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Rising conductor Kamna Gupta makes Vancouver Opera debut with a cleverly reframed The Pearl Fishers
Rising conductor Kamna Gupta makes Vancouver Opera debut with a cleverly reframed The Pearl Fishers

Maestro sees her choral work, classical training, and even her childhood Bharatanatyam lessons coalesce in production of Bizet work

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MUSIC, STAGE, OPERAJanet SmithOctober 19, 2022Vancouver Opera, Kamna Gupta, Vancouver Civic Theatres
At METAXenakis, musicians pay homage to visionary artist, architect, and philosopher Iannis Xenakis
At METAXenakis, musicians pay homage to visionary artist, architect, and philosopher Iannis Xenakis

Local and international creatives inspired by Xenakis’s legacy take part in Vancouver New Music festival

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 19, 2022Vancouver New Music, Sara Gold, METAXenakis
Soweto Gospel Choir brings message of hope and joy to Vancouver
Soweto Gospel Choir brings message of hope and joy to Vancouver

The famed South African ensemble’s new concert, “HOPE: It’s Been a Long Time Coming”, provides much-needed respite in difficult times

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 19, 2022Partner Content, Vancouver Civic Theatres, Caravan World Rhythms
Cornucopia, Whistler's festival of food and drink, returns for 2022 with everything from a murder mystery dinner to a drag brunch
Cornucopia, Whistler's festival of food and drink, returns for 2022 with everything from a murder mystery dinner to a drag brunch

Winemaker’s dinners, whisky tastings, and demos by celebrity chefs among the other highlights of the annual culinary fest

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CULINARY, FESTSGail JohnsonOctober 18, 2022Cornucopia Whistler, Whistler, Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre
Early Music Vancouver's War to Peace concert to mark 350th anniversary of composer Heinrich Schütz's death, November 5
Early Music Vancouver's War to Peace concert to mark 350th anniversary of composer Heinrich Schütz's death, November 5

Cappella Borealis, musica intima, the Pacific Baroque Orchestra, and more join for momentous tribute

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 18, 2022Partner Content, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Early Music Vancouver, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, musica intima, baroque
Sarah Slean pays tribute to Joni Mitchell in concert with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Sarah Slean pays tribute to Joni Mitchell in concert with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

In honouring one of her heroes, Slean aims for a state of harmony with nature, surrounded by a “wall of gorgeous sound”

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MUSICGail JohnsonOctober 18, 2022Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Civic Theatres, Sarah Slean
Theatre review: With energized performances, inventive Cabaret whisks audiences away to pre-World War II club
Theatre review: With energized performances, inventive Cabaret whisks audiences away to pre-World War II club

Site-specific show turns intimate Gastown space into an atmospheric Kit Kat Klub, complete with a catwalk stage, VIP-table telephones, and flapper servers

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THEATREJanet SmithOctober 18, 2022Raincity Theatre, theatre review, review
With Forêt, multitasking French musician Franck Vigroux conjures dreamlike world of dance, visuals, and sound
With Forêt, multitasking French musician Franck Vigroux conjures dreamlike world of dance, visuals, and sound

Sensorial universe blends the shamanistic and the cosmic via throbbing electro score, haunting video imagery, and slow, eerie dance

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DANCEJanet SmithOctober 18, 2022DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre
Touchstone Theatre kicks off its 2022-23 season with YAGA by Dora Mavor Award-winning playwright Kat Sandler
Touchstone Theatre kicks off its 2022-23 season with YAGA by Dora Mavor Award-winning playwright Kat Sandler

The genre-bending comedic thriller conjures the dark magic of wicked old witch and legendary Slavic anti-hero, Baba Yaga

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THEATREStir VancouverOctober 18, 2022Touchstone Theatre, Partner Content
dreamscapes retrospective offers films that enter into mysterious landscapes, October 19
dreamscapes retrospective offers films that enter into mysterious landscapes, October 19

Collaborators Cameron Mackenzie and Suzanne Friesen screen three short works that illustrate their approach to filmmaking as a poetic art form

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SCREENJanet SmithOctober 18, 2022SFU School for Contemporary Arts, film, short film, SFU
Singer Denzal Sinclaire swings with CapU ensembles large and small
Singer Denzal Sinclaire swings with CapU ensembles large and small

The Juno-nominated vocalist will deliver an eclectic mix of tunes, accompanied by both a big band and a small ensemble

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 17, 2022Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU
Vancouver Writers Fest 2022: Claudia Castro Luna contextualizes the Salvadorian immigrant experience through poetry
Vancouver Writers Fest 2022: Claudia Castro Luna contextualizes the Salvadorian immigrant experience through poetry

The prolific writer takes part in The Poetry Bash and Latin American Brilliance

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READ, FESTSStir VancouverOctober 17, 2022Vancouver Writers Fest, VLACC, Vancouver Latin A, Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre, poetry
Steve Dawson and friends will take a musical trip with Grateful Dead re-imagining
Steve Dawson and friends will take a musical trip with Grateful Dead re-imagining

The Nashville-based Vancouverite is teaming up with heavyweight talents for American Beauty shows

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MUSICGail JohnsonOctober 17, 2022BlueShore at CapU, Kay Meek Arts Centre, Grateful Dead
SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs forges new partnership with the Chutzpah! Festival
SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs forges new partnership with the Chutzpah! Festival

In the podcast and video here, SFUW’s Michael Boucher speaks to artistic director Jessica Gutteridge

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FESTSStir VancouverOctober 17, 2022Partner Content, SFU Woodward's
Theatre review: With  brutal honesty, Bad Parent mines the relationship perils of having kids
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

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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
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

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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
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

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DANCEStir VancouverOctober 15, 2022DANCE CENTRE, Justine A. Chambers
Theatre review:  The Café plunges audiences into a voyeuristic role at a working coffee shop
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

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THEATREJanet SmithOctober 14, 2022Fay Nass, ITSAZOO Productions, Kafka's Coffee, interactive, Apothem Theatre
Early Music Vancouver presents medieval ensemble Diabolus in Musica
Early Music Vancouver presents medieval ensemble Diabolus in Musica

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

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 14, 2022Partner Content, Early Music Vancouver
B.C. government announces an additional $50 million investment in new Vancouver Art Gallery
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

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NEWS, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 14, 2022Vancouver Art Gallery, BC government
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Nikkei Mochitsuki celebrates a year-end Japanese tradition, December 29. 

Taiko drums and dance add to the festivities at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. 

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From family-friendly theatre in the afternoon to celebratory shows as midnight approaches, here’s a look at what’s on offer around the city this New Year’s Eve—plus a couple of New Year’s Day festivities too.

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O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy serves up a whimsical party at the Massey Theatre, December 28

James & Jamesy’s family-friendly show sails through a series of slapstick and sometimes surreal journeys. 

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Winter Solstice Lantern Festival illuminates the longest night of the year, December 21. 

Secret Lantern Society’s annual offering includes outdoor processions, workshops, song and dance performances, and more across Yaletown and Granville Isl
Ballet BC has just announced that its artistic director Medhi Walerski will leave his role as of June 30, 2027, following the company’s big 40th-anniversary season.

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