DANCE
What: Canadian Masterclass Series with Chan Hon Goh
Where: gohballet.com
When: Sunday March 7, 3:30 p.m.
Tickets: $28.92 from eventbrite.ca
Why: Vancouver Island dancers with dreams of becoming professionals have an exclusive opportunity to learn from one of the top ballerinas in Canada this weekend. Vancouver’s Chan Hon Goh will give a masterclass Sunday for residents of Victoria and Nanaimo, which affords those on the Island the chance to learn — albeit virtually — from the former principal dancer of the National Ballet of Canada. Goh will also take questions during a Q&A session at the end of the class. Junior (ages 11-14) and senior (15-18) level instruction is available for students with at least three years of ballet training. Questions can be emailed to reception@gohballet.com.
MUSIC
What: Grand Concerti Grossi
Where: victoria-baroque.com
When: Tuesday March 9, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: By donation
Why: Victoria Baroque will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a concert, Grand Concerti Grossi, streamed live Tuesday night from the Church of St. John the Divine. The celebration will include a tribute to local harpsichordist Michael Jarvis, a Victoria Baroque favourite who died suddenly on Christmas Day at the age of 62. Grand Concerti Grossi will showcase 11 musicians’ exceptional quality, with a program featuring music by Baroque masters Vivaldi, Telemann and Evaristo Dall’Abaco. The concert is free to view, but donations will be accepted.
ART
What: Sunday Lecture Series, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Where: Zoom
When: Sunday March 7, 2 p.m. (continues through March 28)
Tickets: $75 for a series pass ($60 for gallery members/students) or $25 per lecture ($20 for gallery members/students from aggv.ca or 250-384-4171
Why: The popular Sunday Lecture Series at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria returns this weekend with the first of four offerings in a series called The Visionary Eye: Surrealism from Europe to North America. Celia Rabinovitch will open the month-long series on Sunday with an illustrated lecture called Understanding the Surrealist Imagination. Colin Brownen will host Wolfgang Paalen’s Northwest Passage on March 14, while Elliott King will tackle Salvador Dali’s Paranoiac Vision on March 21. Rabinovitch returns for the finale, Women Surrealists Through Their Own Eyes, on March 28. Daniel Mato, professor emeritus of art history at the University of Calgary, will moderate the seventh annual fundraiser, which benefits gallery exhibitions and programs.
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