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Neworld Theatre's new Critical Futures program invites applications by July 30

Program aims to develop more diverse voices in theatre reviews

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithJuly 5, 2022Neworld Theatre, Critical Futures

The Firehall announces Cindy Reid as new managing director

Formerly of the Improv Centre and The Cultch, among other spots, Reid is also an active volunteer in the local arts community

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithJuly 5, 2022Firehall Arts Centre

NADUH hosts Homiesexual launch party at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, July 9

The Vancouver self-produced five-piece girl group celebrates sisterhood, friend crushes on debut EP

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJuly 5, 2022SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide

Queer Arts Festival’s Vanishing Act reaches fully realized curation, at Sun Wah Centre to July 8

New Delhi’s Adwait Singh curates the fest’s signature art exhibition under creative direction of QAF founding artistic director emeritus, SD Holman

The O Show hits Indian Summer Festival, July 8

The artist-activist’s motto is “diversity makes beautiful music”

FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJuly 4, 2022SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, Indian Summer Festival

Rebecca Belmore to unveil major new public artwork at Ottawa's National Arts Centre on July 6

Vancouver-based Anishinaabekwe artist has conjured ode to Indigenous women’s resilience from copper cones and wood

ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithJuly 4, 2022Rebecca Belmore, National Arts Centre

Mushroom magic as Tarun Nayar unites his love of music and the natural world in Modern Biology

At Indian Summer Festival, the oceanology grad and tabla player uses fungi and plants’ bioelectrical impulses to create his scores

MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 4, 2022SUMMER, Indian Summer Festival, Tarun Nayar

Raven Spirit Dance reflects Indigenous world views in new Confluence

The collaborative piece has its world premiere at Vancouver’s Dancing on the Edge Festival

DANCE, FESTSGail JohnsonJuly 4, 2022SUMMER, Raven Spirit Dance, Summer Arts Guide

Stir Cheat Sheet: 6 highlights of the 2022 Harrison Festival of the Arts

All-day live music at the concert hall and beach, theatre and literary events, visual-art exhibitions, and more make up the lakeside fest

FESTSStir VancouverJune 30, 2022Harrison Festival of the Arts, SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide

In Core/Us, Vanessa Goodman choreographs sound, movement, and cables at Dancing on the Edge

The technologically savvy artist’s new four-person work pushes her exploration of live-generated vocalizations further

Ensemble Theatre Company inspires audiences as it heads into final weekend of the 2022 Summer Repertory Festival

Marjorie Prime and Pass Over reflect the Vancouver organization’s appetite for powerful, ground-breaking work

FESTS, THEATREJanet SmithJune 30, 2022Ensemble Theatre Company, Partner Content, SUMMER

Reading List: Titles to accompany Indian Summer Festival and to spark conservations

Upstart & Crow partners with 2022’s ISF; recommends other sources of wise words

READ, FESTSStir VancouverJune 29, 2022Upstart & Crow, SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, Indian Summer Festival

Charlotte Gainsbourg cherishes the delicacy and nostalgia of The Passengers of the Night

The low-key new film has the French singer-actor-fashion icon thinking a lot about the 1980s, her famous parents, and motherhood

SCREENJanet SmithJune 29, 2022VIFF, VIFF Centre, Charlotte Gainsbourg

Squamish Constellation Festival: 3 reasons you don’t want to miss this incredible live-music experience

World-class artists perform against a backdrop of stunning glacial vistas in July

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJune 29, 2022Squamish Constellation Festival, SUMMER, Partner Content

Design experts contextualize West Coast Modernism, at the Polygon on July 5

Panel discussion and reception are part of West Coast Modern Week

The Cultch announces fall 2022 season, with six in-person shows

The lineup runs the gamut from circus arts to verbatim drama; plus, it’s the 10th anniversary of the East Van Panto

THEATREJanet SmithJune 28, 2022The Cultch

With ES:MO, Elizabeth Shepherd and Michael Occhipinti forge telepathic camaraderie

Whether singing Bruce Cockburn and Leonard Cohen covers or composing their own trippy creations, the pair build off a close friendship

For Theatre Under the Stars' We Will Rock You, performers and fans alike prepare to belt out Queen classics

Director Saccha Dennis blends rock concert and jukebox musical in stage production at Malkin Bowl

THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithJune 28, 2022Theatre Under the Stars, TUTS, SUMMER

At Vancouver vegan restaurant Nightshade, chef Chanthy Yen draws on a world of culinary experiences

Yen is also the personal chef to the Trudeau family and is about to launch Canada’s first Cambodian cookbook

CULINARYGail JohnsonJune 28, 2022Vancouver restaurants, Chanthy Yen, Cambodian food, vegan, plant-based, SUMMER

Stan Douglas's Venice Biennale exhibition 2011 ≠ 1848 to make Canadian premiere at The Polygon Gallery this fall

The show opening September 9 was inspired by the 10th anniversary of 2011, a year of unrest around the globe

ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithJune 28, 2022The Polygon Gallery, POLYGON GALLERY

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