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April 24 - 29: The Cultch presents IZM
May 1 - 12: The Cultch presents Blue Box
May 7: Cultch Youth Panel Meeting
May 11: Redshift Music Society presents Meridians
May 12: Rogue Dance Studio presents Rogue Dance Year End Recital
May 13 - 19: The Cultch's Youth Panel presents the 2012 IGNITE! Youth Festival
May 25: The Cultch presents Gala Italia 2012
May 26: The Cultch and GIANTS Comedy present GIANTS VI: The Finale
May 27: Standing Wave Society presents Raven Tales
May 29: Tarlington Training presents Tarlington Training Showcase
Click here for our full calendar of events! To purchase tickets to any of these events, visit tickets.thecultch.com.
Carmen Aguirre's BLUE BOX
Would you live a double life, under threat of torture and death, to fight for a cause you believed in?
How hard would you fight for a man sent to you in a vision?
What would you do if the love of your life was a beautiful Chicano TV star who only made love to you once? Ever.
Carmen Aguirre's Blue Box is a sensual solo performance piece about love, lust and revolution set in Chile, Vancouver and Los Angeles.
Blue Box weaves together two stories: one from Carmen's underground life in the 1980s Chilean resistance movement fighting the Pinochet dictatorship; the other of a passionate and complicated relationship with a charismatic Chicano actor, each exploring how to get what we want when no one wants us to get it. Funny, sexual, moving and deeply political, Blue Box reveals a woman committed to a cause to which she would have sacrificed her life, and committed to a man who refused to sacrifice anything for anyone.
It's a story of terror, romance, fear and abandon that takes us from the dangerous mountain passes of Chile to the dangerous roller coasters of Hollywood, from her passionate love affair with a TV star, to her passionate love for the revolutionary political movement that strove to free and change an entire nation.
 Blue Box plays at The Cultch from May 1 - 12. Tickets are from $28 and may be purchased by visiting tickets.thecultch.com or by calling the Box Office at 604-251-1363.
Celebrate The Cultch's End-of-Season with Gala Italia!
Join us on Friday, May 25, 2012 at The Cultch for Gala Italia! - a fundraising event celebrating all things Italian with a focus on Italian art, film, fashion & food.
Arriving guests can linger, mix and mingle and enjoy abundant Prosecco and antipasti right off the red carpet. A sumptuous light supper of regional Italian cuisine is provided from Chef stations located throughout the building. Italian-themed auction items, silent Italian cinema, bocce (of course!) and games of chance compliment the evening with a selection of lively entertainment presented in our beautifully restored 200-seat Historic Theatre. The evening winds down with a selection of Italian pastries, gelato, coffee and tea.
Special guests include The Consul General of Italy, Mr. Fabrizio Inserra and Mrs. Loriana Inserra.
 Tickets: $99 or $250 (premium seating, private reception, take-away gift)
Tax receipt for maximum amount allowable. Tables and sponsorships available. Contact susan@thecultch.com or 604-251-1766 ext 110.
Gala Italia! will raise funds for The Cultch youth arts programs as well as The Cultch Performing Arts presentation series.
The IGNITE! Youth-Driven Arts Festival from May 14 - 19, 2012
Every year, for one week, The Cultch is taken over and transformed by young people. Hundreds of youth are involved in what has grown to be Vancouver's largest youth-driven arts festival. The festival includes showcases in music, dance, and spoken word, a visual arts exhibit, variety shows featuring diverse forms of entertainment, AND the world premiere of three one-act plays as part of the IGNITE! Young Playwrights Festival. All of this is created by artists between the ages of 13-24.
Tickets are from $2 (youth ages 12-19) and may be purchased by calling the Box Office at 604-251-1363 or by coming to The Cultch at 1895 Venables Street.
The Cultch's Summer Camp 2012 For two weeks in August 2012, you are invited to join us at The Cultch for a summer camp experience unlike any other.
You will be given full access to The Cultch's state-of-the-art facilities to explore the fundamentals of contemporary theatre creation with some of Vancouver's most acclaimed professional artists. Our company in residence, The Only Animal will lead you through a highly collaborative process unlike any you've experienced before. Best of all, you'll get to meet and work with other creative young people from across the Lower Mainland and beyond! A showcase of the students' work will be held in The Cultch's beautiful Historic Theatre on the final day of the camp.
Register by May 31st and save $100! Call 604-251-1363 or check out The Cultch's website!
Everything you need to know about schedules, tuition and registration can be found there.
The stage is ours!
The IGNITE! Mentorship Program showcases
 The IGNITE! Mentorship Program offers a series of one-on-one mentorship opportunities in specific media to youth who want to pursue a career in the arts. This year, we offered mentorships in dance, directing, play writing , songwriting , and spoken word. These groups have been working all spring on new material and are excited to share it with you! The showcases for dance, songwriting and spoken word are as follows: Spoken Word, May 31st, 7pm and 9pm Dance, June 1st, 7pm and 9pm Songwriting, June 2nd, 7pm and 9pm The playwrights' and directors' works are included in our IGNITE! Young Playwrights Festival, May 14th-19th, all taking place in the Vancity Culture Lab. Come check out the works of these emerging artists! We look forward to seeing you. 
Announcing Our 12/13 Season - see 4 shows for the price of 3 (it's like seeing Mump & Smoot for FREE!) On April 11th, we announced details of our 2012/2013 season, celebrating the 39th anniversary of our organization! Programmed by Executive Director Heather Redfern, the season boasts a dynamic group of contemporary performers, playwrights, directors, choreographers, musicians, and theatre collectives from Vancouver, across the country, and around the world. With eighteen provocative productions, this chock-full season will keep The Cultch's two venues - the Historic Theatre and the Vancity Culture Lab - buzzing with live performance year round. The Cultch's 12/13 season is sponsored by West Coast Reduction Ltd. The Cultch's 12/13 season brings you the best of contemporary theatre, dance and music. Won't you join us? Watch an overview of the season here.  Rentals at The Cultch
 Did you know that The Cultch is a supportive rental facility for dozens of local theatre, dance and music presenters including The Coastal Jazz and Blues Society, musica intima, Vancouver New Music, Touchstone Theatre and numerous other professional dance and theatre companies? After extensive renovations in 2008, The Cultch is one of the first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified arts centres in Canada. If you are interested in renting The Cultch for your event, please contact our rentals co-ordinator Jennifer Spry at 604.251.1766 ext. 107 for availability and additional information.  |
