mr.x Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 Cultural Olympiad 2010 lineup features performers from around the globeBy Kevin Griffin, Vancouver Sun September 21, 2009 10:02 AM VANCOUVER - A performance by singer Steve Earle, a Ugandan dance and singing group and sculptures by Eric Metcalfe are among the lineup of music, theatre, visual arts, dance and digital arts being added to next year’s Cultural Olympiad. Starting Jan. 22, the third and final installment of the Cultural Olympiad festivals begins and runs through both the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games before concluding March 21. Vanoc announced Monday another 70 performances and events for the Cultural Olympiad 2010 including an after-hours party with leading international DJs and a path of LED lights that react to people’s movements. Country and rock musician Earle will be performing Jan. 23 in a concert with Joel Plaskett. Also included in the pop music side of the Cultural Olympiad is Hal Willner’s Neil Young Project which will explore the hits and less popular gems from Young’s massive catalogue of work. Also appearing in the festival will groups and singers such as Stars, the Hilario Duran Latin Jazz Band performing with saxophonist Jane Bunnett, pianist Phil Dwyer and master percussionist Changuito, and a double-bill of K’Naan and Tinariwen. In the performing arts, Spain’s Maria Pagés takes to the stage with her modern flamenco in Flamenco Republic, while the Spirit of Uganda, a company of 22 young artists orphaned by AIDS or civil war, brings their East African dance and music to Canada for the first time. Alice and Other Heroes by Daniel Janke’s Whitehorse-based ensemble plays a live score for a series of short films, including vignettes from the animated classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The Cultural Olympiad will also be adding a performance in Ottawa when the National Arts Centre holds Made in Canada, a concert celebrating the Great White North through music, dance and song. In visual arts, there will be an exhibition of painted ceremonial curtains in Backstory: Nuu-chah-nulth Ceremonial Curtains and the Work of Ki-Ke-In as well as outdoor videos and films on a huge screen on the Vancouver Art Gallery's Robson Street facade. New York-based Trombonist George Lewis and Vancouver’s Eric Metcalfe will be creating a work of avant-garde music and innovative sculptures in Metalfe/Lewis: Ikons. Previously announced performances for Metro Vancouver and the Sea to Sky Corridor have included: The Blue Dragon/Le Dragon Bleu by Robert Lepage, Delusions by Laurie Anderson, Moon Water by Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, and Tundra Songs by the Kronos Quartet featuring Tanya Tagaq. Tickets and information are available now at www.vancouver2010.com/culturalolympiad © Copyright © The Vancouver Sun http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Cultura...6365/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatsnotmypuppy Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Goddammit - where are Fefe and BNL??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go time baby Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 i hope that they are saving the best for last b/c that is one weak-ass line up. we have world renowned canadian recording artists like nelly furtado, michael buble, bryan adams, celine dion, bare naked ladies, alanis morrisette, the list goes on...and we choose no namers! what the heck. vanoc better not mess this up. just fyi, this is what 2002 salt lake games had: Hallmark Olympic Celebration Series Feb. 9: Dave Matthews Band Feb. 10: artist TBA Feb. 11: Foo Fighters Feb. 12: Macy Gray Feb. 13: Barenaked Ladies Feb. 14: Sheryl Crow Feb. 15: Smash Mouth Feb. 16: Brooks & Dunn Feb. 17: Train Feb. 18: Nelly Furtado Feb. 19: Creed Feb. 20: Marc Anthony Feb. 21: Alanis Morissette Feb. 22: Goo Goo Dolls Feb. 23: 'N Sync Feb. 24: Martina McBride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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