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Canada CODE Summer Mixer
Canadians are celebrating our summer through a photo or 10 words of text. Content from more than 30 Canada CODE contributors made it to the big screens for Canada Day in the nation’s capital.
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Event Listings
Adrian Anantawan and the Vancouver Symphony
3/15/2010, 8:00 pm Ticketed - At age 24, violinist Adrian Anantawan has become one of Canada’s most sought-after young violinists. His extraordinary musicianship has been rewarded with invitations to join with the finest orchestras all over the world.
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An Invitation to an Infiltration
1/29/2010 - 2/28/2010 Free (no reservations required) - Reflecting on the nature of competitions, An Invitation to an Infiltration makes explicit the rivalry inherent to group exhibitions, showing how it can be a productive state of engagement.
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Anthony Braxton 12+1 Tet
1/29/2010, 8:00 pm Ticketed - With his extraordinary 12-piece ensemble, revolutionary American composer Anthony Braxton moves freely between compositions and improvisations, solos and ensemble playing, weaving musical textures full of magic and passionate sparks.
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Anthony Braxton's Sonic Genome Project
1/31/2010, 2:00 pm Free (no reservations required) - An interactive spectacle by musical visionary Anthony Braxton with over 60 instrumentalists, including international improvisers and local high school students, exploring the sonic universe over eight hours through ensembles that break apart and reform like human cells or societies.
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At Nightfall
3/20/2010 - 3/21/2010, 2:00 pm Ticketed - Auguste, a shoemaker, discovers a magical water forest in this visually breathtaking dance performance for families by Sursaut Dance Company/Sursaut compagnie de danse.
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BASH'd: A Gay Rap Opera
2/16/2010 - 2/20/2010, 8:00 pm Ticketed - Irreverent rapping troubadours Feminem and T-Bag tell the tale of star-crossed lovers Jack and Dillon in this ‘Romeo meets Romeo’ tale of revenge gone wrong, by Edmonton-based playwrights and performers Chris Craddock and Nathan Cuckow.
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Best Before
1/29/2010 - 2/06/2010, 7:00 pm Ticketed - Using 200 wireless joysticks connected to one giant screen, the audience will create its own unique virtual city with Germany's Rimini Protokoll. No two cities/performances will be alike.
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Beyond Eden
1/16/2010 - 2/06/2010, 8:00 pm Ticketed - An exciting new musical from Bruce Ruddell about two friends’ quest to rescue cherished Haida totem poles, and the surprises they encounter along the way.
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Body & Soul
3/11/2010 - 3/17/2010, 8:00 pm Ticketed - Fourteen extraordinary women from all across Canada, who auditioned by writing a letter to their bodies, share their own stories in their own words about life after 45 in this thought-provoking play by award-winning Canadian playwright Judith Thompson.
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Boundary and Translation: New Art Across Cultures
1/23/2010 - 3/22/2010 Ticketed - From video installations to traditional community-based art practices, this exhibition of international contemporary art explores new and unexpected ways of understanding culture and its translations in the 21st century.
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