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Dance artist, teacher, and somatic specialist Helen Walkley wins Lola Award
Dance artist, teacher, and somatic specialist Helen Walkley wins Lola Award

The artist of more than three decades created John, the story of the disappearance of her brother, earlier this year

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DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithJuly 12, 2022DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre, Lola Award, Helen Walkley
Dance review: Ebnflōh's In-Ward brings the thrill of the streets to Dancing on the Edge fest
Dance review: Ebnflōh's In-Ward brings the thrill of the streets to Dancing on the Edge fest

The cutting edge of hip-hop meets Montreal company’s fluid vision of confinement

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 12, 2022Ebnfloh, Dancing on the Edge, FIREHALL, SUMMER
Theatre Replacement's Town Choir sings in response to rising sea levels
Theatre Replacement's Town Choir sings in response to rising sea levels

The adaptation of the company’s acclaimed 2017 work relates to climate change as part of the City of Vancouver’s Sea2City Design Challenge

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THEATREGail JohnsonJuly 12, 2022SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, Theatre Replacement
Haida Gwaii shapes the innovative sounds of SGaanaGwa at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Haida Gwaii shapes the innovative sounds of SGaanaGwa at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Artist-activist Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson brings living traditions to the folk, rock, and jazz influences of Chilliwack founders

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 12, 2022SUMMER, Vancouver Folk Music Festival, SGaanaGwa, Indigenous
Theatre review: Something Rotten! offers light, fun summertime fodder
Theatre review: Something Rotten! offers light, fun summertime fodder

Triple-threat performer Jyla Robinson stands out as a soothsayer in the Theatre Under the Stars show

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THEATREGail JohnsonJuly 12, 2022Theatre Under the Stars, SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide
With glint, three contemporary dance artists bring to life different spaces in the Scotiabank Dance Centre, July 14 to 16
With glint, three contemporary dance artists bring to life different spaces in the Scotiabank Dance Centre, July 14 to 16

Erika Mitsuhashi, Francesca Frewer, and Alexa Mardon join forces as part of Dancing on the Edge

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 11, 2022Dancing on the Edge, SUMMER
Housewife rallies a new generation of young musicians at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Housewife rallies a new generation of young musicians at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Brighid Fry and Pascale Padilla give voice to environmentalism, feminism, and LGBTQ2SIA+ rights

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 11, 2022Vancouver Folk Music Festival, SUMMER
New Works brings free dance and music performances to Granville Island this summer
New Works brings free dance and music performances to Granville Island this summer

All Over the Map is an outdoor series with three diverse events in July, August, and September

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DANCEJanet SmithJuly 11, 2022New Works, Partner Content, SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide
Piano installation July 12 and 13,  plus Soundwalk and free concert July 17 mark World Listening Day
Piano installation July 12 and 13, plus Soundwalk and free concert July 17 mark World Listening Day

A tribute to R. Murray Schafer and a two-day rotation of local keyboard stars

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MUSICJanet SmithJuly 10, 2022Roundhouse Community Centre, Vancouver New Music, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC
B.C. mourns the death of Kat Zu’comulwat Norris
B.C. mourns the death of Kat Zu’comulwat Norris

The Lyackson First Nation elder was a respected activist, theatre artist, SFU radio-show host, community builder, and residential-school survivor

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NEWSJanet SmithJuly 8, 2022Kat Zu’comulwat Norris, Sam Bob, Heart of the City
TUTS takes viewers on a romp through Elizabethan England in Something Rotten!, to August 27
TUTS takes viewers on a romp through Elizabethan England in Something Rotten!, to August 27

The musical comedy alternates evenings with We Will Rock You for Theatre Under the Stars’ 2022 season

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THEATREJanet SmithJuly 8, 2022SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, TUTS, Theatre Under the Stars
Singer-songwriter Allison Russell brings a survivor's joy to Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Singer-songwriter Allison Russell brings a survivor's joy to Vancouver Folk Music Festival

The artist’s solo debut album, Outside Child, earned three Grammy nominations and a Juno win for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year

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FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonJuly 8, 2022Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Allison Russell, SUMMER
Dance review: Looping, live-generated sounds form the score for meditative Core/Us
Dance review: Looping, live-generated sounds form the score for meditative Core/Us

Action at a Distance artistic director Vanessa Goodman’s work has its world premiere at Dancing on the Edge

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DANCE, FESTSGail JohnsonJuly 7, 2022Dancing on the Edge, SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, Vanessa Goodman
Paul Wong's Be Like Sound installation immerses visitors at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden courtyard
Paul Wong's Be Like Sound installation immerses visitors at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden courtyard

Listen to Mahjong games, rustling bamboo, food preparation, Cantonese opera, and more as artwork launches

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WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJuly 7, 2022Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Paul Wong
Film review: In Apples' absurdist pandemic future, Athens residents are infected with amnesia
Film review: In Apples' absurdist pandemic future, Athens residents are infected with amnesia

Greek filmmaker Christos Nikou’s deadpan dystopia hits the screen at VIFF Centre

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SCREENJanet SmithJuly 7, 2022VIFF, VIFF Centre
Arts Umbrella launches Art & Design Foundation Program in September 2022
Arts Umbrella launches Art & Design Foundation Program in September 2022

Students age seven to 12 can choose from core focuses in either visual arts or media arts

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJuly 7, 2022Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 highlights of Indian Summer Festival 2022
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 highlights of Indian Summer Festival 2022

An art installation of a banyan tree, queer expression through bharatanatyam dance, and more are on the diverse program

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FESTSStir VancouverJuly 7, 2022Indian Summer Festival, SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide
At Cask Whisky Bar, chef William Lew makes food that's meant to shine with spirit
At Cask Whisky Bar, chef William Lew makes food that's meant to shine with spirit

The name of the izakaya-style lounge in Richmond belies its strong focus on culinary arts

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CULINARYGail JohnsonJuly 7, 2022Cask Whisky Vault, Vancouver restaurants, culinary arts
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about Lizzie Borden's newly restored Born in Flames and Working Girls
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about Lizzie Borden's newly restored Born in Flames and Working Girls

Both radical 1980s films are screening at The Cinematheque, with the director on hand for a Q&A July 8

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SCREENStir VancouverJuly 6, 2022The Cinematheque
Sarah McLachlan headlines Squamish Constellation Festival on July 24
Sarah McLachlan headlines Squamish Constellation Festival on July 24

“We all benefit from live music,” says the multi-platinum singer-songwriter who brings her intimate vocals to the three-day event

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FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 6, 2022Partner Content, Squamish Constellation Festival, SUMMER
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Four relatives converge on an old house, discovering the story of an ancestor who journeyed to the City of Light during the Impr
Canadian art community mourns Gathie Falk. 

The pioneering multimedia artist who made her name with glossy ceramic fruits and shoes is being remembered for her “joyful affirmation of all that is beautiful in this world”. 

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Nikkei Mochitsuki celebrates a year-end Japanese tradition, December 29. 

Taiko drums and dance add to the festivities at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. 

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From family-friendly theatre in the afternoon to celebratory shows as midnight approaches, here’s a look at what’s on offer around the city this New Year’s Eve—plus a couple of New Year’s Day festivities too.

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O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy serves up a whimsical party at the Massey Theatre, December 28

James & Jamesy’s family-friendly show sails through a series of slapstick and sometimes surreal journeys. 

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