January | February 2006 arts alive CONTENTS 4 DANCE Dancers Fly High at North Vancouver's Centennial Theatre by Peggy Stortz ^J^F ^BQH Decidedly Jazz Danceworks E d i t o r : l l o n a Beiks C o p y E d i t o r : Leslie A n n W o o t t o n C o n t r i b u t i n g Writers: Belinda Bruce, Joyce G o o d w i n , A l a n F o r m a n e k , Bill J e f f r i e s , W e n d y Metcalf-Roy, Jennifer Nesselrod, A n d r e a N o b l e , Shelley Harrison Rae, P e g g y Stortz Design & Layout: Agent 5 Design / Blurb M e d i a Arts Alive Magazine 335 Lonsdale A v e . North Vancouver, V 7 M 2G3 p h o n e : 6 0 4 . 9 8 4 . 9 5 3 7 / fax: 604.980.3565 email: artsalive@telus.net 14 -1 A 5 IN THE GALLERY Happy 5th Anniversary to CityScape C o m m u n i t y Art Space! by Andrea Noble IN THE GALLERY The Graffito Co. Art Studio/ Gallery by Andrea Noble IN THE GALLERY Evan Lee by Bill Jeffries 15 Arts a n d Culture C o m m i s s i o n o f North Vancouver phone: 604.980.3559 e-mail: nsarts@telus.net A d v e r t i s i n g R e p r e s e n t a t i v e : Jeffrey B o o n e 604.980.9537 Printing: Ultratech Printing Ltd. Editorial Deadline: February 3 for M a r c h | April 2006 issue. Advertising & Calendar deadline: February 9 for t h e M a r c h | April 2 0 0 6 issue. Story ideas a n d letters t o t h e e d i t o r are welcome. Cover image: Public Dreams Society 6 SPOTLIGHT Andrea Ink COMMUNITY 9th Annual Arts S y m p o s i u m 7 LITERARY ARTS Star-Crossed Lovers by Wendy Metcalf-Roy 16 17 A r t s A l i v e is p u b l i s h e d b y t h e A r t s a n d Culture Commission of North Vancouver COMMUNITY Meet the Curators by Shelley Harrison Rae the 8 EXPLORE A Flavour of Spain The Arts a n d Culture C o m m i s s i o n ¿ 0 ^ ^ ^Jfc gft of North of Vancouver life for the (ACCNV) whole through is d e d i c a t e d quality to enhancing ARTISTS IN OUR MISTS Creative Spaces By Belinda Bruce 18 N o r t h Shore c o m m u n i t y the arts thriving b o t h as a n industry a n d as a recreation.The Arts a n d Culture C o m m i s s i o n of North Vancouver is jointly f u n d e d by t h e City o f N o r t h V a n c o u v e r a n d t h e District of N o r t h V a n c o u v e r . It is an arms-length b o d y created t o serve as an advisory board to municipal g o v e r n m e n t dealing with local cultural issues a n d servicing t h e arts/ cultural needs of the c o m m u n i t y . Please visit our website for more info: w w w . n o r t h v a n a r t s . c o m 10 MUSIC North Shore Performances Expand Over the Bridge by Jennifer Nesselroad MUSIC by Peggy Stortz 11 19 SPOTLIGHT Yvonne Fernandez Mozart's Birthday Bash ADVERTISING RATES RATES o u t s i d e be inside be i n s i d e fc full p a g e 2/3 p a g e 1/2 p a g e 1/3 p a g e 1 /4 p a g e 1/6 p a g e B/Card $1000 $700 $575 $650 $500 $400 $350 $200 $150 $125 D E S I G N FEE full p a g e 2/3 p a g e 1/2 p a g e 1/3 p a g e 1/4 p a g e 1 It page $100 $75 $50 $40 $35 $35 $35 12 20 FESTIVALS CALENDAR Your Guide t o t h e Arts o n t h e North Shore a n d Beyond Mountain Mardi Gras By Joyce Goodwin 1 22 B/Card FESTIVALS 9th Vancouver International M o u n t a i n Film Festival By Alan Formanek List your North Vancouver event on www.arts-alive.ca J a n u a r y | F e b r u a r y 3