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In Solo Flare, members of Turning Point Ensemble show, share their creative spark
In Solo Flare, members of Turning Point Ensemble show, share their creative spark

Soloists selected a composer to work with and collaborated with various other artists for a cross-disciplinary concert featuring 11 world premieres

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MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 13, 2022Turning Point Ensemble, Partner Content
Vancouver composer Leslie Uyeda's When The Sun Comes Out sees its U.S. premiere at Portland Opera, January 28
Vancouver composer Leslie Uyeda's When The Sun Comes Out sees its U.S. premiere at Portland Opera, January 28

Originally commissioned by the Queer Arts Festival, pioneering opera explores love in a nation where homosexuality is banned.

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MUSIC, NEWS, OPERAJanet SmithJanuary 13, 2022opera, Leslie Uyeda
Artist Trevor Lai designs Vancouver Canucks’ 2022 Lunar New Year warm-up jerseys
Artist Trevor Lai designs Vancouver Canucks’ 2022 Lunar New Year warm-up jerseys

Having grown up in Vancouver playing street hockey, the animator created a bold Year of the Tiger logo

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSGail JohnsonJanuary 13, 2022Vancouver Canucks, Year of the Tiger, Lunar New Year
On Air zooms in on screen culture, mass media at Surrey Art Gallery, opening January 22
On Air zooms in on screen culture, mass media at Surrey Art Gallery, opening January 22

Visitors can pull a lever on a slot machine-like installation by late media artist Nancy Paterson that pulls up hundreds of random images from TV clips

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJanuary 13, 2022Surrey Art Gallery
LION LION and MAYDAY bring the inspired art of movement from Montréal to the PuSh Festival
LION LION and MAYDAY bring the inspired art of movement from Montréal to the PuSh Festival

Bold and interdiciplinary Se Prendre and La Goddam Voie Lactée show the circus and dance influences of two standout women artists

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FESTS, DANCEJanet SmithJanuary 12, 2022PuSh Festival
South African dance company Via Katlehong and Soweto-born choreographer Gregory Maqoma explore corruption, hope in Digidance presentation of Via Kanana
South African dance company Via Katlehong and Soweto-born choreographer Gregory Maqoma explore corruption, hope in Digidance presentation of Via Kanana

The North American premiere of the digital broadcast begins streaming during Black History Month

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DANCEGail JohnsonJanuary 12, 2022Digidance, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE
Shakespeare's First Folio from 1623 opens on Macbeth, on view at the Vancouver Art Gallery
Shakespeare's First Folio from 1623 opens on Macbeth, on view at the Vancouver Art Gallery

A firsthand preview of the exhibit centred around the extremely rare book acquired by UBC Library

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BOOKS, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJanuary 12, 2022Vancouver Art Gallery, UBC, Homepage feature
Black Arts Vancouver co-founder Chase Keetley kicks off Sankofa Artist Talks at MOA, January 22
Black Arts Vancouver co-founder Chase Keetley kicks off Sankofa Artist Talks at MOA, January 22

Joining the multidisciplinary African-Canadian artist is Chantal Gibson, who will read from her two recent books of poetry

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJanuary 12, 2022MOA, Museum of Anthropology, Black Art Society, Chantal Gibson, Chase Keetley, Black
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs Chopin, Fauré & Bologne
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs Chopin, Fauré & Bologne

The concert features award-winning Canadian Chopin specialist Charles Richard-Hamelin

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MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 11, 2022Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Lynne Ramsay's dark, agonizing poetry celebrated at The Cinematheque, to February 4
Lynne Ramsay's dark, agonizing poetry celebrated at The Cinematheque, to February 4

With films like We Need to Talk About Kevin and You Were Never Really Here, the Scottish director is one of the most exciting voices in contemporary cinema

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SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 11, 2022The Cinematheque
The Cull, a biting new Arts Club Theatre Company audio play, now streaming
The Cull, a biting new Arts Club Theatre Company audio play, now streaming

One of Arts Club’s Silver Commissions, it’s part of the organization’s 2021-22 Listen to This: Audio Play Series

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THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 11, 2022Partner Content, Arts Club
Indigenous cuisine, culture on the table at Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2022
Indigenous cuisine, culture on the table at Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2022

Salmon n’ Bannock hosts a groundbreaking new dining series with leading First Nations chefs from across Canada

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FESTS, CULINARYGail JohnsonJanuary 11, 2022Dine Out Vancouver Festival, Indigenous, Indigenous food, Indigenous cuisine, Salmon n' Bannock, Inez Cook
Alexis Fletcher blends dance, poetry, and projections in meditation on memory and mortality
Alexis Fletcher blends dance, poetry, and projections in meditation on memory and mortality

In assemble, a broken sail and layered coats are just some of the metaphorical imagery

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DANCEJanet SmithJanuary 10, 2022Ballet BC, Alexis Fletcher, Dance Centre, Belle Spirale Dance Projects
VSO changes its tunes in response to latest COVID wave
VSO changes its tunes in response to latest COVID wave

Steven Page concert rescheduled to spring; new programming in January to increase physical distancing on-stage

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MUSIC, NEWSGail JohnsonJanuary 10, 2022Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO, Steven Page, COVID-19, COVID
Tickets now on sale for a fully online Vancouver Short Film Festival, January 28 to February 6
Tickets now on sale for a fully online Vancouver Short Film Festival, January 28 to February 6

This year’s 51 entries range from artistic documentaries to quarantine comedies and the genre-based “After Dark” series

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SCREENStir VancouverJanuary 10, 2022Partner Content, VSFF, Vancouver Short Film Festival
Stir Q&A: C.R. Avery’s debut feature film is a bohemian love letter to East Van
Stir Q&A: C.R. Avery’s debut feature film is a bohemian love letter to East Van

The multidisciplinary artist releases Victory on East Hastings, accompanies premiere screening live with C.R. Avery Orchestra

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MUSIC, SCREENGail JohnsonJanuary 10, 2022CR Avery, The Rio Theatre, East Vancouver
Sook-Yin Lee hosts online conversation Women in Punk, January 15
Sook-Yin Lee hosts online conversation Women in Punk, January 15

The Polygon Gallery’s OG Punk exhibition inspired the free chat

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WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonJanuary 9, 2022the Polygon, punk, Sook-Yin Lee, Dina Goldstein
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 cinematic trips to take at Italian Film Week, January 7 to 13 at VIFF Centre
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 cinematic trips to take at Italian Film Week, January 7 to 13 at VIFF Centre

The King of Laughter, The Hand of God, and more journey from old Naples to golden-lit Rome

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SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverJanuary 7, 2022Italian, Italian Film Festival
Helen Walkley's John delves into the disappearance of her brother more than 50 years ago
Helen Walkley's John delves into the disappearance of her brother more than 50 years ago

A collection of letters helped inspire the dance-theatre duet for Josh Martin and Billy Marchenski

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DANCEJanet SmithJanuary 7, 2022FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, Helen Walkley, Billy Marchenski, Josh Martin
A Tomorrow: Shane Koyczan releases new poem on video to give us all hope
A Tomorrow: Shane Koyczan releases new poem on video to give us all hope

The acclaimed spoken-word artist’s work speaks to a time when the pandemic is in our rear-view mirror

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NEWS, READGail JohnsonJanuary 7, 2022Shane Koyczan, spoken word
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