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Paris-based team packs a punch in Vancouver with Stallone
Paris-based team packs a punch in Vancouver with Stallone

Actor Clotilde Hesme won France’s highest theatre award for her role in the high-energy play that draws inspiration from Rocky III

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THEATREGail JohnsonSeptember 6, 2022Theatre la Seizieme, French
Realwheels Theatre closes out season with In Camera livestream, September 8 to 11
Realwheels Theatre closes out season with In Camera livestream, September 8 to 11

The free performance marries theatre and cinema, reinterprets Sartre, and features special effects from SFU’s Centre for Digital Media

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THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 4, 2022SUMMER, Reel to Real Film Festival, livestream
Ballet BC unveils a diverse roster of new dancers for 2022-23 season
Ballet BC unveils a diverse roster of new dancers for 2022-23 season

Talent hails from the U.S., France, Italy, and our own Arts Umbrella

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DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 3, 2022Ballet BC, BALLET BC
Big Print steamrolls through Steveston, September 3 and 4
Big Print steamrolls through Steveston, September 3 and 4

Seven artists, from Dona Nabata to Atheana Picha, have designed and cut works for the giant print process

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithSeptember 2, 2022Malaspina Printmakers
Stir Cheat Sheet: 10 hot tickets at the 2022 Vancouver Fringe Festival
Stir Cheat Sheet: 10 hot tickets at the 2022 Vancouver Fringe Festival

This year’s fest features everything from a professional cello player clowning around to a burlesque artist confronting the C-word

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FESTS, THEATREStir VancouverSeptember 2, 2022Homepage feature, Vancouver Fringe Festival, theatre, Fringe Fest
Bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch shows new sides of himself in Take This Waltz, at Chutzpah! PLUS
Bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch shows new sides of himself in Take This Waltz, at Chutzpah! PLUS

Ne.Sans Opera & Dance’s interdisciplinary work finds the operatic star exploring the music of Leonard Cohen

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 1, 2022Chutzpah! Festival, Ne.Sans Opera and Dance, Daniel Okulitch, Homepage feature
At Vancouver Fringe Festival, comedian Ed Hill gets personal
At Vancouver Fringe Festival, comedian Ed Hill gets personal

The Taiwanese-Canadian artist has two entirely different shows hitting local stages, with the Fringe’s Stupid Ed culminating in an Off-Off Broadway residency and comedy-special filming

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COMEDY, THEATRE, FESTSGail JohnsonSeptember 1, 2022Vancouver Fringe Festival, TAIWANfest, Ed Hill, comedy, Homepage feature, SUMMER
Chester Fields 2022 celebrates work of teen photographers, at The Polygon Gallery to September 11
Chester Fields 2022 celebrates work of teen photographers, at The Polygon Gallery to September 11

Jeffer Ward takes top award in work centred around the theme of “Look Again”

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithAugust 31, 2022THE POLYGON, The Polygon Gallery, SUMMER
Nanya Spark, TÖME, Khari Wendell McClelland, and Curtis Clear Sky take to the AHFOMAD stage
Nanya Spark, TÖME, Khari Wendell McClelland, and Curtis Clear Sky take to the AHFOMAD stage

From Afrobeat to IndigiFunk, the artists are part of the diverse lineup at the 2022 African Heritage Festival of Music and Dance

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FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 31, 2022AHFOMAD, Festival African Heritage Music and Dance Society, SUMMER
The art, community, and resilience of Indonesian migrants, in TAIWANfest Silaturahmi installation
The art, community, and resilience of Indonesian migrants, in TAIWANfest Silaturahmi installation

Artist-activists travelled to a southern Taiwan port town to document a unique culture

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ART & DESIGN, FESTSJanet SmithAugust 30, 2022TAIWANfest, SUMMER
Follow the sound of stamping feet to free Vancouver International Flamenco Festival shows, September 3 and 4 on Granville Island
Follow the sound of stamping feet to free Vancouver International Flamenco Festival shows, September 3 and 4 on Granville Island

Mozaico Flamenco, Jhoely Triana, Linda Hayes, and more take open-air stage at Picnic Pavilion

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithAugust 30, 2022flamenco, Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, SUMMER
Stir Pairing: Live music, doughnuts, and fair-trade coffee in Lower Lonsdale
Stir Pairing: Live music, doughnuts, and fair-trade coffee in Lower Lonsdale

Shipyards Live wraps up on a celebratory note; nearby, 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters has opened its first North Vancouver location, complete with Lucky’s Doughnuts

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CULINARY, MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 30, 2022CULINARY, music, SUMMER, Shipyards, 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters, Lucky's Doughnuts, Vancouver food
Théâtre la Seizième brings Paris production Stallone to Vancouver, September 13 and 14
Théâtre la Seizième brings Paris production Stallone to Vancouver, September 13 and 14

“Eye of the Tiger” and more as a woman is inspired to reattempt her studies after seeing Rocky III

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Janet SmithAugust 30, 2022
Infinitus, Saxophilia, and more hit outdoor Blueridge Chamber Festival, September 3 and 4 at Trout Lake, and September 5 at Cates Park
Infinitus, Saxophilia, and more hit outdoor Blueridge Chamber Festival, September 3 and 4 at Trout Lake, and September 5 at Cates Park

Elysian Trio, Vancouver Erhu Quartet, Jodi Proznick Trio, and other local bright lights take to new acoustically designed FOLIUM stage

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithAugust 29, 2022Blueridge Chamber Festival, Infinitus, Saxophilia, SUMMER
At TAIWANfest, four-piece band Kanatal epitomizes an island society with harmony that crosses borders
At TAIWANfest, four-piece band Kanatal epitomizes an island society with harmony that crosses borders

Taking its name from the Amis word for “island”, Kanatal performs Peace as part of the 2022 festival

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FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithAugust 29, 2022TAIWANfest, Partner Content, SUMMER
TAIWANfest bridges cultures through culinary experiences
TAIWANfest bridges cultures through culinary experiences

From a self-guided tour of independent Vancouver restaurants to a bento-inspired art installation, food brings people together at the annual festival

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FESTS, CULINARYGail JohnsonAugust 29, 2022SUMMER, TAIWANfest, Asian Canadian Special Events Association, Charlie wu, Charlie Wu, Taiwan, Vancouver restaurants
Days of Heaven's glorious pastel skies stretch across the big screen at VIFF's Ragged Glory series, August 28 and 31
Days of Heaven's glorious pastel skies stretch across the big screen at VIFF's Ragged Glory series, August 28 and 31

Terrence Malick’s infamously troubled production now ranks as one of cinema’s most beautiful masterworks

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SCREENJanet SmithAugust 26, 2022VIFF, VIFF Centre
Silaturahmi installation explores the story of Tangkáng's Indonesian migrant fishers at TAIWANfest
Silaturahmi installation explores the story of Tangkáng's Indonesian migrant fishers at TAIWANfest

Exhibit transports you to a lively community with its own music, daily feasts, and more

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FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithAugust 26, 2022TAIWANfest, SUMMER
Vancouver photographic artist Desirée Patterson appears at VCT Visual Arts Open House, August 31
Vancouver photographic artist Desirée Patterson appears at VCT Visual Arts Open House, August 31

It’s the only chance to catch the photographic artist’s solo exhibition at Queen Elizabeth Theatre outside of the venue’s ticketed events

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithAugust 26, 2022SUMMER, Vancouver Civic Theatres, photography
Dance Me brings BJM-Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal back on the road with its biggest show
Dance Me brings BJM-Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal back on the road with its biggest show

The return of the multimedia tribute to Leonard Cohen is part of the contemporary-dance company’s 50th anniversary year

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DANCEJanet SmithAugust 25, 2022BJM, Ballets Jazz du Montreal, SUMMER
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The Horseradish Theatre stages the quirky Slavic-accented comedy Number 13, December 18 to 21. 

When a Prime Minister’s assistant’s romantic hotel rendez-vous is interrupted, a host of hilariously chaotic misunderstandings ensue. 

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DanceHouse and The Cultch present an extraordinary work of circus/dance, the North American premiere of Recirquel’s otherworldly Paradisum. 

Directed and choreographed by Bence Vági, Paradisum explores the new possibilities of
 

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