Past Events

February 26th, 2023 to March 1st, 2023

 

8EAST

and

Roberts Creek Community Hall

Exaltation Dance Parties

Celebrating Improvisation and Exaltation

Come prepared to move!

 

February 23rd, 2023 to March 5th, 2023

 

8EAST

and

Roberts Creek Community Hall

Spring Workshops 2023

Free with NOW Membership

for 15 players and 5 observers

 

December 15th, 2022 to December 17th, 2022
8EAST

Pender and Carral Streets

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Robin Holcomb Residency

At 8EAST

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November 27th, 2022
8EAST

8 East Pender St.

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singing and drumming

with Indigenous leader Deanna Gestrin

**Please note: This event is now reserved to capacity.

 

November 20th, 2022
8EAST

Pender and Carrall Streets

Clyde Reed’s 80th Birthday Celebration at 8EAST

Sunday November 20 3 - 9pm

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November 12th, 2022 to December 17th, 2022

at 8EAST and Online

November 3rd, 2022
Roundhouse Community Centre

181 Roundhouse Mews

 

 

Jay Clayton workshop

Roundhouse Community Centre

 

October 13th, 2022 to October 27th, 2022
8EAST

8EAST Pender St.

and online

Oct. 13, 20 and 27 at 8pm
Live Streams and Live at 8EAST

 

June 19th, 2022 to June 27th, 2022
Various

Oppenheimer Park

8EAST

Ironworks

The People ARE the Power.

      -Douglas R. Ewart

 

The NOW Society proudly presents guest artist Douglas R. Ewart, multi-instrumentalist, instrument builder, composer and artist in a project that presents public talks, film screenings, a workshop, a new work with the NOW Orchestra, commissioned by the NOW Society, and a performance in the Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

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photos Tony Smith

 

  • June 18 9pm Public talk and Screening of Eternally NOW, short, at 8EAST
  • June 19 3pm Performance with the NOW Orchestra at Oppenheimer Park
  • June 20 9pm Public talk and Screening of Eternally NOW, full length, at 8EAST
  • June 22 6-7pm Free Improvisation Workshop at 8EAST
  • June 27 9pm CANABRAVA NOW in the Vancouver International Jazz Festival at Ironworks
June 8th, 2022 to June 11th, 2022

8EAST

Oppenheimer Park

A sonic journey through improvisation into African traditions of music performance, exploring Zulu traditional music.

 

The NOW Society proudly presents guest artist Dr. Thokozani Mhlambi, South African composer, cellist and cultural thinker in a project that presents a public talk, a workshop, and performances with the NOW Ensemble.

 

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Image by Zwelibanzi Dube

 

  • June 8 6-7pm Free Improvisation Workshop at 8EAST
  • June 9 9pm Public talk with Dr. Thokozani Mhlambi
  • June 10 8 and 9pm Performance with the NOW Ensemble at 8EAST
  • June 11 3pm Performance with the NOW Ensemble at Oppenheimer Park