John Chen

Translating a millennia-old theatrical work both into contemporary language and onto the contemporary stage is no small task, and one that requires immense creativity and artistic discretion.

Translation can be heavy and even traumatic emotional labour that children are often not fully prepared to perform.

Just east of the Museum of Anthropology, a small slope off the sidewalk lining Northwest Marine Drive leads down to Trail 3 of Pacific Spirit Park.

Throughout August, the Vancouver City Opera’s Summer Serenades series has been offering free outdoor matineé performances on Fridays and weekends at the Sun Yat-Sen Courtyard in Chinatown, Milton Wong Plaza in the Olympic Village and Roundhouse Turntable Plaza in Yaletown.