POP! Summer Strolls at Darts Hill Gardens

Join us in Darts Hill Garden Park for POP! Summer Strolls. Throughout the park, in different locations you will be treated to a variety of performances. Each show station hosts a micro-performance that lasts approximately 10-15 minutes before you stroll your way to the grand finale thirty-minute performance.

Enjoy some comedy with "The Greatest Escape Artist". This slapstick performance pays homage to the hilarity of yesteryear. Watch as Strong, Smarty, and Frenchie overcome their disagreements to perform their new spectacle…guaranteed to leave you laughing.

Stop by Devon More’s outdoor musical oasis where she will custom build you a One-Woman Symphony to suit whatever mood you’re in. Searching for a song about love? For wanderlust? Maybe a song for REVOLUTION? Using a unique arsenal of instruments, and a loop station to live-record each layer of the musical arrangement, Devon More will create a unique song just for you!

There is also a musical performance by Vostok, an East Vancouver trio who sing the sweet a cappella tunes of their Eastern European heritage. Their performances are filled with a diverse range of music from across the region. A Russian lullaby, a Croatian harvest song, a dissonant Bulgarian chant, a Ukrainian spring song first heard on a Kiev subwayo—Vostok takes the listener from bliss to despair and back again.

Another stop on your stroll is a performance "Swipe Stage Right" by Alyssa Hirose with the Or Festival Theatre Society. Emi, an anxious millennial, is in the midst of doing one chore she loves (laundry) and one she hates (swiping through her dating app) when she comes across the profile of Brad, an extraordinarily ordinary guy. There’s nothing special about him, but for some reason, she just can’t swipe left—possibly because Brad is right there, refusing to be swept offstage.

Your final performance on this stroll is one you won’t want to miss. Let Kira Schaffer and Sido Adamson of Firebelly Performance Society take you on fun-filled journey of aerial acrobatics, dance, and comedy with "Dangle-o-Rama". Light and heart-warming, this is a fun-filled finale for all the family!