The Cultch E-zine: June 2010

Coming Up At The Cultch For June & July:

May 26 - June 5: The Cultch presents Mump & Smoot's world premiere of Cracked*

June 6: Artist Response Team presents I am the Future CD Release

June 10: Autumn Studios presents Cantoria

June 11: Chris Marshall presents Marshall, Mark Petersen and Brickhouse

June 12: Vissen Records presents Christina Maria Straight Line Tour

June 13: Themba Tana presents Drums for Compassion

June 15: Johnny DeMarco & Lookout Productions present the 4th Annual African Benefit Concert

June 24: Nowhere Town Records presents Headwater

June 25: C.R. Avery

June 25 & 26: Inner Fish Performance Co presents: The House at the End of the Road

June 26: Girls on Top Risque Cabaret Society presents: The Glass Slipper

June 27: Cultch Curator-in-Residence Cris Derksen presents Colab in the Lab

July 26: Cap Jazz Series presents Mose Allison

Click here for our full calendar of events!

*eligible for Cultch Flex Vouchers
EnergyLines

What's New Header

Mump & Smoot's CRACKED a Huge Hit!

Mump & Smoot in CRACKED

"Still cracking us up after all these years - Mump and Smoot bring down the house.... Eight years may have passed since Kennard and Turner's last outing as Mump and Smoot, but...they didn't miss a beat reinhabiting their creations."GLOBE & MAIL - Read more>>

"The way that Michael Kennard (Mump) and John Turner (Smoot) play is so f**king unleashed, so unafraid of the dark, that it's liberating. And that fearlessness leads to an exhilarating sense of being alive in the moment... " - GEORGIA STRAIGHT - Read more>>

"The bond of love we witness is nothing short of Shakespearean in its exegesis..." - PLANK MAGAZINE - Read more>>

"There's no lack of fun to be found in the meticulous detail of this piece." - VANCOUVER SUN - Read more>>

"It's everything you may want in comic theatre..." - REVIEW VANCOUVER -Read more>>

Buy Tickets to see Mump & Smoot in CRACKED

Don't miss this opportunity to see Mump & Smoot at The Cultch until June 5 at 8PM. For tickets, order online at http://tickets.thecultch.com or call the Box Office at 604-251-1363.


The Cultch Announces 2010/2011 Season

Clockwise from top left: Featuring Alex Ferguson and Amy Hall-Cummings in 1984, Crystal Pite in The You Show, Alessandro Juliani in after the quake, and Shane Koyczan in When I Was a Kid.
The Cultch's 10/11 Season
For its 2010/2011 Season, The Cultch offers a platform to ask meaningful questions, to stimulate your imagination, tickle your funny bone and most of all, to share a live experience with other real people.


To name just a few of the highlights Executive Director Heather Redfern has programmed for this coming season, audiences can expect to enjoy five world premieres, including a multi-media stage adaptation of George Orwell's timeless masterpiece, 1984; a new-music arrangement of Stravinsky's Firebird with innovative contemporary choreography; a brand new work by Canadian Slam-Poet master Shane Koyzcan; and the return of big-time choreographer Crystal Pite with a Canadian premiere for Kidd Pivot. Click here to see a complete listing of shows for 2010/2011.



Subscribe now and see 4 shows for as little as $96

For as little as $96 you can enjoy four of our notoriously adventurous and brilliantly imagined performances in Vancouver's most intimate theatre. The Cultch's 10/11 Season is chock-full of good reasons to get out with your friends and family:
  • The best seats in the house are reserved for you
    New this season! For the first time in The Cultch's history, patrons are now able to reserve their seats for shows in our presentation series. Subscribe early and get first dibs on the best seats in the house.

  • Enter our early bird draw for a free subscription package
    By subscribing before August 1st, you will automatically be entered in our early bird draw for a chance to win your subscription package for free (must be 19 years of age or older).

  • Subscribers with benefits
    With your subscription you'll also receive the following additional benefits: savings of up to 45% off our regular ticket prices; our preferred rate on additional tickets; unlimited ticket exchanges; and special offers exclusive to our subscribers only.
We guarantee that our 10/11 Season will provide you with one-of-a-kind, immersive experiences you'll want to share with your loved ones. Click here for subscription details. To subscribe, click here or call our box office at 604-251-1363!
EnergyLines

Announcements header

Summer time means summer hours for The Cultch's
Box Office & Wine Bar

The Cultch Wine Bar

New hours for The Cultch's Box office:
Online & telephone ticket sales available 24/7: http://tickets.thecultch.com or 604-251-1363
In-person ticket sales starting June 7th: Monday - Saturday, 12 - 4pm PLUS 1 hr prior to performances

New hours for the Cafe & Wine Bar at The Cultch:

Open 6pm until late: June 9 - 13, 15, 19, 24 - 26
Closed: June 27 - July 19th


SUMMER CAMP! Now accepting applications to Th
e Cultch's Summer Youth Performing Arts Intensive

A one-of-a-kind summer camp experience for high-school aged youth, August 16th - 27th

Vancouver has a rich and diverse independent performing-arts community known internationally for its innovation. This is your opportunity to work with leading members of that community and learn exactly what it takes to bring a new production to a professional stage. Participants will form performance groups that will work in collaboration with our faculty of expert mentors to create an original multi-disciplinary work. Along the way the young artists will be given unprecedented access to professionals in the industry to which they aspire. The program ends on August 27th with the world-premiere of the student's work in The Cultch's beautiful, state-of-the-art Historic Theatre.

Expect to learn!
Expect to laugh!
Expect to be challenged!

It will be the most exciting and inspiring two weeks of your summer, guaranteed.

Continue reading "Introducing The Cultch's Inaugural Summer Youth Performing Arts Intensive"


Facebook
  FACEBOOK TIP: Sign up as a fan of The Cultch on Facebook and become eligible for our exclusive Facebook ticket giveaways and last minute deals!

EnergyLines

Print out this coupon and bring it to The Cultch next time you're in!
Wine Bar Coupon