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Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg opens up about body image in Body Parts

The dance-theatre artist uses her characteristic warped humour to move through pain

DANCE, THEATREGail JohnsonMay 9, 2021Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, Progress Lab

Theatre review: Authentic performances bring The Boy in the Moon to brutally honest life

Meghan Gardiner and Marcus Youssef create nuanced, lived-in chemistry in story of raising a child with severe disabilities

THEATREJanet SmithMay 7, 2021The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Neworld Theatre, livestream

GVPTA COVID-19 Impact Report projects weeks or months for arts venues to restart if pandemic restrictions are eased

BC survey shows some optimism, but also gaps in funding and ongoing stress

THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithMay 5, 2021GVPTA

Upintheair Theatre invites you to be part of the creative process at rEvolver Festival 2021

Glimpse behind the scenes at developing new works, May 19 to June 6

THEATREStir VancouverMay 5, 2021Partner Content, Upintheair Theatre, rEvolver Festival

Bard on the Beach announces cancellation of in-person Vanier Park fest for summer 2021

The news comes a day after BC’s top health official warned there may be no large outdoor events all year

THEATREJanet SmithMay 4, 2021Bard on the Beach

Sound designer David Mesiha says audio series Isolation Suite is a new meld of sound, story, and character

Theatre Conspiracy and Rumble Theatre work has just seen the release of a new video for the song “Don’t Start Thinking Too Early”

THEATRE, PODCASTSStir VancouverMay 4, 2021Partner Content, Rumble Theatre, RUMBLE THEATRE

Vancouver playwrights Kim Senklip Harvey and Christopher Cook join Governor-General's Literary Award finalists

Today’s postponed 2020 list also includes local authors Ivan Coyote, Billy-Ray Belcourt, and Lisa Robertson

THEATRE, READJanet SmithMay 4, 2021GG Books, Canada Council for the Arts

The Boy in the Moon moves beyond tears in story about raising a son with a severe disability

Chelsea Haberlin and her team drew on the real experiences of parents from the Rare Disease Foundation

THEATREJanet SmithMay 3, 2021The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Neworld Theatre

Urban Ink Theatre artist Corey Payette wins BC Reconciliation Award

The multitalented force behind Children of God and other musicals joins the list of nine inaugural award winners

THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithApril 27, 2021Urban Ink Theatre, Raven Theatre, Corey Payette

The 2021 Lawyer Show Online: Cabaret-A-Ganza takes a trip through musical theatre on April 23 at 7:30 pm

The annual tradition raises funds for Carousel Theatre for Young People and Touchstone Theatre

THEATREJanet SmithApril 21, 2021Touchstone Theatre

Theatre artist Derek Chan stages a lament for Hong Kong in multifaceted yellow objects

Via digital stories and an installation at the Firehall Arts Centre, the rice & beans theatre artist reconnects with home

THEATREJanet SmithApril 19, 2021rice and beans theatre, FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre

Vancouver Fringe Festival announces departure of executive director Rohit Chokhani

The organization commits to “rethink and refresh” after a year of pandemic hurdles

THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithApril 13, 2021

Vancouver stage icon Norman Young's legacy stretched from UBC theatre to the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame, and beyond

His Orpheum tours were legendary, and his volunteer work touched countless local cultural groups

THEATRE, NEWSStir VancouverApril 13, 2021UBC Theatre

Isolation Suite captures the soundscape of a man who's come UnDone

Theatre Conspiracy and Rumble Theatre audio series blends rock ‘n’ roll, poetry, and theatre

MUSIC, THEATREJanet SmithApril 12, 2021Theatre Conspiracy, Rumble Theatre, RUMBLE THEATRE, Homepage feature

In the Beginning's Indigenous cultural-sharing sessions now streaming via the Firehall Arts Centre

Coproduced with Vancouver Moving Theatre, series features Indigenous elders and others tracing East Side history

THEATREStir VancouverApril 12, 2021Partner Content, FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre

Affair of Honor offers furious fun in Playthings at PHT, April 8 to 17

The fight- and movement-based theatre and performance company livestreams a daring tale of mortals and gods

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonApril 7, 2021Theatre, Presentation House Theatre, PHT, What's Stirring

Theatre artists Nancy Tam and Derek Chan lead interactive audio play 蝦仔 Little Shrimp, at Carousel Theatre April 8 to May 2

Bilingual performance for kids age 6 and up looks at intergenerational bonds in Chinese families

PODCASTS, THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithApril 7, 2021Carousel Theatre

This Is Something Else podcast digs into Arts Club and local-theatre history through conversation

Andrew Kushnir’s five-part series mines a half-century of stories behind Canada’s largest urban stage company

PODCASTS, THEATREJanet SmithApril 5, 2021Arts Club Theatre

The Essentials brings together musicians, poets, and scholars in search for what's needed, April 16 to 18

Khari Wendell McClelland hosts genre-busting concert experience, in The Cultch and Soft Cedar copresentation

THEATREStir VancouverApril 1, 2021Partner Content

The Quarantettes Bring in the Spring for isolated East Vancouverites

The uplifting story of four local theatre artists and musicians ready to sing in the season for those in need of a boost

MUSIC, THEATREJanet SmithMarch 31, 2021The Chop Theatre, Neworld Theatre

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