Will this last three months, like dance marathons during the Depression?
No. On average the full performance runs for about 3.5 to 4 hours.
I have a heart condition / knee injury / wheelchair. Can I still participate?
Absolutely. We try to make the competition as inclusive as possible and we never ask you to push yourself more [...]

Due to Olympic traffic and road closures, we strongly recommend not driving or parking within the downtown area during the 2010 Olympics. However, Vancouver’s multiple public transit lines can provide you with easy and safe service directly to the Roundhouse location.
It is recommended that you take the brand new Canada Line to the “Yaletown-Roundhouse” [...]

On February 12th, the Board of Directors of Boca del Lupo is hosting a fundraiser in the iconic “train room” at the Roundhouse.
Join Boca del Lupo at the Roundhouse Community Centre for a special evening of theatre, sport and culture. Enjoy wines, cold beer, delicious pizza and snacks and the best view of the Opening [...]

“Don’t expect to sit back and watch Dance Marathon”
Jon Kaplan, NOW Magazine
Dance Marathon is the participatory dance show that is taking the world by storm! Dance Marathon is inspired by the physically grueling phenomena from the Great Depression where destitute couples would try to win prizes by outlasting everyone else.

Members and supporters of the arts community gathered today (September 9) at the grounds of the Vancouver Art Gallery to protest cuts made to arts funding by the B.C. Liberal government.
Alliance for Arts and Culture’s Amir Ali Alibhai leads a protest against Campbell’s arts cuts at the Vancouver Art Gallery on September 9, 2009.
“Culture matters!” [...]

Boca del Lupo Artistic Producer and Belfry Playwright in Residence, Jay Dodge reflects on the development of An Imaginary Look at the Uncompromising Life of Thomas Smith:
Renowned war photographer James Nachtwey describes his monastic mission to bear witness to the horrors of war as an act of love.  When we last came [...]

Meet Paul Larocque
by Sandra Chamberlain
Paul created a career that combined both the professional and the personal in the Vancouver arts community. Originally from Toronto, Paul was recruited by Arts Umbrella, a visual and performing arts school for children, in 1996 where he filled a number of roles until he settled in as senior director of [...]

At this year’s PACT conference, Jay Dodge and Sherry J Yoon step up and take leadership in two important areas within the membership and activities of the organization:

Sherry J Yoon,
Chair of the Affiliates Caucus
Jay Dodge
Committee Chair, Freedom of Practice Committee

Jay Dodge works with World Press Photo award winner, Tim Hetherington
“groundbreaking Sleeping Soldiers triptych multimedia presentation on the war in Afghanistan was a highlight of the 2009 New York Photo Festival.” – New York Times
This interactive installation was one important piece of the puzzle that will feed into Boca del Lupo’s production of An Imaginary [...]