Dates: Cabaret #1: July 15-16: Speeding & Rolling – A Celebration of the Film & TV Industry in BC
Cabaret #2: September 23-24
Cabaret #3: November 10-11
Location: PAL Vancouver Studio Theatre
Website: www.palvancouver.org
In the spirit of celebrating Vancouver’s 125th and to reflect on our changing society, there is a move within the arts to be more inclusive and accessible to all. One element of our diverse society that must not be neglected includes our elders and pioneers, especially those who were instrumental in establishing the arts institutions that we cherish today. PAL Vancouver Studio Theatre Society will produce a series of three cabaret evenings. Each evening will be a unique two-hour program, with different presenters and exhibitions each night reflecting, celebrating and honouring the Pioneers of Performance in Vancouver.
As part of Vancouver’s 125 Celebration, The PAL Studio Theatre with David C. Jones present: Speeding & Rolling. The history of the film & TV industry in BC is a varied and odd one with mavericks and visionaries leading the charge. Starting in 1907 when William H. Harbeck mounted a camera to the front of a BC Electric Railway car to Sandy Wilson’s charming film My American Cousin the history of how we were filmed and how we filmed is a melodrama in and of itself.
On Friday July 15th and Saturday July 16th there will be a multi-media exploration of Vancouver’s history as Hollywood North. Filmed interviews with people like independent filmmaker Larry Kent and former head of the CBC, John Kennedy, will tell of trials and setbacks, and the steps they took to overcome them. Interviews will give way to actors reenacting the stories and then short clips from films will unspool. Song and magic will add to the experience as we discover how the TV & film industry in BC began Speeding & Rolling in this two-night only cabaret directed by David C. Jones.
With support from the City of Vancouver’s 125th Anniversary Grants Program and the participation of the Government of Canada.
