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Vancouver International Film Festival unveils full in-cinema program for September 29 to October 9
Vancouver International Film Festival unveils full in-cinema program for September 29 to October 9

Marie Clements’s Bones of Crows opens, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Broker closes, Nosferatu gets a centenary live-score performance, and much more

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FESTS, NEWS, SCREENJanet SmithSeptember 7, 2022VIFF, VIFF 2022
Earthquake science meets interdisciplinary performance in Fallen City
Earthquake science meets interdisciplinary performance in Fallen City

Siblings Lan, Dorian, and Li Tung collaborate with diverse artists to raise awareness of seismic risk through live music, video projection, and more

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MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 7, 2022Lan Tung, Proliferasian
From "fuhorns" to lanterns, sustainability is at the heart of Vancouver's Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival
From "fuhorns" to lanterns, sustainability is at the heart of Vancouver's Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival

Still Moon Arts Society’s 20th annual fest pays tribute to lost streams while celebrating the harvest, the full moon, and cultural diversity

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FESTSGail JohnsonSeptember 7, 2022Still Moon Arts Society, Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival, Carmen Rosen, Homepage feature
Arias, wigs, and sequins: drag performance meets solo theatre at this year's Vancouver Fringe Festival
Arias, wigs, and sequins: drag performance meets solo theatre at this year's Vancouver Fringe Festival

With shows like Drag Me to the Opera and Life’s a Drag, artists are forging new territory, mixing storytelling, song, theatre, and over-the-top fabulousness

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THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 7, 2022Vancouver Fringe Festival, Drag, Homepage feature
DanceHouse announces presentation of Hofesh Shechter Company’s Double Murder
DanceHouse announces presentation of Hofesh Shechter Company’s Double Murder

Thrilling new double bill by internationally celebrated UK choreographer kicks off DanceHouse’s 15th season

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DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 7, 2022DanceHouse, Partner Content
VIDF livestreams Josh Martin’s Brimming for German international dance festival, September 11
VIDF livestreams Josh Martin’s Brimming for German international dance festival, September 11

The Company 605 artistic co-director performs solo live from Kokoro’s KW Studios as part of TANZAHOi

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DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 7, 2022VIDF, Kokoro Dance, KW Studios, Company 605, Josh Martin, livestream
Touchstone Theatre to launch 2022-23 season with Kat Sandler's YAGA
Touchstone Theatre to launch 2022-23 season with Kat Sandler's YAGA

Okinum and The Wrong Bashir also join the roster of contemporary Canadian works

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THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 6, 2022Touchstone Theatre
Elektra creates magic with world premiere of The Lost Words: A Spell Book
Elektra creates magic with world premiere of The Lost Words: A Spell Book

The musical interpretation of the best-selling book by author Robert Macfarlane and visual artist Jackie Morris features new works by Canadian composers and readings by actor Laara Sadiq

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MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 6, 2022Elektra Women's Choir, Partner Content
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
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