Author: Richard Wolak

Last night I saw this incredible play Encounter, it was intense and moving at the same time. Presented with Diwali in BC as part of this year’s Diwali celebrations, Navarasa Dance Theater’s Encount...

Since the 1970 now-classic rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar was launched on an unsuspecting world there have been dozens of stage productions, concert performances, and film and television adaptat...

Five world-acclaimed and award-winning stage magicians will appear for one night only (and then vanish into thin air!) Saturday, October 21 at Burnaby’s Michael J. Fox Theatre. This unique blend of...

Ballet BC opens its 32nd Anniversary season with an evening of visual storytelling by two celebrated dance artists at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, November 2-4 at 8:00pm.   Passionate and distinctl...

For the opening of its 2016/17 season, DanceHouse is pleased to announce the Vancouver debut of celebrated Finnish troupe Tero Saarinen Company, which will launch it's 10th Anniversary season. Led...

This is the fifteenth event in this Food Talks series! Come join us to meet and mingle with other foodies, and to hear some enlightening speakers from the food community. Hosted by Richard Wolak...

A Little Night Music is Steven Sondheim’s musical masterpiece, and has been enchanting audiences worldwide since its Broadway debut in 1973. Based on Ingmar Bergman’s comedy of manners, Smiles of a...

Speaking of Dance Conversations is a series of free public dialogues and roundtable conversations about the world of dance, contextualizing it within culture and society. Moderated and presented by...

I spent a day in the Okanagan mid-Summer, what was supposed to be a beautiful summery day by the lake turned into a smokey day due to the wild fires burning in the area. With smokey skies and a...

  Over the years I had briefly stopped or driven through Nanaimo on roadtrips to Vancouver Island. Changed that this summer with a visit to Nanaimo, stayed downtown near the harbour at ...