They Shot the Piano Player screens at VIFF Centre
By Steve Newton
MONDAY: screening at the VIFF Centre of They Shot the Piano Player, directors Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal’s animated musical docu-fiction based on the story of Francisco Tenório Jr, a Brazilian pianist who was murdered while touring Argentina in 1976. Narrated by Jeff Goldblum.
MONDAY TO FRIDAY: True Tribal: Contemporary Expressions of Ancestral Tattoo Practices explores 30-plus years of Indigenous tattooing from around the world and showcases the artists who are reconnecting with traditional skin-marking practices, at the Museum of Vancouver.
TUESDAY TO FRIDAY: the Vancouver Canadians take on the Tri-City Dust Devils in Minor League Baseball action at Nat Bailey Stadium.
WEDNESDAY: San Diego tribute act Chest Fever celebrates 55 years of the Band at the Pearl.
Becky Black plays Green Auto
WEDNESDAY: the Pack A.D. singer-guitarist Becky Black plays Green Auto, with guests Hyaenas and Spectator 6.
WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY: through videos, photographs, testimonies, song lyrics, and reflections, the exhibition Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot’s Russia offers an account of infamous feminist art collective Pussy Riot’s non-violent actions, running until June 2 at the Polygon Gallery.
THURSDAY: L.A. jazz saxophonist and composer Kamasi Washington plays the Vogue Theatre as part of his Fearless Movement Tour.
FRIDAY: musical director Otto Tausk leads violinist Vadim Gluzman and the Vancouver Symphony in a program at the Orpheum Theatre that includes Tchaikovsky’s beloved Violin Concerto.
FRIDAY: the B.C. Lions take on the Edmonton Elks in a Canadian Football League preseason game at BC Place.
Unleash the Archers plays the Rickshaw
FRIDAY: Victoria power-metal quintet Unleash the Archers performs tunes from its new album Phantoma at the Rickshaw Theatre, with guests Gross Misconduct and Hyperia. SOLD OUT.
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