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Dance artist Jeanette Kotowich's Kisiskâciwan journeys to a sacred valley, and into her own identity
Dance artist Jeanette Kotowich's Kisiskâciwan journeys to a sacred valley, and into her own identity

Choreographer’s profound new solo premieres on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 27, 2022DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre, Indigenous
Early Music Vancouver celebrates classical-era musician Luigi Boccherini in Boccheriniana
Early Music Vancouver celebrates classical-era musician Luigi Boccherini in Boccheriniana

The performance by members of Accademia de’ Dissonanti also features works by European composers of the same era, including Mozart and Bach

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MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 26, 2022Early Music Vancouver
Romi Kim, aka House of Rice drag artist SKIM, makes SUM gallery debut, October 13 to December 8
Romi Kim, aka House of Rice drag artist SKIM, makes SUM gallery debut, October 13 to December 8

sticky extensions is an interdisciplinary show in collaboration with Queer Based Media

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WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithSeptember 26, 2022SUM Gallery, drag, Romi Kim, SKIM, Queer Based Media, queer
Austria's Ensemble Castor joins Juno-winning soprano Hélène Brunet in The Other Seasons, September 30
Austria's Ensemble Castor joins Juno-winning soprano Hélène Brunet in The Other Seasons, September 30

Early Music Vancouver offers an alternative to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with some of the legendary composer’s other brilliant works

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MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 26, 2022EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER
Music review: Treasures from Byzantine Manuscripts provides mesmerizing musical escape to centuries-old Greece
Music review: Treasures from Byzantine Manuscripts provides mesmerizing musical escape to centuries-old Greece

Haunting strings, nuanced drums resurrect rich textures from a distant world

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MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 25, 2022Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Constantinople
Winners of BC and Yukon Book Prizes 2022 announced
Winners of BC and Yukon Book Prizes 2022 announced

Audrey Thomas, Tara Borin, Ruth Ozeki, and Jordan Abel among the authors recognized at the 38th annual gala

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READJanet SmithSeptember 25, 2022BC and Yukon Book Prizes, BC books, Jordan Abel
Film review: Eternal Spring uses graphic-novel animation to shed light on persecution in China
Film review: Eternal Spring uses graphic-novel animation to shed light on persecution in China

Documentary-thriller traces the real-life hijacking of a TV station by Falun Gong movement in 2002, and its brutal repercussions

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SCREENJanet SmithSeptember 24, 2022Eternal Spring
Music review: Lushness and verve mark Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's season-opener with Stewart Goodyear
Music review: Lushness and verve mark Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's season-opener with Stewart Goodyear

The acclaimed pianist is one of the few in the world who could drop in at the last minute to play Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 so masterfully

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MUSICGail JohnsonSeptember 24, 2022Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Music review, review, Stewart Goodyear, classical music
Stir Pairing: Got Craft markets X Foxtrot Vineyards' wine
Stir Pairing: Got Craft markets X Foxtrot Vineyards' wine

A fall virtual foodie showcase has a taste of what’s in store at Got Craft’s forthcoming Craft Holiday Market; plus, making a Waltz out of Pinot Noir

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CULINARY, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonSeptember 24, 2022CULINARY, wine, BC wine, BC wineries, wine pairing, Stir Pairing, Got Craft
Guitarist Gwenifer Raymond's singular fingerstyle playing draws on everything from pre-war blues to folk horror
Guitarist Gwenifer Raymond's singular fingerstyle playing draws on everything from pre-war blues to folk horror

Rising Welsh-born, Brighton-based artist’s playing manages to be manages to be both earthy and otherworldly

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MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 23, 2022BlueShore at CapU, Guitar
 The Five Vengeances, a physical-theatre piece with comedy and kung-fu, opens the Shadbolt's season, September 27 to October 1
The Five Vengeances, a physical-theatre piece with comedy and kung-fu, opens the Shadbolt's season, September 27 to October 1

Affair of Honor brings 11 actors/fighters to the action-packed queer love story

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THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 23, 2022Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Legendary drummer Stewart Copeland brings symphonic power to Police Deranged
Legendary drummer Stewart Copeland brings symphonic power to Police Deranged

Joining the VSO, the icon uses his opera and film composition knowhow to recast hits from The Police

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MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 23, 2022VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Stewart Copeland, The Police
Vancouver meets Italy in the lyrical and energetic Burrows/Morena Quartet, October 7 at BlueShore at CapU
Vancouver meets Italy in the lyrical and energetic Burrows/Morena Quartet, October 7 at BlueShore at CapU

The evening of intimate chamber jazz will take excursions into swinging groove territory

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MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 23, 2022BlueShore at CapU, jazz
Stir Cheat Sheet: 7 Metro Vancouver events to catch at BC Culture Days 2022
Stir Cheat Sheet: 7 Metro Vancouver events to catch at BC Culture Days 2022

A collective mural, dance that interweaves textile art, and an outdoor art tour focused on decolonization are some of this year’s highlights

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FESTSStir VancouverSeptember 22, 2022BC Culture Days, West Vancouver Art Museum, Indigenous, New Works, North Van Arts, Vancouver Cantonese Opera
Pick of the Fringe rages on, to September 25
Pick of the Fringe rages on, to September 25

Vancouver Fringe Festival’s final push provides one more chance to catch audience favourites

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FESTS, THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithSeptember 22, 2022Vancouver Fringe Festival
Friends of Chamber Music subscriptions and tickets on sale for 75th anniversary season
Friends of Chamber Music subscriptions and tickets on sale for 75th anniversary season

Acclaimed ensembles include the return of Italy’s Cremona Quartet and a goodbye concert by the Emerson Quartet

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MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 22, 2022Friends of Chamber Music
Juno-winning pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin performs all-Chopin program, September 25
Juno-winning pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin performs all-Chopin program, September 25

The concert launches the Vancouver Chopin Society’s 2022-23 season

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithSeptember 22, 2022Vancouver Chopin Society, Vancouver Civic Theatres, piano
Firehall Arts Centre celebrates 40, welcoming audiences back to live theatre again
Firehall Arts Centre celebrates 40, welcoming audiences back to live theatre again

Long-time artistic producer Donna Spencer reflects on goals, like diversity, that have remained a priority, amid a new arts climate

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THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithSeptember 22, 2022FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre
Reclaimed-spruce "speakers" feature in soundgarden – Hadden Park, September 24 and 25
Reclaimed-spruce "speakers" feature in soundgarden – Hadden Park, September 24 and 25

Vancouver New Music artistic director Giorgio Magnanensi built the resonators in the site-specific sound installation

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MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 22, 2022VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC, Vancouver New Music, VNM
Local chef creates royally inspired food at Baan Lao Fine Thai Cuisine
Local chef creates royally inspired food at Baan Lao Fine Thai Cuisine

From insects to riceberry to hand-pressed fresh tamarind, Nutcha Phanthoupheng brings the culinary artistry of royal Thai fare to Metro Vancouver

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CULINARYGail JohnsonSeptember 21, 2022culinary arts, Vancouver restaurants, Vancouver food, Thai food, Baan Lao Fine Thai Cuisine
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