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The PRISMA Festival returns to Powell River June 13 to 25

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the 2022 fest features an 80-piece orchestra and 23 guest artists from around the globe

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithMay 12, 2022PRISMA Festival

Dumb Instrument Dance explores what it means to rise up with Rebel Grace

Choreographer Ziyian Kwan and friends explore the gentler side of subversion

DANCEJanet SmithMay 11, 2022Dumb Instrument Dance, DANCE CENTRE, The Dance Centre

Arts and culture leaders among recipients of 2022 BC Achievement Foundation's Community Award

Winners receive a medallion designed by Haida and Tlingit artist Robert Davidson

NEWSJanet SmithMay 11, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide

The Pearl Fishers, The Flying Dutchman on the horizon as Vancouver Opera unveils 2022-23 season plans

Going big, the company will also stage its first version of Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithMay 11, 2022Vancouver Opera

Firehall Arts Centre restages Japantown-set Yellow Fever for first time in 34 years, May 28 to June 12

Season-closing comic mystery by R.A. Shiomi follows hard-nosed private eye Sam Shikaze

THEATREJanet SmithMay 11, 2022Firehall Arts Centre, FIREHALL, SPRING

Cardboard, feathers, and street lights: a dreamlike 360-degree taxi ride from Australia's Film Camp

As part of Boca del Lupo’s VR Salon, stop-motion film Passenger speaks to the surreal experience of arriving in a new country at night

THEATRE, SCREENJanet SmithMay 11, 2022BOCA DEL LUPO, Boca del Lupo, Film Camp, VR

Xicanx people combine art and activism for social justice and change

Most of the artists in Xicanx: Dreamers + Changemakers /Soñadores + creadores del cambio at MOA are exhibiting in Canada for the first time

ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonMay 11, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, MOA, Homepage feature, Spring Guide 2022

Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre hosts carving of the Community Reconciliation Canoe

Led by Chief Ray Natraoro (Ses Siyam) of the Squamish Nation, the carving can be experienced in Paddling Through the Nations Tour

ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonMay 10, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide

TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival unveils eclectic Innovation Series at the Ironworks programming

Concerts also announced for Roundhouse Performance Centre and the North Shore Jazz Series

MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithMay 10, 2022Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, Coastal Jazz

Fast-rising choreographer Dorotea Saykaly builds her biggest vision yet at Ballet BC's What If

On an all-world-premiere program, the Compagnie Marie Chouinard alumna draws on sci fi for RELIC

DANCEJanet SmithMay 10, 2022BALLET BC, Ballet BC, SPRING

Théâtre La Seizième presents quirky, surreal S’effondrent les vidéoclubs

Quebec playwright André Gélineau’s surreal four-hander sits somewhere between fantasy and delusion

THEATREJanet SmithMay 10, 2022Partner Content, Theatre la Seizieme

2022 Vancouver International Wine Festival: 3 culinary events to catch

Food-and-wine experiences are part of the 43rd annual fest

Vancouver’s Queer Arts Festival announces QAF 2022 lineup

The fest celebrates its 15th anniversary of summer-arts programming with the theme of Hauntings

FESTSJanet SmithMay 10, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Queer Arts Festival, SUMMER

Theatre review: Haunting Lampedusa takes a complex look at two lives in a callous global economy

Strong performances and atmospheric lighting and music intensify two thought-provoking monologues

THEATREJanet SmithMay 9, 2022Pi Theatre, The Cultch, Homepage feature

Comedian Shaun Majumder focuses on the chaos of fatherhood on new LOVE Tour

The former This Hour Has 22 Minutes star draws on his experiences with two kids under age three at home

COMEDYGail JohnsonMay 9, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Massey Theatre, Shaun Majumder

Pianist Eric Lu shows why he's well on his way to legendary status at The Vancouver Chopin Society, May 22

Appearing here for the first time, the 25-year-old is celebrated for a maturity and depth far beyond his years

MUSICJanet SmithMay 9, 2022Vancouver Chopin Society, Eric Lu, SPRING

Theatre review: Himmat shows a father and daughter finding the strength to relate to each other

Strong performances and handsome lighting and projections help bring a universal family story to life

THEATREStir VancouverMay 9, 2022THE CULTCH, The Cultch, SPRING

Capture fest artists lead Canada Line Exhibition walking tour, May 14

Kyla Bourgh, Chad Wong describe their artworks as part of the 2022 photography festival

Film review: Petite Maman weaves gentle magic around childhood and motherhood

In Céline Sciamma’s profoundly moving film, a little girl makes a new friend in a fairy-tale forest

SCREENJanet SmithMay 7, 2022Spring Guide 2022

Dance review: Bodytraffic channels James Brown and Peggy Lee in a blast of pure uplift

Superhoned L.A. troupe blends styles and lets loose in a crowd-pleasing program

DANCEJanet SmithMay 6, 2022DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, BodyTraffic

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