130 Keefer Carnegie Community Centre Theatre Qiu Xia He (“chu sha her”) and Andre 401 Main Thibault present a musical performance This special concert of music, stories and film that introduces audiences to different cul- features Asian Canadian artists of our commu- tures through their experience, discoveries nity - from the exhilarating big drum sound of and travels. Qiu Xia is a virtuoso Chinese Canada’s first all female taiko ensemble Sawagi pipa performer, teacher and composer, and Taiko, to Larry Wong’s personal stories of grow- Andre is a brilliant guitarist and multi- ing up in Chinatown, to our next wave of art- instrumentalist whose rhythms and tech- ists - the young and upcoming Seymour Taiko nique are drawn from a unique blend of Drummers from Admiral Seymour Elementary Sawagi Taiko Flamenco and Moorish traditions coloured school under the direction of project teacher Doug with jazz, classical and world music. The Masahara; from DTES/Strathcona resident and community common bond of this husband and wife treasure Takeo Yamashiro, one of the most influential shaku- team is their love of music. Students & hachi masters in North America, to Karin Lee and her film parents only. Comrade Dad, a personal recollection about her father, his 1960-80’s Chinatown Arts and Craft Store and how both her father and his ideologies affect- Music ed his family; from Chinatown MASABO CULTURE COMPANY born Elwin Xie and his insights Elwin Xie Friday October 26, 1:15pm of growing up in his family’s laundry Lord Strathcona Elementary School business before it was expropriated for urban renewal, 592 East Pender backed up on electric bass by Chinatown musician, poet Masabo is a group of professional mu- and head tax activist Sean Gunn; to long time community sicians, dancers and storytellers from advocate Hayne Wai and his 1970’s classic independent various West African countries who come film Lo-fan Town, a witty satire that portrays Vancouver together to share the beauty and energy of as exotic and stereotypical whitetown. The appearance traditional West African culture. With pas- of Sawagi Taiko at this evening’s performance is made sion and pride, Masabo bring audiences a possible by the generous support of the Powell Street taste of traditional West African life — the Festival Society. Free heartbeat of a village through drums, the elements of fall harvest through dance, Takeo Yamashiro and the voice of history through song, storytelling and the masquerade. Students & parents only.
Hayne Wai
Masabo Culture Company Sean Gunn 12 Heart of the City Festival 2007 Friday October 26
Music SILK ROAD DUO Friday October 26, 2pm SUCCESS Choi Hall, 28 W. Pender Festival favourites Qiu Xia He and Andre Thibault present a musical performance that introduces audiences to different cul- tures through their experience, discoveries and travels. Based in Vancouver, Silk Road uses its innovative approach of classical Chinese music to promote cultural links with non-Asian traditions, reflecting the true multicultural spirit of immigrants in Sawagi Taiko Canada. Qiu Xia is a virtuoso Chinese pipa performer, recording artist, composer and Silk Road producer who is changing and enhancing the musical world around her. Andre is a brilliant guitarist and multi-instrumen- talist, whose fiery rhythms and stunning Music Fundraiser - Music PACIFIC BAROQUE ORCHESTRA SINGALONG CARMINA BURANA technique are drawn from a unique blend Friday October 26, 8pm of Flamenco and Moorish traditions col- Friday October 26, 7:30pm St. James’ Anglican Church St Andrew’s-Wesley United Church oured with jazz, classical and world music. 1022 Nelson The common bond of this husband and 303 E. Cordova City Opera Vancouver presents a Canadian wife team is their love of music. Everyone Delirio Amoroso: Handel’s Italian Years, first: a production of Carl Orff’s Carmina welcome. Free with Alexander Weimann (harpsichord and guest leader), Chloe Meyers (violin), Burana offered as a sing-a-long! It’s a and Washington McClain (oboe). As a benefit for City Opera, a chamber opera young musical hopeful, Georg Händel took company that will be one of three resi- Theatre a trip to Italy to find out what was going dent companies at the restored Pantages GRAVITY on in that musical world. The Italians were Theatre in the heart of the Downtown Friday October 26, 7:30pm singing (what else?), and the composer Eastside. With soloists, soprano Phoebe Chapel Arts, 304 Dunlevy quickly adopted an exuberant operatic MacRae, tenor William George and bari- For description see page 9 style. Il Delirio Amoroso was one of three tone Andrew Greenwood, pianists Jason Information: www.urbanink.ca. $20/$15 cantatas he composed at that time. In this Sherbundy and Kenneth Broadway, and Unwaged tickets: pay what you can concert you’ll not only hear what Händel a four-piece percussion section led by Sal wrote, but also what he heard. Music by Ferreras, conducted by Dr. Charles Barber. Tricia Collins Handel interspersed with Stradella, Corelli You, the audience, are the chorus, ready to and Perti. Mamma mia, bring on the pasta. have the time of your life in an evening of You’ll love it! Free great beauty and occasional train wrecks. • also on Friday is the famous St. James Present your ticket to any Tom Lee Music Bargain Sale from 11am to 12:30pm. The outlet and get 10% off the cover price of church basement will be packed with lots the music or, for a refundable $5 deposit, of bargains! borrow the music from City Opera on the 26th. Tickets: $20. Visit www.cityop- eravancouver.com for more details or call Tickets Tonight at 604-2317535 or www. ticketstonight.ca.
Pacific Baroque Orchestra
Heart of the City Festival 2007 13 Saturday October 27
Television FEARLESS TV #10: Walk IN THE HEART OF THE CITY FESTIVAL A HOMELESS WALKING TOUR Saturday October 27, 3am – 4am Saturday October 27, 11am – 12:30pm Shaw Cable 4 Meet at steps of Carnegie Community Centre, 401 Main Rebroadcast of Wednesday Oct 24 Take a walk through the neighbourhood for a glimpse into the current housing 8pm program. situation in the Downtown Eastside. The walk will address many questions. How many homeless people are in Vancouver? How long has homelessness been a problem? What have Talleres governments done to tackle homelessness and can TALLERES PARA HACER LOS ADORNOS PARA they afford to build more social housing? What can LA CELEBRACIÓN DEL DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS the federal and provincial governments do to end Los sabados 20 y 27 de octubre homelessness? Walk led by Wendy Pedersen and de 9:30 a 12:30 Jean Swanson of the Carnegie Community Action En el iglesia St. James. Project. The Action Project has very informative Venga y entreténgase haciendo cruces fact sheets on homelessness. For more information y otros adornos que nos servirán para call 604-729-2380 or 604-839-0379. The walk ends decorar y llenar de muchos colores la at the Carnegie Centre with an opportunity for Celebración del Día de los Muertos, la informal discussion. $10 for non-residents, pay as cual se llevará a cabo el 1ero. de noviem- you can for local residents, proceeds to CCAP bre. NO importa si no tiene experiencia o considera que no puede hacer adornos, ya que tendremos personas ayudándonos, lo importante es expresar nuestras ideas Music Music in the Streets y aprender entre todos. Estos talleres son SILK ROAD MUSIC POCO LOCOS completamente gratis y todos los materi- Saturday October 27, 3pm Saturday October 27, 12pm, 1pm & 2pm ales serán proveídos. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden Starts at Main & Hastings 578 Carrall The streets of the DTES will fill with the Workshop This concert will be recorded live and heard wonderful Latin-American music of Poco DAY OF THE DEAD DECORATION WORKSHOP on Canada Live hosted by Margaret Gal- Locos featuring Alfredo Flores, Michel Saturday 27, 9:30am – 12:30pm lagher on CBC Radio Two 105.7 FM. Goycochea and David Botten. Listen for St. James Church hall, 303 E. Cordova Silk Road Music offers a musical per- the rhythms, tunes and panpipe airs of these favourite DTES community musi- Come to St. James’ Church and join in a formance that introduces audiences to cians. You’re in for a treat! Courtesy of decoration-making workshop to make different cultures through their experience, the festival. masks, crosses and other decorations for discoveries, and travels. Qiu Xia He is a virtuoso Chinese pipa performer, record- the annual Day of the Dead Celebration Poco Locos being held Thursday November 1st. Work- ing artist, composer and producer who’s shop led by DTES artist and resident Diane changing and enhancing the musical world Wood. All levels of experience are welcome. around her. Andre Thibault is a brilliant Bring your ideas, as we will learn from each guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, whose other. Free fiery rhythms and stunning technique are drawn from a unique blend of flamenco Ofrenda Day of the Dead and Moorish traditions coloured with jazz, classical and world music. Joining Qiu Xia and Andre for today’s concert is special guest Jun Rong. After a prestigious career in China, Jun moved to Vancouver where her extraordinary command of the erhu (Chinese violin) has awed her audiences. For more information please phone the Garden 604-662-3207 or www. vancouverchinesegarden.com. Visit the Garden for the afternoon, performance by donation
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Theatre GRAVITY Performance Saturday October 27, 7:30pm GRAND SLAM EVENING OF PERFORMANCE ART + HIP HOP Chapel Arts, 304 Dunlevy Saturday, October 27, 8pm For description see page 9. Gallery Gachet, 88 E. Cordova Information: www.urbanink.ca. $20/$15 Unwaged tickets: pay what you can Boonaa + Sinag Bayan + Eekwol + Mils + Mazeguider + Genetics + T.Cee + Riffraff Music UNIVERSAL GOSPEL CHOIR Saturday October 27, 7:30pm St. James’ Anglican Church 303 E. Cordova Benefit Concert for St James’ Children Music Academy. The 90-voice Universal Gospel Choir, conducted by Kathryn Nicholson, will bring their rollicking, Sinag Bayan hand-clapping, foot-stomping style to the grandiose setting of St. James’ Anglican Church. The event will highlight gospel Gallery Gachet presents an interdisciplinary party at the songs from around the world and will be crossroads of four festivals! Check out this evening of emceed by Vancouver music maven, Leila Filipino Performance Art, First Nations, Pinoy, and Latina Getz. All proceeds from the event will go Hip Hop, African Spoken Word and Chinese electronic to St. James’ Music Academy, an initiative remixes that address Canada’s immigrant experience. offering affordable music education to Boonaa Mohammed children living in Vancouver’s Downtown Boonaa, in his first Vancouver appearance! Boonaa Eekwol Eastside. Gather friends and relatives to- Mohammed, Toronto Spoken Word/Hip Hop artist and gether and purchase your tickets early. It’s 2007 CBC Poetry Face-Off “Best New Artist.” Sinag Bayan bound to be a sold out event! Tickets: $20 (Vancouver) presents the outcome of their performance adults/$15 children, contact the church art residency with Philippines-based Mideo Cruz and office 604-685-2532. Racquel De Loyola. Sinag Bayan is a cultural arts col- lective that combines performance art, theatre, song, spoken word and visual arts and is dedicated to bring- ing to light the stories and experiences of the migrant Filipino. Direct from Saskatchewan, Eekwol and Mils are two of the top native hip hop artists in the country and represent their activist roots by living and creating as supporters of Hip Hop and Indigenous culture and rights. Genetics, Latina twin sisters from East Vancouver, perform soulful hop hop and T.Cee and Riffraff are young and emerging Filipino hip hop artists. From Vancouver, producer, DJ, and electronic artist Jeet Kei the Mazeguider spins electronic dance music to round out the night. Grand Slam programming team: Mildred German, Quin Martins, Irwin Oostindie and Ashly Von Steele. Did You Know? On the gallery walls . . . Maleta [Suitcase] exhibition featuring Artist-in-Residence The Ukrainian Hall opened as the Ukrain- (from Montreal) Wing Diocson Yap, plus video, installation, and painting from 20 ian Labour Temple in 1928 with a full slate Vancouver Filipino visual artists. of cultural and social justice activities including the opening of Clifford Odet’s In association with the Heart of the City Festival, LIVE Biennial of Performance Art, play Waiting for Lefty. The Association of Gallery Gachet’s The Work of Migration series, and Anniversaries of Change, with United Ukrainian Canadians are still going support from the City of Vancouver Office of Cultural Affairs. For more information strong 79 years later supporting perform- ing arts groups including the longest call 604-687-2468 or visit www.gachet.org. running folk orchestra in Vancouver. Limited capacity. By donation at the door
Heart of the City Festival 2007 15 Sunday October 28
Music Theatre SWEET SOUNDS SUNDAY BRUNCH GRAVITY Sunday October 28, 10am - 1:30pm Sunday October 28, 2:30pm radha yoga & eatery, 728 Main Chapel Arts, 304 Dunlevy Radha presents musicians from the For description see page 9. Black Crow Project including Pawnshop Information: www.urbanink.ca. Diamond, Jessie Turner and more ex- Today’s performance is a pay as you can perimental, folk and progressive music in matinee a fundraiser for the Portland Hotel Society. The Black Crow Project was developed out of the belief that music is a powerful Chants tool to reach across social boundaries and SATSANG The Dance by Arleigh Wood from Black Crow Project unite people toward a common good, and Sunday October 28, 7:30pm – 8:30pm to raise awareness of housing and mental radha yoga & eatery, 728 Main health issues in our downtown east side. Workshop Songs, chanting, inspiration - chanting for To achieve these objectives, the Project is GOSPEL CHORAL WORKSHOP the neighbourhood and for world peace. compiling a CD of songs by local musi- Sunday October 28, 1pm – 3:30pm All are welcome. For more information cians, about the crows that fly over Vancou- Ukrainian Hall, 805 E. Pender 604-605-0011 or www.radhavancouver. ver and about the city itself. Witnessing the The Heart of the City Festival presents a org. By donation daily flight of the crows provides an image Choral Workshop that features Beverly of togetherness and movement towards a Dobrinsky and the Barvinok Choir, and common goal. For more info please visit: jazz & blues singer Dalannah Gail Bowen, www.myspace.com/blackcrowproject. along with community members. The Did You Know? Fabulous vegan brunch menu. For more focus will be on exploring gospel music In 1931-32, the Asahi Japanese Cana- information 604-605-0011 or www.rad- with the result to be performed at the finale celebration of the festival on Sunday after- dian baseball team wins the first of five havancouver.org. Sliding scale cover: $5 + Pacific Northwest Championships, draw- (does not include brunch) noon November 4 at the Ukrainian Hall. Everyone welcome to participate. Free ing crowds of 5000 people to the Powell Street Grounds, today’s Oppenheimer Nature Walk Beverly Dobrinsky Park. In 2002, the Asahi Baseball team MEDICINAL PLANTS WALK was voted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Sunday October 28, 11am – 12:30pm Meet at NE corner of Gore & Keefer Squamish Ethnobotanist T’Uy’Tanat will take you on a walk through Strathcona to the community gardens and wind your way back through to Chinatown, where you can share a cup of herbal tea with some friends and hear about the new Medicinal Plant Garden that is being implemented at Keefer & Gore. $10 for non-residents, pay-as-you-can for local residents Fearless TV Volunteers Live Taping of Fearless Episode FEARLESS TV Sunday October 28, 3pm – 4:30pm Gallery Gachet, 88 E. Cordova The FEARLESS TV cluster of the DTES Community Arts Network will be filming for an upcoming show. You’re invited to come see what these volunteer community television producers get up to. Patience may be required at the door as they will be going live to tape. Free
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Film History Tour SLEEPING TIGERS: PANTAGES AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD: A TOUR IN THREE PARTS THE ASAHI BASEBALL STORY (2003) Sunday October 28, 12pm – 4pm Sunday October 28, 7pm Carnegie Community Centre Theatre PART ONE – A TOUR OF THE PANTAGES THEATRE 401 Main 12pm – 1:30pm In pre-WWII Vancouver the Asahi baseball Pantages Theatre, 150 E. Hastings team was unbeatable, outplaying the taller This is an extraordinary opportunity to Caucasian teams and winning the pres- visit the inside of the famous Pantages tigious Pacific Northwest Championship Theatre, the oldest remaining theatre in for five straight years. When Pearl Harbor Vancouver. The tour includes a history talk was bombed, the Canadian government with Chuck Davis, local history aficionado, sent every person of Japanese descent to freelance writer and long-time member internment camps. Faced with hardship of the Vancouver Historical Society, with and isolation, the former Asahi members guest Basil Pantages of the Pantages theatre survived by playing baseball. Their passion family. You will also have an opportunity to for this game soon attracted the interest see the 1907 movie footage shot by film- of the local townspeople, helping to break maker William Harbeck of downtown down racial and cultural barriers. In Vancouver streets with live narration by Jim Chuck Davis Sleeping Tigers, director Jari Osborne skill- McGraw of VHS. A nonprofit society has fully weaves rarely seen archival film and been established to restore the theatre. dramatic recreations, along with candid By donation interviews with the last of the Asahi. Thank you to the National Film Board of Canada. PART TWO – CHINATOWN & JAPANTOWN: Running time: 51 minutes. Free A SHARED BUT SEPARATE HISTORY with John Atkin 1:30pm – 3:30pm Short Films Meet at steps of Carnegie Community AFTER THE RIOTS Centre, 401 Main Sunday October 28, 8pm – 9:30pm A walking history tour of the two largest Carnegie Community Centre Theatre immigrant communities surrounding 401 Main John Atkin the Pantages, bound together through One hundred years after the Vancouver hardship: two different but linked com- anti-Asian race riots, we reflect upon the munities. Author, historian, DTES/Strathcona resident and walking-history-en- past and question what the future holds for cyclopedia, John Atkin will lead a look at the two districts and their place in the Asian migrants and First Nations people Downtown Eastside: why they are where they are, what has happened to them in Canada. A special program of works by and their distinct histories and architecture. $10 for non-residents, pay-as-you- Asian, Aboriginal and South Asian media can for local residents artists have been selected from the Riot in Vancouver Film Series which commemo- PART THREE – RETURN TO PANTAGES rated four significant anniversaries that 3:30pm – 4pm affected Asian migration and citizenship Pantages Theatre, 150 E. Hastings in Canada from 1907, 1947, 1967 and 1997. Return to the Pantages Theatre for a special presenta- This program of short films confronts and tion by the Vancouver Cantonese Opera, one of three questions notions of displacement, family, resident companies of the Pantages Theatre. Incorpo- language, race, culture and sexuality. It in- rated in 2000 by Artistic Director Rosa Cheng together cludes documentaries, experimental works with a group of friends who love Cantonese opera, the and animation by senior and emerging Vancouver Cantonese Opera provides an opportunity Canadian or Vancouver-based filmmakers to experience and appreciate this traditional art form and video artists. Curated by Karin Lee. with a short episode from their repertoire. Free Presented with support from Anniversa- ries of Change 2007. Total running time: Vancouver Cantonese Opera 90 minutes. Free
Heart of the City Festival 2007 17 Monday October 29
Forum Luke Day MUNCH Session #7 – DTES COMMUNITY ARTS Congratulations NETWORK OPEN HOUSE The Heart of the City Festival con- Monday October 29, 4pm - 6pm gratulates Luke Day on winning the Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova 2006-2007 Community Theatre Coali- Learn about the work of DTES CAN and tion Award for best male actor in a contributions being made by local art- leading role with Vagabond Player’s ists/organizations to the social, cultural Moon over Buffalo. Luke started his and economic renewal of the Downtown acting career four years ago in the Eastside. CAN works for a healthy, artisti- ground-breaking Downtown Eastside cally vibrant and culturally rich commu- Community Play: In the Heart of a nity where people from predominately City, co-produced by Carnegie Com- munity Centre and Vancouver Moving low incomes and from diverse lifestyles, Theatre. Since that time, he has acted abilities and financial means feel at home. in over twelve community theatre Multimedia presentation with open and professional productions with discussion. Presented by Fearless Media, Vagabond Players, United Players, sponsored by Stantec Engineering and Pickled Productions, the Gilbert and the Downtown Eastside Community Arts Sullivan Society and the Jessie Award Network. MUNCH includes hors d’oeuvres. winning Firehall Arts Centre produc- Pay as you can 0-5$ tion of Urinetown the Musical. We are proud of you!
Tuesday October 30
community Sandy Cameron, writer, poet Workshop Workshop and painter Richard Tylman and the subtle BREAD FOR THE DEAD SACRED DANCE notes of musician John Coté. All you have Tuesday October 30, 3:30pm – 6pm Tuesday October 30, 7pm – 9pm to do is listen St. James’ Anglican Church radha yoga & eatery, 728 Main 303 E. Cordova Learn some of the rhythms and mudras John Coté Bread for the day of the dead is a tradi- (symbolic hand movements) of Indian tion in Mexico and Mother Emilie Smith, dance, plus a short devotional prayer dance. or La Padrecita, will lead this afternoon No prior experience needed. Limited class workshop in breadmaking. Some of the size. Pre-registration recommended, call bread will be eaten just after baking with 604-605-0011. Pay as you can chocolate and also after the Mass on All Saints Day. Workshop visitors should come to the Gore St. entrance of St. James’ and Radio ring the bell. All are welcome, especially WORLD POETRY CAFÉ kids. Free Tuesday October 30, 9pm - 10pm Live Broadcast Co-op Radio CFRO 102.7FM World Poetry Café hosts Ariadne Sawyer and Diego Bastianutti celebrate the Heart of the City Festival with guests from the Downtown Eastside, Coast Salish artist and activist Kat Norris, poetic voice of the
18 Heart of the City Festival 2007 第四屆市中心東端 (2007) 市心節
織的加國移民史。由於座位有限，請提早蒞 WATER CABARET Vancouver Cantonese Opera Opening night of the 臨，門券可在入口處憑捐款換領。 Heart of the City Festival Wednesday October 24, 7:30pm CHINATOWN AND JAPANTOWN: A SHARED radha yoga & eatery, 728 Main Street BUT SEPARATE HISTORY Sunday October 28, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm 水之歌舞表演 Meet: Carnegie Community Centre front 市心節揭幕晚會 steps, Main & Hastings 10月24日，星期三，下午七時半 Radha yoga & eatery, 緬街728號 華埠及日本鎮 ： 一個分享但不同的歷史 請齊來欣賞由Ya-wen V Wang 所帶領超過 10月28日，星期日，下午三時半 12位藝術表演者，為歌頌在我們地球上的 集合地點：緬街及喜士定街角，Carnegie 社 其中一種寶貴財產 – 水！所演譯的詩詞歌 區中心前門 舞晚會。不收門券，但建議入場者，每位 由John Atkin 帶領，向市中心東端兩個最大 捐贈10元。 移民社區進行歷史重遊。兩個不同但連接， 從苦難中而互相維繫的社區。收費：非該區 ASIAN VOICES – MUSIC, STORIES & FILM 居民每位10元，該區居民請量力而付。 VANCOUVER JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL Friday October 26, 7:30 pm & JAPANESE HALL FOOD BAZAAR Carnegie Community Centre Theatre PANTAGES THEATRE TOUR WITH Sundry November 4, 12 pm – 3 pm 401 Main VANCOUVER CANTONESE OPERA Japanese Hall, 487 Alexander Sunday October 28, 3:30 pm 亞洲之聲 – 音樂、講故事及電影 溫哥華日語學校及日本中心食物市場 Pantages Theatre, 150 E. Hastings 10月26日，星期五，下午七時半 11月4日，星期日，下午十二時至下午三時 Carnegie Community Centre Pantages 新聲戲院舊地重遊及粵劇表演 日本中心，Alexander 路487 號 戲院，緬街401 號 10 月28日，星期日，下午三時半 請早光臨這個半年一度的日本美食節，可盡 為讚美我們社區內亞裔藝術家而舉辦的特 舊新聲戲院，喜士定東街150號 情享用，一個包含有劍風體育會傳統醒獅表 別音樂晚會 – 加拿大首創全女班的Sawagi 《新聲戲院舊地重遊》由新聲戲院住戶公司 演的特別慶節。免費入場。 Taiko 大鼓，Larry Wong 的華埠談舊，演員 的粵戲團負責演出。免費入場。 兼作家的Elwin Xie 配合結他手 Sean Gunn， ASSOCIATION OF UNITED UKRAINIAN Karin Lee 及Hayne Wai 的短片，shakuhachi AFTER THE RIOTS – Short Films CANADIANS CONCERT 大師Takeo Yamashiro 及其年青表演者所組 Sunday October 28, 8 pm Sunday November 4, 3 pm 成的 Seymour Taiko鼓手等等。免費入場。 Carnegie Community Centre Theatre Ukrainian Hall, 805 East Pender 401 Main 烏克蘭裔加人社區音樂會 SILK ROAD MUSIC .溫市暴亂 – 短片 11月4日，星期日，下午三時 Saturday October 27, 3 pm 10月28日，星期日，下午七時半 烏克蘭社區中心，片打東街805號 Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Carnegie 社區中心，緬街401 號 烏克蘭社區中心榮幸地獻出他們不同特色團 578 Carrall 為紀念反亞裔種族暴亂一百周年，我們將 體音樂節的開幕首演禮。其中包括Barvinok 絲綢之路二部曲 獻出一輯由《溫市暴亂》中精集出來的短 合唱團，烏克蘭社區中心民族交響樂團， 10月27日，星期六，下午三時正 片，一部由亞裔、土著，及南亞裔傳媒藝 Dovbush 舞蹈團及烏克蘭社區舞蹈學院。 中山公園，卡路街578號 術家所編製的四集紀錄片供大眾欣賞。免 表演嘉賓包括士達孔拿中國舞蹈團，福音 由兩位著名節日表演者Qiu Xia He及Andre 費入場。 歌唱由Dalannah Bowen帶領及由綱琴家Stan Thibault 所演譯的精彩樂器演奏，通過他們 Hudac伴奏。門券即場發售，音樂會10元， 的經驗、發掘及旅遊，引導觀眾進入不同 ANTI-ASIAN RIOT WALKING TOUR 連晚餐15元。 的文化領域。 Sunday November 4, 11 am – 12:30 pm 詳情請電公園 604-662-3207或垂詢網址www. Meet: Victory Square, Hastings & Cambie vancouverchinesegarden.com。不收門券，但 反亞裔暴亂重遊 These events are made possible with the 請捐贈。 11月4日，星期日，上午十一時至中午十 generous support of the Coast Capital 二時半 Savings Credit Union. GRAND SLAM EVENING OF PERFORMANCE 集合地點：勝利廣場，喜士定街及甘比街 各項活動得以順利進行，全賴the Coast Capi- ART + HIP HOP 參與由作家Michael Barnholden 所帶領重遊 tal Saving & Credit Union 慷慨支持。 Saturday October 27, 8 pm – 1 am 1907年反亞裔暴亂，穿過華埠及日本鎮的 Gallery Gachet, 88 East Cordova 路線。 表演藝術及Hip Hop 舞的大滿貫晚上 收費：非該區居民每位10元。該區居民請 10月27日，星期六，下午八時至零晨一時 量力而付。 Gallery Gachet，Cordova 東街88號 節目包括菲律賓舞蹈，非洲民族及Hip Hop 舞，第一民族舞蹈及由華裔唱片騎師重新編
Heart of the City Festival 2007 19 Wednesday October 31
Radio Television the three elements of the Canadian broad- WAX POETIC FEARLESS TV #11: casting system. The other two elements are Wednesday October 31, 2pm - 2:30pm THE FIRST BEST OF FEARLESS TV SPECIAL the public and commercial broadcasters. Live Broadcast Co-op Radio CFRO 102.7FM Wednesday October 31, 8pm - 9pm Thanks to Community Arts Council of Vancouver, British Columbia Arts Council, Join S.R. Duncan for weekly poetry and Shaw Cable 4 Gallery Gachet, ACCESS Association of Chi- spoken word readings with special festival A look at the people, places and issues of nese Canadians for Equality and Solidarity guest DTES poet Robyn Livingstone. Ro- the Downtown Eastside, Canada’s poorest Society, Chinese Canadian National Council byn’s poetry has a fluid and romantic flair, per capita income postal code as brought (CCNC) Pan-Asian Network, Carnegie rich in imagery. Tune in for a good listen. to you by community television volunteers Community Centre, Downtown Eastside who work and live there. The concrete re- Residents’ Association (DERA), National sult of the perseverance and hard work of Anti-Racism Council of Canada (NARCC), volunteers of the DTES Community Arts Status Through Action Towards Unity and Network Film and Video cluster (CAN-FV), Solidarity (STATUS) Coalition. An espe- Fearless TV exists because citizens exercise cially big thank you to those who participate their entitlement to training and access in front and behind the cameras. provided by community television, one of
Robyn Livingstone Dance CARNEGIE HALLOW’EEN DANCE Wednesday October 31, 7pm - 10pm Carnegie Community Centre Theatre 401 Main The Carnegie invites you to put on your most frightful face in celebration of the reopening of the community centre. Tonight is a Halloween Dance! Brush up your best ghoulish tunes and frighten the night away. Music, live musicians, costume and dance: everything you need to jangle those bones about! Free Fearless TV at Fearless Festival 2007 Did You Know? Theatre GRAVITY Pericles Alexander Pantages opened Wednesday October 31, 7:30pm the Pantages Theatre in 1908 to give Chapel Arts, 304 Dunlevy the “masses and the classes…vaudeville shows at a small admission” saying “I For description see page 9 . take particular pains to see that each bill Information: www.urbanink.ca. $20/$15 contains the ingredients that go to make Unwaged tickets: pay what you can a delightful entertainment embracing comedy, singing and dancing and novelty acts”. He loved his theatres and assured audiences that “each moment spent within the walls of the Pantages Theatre will be moments to linger in memory and I trust that they will endure when the dust Halloween Reveller of time will have silvered the ages.”
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Mariachi Mexico de Vancouver Community Celebration DAY OF THE DEAD LUNCH, FIESTA & PROCESSION Thursday November 1, 1:20pm – 6:15pm St. James’ Anglican Church, 303 East Cordova In the Downtown Eastside, Latin Ameri- cans celebrate Day Of The Dead with pageantry, music, love and humour. We Mass throw a party and invite the dead to join ALL SAINTS DAY MASS Celebración Comunitaria us for a few hours before returning to “the Thursday November 1, 6:30pm DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS, ALMUERZO, other side.” Join us at 1:20pm for Justice St. James’ Anglican Church, 303 E. Cor- PROCESIÓN Y FIESTA Without Borders (35 min), a film with a dova Miércoles 1ero. de noviembre hard-hitting look at the atrocities com- Following the Day of the Dead procession, de 1:20 a 6:15 mitted by governments against their own St. James’ will celebrate All Saints Day to En el Centro Este de Vancouver, los people and the movement to bring justice honour all the saints, known and unknown. latinoamericanos celebramos el Día de to these people. Following the film, Watari The St James’ High Mass Choir, under the los Muertos con humor y mucha alegría. Research Association and volunteers invite direction of Gerald Harder, will sing music Hacemos una fiesta a la cual invitamos a you to a spicy and savory lunch at 2pm including Missa l’hora passa by Ludovico nuestros muertos a que se nos unan antes in the St. James’ Anglican Church hall at da Viadana. Everyone welcome de regresar al otro lado. Queremos invi- Cordova and Gore, followed at 3pm by tarles a que ustedes tambien se unan a esta a musical fiesta with folklorista Isabel celebración a partir de la 1:20 de la tarde Ramirez, musician Michel Goycochea and Theatre en el salón de la Iglesia “St. James” que se Mariachi Mexico de Vancouver, ending GRAVITY encuentra en la esquina de las calles Gore with piñatas. Your hosts for the fiesta are Thursday November 1, 7:30pm y Cordova. Traigan flores, fotografias de sus Lady Die and Dr. Enema. Bring flowers, Chapel Arts, 304 Dunlevy seres queridos para poner en el altar. Em- photographs, something for the ofrenda For description see page 9. pezaremos con una pellicula a la 1:20 de la (altar), noisemakers, musical instruments. Information: www.urbanink.ca. $20/$15 organización Amnistia Internacional que At 5pm the Carnival Band will lead us on Unwaged tickets: pay what you can se llama “Justicia sin Fronteras” que dura a parade through the DTES to honour the aproximadamente 35 minutos y en la cual lives lost on these streets returning to St Radio Theatre se demuestra las atrocidades cometidas James’ for the All Saints Day Mass. Every- ARTS RATIONAL por los gobiernos en contra de sus propios one welcome. Admission free; donations Thursday November 1, 9pm - 10pm ciudadanos y las organizaciones que han to Watari gratefully accepted. Live Broadcast Co-op Radio CFRO 102.7FM tomado el liderazgo en luchar contra estas Listen to the Arts Rational for special injusticias. Durante la pelicula Watari Heart of the City Festival programming Research Association y sus voluntarios les with live radio broadcasts of original One invitan a degustar un delicioso almuerzo; Act plays and interviews. Presented by Jay después vamos celebrar con musica y Hamburger and Theatre in the Raw. The como invitados especiales tendremos al one acts are from the Mythical Voices For Mariachi Mexico de Vancouver, Michell Our Time project and the Biennial One Act Goycochea con musica andina y nuestra Play Writing Contests. For your listening querida Isabel Ramirez deleitandonos pleasure. con su voz, su baile y su alegria, tambien tendremos piñatas y mucho más. Venga a divertirse con nuestros cómicos, satíricos anfitriones Mamá Muerte y el Doctor Enema. Haremos una procesión en la cual estaremos recordando a quienes han muerto en estas calles, a las 5:00 de la tarde. La admisión es completamente gratis. ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Les esperamos!!!!! Day of the Dead procession
Heart of the City Festival 2007 21 Friday November 2
Open House Forum Mass VANCOUVER POLICE MUSEUM MUNCH Session #8 ALL SOULS DAY MASS Friday November 2, 12pm - 5pm COCREATING THE CREATIVE CITY Friday November 2, 6:30pm Vancouver Police Museum Friday November 2, 4pm - 7pm St. James’ Anglican Church 240 E. Cordova Gallery Gachet, 88 E. Cordova 303 E. Cordova The museum is located in the former Join Mark Kuznicki (Toronto) to identify The day after All Saints Day is All Souls Coroner’s Court on the second floor of the tangible and intangible cultural spaces Day and St James’ Church will hold a Mass 238-240 E. Cordova Street. Built in 1932, in our neighbourhood that collectively for the Dead, with choir and soloists. The the building is a municipally designated define our arts and heritage district. Learn St James’ High Mass Choir, under the di- heritage structure. The collection consists about “creative city” theories, the pos- rection of Gerald Harder, will sing music of approximately 20,000 objects, papers, sibilities for a self-organized community including Missa pro defunctis – Anerio photographs and published materials relat- and opportunities and challenges in the Plainsong propers. Everyone welcome ing to the history of policing in Vancouver. DTES. “Open space” dialogue follows the Approximately 40% of the collection is cur- presentation. Kuznicki is a researcher, rently on display. There are exhibits about writer and strategy consultant working Theatre some of Vancouver’s most famous crimi- at the intersection of technology, culture GRAVITY nals and the men and women who enforce and policy. His expertise includes social Friday November 2, 7:30pm our laws. There are also special displays on media, the economics of peer-production Chapel Arts, 304 Dunlevy some of the teams that make up the police and the social dynamics of creative com- For description see page 9. force, including the Mounted Squad, the munities. Presented by Fearless Media, Information: www.urbanink.ca. $20/$15 Dog Squad, the Marine Squad and others. sponsored by Stantec Engineering and Unwaged tickets: pay what you can For more information call 604-665-3346 the Downtown Eastside Community Arts or visit www.vancouverpolicemuseum.ca. Network. MUNCH includes a light meal. Everyone welcome. Free Pay as you can 0-5$ Did You Know? Mark Kuznicki On March 20, 1933, a bomb exploded in the History Walk entrance to the Pantages Theatre, damag- SINS OF THE CITY: VICE AND VIRTUE ing the lobby and ticket office. The owner with Chris Mathieson and his wife were living above the theatre, Friday November 2, 4pm - 6pm just over the explosion. She was blown out Meet at the Vancouver Police Museum of the building onto the street where she 240 E. Cordova landed in a basin of water she’d been using In the city of Vancouver, the attitude to- to wash her feet before she went to bed. No one was killed, but the explosion blew out ward sin and vice has changed over time, all the windows on Hastings Street up to perhaps most notably in the Downtown the ninth floor of the Balmoral Hotel across Eastside. Currently society is examining the street. Some blamed it on labour unrest the idea that vice is not just a moral issue among the movie projectionists. Another but can be connected to poverty, health rumour blamed it on provocateurs hired in and changes in governing policies. Law Chicago to hit theatres in Seattle, Denver enforcement officers have usually been and Vancouver. in the front line of these changes. This walking tour takes you through the oldest parts of the city, exploring the early history of vice in Vancouver. Covering ten city blocks, the tour visits one of the earliest brothel districts, the location of the city’s first saloon, as well as the city’s first police station and jail. Opium dens, gambling houses and beer parlours are also featured topics of the tour. Limited spots. Today’s tour is pay as you can
photo courtesy of Vancouver Archives 22 Heart of the City Festival 2007 Friday November 2
Art Exhibit NOT MADE IN CHINA Theatre/Comedy Opening Friday November 2, 7pm - 10pm DTES COMEDY and A DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE ROMEO & JULIET November 2 - December 2 Friday November 2, 8pm & Saturday November 3, 8pm Gallery Gachet, 88 E. Cordova Russian Hall downstairs, 600 Campbell New Voices Collective presents eight Chi- nese Canadians, a collective self portrait of non-prescriptive personal effects; and Twospeak, a two-channel HAM radio broadcast that attempts to correct an omission in a BC historical narrative. The New Voices Collective is: Johnson Chan, Viola Chan, Eugene Lin, Nancy Fong, Robert Parungao, Heather Joan Tam, Araya Vivorakij and Zizian Zhong. For more in- formation call 604-687-2468 or visit www. gachet.org. Free Art Exhibit WOODWARD’S MEDIA ART EXHIBIT Opening Friday November 2, 7pm - 10pm What’s so funny about the DTES? Let’s find out in a fabulous evening of comedy! November 2 - December 2 Opening the show are alumni from Stand Up for Mental Health including DTES Gallery Gachet, 88 E. Cordova resident and humourist Paul Decarie. Led by counselor and stand-up comic David Featuring photography and video of Granirer, Stand Up For Mental Health teaches stand up comedy to people with men- Woodward’s past, present and future. Art- tal illness and looks at the lighter side of surviving the mental health system. ists: Yun Lam Li’s Reincarnation of W, Kate The second part of the evening is a special treat: join us for a workshop pres- MacDonald’s W Lit, and Cameraman’s F entation of Vancouver Moving Theatre’s A Downtown Eastside Romeo and Juliet, is for Fantastic. Opening sponsored by directed by comedy marvel Gina Bastone, The presentation’s comic vignettes are the Centre for Creative Technology & inspired by everyday realities on the streets of the Downtown Eastside and by Community Arts. For more information characters and situations from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Each vignette call 604-687-2468 or visit www.gachet. represents a different direction and style in which the comic play could develop. org. Free We’re previewing these vignettes to test our techniques and get feedback from the public to help us create a strong, funny and truthful tragic-comic play. Our show is created by Gina Bastone with contributions by Mike Stack, Doug Vernon, Savannah Walling and the ensemble cast: Grant Chancey, Yvon Chartrand, Paul Decarie, Kuei-Ming Lin, Elizabeth Murdoch, Mike Richter, Jim Sands, Priscillia Tait, Gena Thompson, Monica Trejbal, Lou Vodnak and Muriel “X” Williams. Artistic Director Walling and play Director Bastone are assisted by Vernon (stage manager) and Murdoch (production intern). This workshop presentation is part of a one year theatre and community building Did You Know? project to create a 60 minute tragic comedy about a long-standing grudge between The Russian Hall first opened as a Croatian families from different social backgrounds and locate it in our community. Almost Educational Centre in 1940, but when 100 community members have been involved in workshops and exploration to date. many of the Yugoslavs returned to Created for the Downtown Eastside, the tragic-comic play premieres next spring at Europe after World War II, the building the Russian Hall, April 15-25, 2008. For more information call 604-254-6911. For was sold to the Federation of Russian this year, come and enjoy a cast and crew of 14 along with a live band – a DTES Canadians. Today thousands of people style of theatre inspired by the ancient tradition of Commedia Dell’Arte. enjoy events at the Russian Hall – con- certs, dinners, rehearsals and theatre For this presentation Vancouver Moving Theatre gratefully acknowledges the productions; conferences and political support of the BC Arts Council, BC Gaming, Spirit of BC Innovations Fund and meetings; workshops; and craft, book the City of Vancouver Office of Cultural Affairs. and bazaar sales. Pay as you can
Heart of the City Festival 2007 23 Saturday November 3
Television FEARLESS TV #11 THE FIRST BEST OF FEARLESS TV SPECIAL Saturday November 3, 3am – 4am Shaw Cable 4 Rebroadcast of Wed October 31, 8pm program Video Premiere BRINGING SHADOWS INTO LIGHT (2007) Saturday November 3, 12pm – 2:30pm Carnegie Community Centre Theatre 401 Main Addiction happens in all communities and social classes: it is everyone’s problem – a symptom of larger social challenges and issues. We all have a part in this story. In Bringing Shadows Into Light, filmmaker Cease Wyss takes us on a community’s journey to face today’s growing tidal wave Still from A Safer Sex Trade of addiction. Along the way, she encounters the creativity, talent, courage and human- ity of the unique inner city community Film of the Downtown Eastside. For over two A SAFER SEX TRADE (2006) years, hundreds of people from different Directed by Carolyn Allain backgrounds and cultures shared stories Saturday November 3, 2:30pm and images to help create a giant-screen Carnegie Community Centre Theatre shadow play. Directors, composers, design- 401 Main ers and over seventy Downtown Eastside Carolyn Allain’s directorial debut offers involved artists and residents joined this insight into the complex issue of the sex journey into the shadows, to shed light on trade by examining the lives of three the roots of addiction and recovery. Before women with entirely unique experiences the screening of the documentary, Aline as prostitutes: a former survival sex worker, Lafleme and Daughters of the Drum will a highly paid escort and an established sing a song to honour Cease Wyss and her Madam. This paradoxical and surpris- work. A Squamish media artist, educator, ing story has unparalleled access and is curator and activist whose work weaves put into sharp relief in Vancouver where itself thorough a variety of communi- Robert Pickton stands trial for the alleged ties, Cease was assisted in the project by murder of 26 women, most of whom were editing and story consultant Patty Fraser. working in the sex trade. The documentary The screening will be followed by archival was co-written by Allain and David Ray, footage of We’re All In This Together: The Music in the Streets and produced by their independent film Shadows Project. Discussion to follow, the POCO LOCOS company Cheap and Dirty Productions of filmmaker will be in attendance. Presented Saturday November 3, 12pm, 1pm & 2pm Vancouver in association with CBC News- in cooperation with Cease Fire Produc- Starts at Main & Hastings world and in partnership with RDI and ATPN. The filmmaker will be in attendance tions, the Roundhouse Community Centre The streets of the DTES will fill with the after the screening for questions. Running and Vancouver Moving Theatre. Free wonderful Latin-American music of Poco time: 48 minutes. Free Locos featuring Alfredo Flores, Michel Goycochea and David Botten. Listen for the rhythms, tunes and panpipe airs of these favourite DTES community musi- cians. You’re in for a treat! Courtesy of the festival.
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Talk and Special Treat! Poetry Theatre/Comedy STAND UP FOR MENTAL HEALTH DTES POETS WITH BUD OSBORN DTES COMEDY and A DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE Saturday November 3, 3:45pm Saturday November 3, 7pm – 9:30pm ROMEO & JULIET Carnegie Community Centre Theatre Carnegie Community Centre Theatre Saturday November 3, 8pm 401 Main 401 Main also Fri Nov 2, 8pm Join David Granirer with Downtown East- We are pleased to present local poetic Russian Hall downstairs, 600 Campbell side’s own Paul Decarie, as they share their treasure and community activist Bud Os- For description see Fri Nov 2. Free ongoing experiences with Stand Up For born as he joins other DTES poets in an Mental Health. In David’s course, mental evening of poetry and prose. Projected im- health consumers turn their problems into ages by visual artist and muralist Richard Art Exhibit comedy, then perform their acts at confer- Tetrault. Downtown Eastside writers meet DIVINE INSPIRATION, DEITIES, FAIRIES, ences, treatment centres, psych wards and on the first Saturday of the month to share SPIRITS AND FATES Portraits by St. Even for various mental health organizations. their voices and read original poetry, plays, Opening Saturday November 3 People with mental illness are always be- prose and work-in-progress. Sign up for 10pm – 12:30am ing told what they can’t do, in Stand Up For a 10 minute spot at the Open Mic. With November 3 to 30 Mental Health they get to prove what they Mistress of Chaos, host, poet and artist radha yoga & eatery, 728 Main CAN do! You saw this hit group recently Diane Wood. Free A mixed media show of portraits from St. featured in the CBC documentary Crack- Even’s Divine Reflections series, focusing on ing Up! Be prepared for a special comedy Bud Osborn recognizable spiritual archetypes, www.di- treat. Free vinereflections.ca. The opening will feature DJs in a fusion of art and technology. For more information 604-605-0011 or Video Premiere www.radhavancouver.org SUMMER DREAMS (2007) Saturday November 3, 5pm Carnegie Community Centre Theatre 401 Main A video of Summer Dreams of the Down- town Eastside a multi art-form poetry experience recorded live at the Carnegie Theatre and edited by members of the FEARLESS TV cluster of the DTES Com- Artist in our Midst munity Arts Network. A documentary of Richard Tetrault is a respected and highly accomplished a Neighbourhood Small Grants project as Downtown Eastside artist whose paintings, prints and presented in the summer of 2007 by poet murals powerfully reflect the landscape, people and spirit and DTES resident Richard Tylman. Fea- of our community. Richard uses both mural painting and turing among other great DTES poets and printmaking as a means for expression, collaboration musicians, the powerful and moving words and exploration. His mural projects focus on issues of of Bud Osborn, Diane Wood and Richard community concerns and empowerment, and include Tylman. Running time: 60 minutes. Free the Downtown Eastside Walls of Change (1998) and Community Walls/Community Voices (2003-04). Over Theatre the past two years, he participated with La Raza Group GRAVITY Canada on mural collaborations in Mexico, Argentina Closing night and central Canada. Recent books of Tetrault’s work include Painted Lives & Shifting Saturday November 3, 7:30pm Landscapes (Anvil Press 2004) and Signs of the Times (2005), a collaboration of poetry Chapel Arts, 304 Dunlevy and print with Downtown Eastside poet and activist Bud Osborn. For description see page 9. The image of the linocutVisage is on the cover of this year’s program guide and Information: www.urbanink.ca. $20/$15 appears in Signs of the Times. Unwaged tickets: pay what you can See and hear about Richard’s work during the Festival: Richard will speak about his mural work at the Aboriginal Front Door community meeting Monday Oct 22, 9:30am and images of his artwork will accompany the poetry of Bud Osborn at the Carnegie Theatre’s DTES Poetry night on Saturday evening Nov 3.
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History Walk Workshop Workshop ANTI-ASIAN RIOT WALKING TOUR FERMENTED FOODS COOKING CLASS DREAM YOGA Sunday November 4, 11am – 12:30pm Sunday November 4, 12pm – 3pm Sunday November 4, 3:30pm – 5:15pm Meet at Victory Square, Hastings & Cambie radha yoga & eatery, 728 Main radha yoga & eatery, 728 Main One hundred years ago, on Sept 7, 1907, Join radha’s chef Andrea Potter to learn Learn a simple, effective method to ex- Vancouver was rocked by race riots. The about the health benefits of easily made plore the meaning of your dreams. Bring repercussions were severe and long last- and economical fermented food prepara- a dream! No prior experience needed. ing. Only after World War II did change tions. No prior experience needed. Limited Limited class size. Pre-registration rec- occur for transpacific migrants and their class size. Pre-registration recommended. ommended. Call 604-605-0011. Pay as descendents in Canada and for their Call 604-605-0011. $30 sliding scale you can struggles to fight discrimination and cre- ate a society without racism. Join author Michael Barnholden and walk the route Workshop Chants CHILD CLAY PLAY of the 1907 anti-Asian riot through Chi- SATSANG Sunday November 4, 12pm – 4pm natown and old Japantown. In association Sunday November 4, 7:30pm – 8:30pm Gallery Gachet, 88 E. Cordova with Anniversaries of Change. The tour radha yoga & eatery, 728 Main will end at the Japanese Hall and the VJLS Facilitator: Suzanne Firth. Join us for Songs, chanting, inspiration - chanting for & JH Food Bazaar. $10 for non-residents, creative clay play exploring form, firing the neighbourhood and for world peace. pay as you can for local residents and glazing your art. Children 5 – 12 All are welcome. For more information years, open to everyone, parent/guardian 604-605-0011 or www.radhavancouver. to attend. $5 ($1 off for second child). For org. By donation Community Celebration more information call 604-687-2468 or VANCOUVER JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL visit www.gachet.org. St. James’ Anglican Church & JAPANESE HALL FOOD BAZAAR Sunday November 4, 12pm – 3pm Japanese Hall, 487 Alexander Open House ST. JAMES’ ANGLICAN CHURCH Come early to this semi-annual Japanese Sunday November 4, 2pm – 4pm feast and eat, eat, eat! VJLS & JH volunteers 2:15pm Parish History Tour work feverishly over many days to make 3pm Organ Recital by Mr. Gerald Harder and serve a wide variety of menu items, St. James’ Anglican Church, 303 E. Cor- hot, fresh, seasonal and affordable. This dova fundraising event is always popular, with The Parish Open House of the architectur- door and raffle prizes and a silent auction. ally fascinating and socially committed St. As a special festival treat, the Kin Fung Ath- James’ Anglican Church features a range of letic Group take to the stage and perform a activities: at 2:15pm follow a history and traditional Chinese Lion Dance. Free architecture tour of the church and enjoy stories of early Vancouver; at 3pm hear Kin Fung Athletic Group an Organ Recital by Gerald Harder (St. James’ Musical Director); also learn about the church’s religious symbols; see one of the finest Casavant pipe organs in the city; and view a special display of pictures and liturgical artifacts from the Parish Archives. Everyone welcome. Free
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Community Celebration ASSOCIATION OF UNITED UKRAINIAN Did You Know? CANADIANS CONCERT Sunday November 4, 3pm In 1938, the Ukrainian Hall organized a Ukrainian Hall, 805 E. Pender community kitchen to feed the unem- ployed men involved in a peaceful sit- The AUUC is pleased to present their season opening on the closing afternoon of in strike at the Post Office, Vancouver the Festival. Featuring all of their performing arts groups, the Barvinok Choir, the Art Gallery and Hotel Georgia. When AUUC Folk Orchestra and dancers from the AUUC, the concert offers a welcoming evicted by RCMP armed with clubs and atmosphere of Ukrainian traditions. Lively music, invigorating dance, colourful cos- tear gas and pursued down Hastings tumes and delightful beats entice us. Special guests include stirring gospel sounds Street, the men carried the wounded with Dalannah Gail Bowen and friends, DTES resident and pianist extraordinaire into the Ukrainian Hall for first aid. Stan Hudac, and right from the neighbourhood, international award-winning folkloric dance troupe Strathcona Chinese Dance Company. Stay after the concert for the hall’s fantastic Ukrainian supper. Tickets at the door, $10 concert, $15 with supper Community Celebration UKRAINIAN SUPPER Sunday November 4, 5:30pm Ukrainian Hall downstairs, 805 E. Pender Everybody loves Ukrainian food! If you haven’t had it, you are definitely missing something special. Traditional Ukrainian dinner of borscht/beet soup, holopchi/ cabbage rolls, and pyrohi/potato and cheese stuffed boiled dumplings served with Strathcona Chinese Dance Company sour cream and fried onions. Delicious! Limited seating. Followed by the Urban Barn Dance with Three Potato. We sold out last year so purchase your ticket early. Tickets at the door, $10 supper, with afternoon concert $15 Community Celebration URBAN BARN DANCE with THREE POTATO Sunday November 4, 7pm Ukrainian Hall, 805 East Pender This event is so popular and so much fun each year that it has become a festival tradition. Grab your friends, neighbours and the whole family and head on down to this toe tappin’ dance with DTES resident Russell Shumsky, his “Three Potato” cohorts and dance caller Marlin Prowl. Think of line danc- ing without cowboy hats and square dancing without petticoats. Follow the dance caller’s directions and you’ll be experts in minutes. Three Potato cooks up a fine musical stew of old-time and Celtic melodies on marimba, guitar, and percussion. Add Russell Shumsky a pinch of music from Brittany, Sweden and Quebec and we have a great ending for the DTES Heart of the City Festival. Pay what you can
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LOUD LOWBROW Boone Gallery presents works by I, Braineater and 12 Midnite talented new and emerging artists September 22 to November 12 who have a committed practice of Chapel Arts, 304 Dunlevy work that embodies current criti- In the grand environs of a converted cal and aesthetic developments in Downtown Eastside funeral home, I, contemporary art. We endeavor Braineater and 12 Midnite present an to challenge and inspire viewers, 8000 square foot show of art and cars! artists, collectors and institutions From Braineater’s classic blockhead to discourse through dynamic and paintings and Midnite’s graffiti im- engaging exhibition programming. agery and neon art to work so fresh Wednesday to Sunday 12pm – 6pm. it’ll still be sticky – fans old and new By appointment only Oct 23 to Nov 1, will get a chance to see Lowbrow as call 604-838-6816 or email info@ it was intended: really big and a little JeffreyBooneGallery.com scary. Come to the Chapel for tea and viewing Sundays 1pm to 4pm or by appointment by calling Jennifer Abrams at (604) 787-2997. Free Jean L. Kares MALETA [SUITCASE] PATTERN AND FLOW October 5 to 27 Textile works by Jean L. Kares Gallery Gachet, 88 E. Cordova October 3 to 31 Maleta [suitcase] is a collaborative art Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden project tackling the theme of migration 578 Carrall and an opportunity for aspiring Filipino- Jean L. Kares creates works in response to Canadian artists to use their artistic vision traditional Japanese textiles, Chinese paint- to voice the issues of the Filipino commu- ings and the rich repository of the world’s nity in Canada. Through a framework of spiritual traditions. She has a strong inter- community collaboration, critical engage- est in collage, in particular the synergistic ment and developing art practice, Sinag juxtaposition of pattern, colour and image Bayan Cultural Collective hopes to engage that evokes greater meaning. In this group the Filipino community and Canadian of works that employ textile media and its public to look deeper into issues surround- multiple techniques, the patterns and flow ing migration and participation in Canada. of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden are sug- Artist-in-residence Wing Diocson Yap of gested, reflected and amplified. Open daily Montreal will install a large-scale triptych from 10am to 4:30pm (closed Mondays in painting in the gallery that addresses the November). For more information please common experiences of Filipinos migrat- phone the Garden 604-662-3207 or www. ing to Canada. Sinag Bayan curates a vancouverchinesegarden.com. group exhibition of visual art and video TILLICUM Robert Mearns Included with regular admission installations by emerging and professional Vancouver artists of Filipino descent. For October 18 to November 8 TREES I HAVE DREAMED Rachael Ashe more information call 604-687-2468 or The Gaff Gallery, 684 E. Hastings October 4 to 28 visit www.gachet.org. Free New paintings by Vancouver artist Robert radha yoga & eatery, 728 Main Mearns. The Gaff Gallery is an independ- A show of Holga photography depicting RETREATING TO FORT GARRY ent space for art exhibitions, movie screen- trees with which we share the cityscape. Neil Dyck ings, music and other events. Located in Rachael’s handmade metal prints are October 10 to November 4 the artistically vibrant DTES/Strathcona luminescent, one-of-a kind pieces of art. Jeffrey Boone Gallery neighborhood, the Gaff is a hub of creative For more information call 604-605-0011, 140 – 1 E. Cordova activity in a culturally diverse area. The or visit www.rachaelashe.ca or www.rah- Neil Dyck takes the notion of dealing gallery is owned by Gabriel Deerman and davancouver.org. Free with the materiality of paint to the ex- operated by a volunteer staff. The gallery is treme. Initially pouring acrylic paint into open to curatorial proposals and personal forms built on the picture support and submissions of images. For more informa- later constructing three-dimensional tion www.gaffgallery.com. sculptures from dried paint. The Jeffrey Open to the public. Free
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SEW WHAT? Diane Wood ORIGAMI EXHIBITION October 25 to December 14 October 29 to November 10 Potluck Café, 20 W. Hastings Pendulum Gallery, 885 W. Georgia Fabric Art by DTES resident, artist, poet Leading up to the Pacific Coast Origami and community activist Diane Wood. Hav- Conference Nov 9 to 11, the Paperfolders ing studied fine art as a young woman in Around the Lower Mainland (PALM) has Montreal, Diane’s creative work has been arranged a juried exhibition of works by shaped by the streets, poverty, pop culture international origami masters through to and music scene. She has done front line November 10. The organizing committee crisis work in Vancouver’s Downtown of the conference comprises local volun- Eastside and her involvement with the is- teers, including DTES involved resident sues of addiction, abuse and recovery are Lisa David, and volunteers from the USA. the basis of her art. Mixing her Guerilla Girl www.pcoc2007.com. Call 604-879-7714 for sensibility with pre-Christian spirituality, gallery information. Diane draws on a long history of women’s Open to the public. Free origami Joseph Wu crafts. Some of her favourite fabric pieces and some of her most recent fabric work will NOT MADE IN CHINA DIVINE INSPIRATION, DEITIES, FAIRIES, be on display. For café information www. November 2 to December 2 SPIRITS AND FATES Portaits by St. Even potluckcatering.com Gallery Gachet, 88 E. Cordova November 3 to 30 Open to the public. Free New Voices Collective presents eight Chi- radha yoga & eatery, 728 Main nese Canadians, a collective self portrait A mixed media show of portraits from St. of non-prescriptive personal effects; and Even’s Divine Reflections series, focusing Twospeak, a two-channel HAM radio on recognizable spiritual archetypes, www. broadcast that attempts to correct an divinereflections.ca. For more information omission in a BC historical narrative. The 604-605-0011 or www.radhavancouver. New Voices Collective is: Johnson Chan, org. Free Viola Chan, Eugene Lin, Nancy Fong, Robert Parungao, Heather Joan Tam, Araya THE BIZARRO CYANIDE CIRCUS Vivorakij and Zizian Zhong. For more in- November 3 to 30 formation call 604-687-2468 or visit www. Hasty Hawk Gallery, 802 E. Hastings gachet.org. Free Newly renovated on the Rice Block of 800 East Hastings in Strathcona, the Hasty WOODWARD’S ART EXHIBIT Hawk Gallery opens its doors for local November 2 to December 2 events. Run by Mad Dog, Strathcona’s own Gallery Gachet, 88 E. Cordova Gerry Dallman. On Saturday evenings Featuring photography and video of Wood- bring your weird, bizarre homemade ward’s past, present and future. Artists: Yun musical instruments for a jam session Lam Li’s Reincarnation of W, Kate Mac- and Mad Dog will record it for posterity. Donald’s W Lit, and Cameraman’s F is for Not your homemade guitar or bamboo Diane Wood Fantastic. Opening sponsored by the Centre flute: it has to be beyond the pale, outside for Creative Technology & Community Arts. the realm of normal human experience. For more information call 604-687-2468 or The show at the Hasty Hawk will be part visit www.gachet.org. Free of the Eastside Culture Crawl, happening November 16 to 18. For details phone Mad Dog at 778-371-3189, or check out www. myspace.com/hastyhawkgallery or www. eastsideculturecrawl.com. Free
origami Bernie Peyton
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Saturday November 10 • Chinese Cultural Centre boardroom, 50 E. Pender Sunday November 11 • Ukrainian Hall, 805 E. Pender In association with Vancouver Moving Theatre
Two days of information-sharing, discussion, learning 1pm - 3pm and fun tailored for Downtown Eastside community ac- THE SINGING ACTOR – INTEGRATED PERFORMANCE tors. Pre-registration is required for the skill building and with Andy Toth information workshops. The workshops are on making If you can speak, you can sing, if our art, earning our living, supporting our community you can think, you can act, but and creating a healthy environment in which to do our can you do it all at the same time? work. Working artists, with special expertise in the top- In this fast-paced workshop ics, will lead each session. The forum is coordinated by we’ll cover the simple basics of Savannah Walling. breathing, sounding, resonat- ing and releasing the voice in A light lunch will be provided. A non-refundable fee of song. We’ll then learn to sing $10 total for two days must be paid in advance. Phone an old standard from an actor’s 604-254-6911 to register. Maximum 25 participants. perspective, and how to break The Saturday afternoon panel discussion is open to the it down and reassemble it for performance. Finally, we public and free on a first come, first served basis. touch on potential risks associated with being a singing actor and how to care for the voice when you’re using it five days a week! Actor/singer Andy Toth was seen recently at the Firehall in Urinetown the Musical and at the Arts Club Theatre inCompany . Andy has taught singing and acting at Saturday November 10 Arts Umbrella and Capilano College, and currently teaches Chinese Cultural Centre boardroom, 50 E. Pender musical theatre at the Richmond Academy of Dance. 9:30am – 10am Coffee and muffins 3pm - 3:30pm Break 10am - noon WHAT IS MY ROLE? ENSEMBLE SKILLS 3:30pm - 5:30pm with Mike Stack PRODUCING 101 PANEL When we become involved in a play, we with Renae Morriseau, Irwin Oostindie, Terry Hunter and each become important members of moderator Amir Ali Alibhai a creative ensemble working towards Want to get your cultural projects a common goal. The team must func- launched? Hit a bigger audience? tion with a semblance of unity, lest the Produce a play, concert, or festi- entire venture collapse. Many questions, val? A small benefit concert or a and potential conflicts, arise: how do mega event? Learn from cultural we build that ensemble feeling? what workers with a range of experi- are the performer’s responsibilities in ences. Learn about: creating a relationship to the director and the mandate and vision, objectives rest of the ensemble? what is expected of me, and how can I and timelines to build your au- best contribute? This workshop will address many questions dience, budgets to match your in a hands-on, playful format involving discussion as well resources and scale and surprising promotional strategies. as theatre exercises that help us to build trusting, respectful Hear first-hand from experts who will share their tips and relationships in the rehearsal hall. Actor Mike Stack teaches pitfalls. Irwin Oostindie has curated exhibits at Gallery and directs numerous programs for young people, including Gachet, and produced conferences and festivals; Renae the Young Shakespeareans Summer Workshops at Bard on the Morriseau has produced musical and theatrical events and Beach Shakespeare Festival. He’s acted for most of Vancouver’s has worked with broadcasters, filmmakers and community theatre companies, most recently touring internationally with video artists to promote and distribute their work, and Axis Theatre’s hit comedyThe Number 14. Terry Hunter produces the Heart of the City Festival and events for Vancouver Moving Theatre. This panel is open Noon - 1pm Lunch to the public. Free.
30 Heart of the City Festival 2007 Sunday November 11 Ukrainian Hall, 805 E. Pender DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE 9:30am - 10am Coffee and muffins ARTS IN ACTION 10am - noon BUTOH ZEN JAZZ MOVEMENT The Downtown Eastside community is a with Jay Hirabayashi leader in a growing movement of artists Movement training develops strength, flexibility, balance and communities giving voice through and performance skills. In this workshop, we’ll look at the arts to local talents and concerns. The how to care for the body and move with clarity, focused community’s arts projects are generating intention and a fully awakened imagination. In the interest across Canada and contributing to butoh approach to dance, every body is a perfect body. cross-country dialogues around commu- Each person finds their own way of dancing through nity-engaged art including: the National a process of guided improvisations which stimulate Community Play Exchange Sympo- our bodies and subconscious to respond in movement. sium; and articles in the Montreal-based Jay’s approach derives from his years as a competitive publication alt.theatre and the national downhill skier, combined with his studies in Buddhist web-publication Dramatic Engagement: philosophy and butoh – a modern dance form born out Community Engaged Theatre in Canada of devastated post-World War II Japan. In addition to teaching at Harbour Dance and Beyond. Centre, Jay is executive director of the Vancouver International Dance Festival and Kokoro Dance, which he co-founded 1986 in the Downtown Eastside. Kokoro The Community Arts Council of Van- fuses aesthetics of East and West, taking its name from the Japanese word Kokoro couver supports community cultural – meaning heart, soul and body. development in our neighborhood through the work of the Downtown Eastside Com- Noon - 1pm Lunch munity Arts Network (CAN). Evolving as a network of individuals and professional 1pm - 3pm and community arts organizations, CAN’s A CRASH COURSE IN STAND-UP COMEDY mandate is “to contribute through the arts with David Granirer to the social, cultural and economic renew- Contrary to popular belief, being funny isn’t just some- al of the Downtown Eastside as a healthy, thing you’re born with; it’s a skill you can develop. In this creative community where people from workshop we’ll analyse video clips, learn joke-writing predominately low incomes and from formulas used by top comics, and look at what makes diverse lifestyles, abilities and financial a good stand-up act. This class is great for beginners means feel at home.” CAN’s initiatives, or advanced performers. David Granirer is a counsel- developed through a cluster model, lor, stand-up comic, speaker, and author of The Happy include Fearless Magazine, Fearless Neurotic: How Fear and Angst Can Lead To Happiness and Media TV Productions, Fearless Festival Success. He has taught stand-up comedy to recovering drug and the Munch series supporting discus- addicts and cancer patients, and is the founder of Stand Up sion and cultural policy development on For Mental Health, a project teaching stand-up comedy to key issues. people with mental illness that was featured in the CBC documentary Cracking Up. More support for local artists arrives with Gallery Gachet and the annual Out of the 3pm - 3:30pm Break Rain initiative titled DTES Marginalized 3:30pm - 5:30pm Artists Training Program. Local artists BREAKING INTO THE FILM BIZ facing multiple barriers are mentored and with Michael Bean supported with professional development, production and exhibitions. An artist-run A whirlwind overview of Vancouver’s film and television in- centre since 1992, Gallery Gachet supports dustry: including info on talent agents, getting extra work and artists informed by mental health issues tips for working as a film actor. After a brief Q&A with Michael, with development of their art practice. participants will spend the second half of the session getting some quick on-camera practice. Two brave participants will desmedia (downtown eastside media) do an audition-demo and everyone will get the opportunity is a small collective of artists working on to try a short script on-camera. Handouts will cover the basic engaged collaborative visual arts projects points, also available at www.bizstudio.ca/resources.html after with Downtown Eastside-involved resi- the session. Michael Bean is a working actor, principal acting dents. Since 2003, they’ve explored various coach at the DTES Biz Studio and author of Confidence on ways of documenting life histories and the Camera: A Practical Handbook for Young Actors. continued on page 32
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DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE ARTS IN ACTION INTERSECTION: LIGHTING UP THE CARRALL STREET GREENWAY continued from page 31 INTERSECTION is a temporary public art project that involves arts organizations area’s creative vitality, while providing op- based at Carrall and Hastings in the Downtown Eastside in the collaborative production portunities for self expression, reflection of large-scale image projections in windows and on the exteriors of buildings at the and self-representation. They’ve also set up intersection of Carrall and Hastings streets. The overall project will include workshops, a free community editing suite for produc- artistic residencies and exhibitions at the InterUrban Gallery and Centre A, as well as ing local video projects. special public events. Follow the project at www.lightupthestreet.ca
TheCarnegie Community Action Project Exhibition initiates action and creates theatrical skits TURNING THE LIGHTS ON to bring media attention and public sup- Opening Friday November 9, 8pm port to campaigns to keep the community November 9 to December 15 intact by improving housing and income Centre A, 2 W. Hastings for Downtown Eastside low income Visiting from Japan, artist Koki Tanaka will collect various objects, images, light residents. A recent example includes The fixtures and more from the neighbourhood to create an installation in the gallery Treasure Hunt for the hidden $250 million that will include giant video images projected onto Centre A’s windows. Visit www. Provincial Housing Endowment Fund and centrea.org for more information. coming soon – the Colossal Olympic Pov- erty Torch to be lit until poverty ends.
Workshops TheCarnegie Opera Project is partnering VELVET LIGHT TRAP with NeWorld Theatre, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen November 9 to December 8 Classical Chinese Garden, the Aboriginal The InterUrban Gallery will host Alex MacKenzie’s Velvet Light Trap as part of Front Door and Vancouver Moving Thea- Intersection. In conjunction with Projections and a core group of youth, Alex will tre through the Heart of the City Festival, deliver a series of workshops leading up to and through the Intersection installa- to support local opportunities to write, tion. The installation will explore classical film optic tricks and light manipulations create and perform stories through com- - engaging with the history and motivations of the moving-image medium. The munity opera. work emerging from these workshops will inform the Velvet Light Trap installa- tion at the InterUrban Gallery. A second stream of workshops will run as part of Creators, cast and musicians of Condemned the installation and will focus on more thematic and technical explorations of - A Work in Progress are building an or- film production. The latter workshops will be open to the community. For more ganization which can continue to present information, please visit www.projectionsyouth.com. the opera, and use it as an organizing tool to spread the word about the community’s housing emergency. Carnegie Centre is Closing Event committed to acting as a springboard for EVERYBODY IS SOMEBODY this kind of community initiative. Saturday December 8, 3pm - 10pm Pigeon Park, Carroll & W. Hastings Vancouver Moving Theatre (VMT) For the grand finalé of Intersection, video artist Paul Wong will add to the mix a produces original repertoire, professional new work created especially for projection on the historic site of the Mercantile theatre events, festivals and arts-based Bank building. To create an inclusive seasonal event for the people of the Downtown community building projects with and for Eastside, the participating artists will explore a new kind of event-based, people- the Downtown Eastside. VMT’s initiatives oriented public art. Businesses in the area are being invited to stay open late to join include the Strathcona Artist at Home Fes- the fun and help light up the streets at a dark time of year. tival (1999-2004) and In the Heart of A City: The DTES Community Play produced with Intersection is presented by Centre A, InterUrban Gallery and Projections, with Carnegie Community Centre (2003). From partners PHS Community Services, Intersection Media and Radix Theatre. Core 2005-2007, The Shadows Project served as funding through Infinity Features, City of Vancouver, ArtsNow, Canada Council for a springboard for 3,400 people to examine the Arts and British Columbia Arts Council. Lead sponsor: Salient Group; Com- the roots of addiction and contribute to the munity sponsors: GMC Projects, Macdonald Development Corporation. giant shadow screen play We’re All In This Together. Look for The Shadows Project in Bruce Alexander’s upcoming book The Globalization of Addiction.
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