Six More Great Days of Cultural Olympiad Events
“There’s this ‘one never knows what’s going to happen’ aspect to street performing,” says busker Neil Burnett, leaning on his Celtic harp after his Sunday afternoon performance on Granville Island. “You begin to develop superstitions, sensitivities to moon phases… then a crowd arrives like a flock of birds.”
He’s describing musical spaces, but by now, many Vancouverites have experienced it — the magical ebb and flow of humanity on the streets of our city during the past week, hundreds of thousands strong. Despite the hectic schedule of the Cultural Olympiad, it has been easy to defer our plans and join an energetic street mob, to dance for a djembe drummer on a corner, or to coo for a magician flipping cards, or to just stand dumbstruck while a man on a ten-foot tall unicycle shoots hoops.
Still, with less than a week left for the official Olympic festivities, it is time to focus, and to take advantage of the awesome display of arts and culture still remaining. Though the Cultural Olympiad will officially end on March 21, many of the best performances are happening this week, so I’ve created a quick time-line to help your wandering heels find their way. These are my picks, but I’m sure you may have your own. Feel free to comment if I’ve missed out on something essential.
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