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Dream Marrow explores the power of dreaming, at Burnaby Art Gallery starting November 12
Dream Marrow explores the power of dreaming, at Burnaby Art Gallery starting November 12

Contemporary artists Hana Amani and Audie Murray work across mediums to explore these abstracted spaces

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverNovember 9, 2022Partner Content, Burnaby Arts Gallery
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra announces celebration of life for Bramwell Tovey, January 15
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra announces celebration of life for Bramwell Tovey, January 15

The afternoon concert features Christopher Gaze, Tania Miller, James Ehnes, and Tracy Dahl

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NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithNovember 9, 2022VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Civic Theatres, Bramwell Tovey
Circle Craft Christmas Market launches gift season, with 250 artists from coast to coast, to November 13
Circle Craft Christmas Market launches gift season, with 250 artists from coast to coast, to November 13

Vintage map and used-book artworks; cocktail smoker kits; owl ceramics; and a whale cribbage board

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithNovember 9, 2022Holiday 2022
Dance review: Alexander Ekman's Play proves to be a gorgeous delight
Dance review: Alexander Ekman's Play proves to be a gorgeous delight

Created for the Paris Opera Ballet, the work is having its Canadian streaming premiere

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DANCEGail JohnsonNovember 9, 2022DanceHouse, Digidance, Paris Opera Ballet, ballet, dance, Homepage feature
Juan Carmona flamenco quartet performs music from gorgeous new album at Kay Meek Arts Centre
Juan Carmona flamenco quartet performs music from gorgeous new album at Kay Meek Arts Centre

Zyriab 6.7. is the flamenco-guitar master’s most ambitious release yet

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 8, 2022Partner Content, Kay Meek Arts Centre
The Cave takes the climate crisis to the cabaret, giving voice to the animals
The Cave takes the climate crisis to the cabaret, giving voice to the animals

Creators John Millard and Martha Ross reflect on the timeliness of a song cycle about wildlife hiding from a raging forest fire

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 8, 2022THE CULTCH, The Cultch, John Millard
SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs hosts Festival of Recorded Movement, November 18 to 26
SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs hosts Festival of Recorded Movement, November 18 to 26

Latest episode of ArtScape podcast features talk with Sophia Mai Wolfe, artistic director of F-O-R-M

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FESTSStir VancouverNovember 8, 2022Partner Content, SFUW, SFU Woodward's
Piano virtuoso Jon Kimura Parker injects energy into Bernstein’s “Age of Anxiety”
Piano virtuoso Jon Kimura Parker injects energy into Bernstein’s “Age of Anxiety”

Upcoming performance with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra features the legendary composer’s Symphony No. 2, which is entirely unlike most other piano concertos

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MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 8, 2022Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Jon Kimura Paker, Homepage feature, piano
Theatre review: Mom's the Word: Talkin' Turkey delights with tales of Christmas calamities
Theatre review: Mom's the Word: Talkin' Turkey delights with tales of Christmas calamities

The holiday-themed show is heartfelt and at times hilarious

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THEATRE, HOLIDAY22Gail JohnsonNovember 8, 2022Arts Club, Arts Club Theatre, Mom's the Word, Homepage feature, Holiday 2022
Move over, wine: Craft cider is the focus for food pairings at North Vancouver’s Windfall
Move over, wine: Craft cider is the focus for food pairings at North Vancouver’s Windfall

There’s nothing like it in the region: Metro Vancouver’s first urban cidery launches new pop-up featuring a bold menu by chef Douglas Lee

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CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 7, 2022Windfall Cider, food pairings, cider
Dance review: Hourglass is a poignant exploration of passing time
Dance review: Hourglass is a poignant exploration of passing time

Wooden chairs, breathtaking honesty, and Philip Glass’s 20 Piano Études

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DANCEJanet SmithNovember 7, 2022Chutzpah Festival, Ne.Sans Opera and Dance, Leslie Dala
The Sound of Music hits the Stanley, November 10 to December 24
The Sound of Music hits the Stanley, November 10 to December 24

“Do-Re-Mi,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “Edelweiss”: the hills are alive with the return of the popular musical to the Arts Club stage

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WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATRE, HOLIDAY22Janet SmithNovember 7, 2022Arts Club, Arts Club Theatre, The Sound of Music, Ashleigh Corcoran, musical, Holiday 2022
Winners of 2022 Fulmer Award in First Nations Art, Carter Wosk Award in Applied Art + Design share exhibition, November 14 to 18
Winners of 2022 Fulmer Award in First Nations Art, Carter Wosk Award in Applied Art + Design share exhibition, November 14 to 18

Haida artist Reg Davidson has received Fulmer’s Award of Distinction for Lifetime Achievementworks

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WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithNovember 7, 2022Fulmer Award, BC Achievement Foundation, Indigenous art, Indigenous
Dance review: Striking imagery as Shion Skye Carter crafts a reverie through paper and ink
Dance review: Striking imagery as Shion Skye Carter crafts a reverie through paper and ink

Program features innovative work from the Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award-winner, as well as soloist Juolin Lee

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DANCEJanet SmithNovember 7, 2022DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre, Scotiabank Dance Centre
Theatre review: Seasoned actors bring raw honesty to their roles as teenagers in Seventeen
Theatre review: Seasoned actors bring raw honesty to their roles as teenagers in Seventeen

Senior artists teamed up with youth advisors for Western Gold Theatre’s impactful new piece

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 7, 2022Western Gold Theatre, theatre review, review
Vancouver Chopin Society presents pianist Zlata Chochieva in concert
Vancouver Chopin Society presents pianist Zlata Chochieva in concert

Musicians and critics alike are running out of superlatives to describe the artistry of the spectacular young talent

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 7, 2022Partner Content, Vancouver Chopin Society
Composer Frank Horvat writes from the heart in epic, bold Memories of Self-Isolation
Composer Frank Horvat writes from the heart in epic, bold Memories of Self-Isolation

Set to original poems, the musician’s cantata has its world premiere at Vancouver Bach Choir’s season-opening concert

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MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 7, 2022Vancouver Bach Choir, Leslie Dala, Frank Horvat
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents Kinesis Dance somatheatro's Noxious, November 16 to 19
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents Kinesis Dance somatheatro's Noxious, November 16 to 19

New dance work explores pollution of both Planet Earth and the mind

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DANCEStir VancouverNovember 6, 2022Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Dance review: Throbbing beats, surging sexuality, and time stands still at Ballet BC's edgy OVERTURE/S season opener
Dance review: Throbbing beats, surging sexuality, and time stands still at Ballet BC's edgy OVERTURE/S season opener

Buzzy show wires directly into the European contemporary-dance vanguard

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DANCEJanet SmithNovember 5, 2022BALLET BC, Ballet BC
Review: Beyond King Tut digs deep into the boy king's life and beyond through immersive effects
Review: Beyond King Tut digs deep into the boy king's life and beyond through immersive effects

The exhibition coincides with the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 5, 2022Beyond King Tut, immersive, National Geographic Society, Homepage feature
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