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The world premiere performance of Stickboy, a new opera exploring the subject of bullying, will open this evening at the Vancouver Playhouse.
Written by Penticton spoken-word artist Shane Koyczan, with music by composer Neil Weisensel, Stickboy is produced by Vancouver Opera. The autobiographical story focuses on a youth’s struggles against the harmful impacts of bullying.
“The excitement that we at Vancouver Opera are feeling on the day of the world premiere of a new opera is almost beyond expressing. Through the brave eloquence of Shane Koyczan’s words and the beautiful power of Neil Weisensel’s music, we present to the world and to our community a work that we know will make a lasting contribution to the discussion of how we treat those among us who are different, and how we live together in community," said James W. Wright, general director, Vancouver Opera.
“We are grateful to the Government of British Columbia for demonstrating, through this generous support, its belief in the power of opera to connect with everyone on such an important subject.”
Stickboy is showing 12 times between Oct. 23 and Nov. 7, 2014. For details, visit here.
The Government of British Columbia provided a $500,000 grant to Vancouver Opera to support the production and presentation of Stickboy.
A national leader in bullying prevention, British Columbia is the first province in Canada to develop a comprehensive strategic approach.
Launched in June, 2012, BC's ERASE Bullying Strategy has attracted attention from jurisdictions across Canada.
For more information on ERASE, go here.
