Born to a family of seven children in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wesli (Wesley Louissaint) built his first guitar at the age of eight by stringing an old oil can with nylon fishing line. From these humble beginnings, he has gone on to become one of Haiti’s most inspiring and celebrated musical ambassadors. Wesli has earned acclaim […]
Based in Yellowknife and Edmonton, this contemporary folk and roots duo features sibling songwriters Leela Gilday and Jay Gilday. Sechile Sedare (pronounced ‘seh-chee-leh’ 'seh-dahr-eh') means ‘my younger brother, my older sister’ in the Dene language. This musical collaboration sees Jay and Leela co-write and co-create new repertoire together, harnessing their talents as deeply insightful and […]
Concert 5 Jeanette Jonquil, clarinet Sophie Dansereau, bassoon Valerie Whitney, french horn Joan Blackman violin David Gillham, violin Jacob van der Sloot, viola Zoltan Rozsnayai, cello Dylan Palmer, bass We end the season by gathering a group of eight of the best musicians Vancouver has to offer to play Haydn, Mozart and Schubert, the grand […]
Julie Kim is one of Canada’s top stand-up comedians. Julie recently toured across North America doing 40 theatre shows with Ronny Chieng (Crazy Rich Asians, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah). She was a gala performer at the 2022 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and headlined four sold-out solo shows at Just for Laughs […]
Vancouver-based Raven Spirit Dance creates and produces contemporary dance that is rooted in Indigenous worldviews, perspectives, and practices. While the medium is contemporary dance, the troupe is known to incorporate other expressions such as traditional dance, theatre, puppetry and multi-media to tell stories that resonate. By sharing this work on local, national, and international stages, […]
Sat May 17 | Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium on May 17 to conduct Strauss’s one-act tragedy, which will be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas worldwide. Leading the company’s first new production of the work in 20 years, Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the […]
Sat May 31 | The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season comes to a close with a live transmission of Rossini’s effervescent comedy on May 31. Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside American tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. […]
The Victoria Times-Colonist called Zachary a “dead ringer for dead singers” for his uncanny ability to replicate the sound and personalities of legendary musicians on stage. In this intimate revue, […]
