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Theatre review: With brutal honesty, Bad Parent mines the relationship perils of having kids

Comedic leads Raugi Yu and Josette Jorge bring biting story to hilarious life, often arguing their sides directly to the audience

THEATREJanet SmithOctober 17, 2022VACT, The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Soulpepper Theatre

Best Life invites audience to listen to their domestic machines, November 2 to 5 at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Theatre Replacement’s participatory world premiere transports you back to the past, and forward into the distant future

THEATREStir VancouverOctober 16, 2022Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Dance review: One hundred more brings the ongoing need to resist oppression to frenzied life

Through pulsing rhythms, repeated gestures, and intense eye contact, new dance duet is a call to action

DANCEStir VancouverOctober 15, 2022DANCE CENTRE, Justine A. Chambers

Theatre review: The Café plunges audiences into a voyeuristic role at a working coffee shop

Viewers are encouraged to eavesdrop on seven scenes in various languages

THEATREJanet SmithOctober 14, 2022Fay Nass, ITSAZOO Productions, Kafka's Coffee, interactive, Apothem Theatre

Early Music Vancouver presents medieval ensemble Diabolus in Musica

Based in France, the award-winning ensemble is known for its ethereally beautiful sound

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 14, 2022Partner Content, Early Music Vancouver

B.C. government announces an additional $50 million investment in new Vancouver Art Gallery

Coast Salish artists Debra Sparrow, Skwetsimeltxw Willard (Buddy) Joseph, Hereditary Chief Chepximiya Siyam’ Janice George, and Angela George collaborated with architects on the design of the building façade

NEWS, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 14, 2022Vancouver Art Gallery, BC government

Ballet BC announces Kim Spencer-Nairn as its incoming managing director

Chartered professional accountant and arts manager was the founder of Capture Photography Festival and trained at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet

DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithOctober 14, 2022BALLET BC, Ballet BC

Cellist Marina Hasselberg's new Red album merges artist's rich range of cultural influences

The Baroque, the avant-rock, the improvisational, and more mix fluidly in striking solo debut

MUSICJanet SmithOctober 14, 2022Homepage feature, Marina Hasselberg, cello, Vancouver New Music

In Blueberries Are Assholes, writer-performer TJ Dawe explores the weirdness of everyday life

The Vancouver Fringe Festival stalwart goes for laughs this time out, inviting stand-up comedians to open his solo show

THEATRE, COMEDYGail JohnsonOctober 14, 2022

U.K. dance artist Hofesh Shechter's two-part Double Murder journeys from darkness to hope

At DanceHouse, Clowns explores the urge to violence as entertainment, while The Fix is a moving tribute to human connection

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 14, 2022DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Hofesh Shechter, Vancouver Civic Theatres

CALTAC launches Canada's first Latinx theatre-artist database

Free, accessible list will help build community across the country

THEATREStir VancouverOctober 14, 2022Partner Content, RUMBLE THEATRE, Rumble Theatre

Diwali Fest lights up Metro Vancouver, October 16, 20, 21, and 23

Events in Vancouver and Surrey feature live dance and music, rangolis, lighting of diyas, and more

FESTSJanet SmithOctober 13, 2022Diwali Fest, Diwali Celebration Society

Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival 2022 focuses on connection, October 14 to 16

The Community Arts Council of Vancouver event celebrates artists who live and work outside of mainstream cultural spaces

Vancouver civic election 2022: Does food come into play?

From food security to school meal programs, some local political parties are serving up related campaign promises

CULINARY, NEWSGail JohnsonOctober 13, 2022food Vancouver food, Vancouver election, food security, food sovereignty

Thrills and Chills panel looks at all things mystery and crime at Whistler Writers Festival, October 15

Charles Demers, Daniel Kalla, Anna Pitoniak, and Sandra SG Wong share their eerie secrets

READJanet SmithOctober 13, 2022Whistler Writers Festival

California's Calidore Quartet shows versatility, from Beethoven to Wynton Marsalis, at Friends of Chamber Music concert

Ensemble comes here trailing critically acclaimed recordings and numerous awards

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 13, 2022Partner Content, Friends of Chamber Music, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Double Happiness, François Houle, and more as Music on Main's Modulus Festival announces full lineup

Taking place November 3 to 8, event features several premieres

MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 13, 2022MUSIC ON MAIN, Music on Main, Modulus Festival

Film review: Triangle of Sadness crafts a blunt and thrillingly cruel take on wealth, privilege, and power

Ruben Östlund’s latest movie sets sail on a luxury cruise liner filled with grotesque caricatures of the super-wealthy

SCREENJanet SmithOctober 13, 2022Fifth Avenue Cinemas

Vancouver civic election 2022: Where do the political parties stand on arts and culture?

From artist spaces to the return of music education, here’s what political groups are promising to do to protect and enhance the city’s cultural landscape if elected

NEWSGail JohnsonOctober 13, 2022Vancouver, Vancouver election, BC Alliance for Arts and Culture