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Musicians' group files formal request to Coastal Jazz & Blues Society for special general meeting
Musicians' group files formal request to Coastal Jazz & Blues Society for special general meeting

Board agrees to look into setting up the meeting, as organizers propose a new “caretaker board” step into leadership

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NEWSJanet SmithFebruary 25, 2022Coastal Jazz & Blues, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, Jazz Fest
Back from Luxembourg, Ballet BC brings home a large-scale new work for Reveal + Tell
Back from Luxembourg, Ballet BC brings home a large-scale new work for Reveal + Tell

Energized by touring again, troupe is ready to unveil a triple bill of contrasting creations

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DANCEJanet SmithFebruary 25, 2022Homepage feature, SPRING, Ballet BC
Stir Pairing: North Van's Shipyards District has a new museum—and an outstanding Mexican-inspired brewery
Stir Pairing: North Van's Shipyards District has a new museum—and an outstanding Mexican-inspired brewery

See you at MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver and then La Cervecería Astilleros

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CULINARYGail JohnsonFebruary 25, 2022CULINARY, Stir Pairing, North Vancouver, MONOVA
Vancouver dance artist Crystal Pite releases video thank you for new Governor General's National Arts Centre Award
Vancouver dance artist Crystal Pite releases video thank you for new Governor General's National Arts Centre Award

Back at work in the studio, the celebrated choreographer-director will see her Revisor return here next month

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DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithFebruary 25, 2022Crystal Pite, Kidd Pivot, DanceHouse, Governor-General's Awards
Vancouver musical community celebrates prolific composer Stephen Chatman's birthday
Vancouver musical community celebrates prolific composer Stephen Chatman's birthday

Concert by Canadian Music Centre, Vancouver Chamber Choir, and the UBC School of Music spans the esteemed award-winning artist’s career

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MUSICGail JohnsonFebruary 25, 2022Chan Centre, Stephen Chatman, Vancouver Chamber Choir, UBC School of Music, Canadian Music Centre, SPRING
Vancouver's Kwasi Thomas headlines the Underground Comedy Railroad's 10th anniversary West Coast showcase
Vancouver's Kwasi Thomas headlines the Underground Comedy Railroad's 10th anniversary West Coast showcase

Canada’s first all-Black comedy tour is being hosted by the Unknown Comedy Club as part of Black History Month

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COMEDYJanet SmithFebruary 24, 2022
Star of Kim's Convenience says he draws on an immigrant experience that "lives just under the surface"
Star of Kim's Convenience says he draws on an immigrant experience that "lives just under the surface"

James Yi sees his own parents’ struggles in his shopkeeper role, but finds the show speaks to a universal audience

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THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 24, 2022Arts Club Theatre, Arts Club, Homepage feature, SPRING
Dance review: Tuning creates a hypnotic world of voice, vocoder, and movement
Dance review: Tuning creates a hypnotic world of voice, vocoder, and movement

Intimacy and connection are the driving themes of new full-length by Vanessa Goodman

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DANCEJanet SmithFebruary 24, 2022Action at.a Distance, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Gateway Theatre explores stigma around mental health with JD Derbyshire’s hilarious memoir-play, Certified
Gateway Theatre explores stigma around mental health with JD Derbyshire’s hilarious memoir-play, Certified

The one-person show takes viewers on a journey through the mental-health system with refreshing humour

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STAGEJanet SmithFebruary 24, 2022Partner Content, Gateway Theatre, SPRING
For Czech-based Bennewitz Quartet violinist Štěpán Ježek, it's personal
For Czech-based Bennewitz Quartet violinist Štěpán Ježek, it's personal

The musician compares the string quartet to black-and-white photography

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MUSICGail JohnsonFebruary 24, 2022Friends of Chamber Music, Bennewitz Quartet, homepage feature, Homepage feature
Kalabanté grows from the streets and beaches of Guinea to a thriving circus school in Montreal
Kalabanté grows from the streets and beaches of Guinea to a thriving circus school in Montreal

Founder Yamoussa Bangoura long dreamed of creating his own African-music-fuelled acrobatic productions

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THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 24, 2022Kalabante, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, CHAN CENTRE
Sustainable seafood takes centre-stage in artful ways to raise awareness of ocean conservation
Sustainable seafood takes centre-stage in artful ways to raise awareness of ocean conservation

A new cookbook and a national festival focus on sea-friendly ingredients

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CULINARYGail JohnsonFebruary 23, 2022Ocean Wise, Cantina Norte, 1931 Gallery Bistro, sustainable seafood
Film review: Futura captures aching uncertainty of generation on the edge of adulthood
Film review: Futura captures aching uncertainty of generation on the edge of adulthood

Travelling from Venice to Naples, documentary asks a wide cross-section of kids what the future holds

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SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 23, 2022The Cinematheque
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival announces departure of Jason Dubois from leadership team
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival announces departure of Jason Dubois from leadership team

Organization’s former managing director had led PuSh with Gabrielle Martin and Margo Kane

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FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 23, 2022PuSh Festival
The Sun and the Moon brings a Coast Salish story to poetic life, February 24 to 26
The Sun and the Moon brings a Coast Salish story to poetic life, February 24 to 26

Vancouver International Dance Festival presents the work by Nanaimo’s Holly Bright and Snuneymuxw author Celestine Aleck

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DANCEJanet SmithFebruary 23, 2022VIDF, Vancouver International Dance Festival
Film review: An inspiring portrait of Madonna Thunder Hawk and her daughter, Warrior Women inspires
Film review: An inspiring portrait of Madonna Thunder Hawk and her daughter, Warrior Women inspires

The documentary screening at KDocsFF 2022 follows the passing down of Indigenous culture—and activism—through the generations

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FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonFebruary 22, 2022KDocsFF, documentary
London's Castalian String Quartet plays music to move you
London's Castalian String Quartet plays music to move you

The acclaimed ensemble takes on Schubert’s final string quartet in Vancouver Recital Society performance

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MUSICGail JohnsonFebruary 22, 2022Vancouver Recital Society, chamber music, string quartet
Boca del Lupo takes a plunge into immersive technology with LivePerformance360 series
Boca del Lupo takes a plunge into immersive technology with LivePerformance360 series

Program launches with Swimming Home, a play for one set in your own bathroom

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THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 22, 2022Boca del Lupo, Sherry J Yoon
Bonding over difficult birth stories, composer and violist deliver a new creation at Inhale/Exhale
Bonding over difficult birth stories, composer and violist deliver a new creation at Inhale/Exhale

In Taylor Brook’s Provenances, Turning Point Ensemble players synchronize their breathing, while soloist Marina Thibeault takes on the mother’s role

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MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 22, 2022Turning Point Ensemble, Marina Thibeault
Dancers meet microphones and wallpaper, as Vanessa Goodman's new full-length Tuning premieres, February 23 to 26
Dancers meet microphones and wallpaper, as Vanessa Goodman's new full-length Tuning premieres, February 23 to 26

Alexis Fletcher and Ted Littlemore perform the duet that features a live-generated vocal score

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DANCEJanet SmithFebruary 21, 2022Vanessa Goodman, Alexis Fletcher
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