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Christine Quintana's Clean/Espejos brings together two women from different sides of a Mexican resort

Christine Quintana's Clean/Espejos brings together two women from different sides of a Mexican resort

New play is performed in English and Spanish to fully explore both perspectives

THEATRE, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithMarch 8, 2022Homepage feature, The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Neworld Theatre, Christine Quintana

Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young's Revisor nominated for Britain's Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production

Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young's Revisor nominated for Britain's Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production

The prizes are the U.K. stage scene’s equivalent to the Tony Awards

DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithMarch 8, 2022DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse, Crystal Pite, Kidd Pivot, Jonathon Young

Vetta Chamber Music takes the bassoon, violin, and piano to exciting places in Bassoon!

Vetta Chamber Music takes the bassoon, violin, and piano to exciting places in Bassoon!

Performed by a powerful trio of women, the concert is full of fun and fresh takes on a range of musical works

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 8, 2022Vetta Chamber Music

Vancouver International Children's Festival announces return to in-person events on Granville Island, May 31 to June 5

Vancouver International Children's Festival announces return to in-person events on Granville Island, May 31 to June 5

Tickets on sale Wednesday for a lineup that spans African circus, Indigenous dance, and Fred Penner himself

FESTSJanet SmithMarch 8, 2022Vancouver International Children's Festival

JD Derbyshire turns their real-life experiences with the mental-health system into an interactive theatre piece

JD Derbyshire turns their real-life experiences with the mental-health system into an interactive theatre piece

In Certified, audience members make up a review board tasked with determining the solo character’s sanity

THEATREGail JohnsonMarch 8, 2022JD Derbyshire, Gateway Theatre, mental health, SPRING

Valerie Whitney explores the full range of the French horn at Sonic Boom fest

Valerie Whitney explores the full range of the French horn at Sonic Boom fest

U.S.-born virtuoso and UBC instructor interprets work by local emerging composers—one as young as 14

MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverMarch 7, 2022SPRING, Sonic Boom, Vancouver Pro Musica

Vancouver International Women in Film Festival runs virtually for 2022, March 8 to 13

Vancouver International Women in Film Festival runs virtually for 2022, March 8 to 13

Titles include Donkeyhead, Querencia, Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy, and more

SCREENJanet SmithMarch 7, 2022Vancouver International Women in Film Festival, film, documentary, feature film, short film, SPRING

Five female artists #BreakTheBias in new North Van Arts exhibition

Five female artists #BreakTheBias in new North Van Arts exhibition

I wanted to go to on a Space Walk but I had nothing to wear, at CityScape Community ArtSpace exhibit,reflects the theme of 2022 International Women’s Day

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithMarch 7, 2022North Van Arts, Partner Content, SPRING

International Women's Day 2022: Members of Vancouver's arts and culture community mark a movement

International Women's Day 2022: Members of Vancouver's arts and culture community mark a movement

From dance and theatre to music and culinary arts, local leaders reflect on the March 8 global event that celebrates women’s achievement and forges equality

ART & DESIGN, CULINARY, MUSIC, FESTS, THEATREJanet SmithMarch 7, 2022International Women's Day, women

Composer and avant-garde sparkplug Constantine Katsiris plays a last set before heading to Greece

Composer and avant-garde sparkplug Constantine Katsiris plays a last set before heading to Greece

At Vancouver New Music’s Letting Go farewell concert, fellow explorers join him in a structured game piece

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 6, 2022Vancouver New Music, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC, SPRING

Theatre review: Kim's Convenience is playful yet pulls on the heartstrings

Theatre review: Kim's Convenience is playful yet pulls on the heartstrings

The Arts Club’s production delivers far greater emotional impact than the TV show

THEATREGail JohnsonMarch 6, 2022Arts Club Theatre, Kim's Convenience, SPRING

Dance review: Reveal + Tell marks a dramatic, darkly witty, and ultimately beautiful step forward for Ballet BC

Dance review: Reveal + Tell marks a dramatic, darkly witty, and ultimately beautiful step forward for Ballet BC

Crystal Pite stuns with The Statement and Medhi Walerski creates poetry in motion

DANCEJanet SmithMarch 4, 2022Ballet BC, BALLET BC

Vancouver Chamber Choir sings ode to Handel and Bach at DIXIT DOMINUS, March 20 at the Orpheum

Vancouver Chamber Choir sings ode to Handel and Bach at DIXIT DOMINUS, March 20 at the Orpheum

The composers’ early works bring Baroque beauty to the historic theatre

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 4, 2022Vancouver Chamber Choir, VCC, SPRING

Stir Q&A: Sapphire Haze blends natural and unnatural sounds at Music on Main's Digital Salons

Stir Q&A: Sapphire Haze blends natural and unnatural sounds at Music on Main's Digital Salons

Violinist Cindy Kao and electronic artist Aysha Dulong conjure a mesmerizing exploration of humans’ relationship to water in Asphyxiation

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 4, 2022livestream, Homepage feature, MUSIC ON MAIN, Music on Main, Sapphire Haze

Isata Kanneh-Mason returns solo, with adventurous program and electrifying playing, to Vancouver Recital Society, March 6

Isata Kanneh-Mason returns solo, with adventurous program and electrifying playing, to Vancouver Recital Society, March 6

The stylish sibling of famed cellist Sheku is deservedly making her Canadian solo recital debut

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 4, 2022Isata Kanneh-Mason, VRS, Vancouver Recital Society, SPRING

Lush French period piece Illusions Perdues hits Rendez-Vous French Film Festival, March 5

Lush French period piece Illusions Perdues hits Rendez-Vous French Film Festival, March 5

Sweeping Balzac adaptation won Best Picture at the César Awards based

SCREENJanet SmithMarch 4, 2022Rendez-Vous French Film Festival, VISIONS OUEST, SPRING

Dance review: The Biting School's double bill swings from pensive to playful

Dance review: The Biting School's double bill swings from pensive to playful

Kelly McInnes’s Blue Space and Melon Piece by Arash Khakpour are wildly different in their moods

DANCEGail JohnsonMarch 4, 2022The Biting School, Kelly McInnes, Arash Khakpour, dance review, SPRING

Ominous Sounds at the River Crossing wrestles with race, generational divides, and opportunity in theatre

Ominous Sounds at the River Crossing wrestles with race, generational divides, and opportunity in theatre

Touchstone Theatre director Roy Surette says conversation-starting world premiere questions who has the right to tell which stories

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 3, 2022Touchstone Theatre, Roy Surette, SPRING

Friends of Chamber Music welcomes back the Pavel Haas Quartet

Friends of Chamber Music welcomes back the Pavel Haas Quartet

The world-renowned Czech ensemble’s Vancouver visit marks its fifth FCM concert and its first with new violist Luosha Fang

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 3, 2022Friends of Chamber Music, Partner Content, SPRING

Joe Average, Michael Bublé, Jane Coop among local artists to receive the Order of British Columbia

Joe Average, Michael Bublé, Jane Coop among local artists to receive the Order of British Columbia

Among the other British Columbians being honoured are Carol A. Lee and Bonnie Henry

NEWSJanet SmithMarch 3, 2022Order of BC