By Robin J. Miller For decades, ballet companies, especially in North America, have depended on The Nutcracker for their bread-and-butter, knowing it would draw vast crowds every Christmas and make it possible to present other, often more challenging fare the rest of the year. Thanks to pandemic restrictions, many companies cancelled their 2020 Nutcrackers months
by Rebecca Karpus Chinese immigration to British Columbia began in the late 1700s and has influenced Vancouver’s culture, including dance, ever since. Although there is scarce documentation of Chinese performance around the time of the city’s 1886 founding, there is evidence that the Chinese-Canadian community contributed substantially to Vancouver’s early performing arts scene. By at least