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Terry and Savannah win 2009 Mayor’s Award (Community Art)

John — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:41:09 +0000

Announcement: Vancouver Moving Theatre Society’s Terry Hunter and Savannah Walling receive 2009 Mayor’s Award (Community Art)

Dear Friends and Colleagues:
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Vancouver Moving Theatre Society I am pleased to extend congratulations to Vancouver Moving Theatre’s Executive Director Terry Hunter and Artistic Director Savannah Walling as recipients of the 2009 Mayor’s Award (Community Arts).

The presentation ceremony, hosted by broadcaster and author Bill Richardson, was held Monday November 16th with Mayor Gregor Robertson paying tribute to the recipients at a reception at the Museum of Vancouver.

The honour follows two recent awards presented last to year (2008) to Vancouver Moving Theatre and its Executive and Artistic Directors: the City of Vancouver Cultural Harmony Award (Vancouver Moving Theatre), and the British Columbia Community Achievement Award (Terry Hunter and Savannah Walling).

Each Mayor’s Arts Award honouree is invited to select an ‘emerging artist’ in their discipline who demonstrates the promise of the next generation, and the emerging artist shares the Award and the cash prize of $5,000.

Terry and Savannah were delighted to choose Rosemary Georgeson, the Aboriginal Community Director for Vancouver-based urban ink productions. Rosemary worked as a Community Outreach Worker on In the Heart of a City: The Downtown Eastside Community Play (Vancouver Moving Theatre/Carnegie Community Centre, 2003) and was co-writer of We’re All In This Together: The Shadows Project- Addiction and Recovery (Vancouver Moving Theatre with urban ink and the Carnegie and Roundhouse Community Centres 2007).

Ironically, this award comes at a time of major draconian cutbacks in provincial arts and community funding, an impact which will severely impact the innovative work of Vancouver Moving Theatre/Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, and other arts and non arts based community social profit organizations across British Columbia. To find out more about these cutbacks and what you can to lobby for the reinstatement of provincial funding to social profit organizations please visit www.stopbcartscuts.ca.

Sincerely,

Ann McDonell, President

Vancouver Moving Theatre Society

www.vancouvermovingtheatre.com

www.heartofthecityfestival.com

Japantown Multicultural Neighbourhood Celebration

John — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:11:04 +0000

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JAPANTOWN MULTICULTURAL NEIGHBOURHOOD CELEBRATION
Celebrate the history, diversity, and enduring promise of Vancouver’s Japantown
Saturday, March 28, 2009, 10:00am – 9:00pm
Various venues, including: Japanese Hall, Oppenheimer Park, Chapel Arts, Kalayaan Centre, and the streets of Japantown
INFO: 604-628-5672 or www.vjls-jh.com

Celebrate the history, diversity, and enduring promise of Vancouver’s Japantown in the first Japantown Multicultural Neighbourhood Celebration (10:00am-9:00pm, March 28). This full day of cultural events and public forums reflects upon the journeys of the past, the diversity of the present, and the promise of the future.

The Japantown Multicultural Neighbourhood Celebration features concurrent activity at the Japanese Hall, Oppenheimer Park, Chapel Arts, Kalayaan Centre, and in the streets of Japantown. Japantown lies on the traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations and is the site of Vancouver’s earliest beginnings. For Japanese Canadians, this neighbourhood is natsukashii, a place that is abundant with memories. The Japantown Multicultural Neighbourhood Celebration shines the spotlight on the diverse populations that continue to thrive in this historic area.

Share stories of growing up, working and participating in Japantown. View displays of the past, present and future of the neighbourhood. Enjoy music and spoken word performances. Participate in a street procession featuring local groups and an Okinawan children’s choir and attend an afternoon ceremony honouring the milestones and initiatives of the community. Cap off the day with a gala at the Japanese Hall featuring local artists such as Sawagi Taiko, and the First Nations a cappella trio M’Girl, as well as dancers from the Bandou-ryu School of Nihon Buyo from Tokyo.

The Japantown Multicultural Neighbourhood Celebration is produced by the Powell Street Festival Society, Tonari Gumi, Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall, and Vancouver Moving Theatre, in association with a host of community partners. With this day of celebration, the partners move forward on the City of Vancouver’s Historical and Cultural Review (2008); commemorate the 80th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and Japan (2009); explore Japantown’s multicultural past and present; and encourage the current community to voice its hopes for the neighbourhood’s future.

The Japantown Multicultural Neighbourhood Celebration takes place between 10:00am and 9:00pm on Saturday, March 28, 2009, at locations throughout Japantown. All events are free. For more information, call 604-628-5672 or visit www.vjls-jh.com.

Heart of the City Festival 09

John — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:33:27 +0000

The 2008 Festival was very successful and we are now working on the 2009 Festival which is scheduled for Wed. Oct 29 – to Sunday Nov. 8 2009. Program events for the 2009 Festival will be posted by mid October 2009 at the latest.

Looking forward to seeing you at the festival!

Terry Hunter
Artistic Producer, DTES Heart of the City Festival

Heart of the City Festival

Terry Hunter — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:44:44 +0000

Well, the 2008 Heart of the City Festival is shaping up nicely. Most of the shows have been booked and we are finalizing details and finishing touches. Please watch the Heart of the City website for updates and pick up a copy of the programme guide once it hits the streets.