The Best of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Chicken"
A Live Sketch Comedy Night

Imagine taking a little bit of "Saturday Night Live", mixing it with some ol' skool "In Living Colour", throwing in a scoop of ethnic, sprinkling a little singing n' dancing, and topping it off with a whole lot of Bollywood. You're going to get something so tasty it'll make you scream…

"I Can't Believe it's Not Butter Chicken!!!"

South Asian Arts is teaming up with Vancouver's only South Asian sketch comedy group, Bollywood Shenanigans. This talented collective of actors, dancers and writers have travelled as far as Mumbai, toured North America and have been in numerous films and commercials, and with three SOLD OUT shows in their back pocket, they're ready to present to you some of their best skits to date...and of course a couple of new ones as well.

If you've never been to one of their sketch comedy shows, get ready for a show that tackles (and chuckles at) issues regarding race, sex, diaspora, village life, and pretty much anything else you can think of! They're edgy, funny, racy, totally rated R…and did we mention there will be some Bollywood dancing as well?

Please see below for details and we hope to see you there!

The Olympics

Amazing! There's simply no other word to describe the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games. It was the experience of a lifetime that left us all with memories to share for many years to come. We were fortunate enough to have been a part of many of the Olympic festivities, showcasing Indian dance, music, and culture throughout the city.

Thank you to our friends at Footedge Dance Company, Dhol Nation Academy, Elite Bhangra Entertainment, Naqsh, Shan E Punjab Arts Club, the UBC Girlz Bhangra Team, Sampoornam, Shamik the Beatboxer, Neelamjit Dhillon and all the other performers who worked with us during the past two months.

Thank you to all those who came out to show your support. Pictures and videos will be uploaded soon so please check back regularly!

Bollywood Wedding: July 23-26, 2009

In partnership with New Works and the Pacific National Exhibition, South Asian Arts presented Bollywood Wedding in the Italian Gardens on the PNE fair grounds. It was an outdoor, interactive opportunity for the audience to experience traditional Indian wedding customs, in the form of a wild and hilarious event, bringing the whole dysfunctional family together for an evening of fun and melodrama. The audiences were treated to six SOLD OUT shows in four days!

Bollywood Wedding was voted as the "Best Outdoor Interactive Theatre Event of 2009" by the Georgia Straight. Click here to read the article.

2009 JUNO Awards - March 29, GM Place

South Asian Arts brought together it's own Bhangra dancers and Dhol drummers in collaboration with members of Footedge Dance Company, United Bhangra, and the UBC Girlz for the performance of their lives...the 2009 JUNO Awards!

We all came out dancing with Russell Peters, the host of the show for the second straight year, as part of his big entrance.

In case you missed it, click here to see it again!