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Vancouver artist Stephen Waddell takes viewers virtually into his studio at Audain Art Museum Tuesday Night Talk, February 15
Vancouver artist Stephen Waddell takes viewers virtually into his studio at Audain Art Museum Tuesday Night Talk, February 15

Photographer discusses the work Termini in the online event

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ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 10, 2022Audain Museum
Boca Del Lupo launches LivePerformance360 series with Swimming Home
Boca Del Lupo launches LivePerformance360 series with Swimming Home

Autoteatro show by Silvia Mercuriali is delivered directly into people's bathrooms through a phone app

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THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 10, 2022BOCA DEL LUPO, Boca del Lupo
Stir Q&A: Noises Off's Andrew McNee talks mathematically timed farce and keeping a straight face
Stir Q&A: Noises Off's Andrew McNee talks mathematically timed farce and keeping a straight face

One of Vancouver theatre’s best-known comedic actors returns with the hit production

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THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 10, 2022Massey Theatre, Arts Club
Through overheard conversations, playwright discovers the heart of the American people
Through overheard conversations, playwright discovers the heart of the American people

Destiny, USA draws from writer-performer Laura Anne Harris’s work as a relay operator for the deaf and hard of hearing during the Trump era

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THEATREGail JohnsonFebruary 10, 2022Pi Provocateurs, Pi theatre, deaf
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents Prokofiev & Grieg
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents Prokofiev & Grieg

The upcoming concert features acclaimed conductor Anna Rakitina and dazzling new artist Blake Pouliot

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MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 9, 2022Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
BC Alliance for Arts and Culture announces Rainbow Robert as its new executive director
BC Alliance for Arts and Culture announces Rainbow Robert as its new executive director

Jazz fest’s artistic programmer takes helm as alliance embarks on new strategic plan with diversity focus

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NEWSJanet SmithFebruary 9, 2022BC Alliance for Arts and Culture
KDocsFF 2022 seeks truth, inspires change through the power of documentary film
KDocsFF 2022 seeks truth, inspires change through the power of documentary film

Social-justice issues are in the spotlight at the annual Metro Vancouver festival, which marks its 10th anniversary this year

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SCREEN, FESTSGail JohnsonFebruary 9, 2022KDocsFF, documentary, Homepage feature
Mary's Wedding sets love against the First World War at the Firehall Arts Centre, February 25 to March 13
Mary's Wedding sets love against the First World War at the Firehall Arts Centre, February 25 to March 13

Two-hander has won Alberta Literary Award for Drama and other prizes

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THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 8, 2022Firehall Arts Centre, FIREHALL
From Berkeley's Chez Panisse to a North Vancouver institution, chef Colin Vyner combines aesthetics with craftsmanship
From Berkeley's Chez Panisse to a North Vancouver institution, chef Colin Vyner combines aesthetics with craftsmanship

Helming the kitchen at the Gull Bar and Kitchen, the culinary artist is a champion of hyperlocal ingredients

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CULINARYGail JohnsonFebruary 8, 2022North Vancouver, The Gull, Colin Vyner, Vancouver food
Conductor Jonathan Darlington brings new experience to Vancouver Opera's lush and fiery Cavalleria Rusticana concert
Conductor Jonathan Darlington brings new experience to Vancouver Opera's lush and fiery Cavalleria Rusticana concert

Drawing on the feeling of southern Italy for Mascagni’s masterpiece, the music director emeritus makes his first return here in three long years

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MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithFebruary 8, 2022Vancouver Opera, Jonathan Darlington
VSO, Indigenous Council put a Coast Salish spin on one of French composer Saint-Saëns’s most popular works
VSO, Indigenous Council put a Coast Salish spin on one of French composer Saint-Saëns’s most popular works

Carnival of OUR Animals concert adds new music inspired by creatures of the Pacific Northwest

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MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 8, 2022Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Indigenous, VSO Indigenous Council
Destiny, USA grew out of a Canadian’s experience in Trump’s America
Destiny, USA grew out of a Canadian’s experience in Trump’s America

Playwright Laura Anne Harris’s work as relay operator for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing informs the moving play

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THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 8, 2022Pi Theatre, Partner Content
South African choreographer Gregory Maqoma rails against corruption in Via Kanana
South African choreographer Gregory Maqoma rails against corruption in Via Kanana

Performed by Via Katlehong, the high-energy ensemble piece features pantsula, a dance form that grew out of apartheid into a cultural movement

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DANCEGail JohnsonFebruary 8, 2022DanceHouse, Digidance, South Africa, apartheid, Gregory Maqoma, Via Katlehong, Homepage feature
East Van Laugh RIOT: Charlie Demers brings live comedy to the Rio Theatre
East Van Laugh RIOT: Charlie Demers brings live comedy to the Rio Theatre

Yumi Nagashima, Erica Sigurdson among the stand-up comedians delivering much-needed laughs on Fridays in February

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COMEDYJanet SmithFebruary 7, 2022Standup comedy, Charlie Demers, The Rio Theatre, East Van Laugh RIOT, East Vancouver
Acclaimed Takács Quartet perform Canadian premiere of Stephen Hough’s first string quartet at Friends of Chamber Music
Acclaimed Takács Quartet perform Canadian premiere of Stephen Hough’s first string quartet at Friends of Chamber Music

Featuring a just-announced lineup of Canadian and international dance artists, the program will travel to Sointula, Port McNeill, and Alert Bay

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MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 7, 2022Friends of Chamber Music, Takacs Quartet
From biryani-making to a Gen X immigrant story, Advance Theatre Festival spotlights diverse stories
From biryani-making to a Gen X immigrant story, Advance Theatre Festival spotlights diverse stories

Nyla Carpentier curates a wide range of BIPOC, female-identifying playwrights at Ruby Slippers Theatre event

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THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 7, 2022Ruby Slippers Theatre, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Monumental image by Sara Cwynar announced for BC Hydro Dal Grauer Substation
Monumental image by Sara Cwynar announced for BC Hydro Dal Grauer Substation

This year’s commission by Capture Photography Festival shines a light on advertising tropes

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ART & DESIGN, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 7, 2022Homepage feature, Capture Photography Festival, photography, public art
Just For Laughs VANCOUVER reschedules comedy festival to May 25 to 29
Just For Laughs VANCOUVER reschedules comedy festival to May 25 to 29

Tickets on sale now for standup acts including Nicole Byer, Marc Maron, Ron Wood Jr., and Andrew Santino

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COMEDY, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 7, 2022Just For Laughs Vancouver, JFL
Turning Point Ensemble's Inhale/Exhale concert explores the human body and miracle of birth
Turning Point Ensemble's Inhale/Exhale concert explores the human body and miracle of birth

A new viola concerto, and work by by Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry and Nova Pon debut at the Chan Centre February 26 and 27

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MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 7, 2022Turning Point Ensemble, Arcade Fire
Works by Cindy Sherman, Andy Warhol, Stan Douglas, and more on view at Per Diem: The Gerd Metzdorff Collection
Works by Cindy Sherman, Andy Warhol, Stan Douglas, and more on view at Per Diem: The Gerd Metzdorff Collection

The late Burnaby flight attendant and founding member of the Contemporary Art Society of Vancouver began buying artworks in the 1980s with savings accumulated from per diems

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonFebruary 7, 2022Griffin Art Projects, Capture Photography Festival
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