Catch TriPOD’s Six Mixed (see Stage)

Weekly Arts Listings - January 28-February 3

Stage
 
THE FIDDLE AND THE DRUM - Joni Mitchell and Alberta Ballet have created an exhilarating, emotionally rich ballet that explores the human potential to create and destroy, to love and hate. 7:30pm THURSDAY at the Royal. $33-$79. 250-386-6121.

where the blood mixes -(see Arts) Kevin Loring’s award-winning contemporary aboriginal tale is a must-see. Runs 8pm plus matinees to Feb 21 at the Belfry. $23-$38. 250-385-6815.

Sarah’s Daughters - The story of a woman’s journey in dealing with genetic breast cancer. Moving, and accessible presentation, which illuminates the challenges faced by women who may carry the breast cancer gene. 7:30pm THURSDAY and 2pm and 7:30pm FRIDAY at the McPherson. $18-75-$24. 250-386-6121.

atomic vaudeville - Presents Cabaret # 47: Terrible Tales for Toddlers featuring Hank and Lily. 8pm FRIDAY and SATURDAY at Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad. $12-$18. 250-380-1280

dark matters - (see Citysomething) Victoria’s own Crystal Pite assembles six exciting performers for a moving exploration of human significance in the wake of catastrophe. Pite’s work is highly theatrical, combining original music, text, rich visual design, wit and invention. 7:30pm at the Royal. $33-$65. 250-386-6121.

A Collaboration of Solos and Small Groups - A dance performance presented by the Peninsula Young Peformers. 2pm and 7pm SATURDAY at the Charlie White Theatre, Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon. $15. 250-656-0275.

cody rivers show - (see Citysomething) Intrepid Theatre presents Right Back Where we Finished, the 15th show from the Cody Rivers sketch comedy duo. 8pm SATURDAY at the Metro, 1411 Quadra. $18.

aurash - Puente Theatre presents this Iranian play borrowing an episode from a Persian epic to make a strong anti-war, anti-violence statement. 8pm SUNDAY at the Belfry Arts Centre, Studio A, 1291 Gladstone. By donation. 250-592 4367.

Six Mixed - Victoria’s contemporary/improvisational dance company triPOD performs six stand-alone works described as a mosaic of movement, dance, song, and poetry encompassing elements of the fantastical, the subtle, sublime and even the comedic. 7:30pm TUESDAY at Metro Studio, 1411 Quadra. $10 available at the McPherson box office. 250-386-6121.

The Government Inspector - Claremont High is proud to present Morris Panych’s hilarious adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s classic comedy about corruption in a small Russian town. 7:30pm WEDNESDAY at 4980 Wesley. To Feb 13. $7.50.

4 ON THE FLOOR: NEW COMMISSIONS - Victoria-based solo dance artists Annemarie Cabri, Stacey Horton and Treena Stubel have been crafting short solos with the guidance of Vancouver dance artists Emily Molnar, Day Helesic and Joe Laughlin. Accompanied by a new group piece from TriPOD Collective, developed with Peter Bingham. 7:30pm WEDNESDAY at Metro Studio, 1411 Quadra. $10. 250-386-6121.

WORDS
 
OBITUARIES IN THE WIRED WORLD - (see 5 Questions) “From Last Rites to the Blog of Death: The Evolving Ethos of Obituaries in the Internet Age” with Sandra Martin. 7:30pm THURSDAY in the David Lam Auditorium, MacLaurin Building, room 144. Free.

the friday quiz - Benji and Paul guide you through an exciting, surreal and frequently rude quiz night. Doors at 7:30pm, quiz starts at 9pm, FRIDAY at Fort Cafe, 742 Fort. Pick up $6 tickets at the Cafe before the show.

The Ecological Imperative - Dr. Tony Clarke, director of the Polaris Institute in Ottawa, partakes in a panel about the future of the Catholic Church in terms of the developments in Canadian Catholicism since the Second Vatican Council. 7:30pm FRIDAY in UVic’s David Strong Building, Room C103.

planet earth poetry - Douglas Smith comes to read from Antigonish,  and local poet and word wonder Rhonda Ganz reads as well. 7:30pm FRIDAY at The Black Stilt, 1633 Hillside. $3.

VIHA FORUM - How does good hospital design contribute to better patient care? Find out at this free public lecture featuring speakers from the Center for Health Care Design. 12pm-1:15pm FRIDAY at Woodward Room, Begbie Hall, Royal Jubilee Hospital. Free. 250-370-8270.

VFF springboard talks - (See Feature) The Victoria Film Festival is bringing notable and emerging film and television personalities to Victoria to talk about their experiences and their art. The selected guests will each give a 15-minute talk on a media related topic of their choice.1:15pm-4pm SATURDAY and 1:15-4pm SUNDAY at Empire Theatres Capitol 6 – Theatre 1. $30 per day. victoriafilmfestival.com.

conversational cafe - Presents Right Back Where We Finished with  Gregg Simpson and Pnina Granirer, two of the artists featured in the current exhibition Cross Connections, plus UVic Art Collections director Martin Segger. 1:30pm-2:30pm SUNDAY at the Legacy Gallery. Free. 250-721-8480.

Is My Religion Killing Mother Earth? - With Henri Lock (Christian), Acharya Shrinath Dwivedi (Hindu) and a first nations elder from Elders’ Voices as part of the Tough Questions for the World Religions Series. 4:30pm-6pm TUESDAY in the David Lam Auditorium, MacLaurin A144. Free.

fish story - ”A Journey from Small Fry to Big Fish in the Little Pond of Canadian Theatre.” Where the Blood Mixes playwright and Nlakapmux (Thompson) First Nations member Kevin Loring will be speaking as part of the Orion Lecture Series in Fine Arts. 7pm WEDNESDAY at UVic’s First Peoples House, Ceremonial Hall. Free. 250-721-7306.

CHAPBOOKS - Poet, editor and publisher, Ursula Vaira of Leaf Press will discuss the history of chapbooks and chapbook culture, and will demonstrate how to make one. 7pm-9pm WEDNESDAY at Esquimalt Recreation Centre, 527 Fraser. Free. victoriawriters.ca.

galleries opening

art gallery of greater victoria - Great New Wave, Contemporary art from Japan with work from six artists who explore issues of personal and cultural identity in today’s global world. Opening 7:30pm THURSDAY. Also, The Asian Collection Begins, Vision into Reality, to March 14. Glimpses of Japan, to April 11. Emily Carr and her contemporaries, to June 2010. All shows at the AGGV, 1040 Moss. 250-384-4101, aggv.bc.ca. Five and under free, five to 17 year-olds $2, adults $12.

lÚz gallery - Silent Warriors, Eric Klemm traveled North America for a year making more then three hundred contemporary portraits of aboriginal people in Canada and the United States. THURSDAY to Feb 27 at 977A Fort.
community arts council of greater victoria - Networks/Interactive Installations & Spacial-Shaped Paintings, new paintings by Rob McTavish. Opens THURSDAY to Feb 3 at G-6, 1001 Douglas. 250-381-2787.

collective works gallery - Vancouver Island: Sell It or Save It, Group show inspired by the Dogwood Initiative. Opening reception 7pm FRIDAY. To Feb 25 at 1311 Gladstone.

winchester galleries - Mini-retrospective, Paul Hutner’s work balances strong abstract structures with literal references to objects, narratives and landscapes. Opening reception 2pm-4pm SATURDAY. To Feb 14 at 1010 Broad.

polychrome fine arts - Aurora, multi-artist exhibition where a sense of mystical parallel place has been found within each artist’s interior self, suggesting varied environments inspired by northern living. Opens noon-6pm SUNDAY. To Feb 25 at 1113 Fort.

galleries- Cont.
 
xchanges gallery - Suzanne Bean’s Transitory By-products, a process-based sculptural exhibition. To Jan 31 at 2333 Governemnt.

martin batchelor gallery - In Her Eyes, a series of self and other portraits. To Feb 4 at 712 Cormorant.

dales gallery - Stephanie Harding’s Stone Soup. To Feb 11 at 537 Fisgard.

deluge contemporary art - Division of Labor, paintings and installations by Jon Tracy and Jess Wheaton. To Feb 13 at 636 Yates.

the slide room gallery - Caleb Speller’s Natural Disaster, to Feb 15 at the Vancouver Island School of Art, 2549 Quadra.

open space - Cedric and Nathan Bomford’s incredibly climbable Bamberton: Contested Landscape. To Feb 20 at 510 Fort.

legacy art gallery - Cross Connections: Five Decades of Contemporary Art in the Pacific Northwest. To Feb 21 at 630 Yates. 250-381-7670.

eclectic gallery - In Full Bloom, a 10-artist exhibition. To Feb 27 at 2170 Oak Bay. 250-590-8095.

royal bc museum - S’abadeb: The Gifts, historic and contemporary artworks emphasize the vitality of today’s Coast Salish First Nations and their artistic traditions. To March 8 at the Royal BC Museum. Regular admission $9.50-$15. royalbcmuseum.bc.ca.

gallery at the mac - Imprint: Contemporary Printmaking in Victoria, with Ground Zero Printmakers. To March 15 in the McPherson Theatre lobby at #3 Centennial Square.

McPherson Library Gallery - Teacher of Teachers, the 30th annual show of art educators from UVic’s Faculty of Art Education. To March 17.