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ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire) festival celebrates Indigenous culture and community

Buffy Sainte Marie, Quanah Style, Piqsiq, and Carsen Gray among the artists featured in new fest hosted by the Chan Centre and Musqueam

FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 15, 2022Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Indigenous, Quanah Style, Buffy Sainte Marie

Chutzpah! Festival unveils program of dance world premieres, multimedia installations, and more, November 3 to 24

Tickets on sale for Israeli music star Liraz, comedians Joel Chasnoff and Liz Glazer, dancers Vanessa Goodman and Shay Kuebler, and much more

FESTS, NEWSJanet SmithSeptember 14, 2022Chutzpah Festival

Theatre review: In Stallone, Paris-based actors deliver knockout performance

Lead Clotilde Hesme will be familiar to folks who caught the French crime thriller Lupin

THEATREGail JohnsonSeptember 14, 2022Theatre la Seizieme, French, review

Theatre reviews: More humour, bedazzlement, and solo strength from 2022's Vancouver Fringe Festival

Far From Beds rocks; BOOKMARKS evokes a life well lived; and ver·i·si·mil·i·tude blends speculative fiction with horror

THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 13, 2022Vancouver Fringe Festival, TJ Dawe

New Black Arts Centre exhibitions explore the nuances of Blackness

Concealed Cultures: Visualizing the Black Vernacular and I see; I breathe; I am! at Surrey Art Gallery speak to the Black experience in the West

ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonSeptember 13, 2022Homepage feature, Surrey Art Gallery, Black Arts Centre

Mucha Muchacha finds new freedom and empowerment in dance that pushes beyond flamenco

Forget ruffles: the bold Spanish troupe dons men’s boots and football shirts to create something new at the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival

DANCE, CULTUREJanet SmithSeptember 12, 2022Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, flamenco, Homepage feature

Stage Fright: Murder at the Improv opens with rib-tickling twists at The Improv Centre

A cast of improvisors needs the help of a brave audience member to solve the mystery

COMEDYJanet SmithSeptember 12, 2022The Improv Centre

Downward Facing Fringe stretches out to September 16

Jennica Grienke, co-artistic and managing director of Carousel Theatre, leads free classes

FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 12, 2022Vancouver Fringe Festival

Theatre reviews: Burlesque comedy, destiny, and a bizarre bikepacking journey at Vancouver Fringe Festival

Three solo shows–The C-Word, How to Believe in Anything, and mr.coffeehead–offer unpredictable experiences

FESTS, THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 12, 2022Vancouver Fringe Festival, ira cooper, Kyrst Hogan, Ariel Slack, Homepage feature

Rap, resistance, and riots, as Stan Douglas’s Venice Biennale exhibition 2011 ≠ 1848 makes Canadian premiere at The Polygon Gallery

Vancouver-born artist explores global revolt through intricately restaged photos and fictionalized rap battles

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithSeptember 9, 2022The Polygon Gallery, THE POLYGON, Homepage feature

Vancouver Chamber Choir launches inspiring 2022-23 season with SEA PSALM

Sounds of the water combine with textural organ music in joy-filled concert

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 9, 2022Vancouver Chamber Choir

Mooncakes, Peking-duck croissants, plant-based Cantonese cuisine, and more on the menu for Mid-Autumn Festival and beyond

Other highlights include Chinese Restaurant Awards’ updated dining guide for Light Up Chinatown!

Surrey Art Gallery exhibition shares rare survey of international and Canadian videopoetry

Featuring a just-announced lineup of Canadian and international dance artists, the program will travel to Sointula, Port McNeill, and Alert Bay

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithSeptember 8, 2022Surrey Art Gallery, Partner Content

Acclaimed Vancouver pianist David Fung launches Inspired at the Chan

The concert is the first of four in the family-friendly series that includes audience engagement or participation

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 7, 2022Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Chan Centre, David Fung, piano

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

FESTS, NEWS, SCREENJanet SmithSeptember 7, 2022VIFF, VIFF 2022

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

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 7, 2022Lan Tung, Proliferasian

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

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

THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 7, 2022Vancouver Fringe Festival, Drag, Homepage feature

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

DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 7, 2022DanceHouse, Partner Content

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

DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 7, 2022VIDF, Kokoro Dance, KW Studios, Company 605, Josh Martin, livestream

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