
Vancouver’s flamenco scene takes centre stage at the 36th annual festival
Vancouver Flamenco Festival co-founder Rosario Ancer explains why this art form from Spain has given her life direction.

Vancouver Flamenco Festival co-founder Rosario Ancer explains why this art form from Spain has given her life direction.

Seven artists will be at Performance Works on Saturday (February 28) to celebrate the creativity of the Asian-Canadian drag community.

Lefan will perform songs made famous in Asia by Teresa Teng, Tsai Chin. Chyi Yu, Richie Jen, and Jay Chou.

The Jade Music Fest will present Tzienna at Performance Works on Granville Island with Jacqueline Teh, Scott Hsu, and Van Lefan.

有些女歌手在全球家喻户晓,以至于只需使用单名就能让人识别,例如玛丹娜、碧昂丝、蕾哈娜、爱黛儿、雪儿和夏奇拉。温哥华歌手柳慈 (Tze) 也是单名出道,并怀抱著录制专辑和在世界各地演出的宏大抱负。然而,与流行音乐、R&B或舞曲不同,柳慈将自己的音乐风格定义为「古典跨界」。

有些女歌手在全球家喻戶曉,以至於只需使用單名就能讓人識別,例如瑪丹娜、碧昂絲、蕾哈娜、愛黛兒、雪兒和夏奇拉。溫哥華歌手柳慈 (Tze) 也是單名出道,並懷抱著錄製專輯和在世界各地演出的宏大抱負。然而,與流行音樂、R&B或舞曲不同,柳慈將自己的音樂風格定義為「古典跨界」。

Jain, a.k.a. the Modular Princess, and Sheherezaade’s new albums reflect how diasporic music is evolving in North America.

温哥华原住民时装周创办人Joleen Mitton的一生经历了很多。 她曾以模特儿身份在日本,泰国,香港以及韩国的时装秀上走秀。 她曾现身 Clinique,Vivienne Westwood 和 Kenzo 的广告。 现在,40 岁的Mitton出现在多伦多暴龙队刊登在多伦多公车上的广告。

溫哥華原住民時裝週創辦人Joleen Mitton的一生經歷了很多。 她曾以模特兒身份在日本,泰國,香港以及韓國的時裝秀上走秀。 她曾現身 Clinique,Vivienne Westwood 和 Kenzo 的廣告。 現在,40 歲的Mitton出現在多倫多暴龍隊刊登在多倫多公車上的廣告。

Mitton has made a mark as a model, basketball player and coach, and youth worker devoted to Indigenous children.










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The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.
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