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A ARTS L I V E january/February Calendar of Performing Arts event venue details date I time Theatre Moves Barber of Seville Codename Figaro Savage Council Macbeth Keeper of the Light Kiss Project Presentation House Theatre, 986-1351 Centennial Theatre 984-4484 Studio 58 323-5652 PacificTheatre 280-280 I Gateway Theatre 270-1812 Performance Works 606-6425 Vancouver East Cultural Centre Centennial Theatre 984-4484 Centennial Theatre 984-4484 Insightful one-act play by Quinn Lyzun transitions in life. Vancouver Opera Touring Ensemble in the final Family Festival Series for 95/96. jan. 9- I 3 8 p.m. jan. 28 I I :30 a.m. & 2 p.m. A blend of language and movement created, Feb. 8-March 3 choreographed and directed by David Bloom & Chick Snipper Stripped down to absokste essentials, this five-person group does a Shakespeare classic. New mystery thriller by Vancouver playwright Jeff Pitcher Directed by Roy Surette. Presented by Judith Marcuse Dance Projects. See story, page 14, for details. Choreographed by Jennifer Mascall. See story, page 8, for details. North VancouverYouth Band and Benjamin's Big Band from Australia. Uncle Rand Productions presents music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Feb. 9-24 8 p.m. Feb. 15-24 8 p.m. jan. 3-Feb. I 8 March 20-23 Jan. 18 or 19,tba Dance Not only, but also Special Performance Music a, > Into the Woods Carmen Feb. 1-4, 8-10, 8 p.m. Feb. 4, 2 p.m. Queen Elizabeth Theatre Vancouver Opera presents Bizet's Carmen Feb. 3,6,8, 10, 12, I 5, 17 280-33 I I in French with English translations projected on stage. 8 p.m. Centennial Theatre 984-4484 Seymour United Church Centennial Theatre 984-4484 Centennial Theatre 984-4484 North Shore Continuing Education 986-8888 Bus Tour 925-7290 . . `a How to Succeed in Business Blues, Ballads, Jazz and Jive! Handsworth Sound Spectacular XII The Merry Widow Fast-paced satire musical comedy about business life. Feb. 15- 17, 23-24, 8 p.m. Feb. 18, 2 p.m. 10 Presented by Pandora's Vox. Artsy prizes Feb. I 8 and refreshments included in ticket price. Info: 924-1378. Presented by Handsworth Secondary School. Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m. North Shore Light Opera March 8-9,14-16,21-23,8 p.m. presents this tale of the wealthy March 10, 17,2 p.m. Madame Sonia Sedoya and her suitors. Courses offered: design fundamentals, textiles, coIour lighting, interior design II, drafting II. Call for calendar or a free information session details. January Design & Decoration Other North West Coast Art First Nations Art Tour Presented by West Vancouver Cultural Jan. 24, 9a.m.-5 p.m. Services and the Ferry Building Gallery. Join them for a day's exploration into some ofVancouver's best Native art galleries and view some of the traditional and not-so-traditional work produced on the Northwest Coast. Feb. 14, 1-5 p.m. Presented by West Vancouver Cultural Services and the Ferry Building Gallery. Visit the home studios ofThomas 0. Miller & Louis D' Ibiberville, and also see work in progress at the KIee Wyck artist studios. For Art Lovers Studio Tour 925-7290 The North Shore Arts Commission and staff were saddened to hear of the recent passing of Bruno Gerussi. One of Canada's best-known acting talents, Gerussi began his career in Vancouver at theatres such as the Everyman and Totem Theatre, where he performed with Lon Chaneyjr. and as Stanley Kowalski in Streetcar Named Desire. Gerussi joined the Stratford Festival in its second season, where he remained until 1965, and subsequently created Gerussi Words and Music, the forerunner of Morningside for CBC Radio. He played the role of Nick in the Beachcomers for l9 years, and also appeared in his own program Celebrity Cooks, during that time. Gerussi was last seen on stage in Vancouver as Lou in the Arts Club production of Breaking Legs. Gerussi resisted the all-too-common temptation to go to the United States. and chose to stay in Canada. We are grateful for his contribution and dedication to arts in this country.