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With a hand-carved bow and a gong, master percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani creates otherworldly sounds

With a hand-carved bow and a gong, master percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani creates otherworldly sounds

Powell Street Festival Society brings the New Mexico-based, Osaka-born musician to Vancouver for two concerts

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 6, 2021Powell Street Festival, percussion, Mark Haney, Massy Arts Society, Homepage feature

Bharata natyam great Rama Vaidyanathan shapes a new commission for Mandala Arts & Culture

Bharata natyam great Rama Vaidyanathan shapes a new commission for Mandala Arts & Culture

The streamed Dance Centre performance animates the circles, squares, and triangles of ancient Indian philosphy

DANCEJanet SmithNovember 6, 2021bharata natyam, Mandala Arts + Culture, The Dance Centre, DANCE CENTRE, Homepage feature, Dance Centre

Dance review: Ballet BC's Unfold + Give builds four dazzlingly different worlds in an electric return to the stage

Dance review: Ballet BC's Unfold + Give builds four dazzlingly different worlds in an electric return to the stage

A quartet of choreographers celebrate the possibilities of dance, with touches from the Baroque to the neon-lit

DANCEJanet SmithNovember 6, 2021BALLET BC, Ballet BC

Reading List: November reads bring cause for hope

Reading List: November reads bring cause for hope

The team at Upstart & Crow shares recommendations for books that can change the world for the better

READStir VancouverNovember 5, 2021Read, Upstart & Crow

Project InTandem explores the strength of women through dance, at the Chutzpah Festival November 6 and 7

Project InTandem explores the strength of women through dance, at the Chutzpah Festival November 6 and 7

As a video trailer proves, this double bill shows an edgy, contemporary side of Calgary you may not know

DANCEJanet SmithNovember 5, 2021Project inTandem, Chutzpah Festival

Paddle Song brings Mohawk poet and provocateur Pauline Johnson's story to the stage

Paddle Song brings Mohawk poet and provocateur Pauline Johnson's story to the stage

Cheri Maracle stars in the one-woman musical that she says instills hope

THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 5, 2021Firehall Arts Centre, Cherie Maracle, Pauline Johnson, Indigenous

Vancouver Chamber Choir announces FIFTY, its 50th-anniversary tribute concert

Vancouver Chamber Choir announces FIFTY, its 50th-anniversary tribute concert

Founder and conductor emeritus Jon Washburn returns to the podium with artistic director Kari Turunen to look back at a half century of championing new work

MUSICStir VancouverNovember 5, 2021Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir

Piano virtuoso Behzod Abduraimov plays without reservation

Piano virtuoso Behzod Abduraimov plays without reservation

The Uzbek-born artist has selected four of his favourite pieces to perform with Vancouver Recital Society

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 5, 2021Vancouver Recital Society, piano

Sound of the City: Sad China talks about the challenges of being a young, racialized, nonbinary artist and the power of community

Sound of the City: Sad China talks about the challenges of being a young, racialized, nonbinary artist and the power of community

The musician also known as Sunny Chen wants to see more Black and Indigenous peoples of marginalized genders in leadership positions, especially in the arts

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverNovember 5, 2021Sound of the City, music

Massey Theatre launches Eighth & Eighth Creative Spaces, November 6

Massey Theatre launches Eighth & Eighth Creative Spaces, November 6

DJ Kookum, Ronnie Dean Harris, Uzume Taiko, and other local artists perform at new arts hub’s open house

ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 4, 2021Massey Theatre, Ostwelve, Uzume Taiko, New Westminster

Seth Rogen says he'll trade one of his hand-made vases for Canucks' Diwali-inspired jersey designed by Jag Nagra

Seth Rogen says he'll trade one of his hand-made vases for Canucks' Diwali-inspired jersey designed by Jag Nagra

The B.C.-born celeb made the offer to the local South Asian artist over Twitter

NEWS, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 4, 2021art and design, Canucks, Jag Nagra, Seth Rogen

Stewart Goodyear performs Rachmaninoff piano masterpiece in concert with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Stewart Goodyear performs Rachmaninoff piano masterpiece in concert with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

The pianist was recently named Royal Conservatory of Music’s inaugural artist in residence

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 4, 2021Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Chutzpah! Festival: 3 must-see theatre and storytelling events

Chutzpah! Festival: 3 must-see theatre and storytelling events

The annual fest offers unforgettable performances through a lens of Jewish experiences and values

FESTSStir VancouverNovember 4, 2021Partner Content, Chutzpah! Festival

Redesigned copper cladding for new Vancouver Art Gallery site, as Audain Foundation makes record-setting $100 million donation

Redesigned copper cladding for new Vancouver Art Gallery site, as Audain Foundation makes record-setting $100 million donation

Architects have worked with Coast Salish weavers to change exterior plans

ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithNovember 4, 2021Vancouver Art Gallery, Michael Audain

Chor Leoni offers songs to soothe the soul for Remembrance Day

Chor Leoni offers songs to soothe the soul for Remembrance Day

Breathe in Hope takes place at the newly restored St. Andrew’s-Wesley United, the male choir’s new home

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 4, 2021Chor Leoni, Remembrance Day

Vancouver Opera to welcome audiences back to live performances with Orfeo ed Euridice, December 4 and 5

Vancouver Opera to welcome audiences back to live performances with Orfeo ed Euridice, December 4 and 5

All-star production marks first collaboration with Ne. Sans Opera and the Dance Centre

OPERA, MUSICStir VancouverNovember 4, 2021Partner Content, Vancouver Opera

Theatre review: we the same humanizes the refugee experience

Theatre review: we the same humanizes the refugee experience

A mom tells her daughter about their family’s escape from Vietnam some 30 years later in the play inspired by a true story

THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 3, 2021

Royal BC Museum announces changes to core galleries as it starts the process of decolonization

Royal BC Museum announces changes to core galleries as it starts the process of decolonization

Phased closure of the third floor begins with areas in the Becoming BC gallery, which have focused on European settlement

NEWS, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 3, 2021Royal BC Museum, decolonization, Melanie Mark

Sankofa explores Black diasporic identities through works by contemporary artists from Nigeria and Vancouver

Sankofa explores Black diasporic identities through works by contemporary artists from Nigeria and Vancouver

New exhibition at the Museum of Anthropology is rooted in a philosophy that has come to be associated with cultural pride

ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 3, 2021MOA, Nya Lewis, Black, Homepage feature

The Firehall Arts Centre presents Paddle Song, the story of Mohawk poet Pauline Johnson

The Firehall Arts Centre presents Paddle Song, the story of Mohawk poet Pauline Johnson

Cherie Maracle stars in the energetic, humorous one-woman musical

THEATREStir VancouverNovember 3, 2021Partner Content, Firehall Arts Centre