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Dance review: Alexis Fletcher's assemble is a dreamlike trip into questions of life and death
Dance review: Alexis Fletcher's assemble is a dreamlike trip into questions of life and death

The solo is a feat of complex choreography, video imagery, lighting, and monumental set pieces coming together

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DANCEJanet SmithJanuary 15, 2022Alexis Fletcher, Belle Spirale Dance Projects
Debussy, Satie and Tan Dun shimmer in upcoming Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performance
Debussy, Satie and Tan Dun shimmer in upcoming Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performance

The Musically Speaking concert is full of colour and playfulness

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MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 14, 2022Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Film reviews: Two experimental documentaries decolonize film in thought-provoking ways
Film reviews: Two experimental documentaries decolonize film in thought-provoking ways

Prism shows the true colours of cinematic bias, while maɬni – towards the ocean, towards the shore digs into Pacific Northwest Indigenous identity

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SCREENJanet SmithJanuary 14, 2022The Cinematheque
Trayvon Martin's death inspires theatre piece Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers, at PuSh Festival
Trayvon Martin's death inspires theatre piece Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers, at PuSh Festival

Playwright-actor Makambe K. Simamba draws on the story of the Black teen’s life in powerful solo show

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FESTS, THEATREGail JohnsonJanuary 14, 2022PuSh Festival
Ruby Singh celebrates rich cultural polyphony with Vox.Infold, at the PuSh Festival
Ruby Singh celebrates rich cultural polyphony with Vox.Infold, at the PuSh Festival

Racialized artists come together to find harmony in disparate vocal styles

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MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 14, 2022PuSh Festival
The Cultch launches new RE/PLAY digital-theatre platform to complement live programming
The Cultch launches new RE/PLAY digital-theatre platform to complement live programming

Offerings starting next month include a one-one-one interactive show from Belgium’s Ontroerend Goed and a premiere by Vancouver’s Neworld Theatre

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THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithJanuary 13, 2022The Cultch, THE CULTCH
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
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Nikkei Mochitsuki celebrates a year-end Japanese tradition, December 29. 

Taiko drums and dance add to the festivities at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. 

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From family-friendly theatre in the afternoon to celebratory shows as midnight approaches, here’s a look at what’s on offer around the city this New Year’s Eve—plus a couple of New Year’s Day festivities too.

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O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy serves up a whimsical party at the Massey Theatre, December 28

James & Jamesy’s family-friendly show sails through a series of slapstick and sometimes surreal journeys. 

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Winter Solstice Lantern Festival illuminates the longest night of the year, December 21. 

Secret Lantern Society’s annual offering includes outdoor processions, workshops, song and dance performances, and more across Yaletown and Granville Isl
Ballet BC has just announced that its artistic director Medhi Walerski will leave his role as of June 30, 2027, following the company’s big 40th-anniversary season.

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