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June Goldsmith’s life-long contributions to the arts have greatly enriched the cultural life of British Columbia. She is the Founder and Artistic Director of Vancouver’s Music in the Morning, a concert society that features local, national and international artists who speak from the stage about the music they play. Ms. Goldsmith has created a niche with her unique morning…
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An accomplished actress and radio performer, Dorothy Goldrick was a pioneer in community theatre in B.C., earning the Eric Hamber Award for her work in this area. She actively taught creative drama to children, notably at the Kerrisdale Community Centre, in North Vancouver and at Vancouver College. Professionally, she formed Vancouver Repertory Theatre, and also…
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An accomplished actress for stage, radio, television and film, Daphne Goldrick’s career began in her mother’s Vancouver Repertory Theatre. She apprenticed in Ontario, where she performed on stage and in dramas for CBC National radio. She returned to B.C., first working with Victoria’s Totem Theatre, and then in many productions with the Arts Club and…
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Choo Chiat Goh and his wife Lin Yee Goh are Co-Founders of  the Goh Ballet Academy.  Under their leadership, the Academy has flourished to become an internationally renowned institution, with alumni dancers advancing professionally worldwide and winning prestigious competitions. Mr. Goh began his training as a dancer at London’s Royal Ballet. At age 16, he…
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As founder and Artistic Director of the Vancouver Recital Society, Leila Getz has presented the Canadian and/or Vancouver debut performances of some of the world’s most brilliant and respected young musicians, and has steadily built a diverse and loyal audience for the recital concert form that doomsayers had proclaimed out-of-vogue. Since 1980, the first season of…
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