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October 1, 2011 @ 8 pm
$30/$27
Heather Cornell, artistic director of internationally renowned Manhattan Tap, has been called "the Oscar Peterson of hoofing" by The Globe and Mail. Integrating professional jazz musicians from the Capilano Jazz Studies faculty and local tap dancers, Cornell presents a not-to-be-missed concert which can best be described as "visual music" with an exciting blend of tap dance, jazz music and improvisation.
More about Heather Cornell + Manhatten Tap
Winter Harp
December 14 & 15, 2011 @ 7:30 pm
$37/$34
Harps, medieval instruments, flute, singers and percussion combine to perform festive carols and stories to warm your heart. The concert is also a feast for the eyes with the musicians dressed in gorgeous medieval attire, and the stage set with breath-takingly beautiful backdrops of cathedrals and snow. Winter Harp is a Christmas masterpiece you will never forget—don't miss the magic.
Official Site | Watch: Avalon
Don McGlashan
with Special Guest Steve Dawson
January 22, 7:00 pm
In partnership with PuSh International Performing Arts Festival @ Club PuSh, Performance Works on Granville Island
$24 | Available exclusively @ pushfestival.ca
New Zealand's Don McGlashan has an impressive musical career that spans from the seminal post-pop-punk band Blam Blam Blam, to art experimentalists The Front Lawn, to the platinum-selling and internationally acclaimed band The Mutton Birds, to his more recent ventures as a solo artist. Awarded the Living Legend Award by the Mayor of Auckland, McGlashan is hailed as a visionary songwriter and "consistent wonder." (New York Magazine)
More Info + Tickets: pushfestival.ca | 604.605.8284 x200
L'Orchestre d'Hommes—Orchestre Performs Tom Waits
March 21–24, 2012 @ 8 pm
Starting from $16
Ticket available via the Cultch box office only
This show is not eligible for Subcription packs
At The Cultch
Armed with the colourful repertoire of American music icon Tom Waits, Quebec City's L'Orchestre d'Hommes-Orchestres offer an event that is more of a carnival show than just a concert. This bustling orchestra performs the music of Tom Waits using nearly 100 objects and invented instruments on stage. In this powerful tribute, the performers remain faithful to the spirit of his work, but also turn it into a playing field for viewers. Mixing styles and arrangements, these six frenzied multi-instrumentalists perform in front of each other and over each other, trading instruments and vocals, always retaining the mad cap spirit and brilliance that personifies their muse, Tom Waits.
Official Site | Watch: Preview