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The Biting School, Nancy Lee 李南屏, and Mohammadreza Akrami are Here For Now, May 20 and 21
The Biting School, Nancy Lee 李南屏, and Mohammadreza Akrami are Here For Now, May 20 and 21

Volume 3 of the cross-disciplinary art event features experimental theatre, sound, and contemporary dance

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WHAT'S STIRRING, OPERA, THEATRE, DANCEJanet SmithMay 16, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, The Biting School, Nancy Lee
Elektra to release “Snewíyalh tl’a Staḵw  (Teachings of the Water)”, a collaborative project with First Nations
Elektra to release “Snewíyalh tl’a Staḵw (Teachings of the Water)”, a collaborative project with First Nations

Two years in the making, the new video was conceived by co-curator and ethnomusicologist Jeanette Gallant

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MUSICJanet SmithMay 16, 2022Partner Content, Elektra Women's Choir
Hello World, Love in the Time of Fentanyl, and more winners announced for 2022 DOXA Festival
Hello World, Love in the Time of Fentanyl, and more winners announced for 2022 DOXA Festival

Galb’Echaouf and Children of the Mist also earn juried prizes

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SCREEN, NEWSJanet SmithMay 15, 2022DOXA
S'all good as VIFF picks the brain of Better Call Saul co-creator Peter Gould, online May 17
S'all good as VIFF picks the brain of Better Call Saul co-creator Peter Gould, online May 17

The writer for all five seasons of Breaking Bad now works as co-creator, showrunner, and executive producer for Saul Goodman’s final journey

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SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMay 15, 2022VIFF
Dance review: Sci-fi replicants and glowing rods, as striking imagery defines Ballet BC season-closer What If
Dance review: Sci-fi replicants and glowing rods, as striking imagery defines Ballet BC season-closer What If

An evening of all-new works from Dorotea Saykaly, Felix Landerer, and Vancouver’s own Out. Innerspace takes risks that pay off

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DANCEJanet SmithMay 14, 2022Ballet BC, BALLET BC, SPRING
Dance review: Ziyian Kwan's Rebel Grace joyously says No to oppression, Yes to representation
Dance review: Ziyian Kwan's Rebel Grace joyously says No to oppression, Yes to representation

Glitter shines through in Dumb Instrument Dance’s new work

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DANCEGail JohnsonMay 14, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Ziyian Kwan, Dumb Instrument Dance
Opera Mariposa helps people with chronic illnesses via online benefit, to June 1
Opera Mariposa helps people with chronic illnesses via online benefit, to June 1

Canada’s first disability-run opera company supports International Awareness Month for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Fibromyalgia

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WHAT'S STIRRING, OPERAJanet SmithMay 13, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Opera Mariposa
Music review: The Leonids explore vast sonic territory in concert with Chor Leoni
Music review: The Leonids explore vast sonic territory in concert with Chor Leoni

The new ensemble defies expectations of what lower-tone male singers can do

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MUSICGail JohnsonMay 13, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Chor Leoni, The Leonids
Pianist Daniel Hsu puts love into a program of redemption—and one of the most demanding works in the repertoire
Pianist Daniel Hsu puts love into a program of redemption—and one of the most demanding works in the repertoire

For his Vancouver Recital Society concert, the 23-year-old talent shows his interpretive prowess with Liszt, Beethoven, and Schumann

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MUSICJanet SmithMay 13, 2022VRS, Vancouver Recital Society, SPRING
Drew Facey, celebrated set and interior designer, mourned by Vancouver arts community
Drew Facey, celebrated set and interior designer, mourned by Vancouver arts community

Colleagues and friends are taking to social media to remember award-winning talent

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NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithMay 12, 2022Drew Facey
Mass with a touch of operatic flair, as Vancouver Bach Choir takes on Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle, May 14
Mass with a touch of operatic flair, as Vancouver Bach Choir takes on Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle, May 14

Better known for works like Barber of Seville, the composer penned a famous mass

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MUSICJanet SmithMay 12, 2022Vancouver Bach Choir
Hip-hop-driven Can I Live? looks at how people of colour have been excluded from climate activism, online to May 15
Hip-hop-driven Can I Live? looks at how people of colour have been excluded from climate activism, online to May 15

Artist Fehinti Balogun on hand for watch party and talkback at The York Theatre, May 14

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THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRING, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithMay 12, 2022The Cultch, THE CULTCH
Hofesh Shechter Company and Louise Lecavalier return this fall at DanceHouse
Hofesh Shechter Company and Louise Lecavalier return this fall at DanceHouse

Two shows mark the opening of the presenter’s 15th anniversary season

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DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithMay 12, 2022DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse
Co.ERASGA marks Asian Heritage Month with Passages of Rhythms
Co.ERASGA marks Asian Heritage Month with Passages of Rhythms

The dance work’s remount features a cross-pollination of flamenco, bharatanatyam, and “voices for the body”

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DANCEGail JohnsonMay 12, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Co.ERASGA, Alvin Erasga Tolentino, flamenco, bharata natyam
The PRISMA Festival returns to Powell River June 13 to 25
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

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FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithMay 12, 2022PRISMA Festival
Dumb Instrument Dance explores what it means to rise up with Rebel Grace
Dumb Instrument Dance explores what it means to rise up with Rebel Grace

Choreographer Ziyian Kwan and friends explore the gentler side of subversion

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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
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

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NEWSJanet SmithMay 11, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide
The Pearl Fishers, The Flying Dutchman on the horizon as Vancouver Opera unveils 2022-23 season plans
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

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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
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

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THEATREJanet SmithMay 11, 2022Firehall Arts Centre, FIREHALL, SPRING
Cardboard, feathers, and street lights: a dreamlike 360-degree taxi ride from Australia's Film Camp
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

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