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Transcript of The Cultural Olympiad
The Cultural OlympiadVancouver 2010
By: Jisoo, Andrea, Kristen
Table of Contents
Intro Slide Events Dance Marathon Dance Marathon Continued Drum and Light Festival Cirque Éloize: Rain Body and Soul The Drowning Girls Bibliography
Introduction
What it is: Celebration of Arts, reflecting other cultures arts and history
Why it is held: to celebrate and recognize international culture
When it is held: January 22 to March 21, 2010
EVENTS
Dance Marathon
Discipline: Dance, Music, Theatre The Dance Marathon is a dance show
that is enchanting the world! In this fantastic show, you can dance the night away. It is based on the genuine American dance marathons of the 1930s. It’s a dance contest where the audience can dance with the dazzling performers.
Dance Marathon Continued
When: Tuesday, 2/09/2010 at 7:00 pm Wednesday, 2/10/2010 at 7:00 pmThursday, 2/11/2010 at 7:00 pmFriday, 2/12/2010 at 9:00 pmSaturday, 2/13/2010 at 7:00 pm
Where: Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver
Drum and Light Festival
Discipline: Music, Digital/Film/Video When: 2/11/2010 10:00 PM Where: CODE Live 1 at Great Northern
Way Campus 577 Great Northern Way, Vancouver
Vancouver’s Hard Rubber Orchestra introduces the Drum And Light Festival It is a series of sold-out multimedia dance events that features a 14-piece groove orchestra and striking visuals.
Cirque Éloize: Rain
Discipline: Circus When: Thursday, 3/18/2010 at 8:00
pmFriday, 3/19/2010 at 8:00 pmSaturday, 3/20/2010 at 8:00 pm
Where: The Centre for the Performing Arts777 Homer Street, Vancouver
Rain is about the magical moments when acrobats perform tricks with physical poetry.
Body and Soul
Discipline: Theatre When: Thursday, 3/11/2010 at 8:00 pm
Friday, 3/12/2010 at 8:00 pm Saturday, 3/13/20101 at 8:00 pm Sunday, 3/14/2010 at 8:00 pm ,
Tuesday, 3/16/2010 at 8:00 pm Wednesday, 3/17/2010 at 8:00 pm
Where: Firehall Arts Centre 280 East Cordova Street, Vancouver
The cast share their personal stories of triumphs, tragedies and life’s funny moments, while challenging the audience to look beneath the surface of how society views beauty, aging and women in their second act in life.
The Drowning Girls Discipline: Theatre
When: 3/04 at 1:00 pm and 8:00 pm 3/05 at 8:00 pm (opening night) 3/06 at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm
3/08 at 8:00 pm3/09 at 1:00 pm and 8:00 pm3/10 at 8:00 pm 3/11 at 8:00 pm3/12 at 8:00 pm 3/13 at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm
Where: Gateway Theatre Studio B 6500 Gilbert Road, Richmond Opening with a splash, three breathless brides emerge gasping
from watery, bathtub graves to share the tale of serial bigamist and murderer George Joseph Smith and how he literally “took their breath away.”
Bibliography http://www.vancouver2010.com/more-2010-information/cultural-fe
stivals-and-events/event-listings/dance-marathon_66728Dt.html http://www.vancouver2010.com/more-2010-information/cultural-fe
stivals-and-events/event-listings/hard-rubber--drum-and-light-festival-—-code-live-night-life_133466Hq.html
http://www.vancouver2010.com/more-2010-information/cultural-festivals-and-events/event-listings/the-drowning-girls_66716Lc.html
http://www.vancouver2010.com/more-2010-information/cultural-festivals-and-events/event-listings/body---soul_68030er.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/sagamiono/4298177203
http://www.vancouver2010.com/more-2010-information/cultural-festivals-and-events/event-listings/cirque-éloize--rain_65690HE.html
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