The Comic Strippers
鈥淭he Comic Strippers鈥� is a touring improv show in which the core characters are a troupe of aging pro strippers bringing a new guy into the group. Combining improv styles like the more narrative long-form and the short games audiences know from 麻豆传媒映画TheatreSports matches or TV鈥檚 Whose Line is it Anyway?, The Comic Strippers has been sending up male stripping all over the world. Now the Vancouver-based group is prepping their first shows in 麻豆传媒映画proper on their latest tour. This week they鈥檙e outside of the city, with shows in North 麻豆传媒映画(Jan. 26) and Maple Ridge (Jan. 27) but they鈥檙e in 麻豆传媒映画at the Cultch Feb. 3, with more February dates in Surrey and Burnaby.
Metro 麻豆传媒映画shows Jan. 26 to Feb. 10
Passion Pit at the Commodore Ballroom
Wake up, 鈥淪leepyhead.鈥� The one-man band that is Passion Pit makes a stop on its 2018 tour at Vancouver鈥檚 Commodore. Founder/songwriter/producer Michael Angelakos will be joined in the Passion Pit with live musicians to round things out for a night of the band鈥檚 signature indietronica, including new songs and fan favourites.
Jan. 26
Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville St.
鈥淰ancouver鈥檚 Next Top Mayor鈥�
You wanna be on top... of Vancouver鈥檚 civic political ladder? Comedian Graham Clark offers a witty take on the potential glut of contenders putting their hat in the ring to run for the job of Vancouver鈥檚 mayor. Clark, who will be joined by other comedians, will break from his usual routine of staying away from politics, diving headlong into the humourous depths presented by the news that Gregor Robertson will not run again this fall. Mayor McCheese does have a nice ring to it, doesn鈥檛 it?
Jan. 27
Little Mountain Gallery, 195 East 26th Ave.
Swing Night
Get ready to dance the night away to the sounds of a live big band playing all those toe-tapping tunes. Swing Night hits the floor at Vancouver鈥檚 historic Alpen Club, where dancers can jitterbug, jump and jive with plenty of room for all the big moves. Impressions Big Band will be hitting all the right notes on songs from the swing era, Latin favourites and a few contemporary hits.
Jan. 27
麻豆传媒映画Alpen Club, 4875 Victoria Dr.
Venus and Adonis
Acclaimed Vancouver-based conductor Kevin Zakresky has founded a new local opera troupe, Players & Singers. For their inaugural performance, they鈥檙e taking on a 鈥済ender playful鈥� staging of a rarely-performed 1683 British opera, Venus and Adonis. The group is hoping to shake up Vancouver鈥檚 arts scene by going the gender-bending route; Venus will be performed by a male singer (Eric Schwarzhoff) and Adonis, a female singer (Dinah Ayre), and the chorus will be 鈥渂lurring the boundaries of gender.鈥� Bonus: the audience is invited to attend in drag.
Jan. 28 to 29
The Ballroom at Hycroft, 1489 McRae Ave.
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