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Henry Tsang's Tansy Point explores language, land, and legislation, now open at Surrey Art Gallery

Video installation employs Chinook Jargon and a location that was key to Indigenous-U.S. territory negotiations in 1851

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithSeptember 20, 2022Surrey Art Gallery, Henry Tsang

Party spirit powers Hot Brown Honey—The Remix

Australia’s Quiet Riot takes on colonization, racism, sexism, and gender stereotypes through hip hop, song, story, and a whole lot of laughter

THEATRE, CULTUREGail JohnsonSeptember 20, 2022The Cultch, Hot Brown Honey, Heather Redfern

From dance to music to dinosaurs, Massey Theatre announces 2022-23 mainstage season

Juno-winning storyteller Tom Jackson, acclaimed pianist Michael Kaeshammer, Ballet Jörgen’s Cinderella, and dinosaurs among the highlights

MUSIC, DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 19, 2022Massey Theatre, Jessica Schneider, Tom Jackson, Ballet Jorgen, New Westminster

New Works presents interactive first look at Chimerik似不像 Collective’s 003_playback on October 2

Led by creator Caroline MacCaull, the performance-in-progress invites audiences to vote on lighting, sound, and movement

DANCE, THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 19, 2022New Works, Chimerik Collective

Vancouver Chamber Choir performs soothing SEA PSALM, September 23

Sea Psalm composer Stephen Smith is guest organist in mixed program that also features works by Byrd and Bach, among others

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENJanet SmithSeptember 19, 2022Vancouver Chamber Choir, Stephen Smith

Theatre review: Strong comedic cast helps Peter Pan Goes Wrong cue the chaos

In its most warped moments, this ode to stage disasters goes absolutely right

THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 18, 2022Arts Club Theatre

Views from Beirut, Syria, and Montreal, as Lebanese Film Festival screenings run September 23 to 25

Highlights include Broken Keys, Memory Box, and The Blue Inmates

SCREEN, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithSeptember 18, 2022Lebanese Film Festival

Loop stations, spoken word, and Jungian shadows, as Vancouver International Flamenco Festival pushes the form September 22 to 24

Anastassiia Alexander, Kara MIranda, and Albert Hernandez present fresh work

Skateboarding meets contemporary art in Out of Control

The ambitious new exhibition at Whistler’s Audain Art Museum draws parallels between the two worlds

Edmonton kathak icon Usha Gupta brings contemporary lens to classical Indian dance

Edmonton dance artist’s ensemble work Khoj draws on reflections from a life lived around the globe

DANCE, CULTUREJanet SmithSeptember 16, 2022FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, kathak

Dance diversity as Scotiabank Dance Centre celebrates with Open House September 17

Ukrainian, Bollywood, and K-Pop styles amid the array being showcased

DANCE, CULTUREJanet SmithSeptember 16, 2022DANCE CENTRE

U.K. guitar sensation Gwenifer Raymond blends mesmerizing technique with pre-war blues

Rising star hits the BlueShore at CapU on October 1

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 16, 2022BlueShore at CapU

Rising piano star Filippo Gorini digs ever deeper into Bach's Art of the Fugue

After the young Italian’s Vancouver Recital Society appearance, you may never hear the composer the same way again

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 16, 2022Vancouver Recital Society, Filippo Gorini, Bach

Dance, music, drumming, and more as All Over the Map returns to Granville Island

New Works’ final installment of its free music and dance series for 2022 is part of Culture Days

DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 16, 2022New Works, Partner Content

Cirque Alfonse's Animal takes circus back to the farm, complete with tractor tires and mechanical bulls

The company based out of a barn north of Montreal keeps its funny, glitz-free act down-to-earth, even though the tricks are superhuman

Inspiration launches Vetta Chamber Music's 2022-23 season

The ensemble’s opening concert features acclaimed Vancouver artists Jane Coop and Marcus Goddard

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 15, 2022Vetta Chamber Music

From 12th-century Aquitaine to 18th-century Venice, Early Music Vancouver’s fall 2022 season spans centuries and styles

Lineup features Vancouver ensemble Constantinople led by setar master Kiya Tabassian, Juno-winning soprano Hélène Brunet, France’s Diabolus in Musica, and more

MUSIC, CULTUREJanet SmithSeptember 15, 2022Early Music Vancouver, Partner Content

Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival announces 2022 program

From dance to film, more than 100 events take place in-person and online at the 19th annual fest

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

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