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JQT celebrates the "queering" of Jewish Heritage Month, through May
JQT celebrates the "queering" of Jewish Heritage Month, through May

Festivities during third annual JQT Heritage Month include Queer Jewish Languages and Bridging Water Rituals

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WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMay 4, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, JQT Vancouver, Jewish Heritage Month, trans, queer
Gavan Cheema weaves an immigrant story of family, labour, and addiction in new Himmat
Gavan Cheema weaves an immigrant story of family, labour, and addiction in new Himmat

Blending Punjabi and English, actor-playwright draws on stories revealed to her at her father’s hospital bed

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THEATREJanet SmithMay 4, 2022The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Theatre Conspiracy, SPRING
Stop-motion puppetry to old travel footage, DOXA filmmakers play with format in poetic new ways
Stop-motion puppetry to old travel footage, DOXA filmmakers play with format in poetic new ways

Terra Femme fashions its own pioneering archeology; 1970 looks back at the brutality of Cold War Poland; From the Balcony captures humanity from a unique perspective

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SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithMay 4, 2022DOXA
Vancouver Folk Music Festival returns for 2022 to Jericho Beach Park, July 15 to 17
Vancouver Folk Music Festival returns for 2022 to Jericho Beach Park, July 15 to 17

Taj Majal, The New Pornographers, and Alejandro Escovedo among the musical acts on this summer’s lineupours)

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NEWS, FESTSJanet SmithMay 4, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Vancouver Folk Music Festival, SUMMER
Elektra Women's Choir, Sitka String Quartet unite in dreamy Lake of Stars
Elektra Women's Choir, Sitka String Quartet unite in dreamy Lake of Stars

The concert features world premieres and other compositions that celebrate nature and life

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MUSICGail JohnsonMay 3, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Elektra Women's Choir, Sitka String Quartet
A Wake of Vultures' K Body and Mind returns in live multimedia form, May 4 to 7 at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
A Wake of Vultures' K Body and Mind returns in live multimedia form, May 4 to 7 at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Sci-fi miniseries debuted in virtual form in 2020; now it hits the stage with a big screen, robotic choreography, and more

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DANCEJanet SmithMay 3, 2022Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, A Wake of Vultures
Vetta Chamber Music features Canadian concert pianist Angela Cheng in all-Dvořák program
Vetta Chamber Music features Canadian concert pianist Angela Cheng in all-Dvořák program

Gala concert is the organization’s grand finale of the season

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MUSICJanet SmithMay 3, 2022Vetta Chamber Music, Partner Content
Scents and sounds of Bahamas, as Janice Lynn Mather writes short stories through the eyes of girls and young women
Scents and sounds of Bahamas, as Janice Lynn Mather writes short stories through the eyes of girls and young women

In her new Uncertain Kin, Vancouver-area-based author conjures island life through vivid memory

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READJanet SmithMay 3, 2022Janice Lynn Mather
Festival of Israeli Culture holds Outdoor Sunday street party, May 15
Festival of Israeli Culture holds Outdoor Sunday street party, May 15

Multi-ethnic celebration to feature music, dance, art, food, and more

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WHAT'S STIRRING, FESTSJanet SmithMay 2, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, JCCGV, Jewish, JCC Festival of Israeli Culture
Review: Vancouver Opera's HMS Pinafore floats a feminist update on Gilbert & Sullivan classic
Review: Vancouver Opera's HMS Pinafore floats a feminist update on Gilbert & Sullivan classic

A feel-good operetta has fun while trying to show the world has changed since women wore pinafores

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MUSICJanet SmithMay 2, 2022Vancouver Opera
Tacomio among Vancouver restaurants celebrating Cinco de Mayo 2022
Tacomio among Vancouver restaurants celebrating Cinco de Mayo 2022

Food plays a major role in the May 5 festivities

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CULINARYGail JohnsonMay 2, 2022SPRING, Cinco de Mayo, Vancouver restaurants
Arts Umbrella Dance Company's Season Finale: MOVE features leading choreographers, May 19 to 21
Arts Umbrella Dance Company's Season Finale: MOVE features leading choreographers, May 19 to 21

Launching a tour, the program includes works by artists including Crystal Pite, Marco Goecke, and Fernando Hernando Magadan

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DANCEJanet SmithMay 2, 2022Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA
New York’s Emerson String Quartet brings some hope for humanity to Vancouver
New York’s Emerson String Quartet brings some hope for humanity to Vancouver

The acclaimed ensemble performs a potent mixed program before its 2023 grand finale

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MUSICGail JohnsonMay 2, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Friends of Chamber Music
Theatre review: The Invisible: Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare proves fiercely inspiring
Theatre review: The Invisible: Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare proves fiercely inspiring

Jonathan Christenson’s musical-theatre piece inspired by the only women to be given combat roles in World War II is bold, suspenseful

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THEATREGail JohnsonApril 30, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, The Cultch, Catalyst Theatre, York Theatre
At DOXA, Love in the Time of Fentanyl shows the Downtown Eastside's humanity and heart
At DOXA, Love in the Time of Fentanyl shows the Downtown Eastside's humanity and heart

Colin Askey’s documentary takes viewers inside the Overdose Prevention Society

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SCREEN, FESTSGail JohnsonApril 29, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, DOXA
France's Ensemble Correspondances takes baroque court music to the people
France's Ensemble Correspondances takes baroque court music to the people

Les Plaisirs du Louvre gives Early Music Vancouver audiences the French royal treatment

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 29, 2022EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Early Music Vancouver, Ensemble Correspondences, SPRING
Doug and the Slugs get their due as true Canadian legends in new DOXA documentary
Doug and the Slugs get their due as true Canadian legends in new DOXA documentary

In which filmmaker Teresa Alfeld helps a former doubter find a fevered appreciation for one of Vancouver’s most misunderstood bands

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SCREENStir VancouverApril 29, 2022DOXA, SPRING
Vancouver Chamber Choir shines a light on the next generation of choral conductors at NORDIC SOUNDS
Vancouver Chamber Choir shines a light on the next generation of choral conductors at NORDIC SOUNDS

VCC’s Conductors’ Symposium features five rising talents from across North America

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 29, 2022Vancouver Chamber Choir
Music of the Night: The Concert Tour celebrates Andrew Lloyd Webber's 75th birthday
Music of the Night: The Concert Tour celebrates Andrew Lloyd Webber's 75th birthday

Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre’s show features a professional cast singing hits from shows like Phantom of the Opera and Jesus Christ Superstar

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MUSICGail JohnsonApril 29, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre, Alan Corbishley
Los Angeles-based BODYTRAFFIC takes steps to spread the love of dance
Los Angeles-based BODYTRAFFIC takes steps to spread the love of dance

Pure joy and energy infuse the company’s upcoming Vancouver program

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DANCEGail JohnsonApril 28, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, DanceHouse
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