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Centipede crawls with queerly macabre experimental animation
Centipede crawls with queerly macabre experimental animation

With multimedia installations, 3D projections, and more, the pop-up exhibition delves into the complexity of queerness

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonApril 2, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, SUM Gallery, Flavourcel Animation Collective, queer
Ensemble Constantinople, Accademia del Piacere join musical forces
Ensemble Constantinople, Accademia del Piacere join musical forces

Their Early Music Vancouver concert takes listeners on a historical, musical journey through through Iberia, Persia, and Central Asia

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 1, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Early Music Vancouver
Revered pianist Evgeny Kissin returns to Vancouver Recital Society, April 28
Revered pianist Evgeny Kissin returns to Vancouver Recital Society, April 28

Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin are on the roster as the celebrated artist plays the Orpheum

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 1, 2022VRS, Vancouver Recital Society, SPRING
Pandemic explorations, through paper planes and white fabric, at The Dance Centre's Open Stage #2
Pandemic explorations, through paper planes and white fabric, at The Dance Centre's Open Stage #2

Emerging choreographers Anya Saugstad and Rachel Maddock explore space, memory, and isolation through vivid set pieces

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DANCEJanet SmithApril 1, 2022Dance Centre, DANCE CENTRE, Scotiabank Dance Centre, SPRING
Moving horses and modernism canter across Vancouver billboard
Moving horses and modernism canter across Vancouver billboard

Selections from Berlin-based artist Shannon Bool’s Horse of Oblivion series make up part of Capture Photography Festival’s 2022 Billboard Project

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverApril 1, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Capture Photography Festival, Homepage feature
Dance review: Even more to unpack in second viewing of Kidd Pivot's Revisor
Dance review: Even more to unpack in second viewing of Kidd Pivot's Revisor

Dark visions, mesmerizing dance, and new meaning, as Crystal Pite’s vision speaks directly to the state of the world

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DANCEJanet SmithApril 1, 2022DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse, SPRING, Crystal Pite, Kidd Pivot
Métis Jiggers dance the Red River Jig and other steps at Festival du Bois
Métis Jiggers dance the Red River Jig and other steps at Festival du Bois

Master jigger Yvonne Chartrand leads the dance troupe in a celebration of Métis culture and community

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FESTS, DANCEJanet SmithApril 1, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Festival du Bois, Metis Jiggers, V'ni Dansi, Yvonne Chartrand
Behind the scenes: Drinkwater director Stephen Campanelli dishes on Penticton-shot film starring Eric McCormack
Behind the scenes: Drinkwater director Stephen Campanelli dishes on Penticton-shot film starring Eric McCormack

The proudly Canadian project by Clint Eastwood’s most trusted “camera eye” opens the 2022 Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth

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FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverMarch 31, 2022R2R Film Festival, Reel to Real Film Festival, SPRING, Spring Arts Preview, Eric McCormack, Daniel Doheny
Stir Pairing: For a weekend of world music and French Canadian fare, just add local craft beer
Stir Pairing: For a weekend of world music and French Canadian fare, just add local craft beer

Festival du Bois is serving up everything from zydeco to Mexican-folk-inspired music, alongside a menu of Québécois classics like tourtière and assorted Yellow Dog Brewing ales

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CULINARY, MUSIC, FESTSGail JohnsonMarch 31, 2022Festival du Bois, Yellow Dog Brewing, Stir Pairing, SPRING
Vienna Piano Trio plays Friends of Chamber Music Concert April 10 as part of final tour
Vienna Piano Trio plays Friends of Chamber Music Concert April 10 as part of final tour

The trio plays with the kind of homogeneity and rapport that comes from 34 years of interaction and experience

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MUSICJanet SmithMarch 31, 2022Friends of Chamber Music, Vienna Trio, SPRING
Music review: Architek Percussion finds tactile new sounds through drumming, in world premiere
Music review: Architek Percussion finds tactile new sounds through drumming, in world premiere

Visually striking and sonically adventurous concert rolls out Sabrina Schroeder’s epic Stircrazer I

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MUSICJanet SmithMarch 31, 2022Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, SPRING
Tahltan-Tlingit artist Dempsey Bob carves his culture
Tahltan-Tlingit artist Dempsey Bob carves his culture

The first-ever retrospective of the master carver’s career is being held at Audain Art Museum

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonMarch 31, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Audain Art Museum, Spring Guide 2022
The storied Blue Cabin artists' residency settles into its new home in Steveston
The storied Blue Cabin artists' residency settles into its new home in Steveston

Throughout April and May, Musqueam artist Debra Sparrow will be holding weaving workshops onsite

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSStir VancouverMarch 31, 2022Blue Cabin, SPRING
International Trans Day of Visibility 2022: Local artists reflect
International Trans Day of Visibility 2022: Local artists reflect

Held annually on March 31, the event celebrates transgender and gender nonconforming people while raising awareness of discrimination and injustice

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ART & DESIGN, THEATRE, CULINARYJanet SmithMarch 31, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, International Trans Day of Visibility
Hanging out with a cult cabaret caricature in 360 degrees, in Pochsy at the Airport Hotel
Hanging out with a cult cabaret caricature in 360 degrees, in Pochsy at the Airport Hotel

Theatre artist Karen Hines talks about the challenges and pleasures of working with VR video technology

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THEATREJanet SmithMarch 30, 2022BOCA DEL LUPO, Boca del Lupo, SPRING
Vancouver Opera sets sail with Gilbert & Sullivan's HMS Pinafore, opening April 30
Vancouver Opera sets sail with Gilbert & Sullivan's HMS Pinafore, opening April 30

Writer-comedian JD Derbyshire has collaborated with director Brenna Corner to adapt the libretto for a modern audience

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MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithMarch 30, 2022Vancouver Opera, SPRING
Circus-themed play Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls explores gender identity, to April 23
Circus-themed play Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls explores gender identity, to April 23

Carousel Theatre’s heartwarming production stars non-binary drag icon Rae Takei, aka Rose Butch, in the lead role

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WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREJanet SmithMarch 29, 2022Carousel Theatre, trans, nonbinary, LGBTQ2SAI
Steve Dawson celebrates new CD at The BlueShore at CapU, April 13
Steve Dawson celebrates new CD at The BlueShore at CapU, April 13

Gone, Long Gone highlights Vancouver-bred, Nashville-based artist’s cinematic storytelling, suede-smooth vocals, and guitar wizardry

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MUSICStir VancouverMarch 29, 2022CapU, Capilano University
Six of One: New Play Festival sees Melissa Oei come full circle, in directorial debut
Six of One: New Play Festival sees Melissa Oei come full circle, in directorial debut

A Studio 58 grad herself, the theatre artist was excited to work with acting students freed of their masks

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THEATREStir VancouverMarch 29, 2022Studio 58, SPRING
Filmmaker Atom Egoyan reflects on The Sweet Hereafter, bringing new restoration to The Cinematheque
Filmmaker Atom Egoyan reflects on The Sweet Hereafter, bringing new restoration to The Cinematheque

The celebrated Canadian director recalls the snowy BC shoot, the haunting performances, and the most indelible scenes

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SCREENJanet SmithMarch 29, 2022The Cinematheque, Atom Egoyan
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