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Violin star Stephen Waarts draws on his scientist-family's research approach, but playing is pure artistry

The Dutch-American string virtuoso’s Vancouver Recital Society program spans Debussy, Schumann, and rarely played Enescu

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 22, 2022VRS, Vancouver Recital Society

BC Alliance offers workshops on workplace wellness, justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion

New spring sessions will help creatives soar

CULTUREJanet SmithMarch 21, 2022Partner Content, BC Alliance for Arts and Culture

Reading List: Books by Ukrainian, Russian, and Eastern European authors that inform and galvanize in the face of war

Transcendent works help us further understand the people experiencing violence in Ukraine, and the regime behind it

READStir VancouverMarch 21, 2022Read, Upstart & Crow, Ukraine, Russia

All Bodies Dance Project melds inclusivity and innovation, March 24 at noon

Both live and filmed works combine in a program that challenges expectations for integrated choreography

DANCEJanet SmithMarch 21, 2022DANCE CENTRE, The Dance Centre, All Bodies Dance

Taran Kootenhayoo's White Noise to have world premiere at the Firehall Arts Centre

The Firehall and Savage Society present the late storyteller’s thought-provoking, humour-tinged work exploring internalized racism

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 18, 2022Firehall Arts Centre, Partner Content, SPRING

In BOW’T TRAIL RETROSPEK, Rhodnie Désir dances the testimonials of the African diaspora

Travelling from Haiti to Brazil, the artist collects a diverse range of rhythmic language

DANCEJanet SmithMarch 18, 2022THE CULTCH, SPRING, VIDF, Vancouver International Dance Festival

BC Movement Arts Society brings Company 605's Albatross and Leftovers to northern Gulf Islands

Spring break contemporary-dance shows happen March 22 to 26

DANCEJanet SmithMarch 17, 2022BC Movement Arts Society, Company 605, SPRING

2022 Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth announces live and online screenings from April 3 to 13

Drinkwater opens the event, which will host programming at the Vancity Theatre and Roundhouse

FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithMarch 17, 2022R2R Film Festival, Reel 2 Real Film Festival for Youth, SPRING

Jane Coop plays Mozart’s earth-shattering C minor concerto for piano in a performance with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

The live concert also features a new work from Canadian composer Ian Cusson with mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 17, 2022Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, SPRING

Polish countertenor and fast-rising star Jakub Józef Orliński makes Canadian recital debut in Vancouver, March 20

The renowned singer is also a breakdancer, model, and acrobat

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 16, 2022Vancouver Recital Society, SPRING, Spring Arts Guide

Surrey Art Gallery's Rajesh Vora: Everyday Monuments features photographs of rooftop sculptures in Punjab, April 9 to May 29

First display of Mumbai-based artist in Canada celebrates colourful works that are all but unknown outside the region of India

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithMarch 16, 2022Surrey Art Gallery, SPRING

The warmth of the Caribbean fills Strathcona's Rise Up Marketplace

Rajesh “Rags” Narine and Roger Collins attribute the shop’s one-love ethos to their cultural roots

CULINARYGail JohnsonMarch 16, 2022Spring Arts Guide, SPRING, Black, Hogan's Alley, Rise Up Marketplace

Vancouver Bach Choir’s Behind the Keys cabaret concert rings in spring

There’s beauty and excitement at the award-winning symphonic choir’s fundraising performance

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 15, 2022Vancouver Bach Choir, Partner Content, SPRING

Bunny takes a bold look at one woman's sexual journey, without the shame

Director Mindy Parfitt and playwright Hannah Moscovitch embrace the challenge of staging a show about intimacy after an era of isolation

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 15, 2022The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Hannah Moscovitch, The Search Party, SPRING

Esmé Quartet creates characters and tells stories through strings

The Korean-born musicians of the German-based ensemble inject fresh energy into chamber music

MUSICGail JohnsonMarch 15, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Friends of Chamber Music

Alan Storey's new memorial pays tribute to the late Tom Cone's love of music, art, and words

Bench-like sculpture, to be unveiled March 26, was years in the making

ART & DESIGN, NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithMarch 14, 2022MUSIC ON MAIN, Music on Main, Alan Storey

Offbeat artistry of Graham Clark brings the laughs back to Laugh Track Comedy Club, March 19

Live standup is back, with East Van’s unofficial laugh ambassador and avid beard painter

COMEDYJanet SmithMarch 14, 2022Graham Clark

Queer friendship, family dysfunction, and Robyn's musical genius explored in At the Speed of Light, March 21 to April 4

Melissa Oei, Amber Lewis, and Brett Harris star in Vancouver playwright Peter Dickinson’s new audio drama

THEATREGail JohnsonMarch 14, 2022Pi Theatre, SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, audio play, Peter Dickinson

Humour and conversation imbue Bassoon!, Vetta Chamber Music’s lively upcoming concert

Bassoonist Ingrid Chiang and pianist Michelle Mares join violinist Joan Blackman for a program of fun

Theatre review: Clean/Espejos is by turns hilarious and devastatingly sad

Christine Quintana’s play in Spanish and English takes audiences to the real Mexico, deep into her characters’ hearts

THEATREGail JohnsonMarch 13, 2022The Cultch, Christine Quintana, SPRING, Spring Arts Guide

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