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Vancouver Recital Society announces concert by star pianist Yuja Wang on March 30
Vancouver Recital Society announces concert by star pianist Yuja Wang on March 30

Live performance at the Orpheum features the third VRS visit for an artist known for her skill and charisma

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MUSICJanet SmithMarch 11, 2022SPRING, VRS, Vancouver Recital Society
Nowruz 2022: Vancouver's Delara restaurant celebrates Persian New Year with flavours of saffron, pomegranate, sumac, and more
Nowruz 2022: Vancouver's Delara restaurant celebrates Persian New Year with flavours of saffron, pomegranate, sumac, and more

Chef Bardia Ilbeiggi’s menu reflects his Iranian roots on the March 20 holiday and every day

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CULINARYGail JohnsonMarch 11, 2022Nowruz, Persian food, SPRING, Vancouver restaurants
With After Yang, Koganada explores loss, love, and identity in a new kind of sci-fi film

Set in a warm and leafy future, android story draws on director’s personal experiences

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SCREENJanet SmithMarch 11, 2022VIFF, VIFF Centre, SPRING
Hey Viola! returns to the Anvil, with music-fuelled story of a civil-rights trailblazer, starting March 16
Hey Viola! returns to the Anvil, with music-fuelled story of a civil-rights trailblazer, starting March 16

Viola Davis’s fight to sit in a movie theatre mixes with gospel, jazz, and freedom songs

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STAGEJanet SmithMarch 11, 2022Anvil Centre, Krystle Dos Santos, SPRING
Tzoulahem filmmakers revisit a larger-than-life Cowichan legend from multiple angles
Tzoulahem filmmakers revisit a larger-than-life Cowichan legend from multiple angles

Harold Joe helps bring to life a figure who’s fascinated him since his grandmother told him stories about the warrior

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SCREENJanet SmithMarch 10, 2022VIFF, Tzoulahem, SPRING
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra brings the magic of Mischa Maisky to the Orpheum 
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra brings the magic of Mischa Maisky to the Orpheum 

The upcoming concert features one of the globe’s most outstanding cello players

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MUSICJanet SmithMarch 10, 2022Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Partner Content
Internationally acclaimed choreographer Daina Ashbee’s work returns to Vancouver
Internationally acclaimed choreographer Daina Ashbee’s work returns to Vancouver

J'ai pleuré avec les chiens (Time, Creation, Destruction) runs March 9 to 12 at Scotiabank Dance Centre

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DANCEJanet SmithMarch 10, 2022Daina Ashbee, The Dance Centre, DANCE CENTRE, SPRING
Spring schtick: Metro Vancouver comedy events that will put some laughs in your life this season
Spring schtick: Metro Vancouver comedy events that will put some laughs in your life this season

From commentary on obscure VHS tapes found in dumpsters to a big-name love-fuelled performance, local offerings will have you in stitches

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COMEDY, FESTSGail JohnsonMarch 10, 2022comedy, SPRING, Just For Laughs Vancouver, The Rio Theatre, Spring Arts Guide, Spring Arts Preview
New Rose-Ellen Nichols Award memorializes Coast Salish mezzo soprano
New Rose-Ellen Nichols Award memorializes Coast Salish mezzo soprano

The annual award will alternate between voice and costume recognitions, with an emphasis on Indigenous culture

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OPERA, MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithMarch 10, 2022City Opera, Rose-Ellen Nichols
At the Vancouver Art Gallery, The Imitation Game shows mind-expanding possibilities of AI meeting art and design
At the Vancouver Art Gallery, The Imitation Game shows mind-expanding possibilities of AI meeting art and design

Robots “collaborate” with painters, while machines generate surreal visual worlds

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithMarch 10, 2022VAG, Vancouver Art Gallery, Homepage feature, SPRING
He shoots, he scores! Men Express Their Feelings takes a shot at toxic masculinity
He shoots, he scores! Men Express Their Feelings takes a shot at toxic masculinity

Structured like a hockey game, Sunny Drake’s comedic play explores what it means to be a “man”

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THEATREGail JohnsonMarch 10, 2022Zee Zee Theatre, Sunny Drake, Homepage feature
Be-Longing takes an interdisciplinary look at the queer diaspora, to March 13 online via The Cultch
Be-Longing takes an interdisciplinary look at the queer diaspora, to March 13 online via The Cultch

Frank theatre’s multicultural, multilingual collaboration explores love and exile

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LIVESTREAM, THEATREJanet SmithMarch 9, 2022The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Frank Theatre, the frank theatre company, LGBTQ2SAI, LGBTQ+
Vancouver International Dance Festival hosts a range of free and by-donation performances
Vancouver International Dance Festival hosts a range of free and by-donation performances

Artists include Olivia Shaffer, Manuel Roque, Benoît Lachambre, and Tiger Princess Dance Project

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DANCEJanet SmithMarch 9, 2022Vancouver International Dance Festival, VIDF
Paneficio Gallery opens in the heart of Strathcona
Paneficio Gallery opens in the heart of Strathcona

The new, intimate gallery space grew out of Paneficio Studios and launches with an exhibition by Dana Cromie

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonMarch 9, 2022SPRING, Paneficio Gallery, Valerie Arntzen, Dana Cromie
Cloud Album captures the beauty and diversity of the skies through photography
Cloud Album captures the beauty and diversity of the skies through photography

Books, albums, and pre-photographic cloud studies also make up the ambitious new exhibition at the Polygon Gallery

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FESTS, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonMarch 9, 2022The Polygon, Capture Photography Festival, Homepage feature, photography, SPRING
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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