Cultural Olympiad
2010 Cultural Olympiad opening the curtain on aboriginal art
Over the next few weeks, as part of the 2010 Cultural Olympiad, Vancouver will be treated to a diverse array of First Nations art forms: everything from traditional Gitksan dance to an avant-garde take on Inuit throat-singing to an assortment of visual-arts shows. But it’s necessary to understand that the massive painted curtains collected in [...]
Cultural Olympiad 2010 artists take show across Canada
In celebration of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, up-and-coming Canadian musicians, dancers and actors involved in the Cultural Olympiad are hitting the road with a national touring program featuring more than 40 shows in cities large and small. For the second time in two years, the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad, presented by [...]
$20-million, 190 performances, 8 weeks
It’s early yet to assess the legacy, but previous Olympic host cities attest to the trickle-down benefits, especially for emerging artists and local venues There’s much talk in British Columbia these days about Olympic legacies – discussions that will no doubt reach a fever pitch after the Games, when there are no longer any sporting [...]
Cultural Olympiad 2010 artists take the show across Canada
In celebration of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, up-and-coming Canadian musicians, dancers and actors involved in the Cultural Olympiad are hitting the road with a national touring program featuring over 40 shows in cities large and small. For the second time in two years, the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad, presented by Bell, [...]
Cultural Olympiad Guide Now Available
The 2010 Cultural Olympiad Program Guide with its distinctive blue, green, magenta and purple cover is being distributed around Metro Vancouver and Whistler this week. Vanoc dropped a stack of the 86-page guide to Cultural Scene earlier today. The 86-page program guide is a comprehensive listing to all the 2010 cultural events organized by Vanoc [...]
Stand Aside Stanley Park: Lantern Forest of LunarFest 2010 Is The Newest Tourist Attraction in Town
With so many spotlights on the happenings of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, one should pay special attention to the newest addition to the Vancouver downtown landscape -Vancouver’s very own Lantern Forest. 40 steel trees with thousands of lanterns decorated by school children are about to be erected right on the 700 block of Granville Street. [...]
Interactive Olympics installations
A series of short films and interactive art installations make up the final list of Cultural Olympiad events, announced yesterday by VANOC. Sixteen original two-minute films that celebrate and explore human bodies in motion will be screened in a series called CODE Motion Pictures. They include Inuit High Kick – a slow-motion film about the [...]
Cuts-weary B.C. artists wary of clash with wealthy Olympic patron
When outspoken artist Ostwelve was offered the chance to perform during the closing ceremonies at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, it took him all of three seconds to consider. He gave a resounding No. Though popular for his provocative hiphop stylings, the Vancouver-based media artist says show producers simply wanted him to follow a script and [...]
Whistler’s Cultural Olympiad lineup gets a boost
Just over 80 days from the 2010 Winter Olympics, organizers of the Cultural Olympiad are still beefing up the roster of arts and entertainment that will be showcased alongside sport during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The fourth phase of the programming was released this week, and it includes 36 new projects. From circus and [...]
Cultural Olympiad boycott mostly hot air
On the one hand, most people in the artistic community are unhappy, to say the least, about the recent cuts to BC’s funding for the arts. On the other hand, the 2010 Cultural Olympiad, and the Olympics as a whole, seem to have ample amounts of funding. Coincidence? Some think not. A recent Globe and [...]
Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad adds cutting-edge indie rock, electronic music acts
The dulcet tones of critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Dallas Green of City and Colour and the thumping mashup rhythms of top club DJs Kid Koala and Mike Relm are coming to Vancouver as part of the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad, presented by Bell. The indie rock and electronic music performers are part of the third and [...]
B.C. artists conflicted over Olympic funds
When Vancouver’s Olympic Organizing Committee officials reveal which artists they’ve lined up for the upcoming Cultural Olympiad, it’s a safe bet Matthew Good’s name won’t be on the list. Nor will he take the stage at the opening or closing ceremonies. The Vancouver musician has told his managers that he wants nothing to do with [...]
Vancouver gears up for Cultural Olympiad
The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) announced a number of new acts and programs on Monday for the upcoming Cultural Olympiad, which will run during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games. One of the highlights is certain to be a tribute to Canadian icon Neil Young, brought together [...]
Cultural Olympiad takes chance on innovative performances
In its first two years, the Cultural Olympiad has changed the performing arts landscape in Metro Vancouver by taking chances on innovative projects and festivals that likely wouldn’t have gone ahead without cultural funding from the 2010 Olympics. One of events that the Cultural Olympiad played a critical role in bringing to life was the [...]
Cultural Olympiad 2009 artists take the show across Canada
Cultural Olympiad 2009, presented by Bell -the multidisciplinary artistic showcase celebrating Canada’s top creativetalent – is hitting the road with its national touring program featuring 12artists in 35 locations and over 50 shows in cities large and small. The performers and artists of Cultural Olympiad 2009 will travel widely,with stops ranging from Vancouver to Iqaluit [...]
