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City Something aving evolved from a solo project into one of Canada’s most promising emerging bands, Zerbin is bringing their expansive and atmospheric live show to Victoria’s Lucky Bar, Tues., March 26 with support from National Tape and Fall Brigade. Featuring multi-instrumentalists Peter Mol (pictured left), Jason Zerbin (centre) and Nick West (right), and joined live by Derek Gust and a family of other musicians, this is sure to be a show not to miss. Doors at 8pm. Advance tickets are $14 at Lyle’s Place and Ditch Records. M
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Now at the Belfry THE BELFRY THEATRE’S FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS AND NEW IDEAS
Festival
SPARK 2013
MARCH 12 –17
MARCH 12 –17
MARCH 19 – 23
MARCH 19 – 24
A BRIMFUL OF ASHA
OH MY IRMA
ONE
LITTLE ONE
written and performed by HALEY MCGEE
by JASON CARNEW
by HANNAH MOSCOVITCH
by ASHA and RAVI JAIN
four new plays and 40 free events
Tickets 250-385-6815 or www.sparkfestival.ca the SPARK Festival is generously supported by
Belfry Theatre 1291 Gladstone at Fernwood
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Zerbin plays Lucky Bar, Tues., March 26 with National Tape.
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n an art as precise as ballet, the in- ballet’s future stars. But joining midtroduction of chance isn’t exactly season means new choreography, welcomed. At 19, however, Matthew new dancers and new chemistries to Cluff is an exception to the rule. Join- create. Add to that getting to know a ing Ballet Victoria at least until the new city and it could all become overend of the summer, he couldn’t have whelming. arrived at a better time. Cluff says he’s not immune to Anticipating year’s end at the San nerves. “In rehearsal, I’m not thinking Francisco Ballet School, Cluff sent out about doing the lead in front of the auaudition tapes to find a place for him- dience,” he says. “Thinking about it at self over the summer. For most ballet home, at night — a big stage lead — it students that means paying fees to live kind of scares me. I know I can’t let it at a ballet school and continue train- rattle me though.” ing. Keeping his nerves in check, Cluff In December, Cluff sent the pre- joins Ballet Victoria for The Secret requisite tapes to the larger ballet Garden and Other Works. The show companies in Winnepeg, Toronto and features excerpts from Le Corsaire Calgary. Next he sent auditions to a and its tale of a pirate’s love for a few smaller compaslave; choreographer nies, including BalBruce Monk’s Northlet Victoria. Cluff ern Lights inspired SECRET GARDEN says he couldn’t Noctilux; and wows AND OTHER have imagined it with choreograWORKS when he heard pher Joe Laughlin’s March 22 and 23 at back from artistic White Waltz (we’re 7:30pm and March 24 director Paul Detold there are rollerat 2pm strooper that night. skates!). McPherson Playhouse With that response, The second act’s Tickets starting at the young dancer Secret Garden is cho$24.75 with discounts would not only reographed by Paul for children, students be training with Destrooper and is and seniors world-class dancers inspired by a play the at rmts.bc.ca — he’d actually be Belfry’s artistic direcgetting paid for it. tor Michael Shamata As chance would created. have it, Robb Beresford had recently While chance played a big part in left the company, leaving a sizable getting Cluff here, good luck has set gap in Ballet Victoria’s dancer portfo- him up with some great teachers. Prinlio. Beresford often danced opposite cipal dancer Bayne is one such guide. Andrea Bayne as principal. Now Cluff “Partnering with Andrea, we clicked will have his turn. almost immediately,” says Cluff. “I “I just came out of a ballet school. was really happy about that, and that Never in my wildest dreams did I think my training had paid off.” I’d be doing Corsaire. And I’m the See Cluff’s debut next to your Ballead!” let Victoria favourites March 22-24 at According to Destrooper, we’re the McPherson Playhouse. Visit balletwatching the beginnings of one of victoria.ca for more information. M
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