Aisslinn Nosky plays Bach and Vivaldi With signature fiery energy, celebrated violinist Aisslinn Nosky leads Victoria Baroque in concerti by Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Telemann, and a mesmerizing contemporary piece, 'Falling […]
GISS Dance is a program for youth of the Gulf Islands, and a vehicle for their voice and expression. The performance of "Affinity" will offer our new works of choreography for the stage. These vibrant, and enthusiastic youth have been working hard in the studio to plan their grooves and moves to enliven our time […]
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN Rehearsals begin Friday January 19 and run every Friday, culminating with a concert presentation at ArtSpring June 1, 2024. This program is supported by ArtSpring Presents and […]
THE FLAME: Storytelling Weekend Workshop Sat Jan 20 (10am-4pm) Sun Jan 21 (10am-4pm) Sun Jan 21 Performance 7:30pm | $10 No matter who we are, what we all have in common is we have a story to tell and need to be heard. It’s how we connect. But what makes a great story, and how […]
THE FLAME WORKSHOP PERFORMANCES Weekend Workshop Sat Jan 20 (10am-4pm) Sun Jan 21 (10am-4pm) Sun Jan 21 Performance 7:30pm | $10 After two days of workshops, join us for the performance of community members who have spent the weekend developing their personal stories! What meaningful, entertaining, heartfelt, healing stories will we hear for the first […]
SS Film Festival presents "Physician, Heal Thyself," featuring Dr. Gabor Maté. One of the world’s most influential thinkers on trauma, addiction and mental health, Dr. Gabor Maté is widely admired as the author of such bestsellers as In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, The Myth of Normal and When the Body Says No. In this […]
In Angel's Wede: Music for Mary Queen of Scots Founded in 1980 to perform the instrumental music of Shakespeare’s time, the internationally acclaimed music ensemble The Baltimore Consort has explored early music from England, Scotland, France, Italy, and Spain, focusing on the relationship between folk and art song and dance. In 2020, they were asked […]
MET Opera Now on Sale. CARMEN | Georges Bizet Sat Jan 27 | 9:55am-1pm Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut, reinvigorating the classic story of deadly passion with a staging that moves the action to the present day, amid a band of human traffickers. Mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina leads a powerhouse quartet of […]
From Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet to the Russian composer Babajanian to the great Brahms, this piano trio program will speak directly to the heart. Sergei Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet for Solo Piano: Young Juliet, Mercutio, Romeo & Juliet Arno Babajanian Piano Trio in F sharp minor Johannes Brahms Piano Trio in B major Opus 8 […]
Artists of Salt Spring! ArtSpring, a vibrant supporter of the local arts community, is excited to announce an open call for proposals from the Salt Spring arts community. Planning is actively underway for a community arts festival to commemorate ArtSpring’s 25th Anniversary April 17-20, 2024 with displays, demonstrations, performances, food trucks, and parties. We are […]
Impromptu, a multi-media exhibition of new and revisited favourites, is being shown in the ArtSpring lobby and Jankura Lounge during the month of February. The show will feature works by Wendy Andrews, Lorraine Douglas, Johanna Hoskins, Deborah Miller, Pam Plumb, Suzanne Prendergast, and Susan Underwood. February 2nd to 29th, Tuesday to Friday during Box Office […]
Feb 3 | Victoria Symphony presents a Saturday matinee entitled “Transfigured Night,” an early, overtly romantic program with musical echoes of Brahms, Wagner, Mahler, and Richard Strauss. Taking the helm is dynamic music director and charismatic conductor Christian Kluxen, now in his seventh season with the Victoria Symphony, and largely regarded as one of the most […]
SS Film Festival presents "20,000 Species of Bees," award winning film from Spain. What if your child is not the child you think you know? Over the course of an idyllic summer vacation in the beautiful Basque countryside, a sculptor grapples with her identity as an artist in this intimate and understated Spanish film, as […]
Feb 10 | As one reviewer said, “Joëlle Rabu is Edith Piaf, Bette Midler, and Carole Burnett all rolled into one extraordinary performer. Her passion-filled voice is spine-tingling and her stage presence electric.” Known for her ability to delve into several musical styles, Rabu’s interpretation of classic European cabaret-style tunes and jazz melodies, her rich […]
Feb 16-17 | Get ready to jump to your feet and sing along! The Buddy Holly Concert is a dynamic two-act show featuring Zachary Stevenson in a dead-ringer performance of the famed rock-and-roller with such hits as “That’ll Be the Day,” “Peggy Sue,” and “True Love Ways.” Stevenson presents Buddy Holly so perfectly we seem […]
Feb 18 | The Luce e Ombra project, “Light and Shadow,” brings together extracts from opera, a cantata, and instrumental pieces by the famous Venetian composer Antonio Vivaldi. These exceptionally beautiful works are a little in his image, all in contrasts: chiaroscuro, sadness-gaiety, exuberant despair-joy, all sprinkled with characteristic oddities which pleasantly spice up his […]
Gulf Islands Secondary Students for Racial Equity host The Marcus Mosely Gospel Music Trio for Black History Month. Led by Music Hall of Fame musician Marcus Mosely, the Trio, including Bill Sample and Darlene Cooper, will perform "Songs of Freedom" to honour the historical connections of gospel music slavery, the civil rights movement, and social […]
SS Film Festival presents "CALL ME DANCER," and award-winning film from India. In the bustling and competitive streets of Mumbai, a self-taught acrobatic dancer named Manish defies his working-class parents’ insistence that he follow a traditional path. “Dancing is a hobby for rich kids,” his cab-driver father tells him, counting on his only son’s future […]
