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Asked if it is hard to hand the play The six plays chosen span the globe he’s written over to another direc- from Sweden to Newfoundland, Brit- tor, Sy says: “I trust Vertigo’s Craig ish Columbia to Kowloon and places Hall completely. He really knows this in between. genre inside out. I have so much faith The 2017-18 season starts in Octo- in his ability to bring even more to this ber with a musical, the source of the than I even imagined.” song, “Send in the Clowns,” made fa- With Nine Dragons, an added bo- mous in the 1970s by Judy Collins. nus will be one performance with Photo by Chung Chow Of it, Gateway Theatre’s artistic di- Chinese surtitles, the real-time trans- rector Jovanni Sy says: “A Little Night Actor, playwright, director, and dramaturg Jovanni Sy,is artistic director lation over the stage that opera goers Music is about entanglements with of Richmond’s Gateway Theatre have come to expect. the wrong people who end up with the theme continues, Sy says. Ruby Slippers Theatre. This builds on “There is something very powerful the right people.” “It’s about a man who knew love their work together last season on about receiving culture in your moth- November’s offering is Sink or but started chasing the dollar and You Will Remember Me, the humor- er tongue,” Sy says. He hopes that on Swim, a one-woman cabaret with realized, in the end, it’s about the re- ous, poignant tale of a professor and surtitle night, “a younger person who Beverley Elliott in the smaller, more lationships you have in life. It’s a re- his non-traditional family coming to has English can attend with a parent intimate theatre. Many may know demption story.” grips with his growing dementia. or grandparent who can get more ac- Elliott as Granny from the shot-in- Gateway returns after the holidays This year, the teamwork once again cess,” with the performance translat- Steveston ABC fantasy series Once for a February run of David French’s presents a play from Quebec skillful- ed like a subtitled movie. Upon a Time or as the lead singer at Newfoundland play, Salt Water Moon. ly translated into English. I Lost My Of the future for Gateway, Sy says: the Richmond Country Farms Pump- French, a well-known Newfoundland Husband is a comedy about a wom- “We’re going to stay the course in kin Patch every October where not playwright wrote for television as well. an who loses her husband in a bar terms of trying to do works in English only her highly-honed musical skills His work included many plays for bet over a karaoke song and she isn’t language that celebrate the diver- show but also her generosity and CBC as well as scripts for Razzle-Daz- sure she wants him back. sity of Richmond, not just about our support for the younger entertainers. zle, the after-school show that made “It’s a very off-beat contemporary Chinese community, but we have a “She’s such an incredible cabaret Howard the Turtle and Alan Hamel comedy about love and marriage,” real interest in aboriginal stories and artist,” Sy says. “Her show is anec- famous to a generation of kids and says Si. French Canadian works in transla- dotes and songs reflecting childhood. teens. The season closes in April with a tion, south Asian stories. We try to It’s really quite spell-binding.” Sy calls Salt Water Moon: “A classic world premier of Jovanni Sy’s Nine represent today’s Richmond which is For the month of December, Gate- tale of courtship and romance.” Dragons, billed as a “riveting crime gloriously multicultural.” way presents A Christmas Carol and March’s play is a co-production with drama that will enchant lovers of clas- •[email protected] 4 | COMMUNITY August 2017 RICHMOND SENTINEL City Board Ancient festival brightens summer evening Asphalt paving advisory July 7 to November 30, 2017 By LORRAINE GRAVES neighbours and then the Sunday @LGsentinel morning religious ceremony. The City of Richmond has contracted Lafarge Canada to grind and pave the “The public are welcome at the reli- following locations in Richmond from July 7 to November 30, 2017: quiet cornerstone of our commu- gious service too,” says Ikuta. Pavement spot repairs Anity since the turn of the last cen- The story behind the festival, ac- • 11351 No. 1 Road tury, the Steveston Buddhist Temple cording to Ikuta, tells of one of the 10 • 11800 No. 2 Road invited the Richmond community to great disciples of the Buddha, Moga- • 12031 No. 2 Road their Oban Festival on Saturday, July lyana. He has a special power of med- • 11511 to 11711 Steveston Highway and 11393 Steveston Highway 15. itation and also had supersensory City block paving locations On the surface, it is a joyous time of powers. • Minoru Boulevard (Lansdowne Road to Ackroyd Road) dance full of colour and grace with all “One day when meditating, trying to • Railway Avenue and Blundell Road intersection ages in their summer kimonos, just observe his dead parents’ existence… • 11000 Block No. 5 Road as the evening sun turns everything he was able to tell that his mother • 9000 Block No. 1 Road golden. was suffering in the realm of hungry • 10000 Block No. 1 Road For Buddhists, it is more than that, ghosts,” Ikuta tells the story. “One • 13000 Block Steveston Highway according to the temple’s Reverend goes there for their actions when they • 6000 No. 5 Road Grant Ikuta. were alive.” • No. 3 Road (Westminster Highway to Ackroyd) “The dance is one of gratitude to an- Ikuta describes a part of the after- • No. 5 Road and Bridgeport Road intersection cestors for the sacrifices they made life where all the people have the pot • Steveston Highway (Mortfield to No. 4 Road) • Steveston Highway (10471 to Shell Road) during their lives, their suffering out bellies of malnutrition, thin necks and • 9000 Block Westminster Highway – East bound lanes of love for us, so that we can have the mouths the size of a pinhole. • Alderbridge Way (No. 3 Road to Garden City) – spot repairs only present life we have today,” Ikuta says. “When they reach for food, it turns While the theology behind it may into flames thus they are always hun- Work hours will be 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays, and 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on not be familiar to everyone, the con- gry and thus the name, the realm of weekends. Night time work hours will be from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. (typically). cept of having a better life today be- hungry ghosts,” says Ikuta. Traffic will be reduced to single-lane and there may be temporary lane closures. cause of sacrifices by our forefathers, Seeing his mother suffering, the Delays may occur. The use of an alternate route is strongly encouraged. is one we all know according to the son’s first reaction was to save her so This work is weather dependent and dates are subject to change without notice. community’s religious leader. he tried using his powers to send food Questions may be directed to Wasim Memon, Contract Administrator, Ikuta says Oban “used to be more but, again, just as she reaches out for at 604-276-4189, or visit the City’s paving program webpage at www.richmond.ca of an insular festival with only tem- food, it turns into flames. At that point, (City Services >Roads, Dykes, Water & Sewers >Construction Projects >2017 Paving ple members but now it’s open to the he gives up, and seeks guidance from Program). public because it is quite a colourful the Buddha. and wonderful event.” “The Buddha tells him first of all City of Richmond | 6911 No. 3 Rd. Richmond BC V6Y 2C1 | Tel: 604-276-4000 The event actually spans two days, that his mother is in that realm now www.richmond.ca the evening festival with drumming, dance, food trucks and mingling with See Page 5 luluislandhomes.com Tina Gonzalez 778.837.1144 Diana Dickey 604.618.7060 Call us today to discuss the market value of your home.