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DanceHouse brings Dada Masilo’s The Sacrifice to the stage, May 5 and 6

Tswana-contemporary fusion dance draws inspiration from Stravinsky’s powerful work The Rite of Spring

DANCEStir VancouverMarch 31, 2023Partner Content, DanceHouse

Theatre review: Pretty Woman the Musical serves up light, fun story ripped directly from 1990 movie

Strong performances and visual energy offset a show that lacks depth

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 31, 2023Broadway Across Canada, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Yo-Yo Ma to launch Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s 105th season

Also part of VSO’s 2023-24 programming: guest solosists Steven Isserlis and Sarah Chang; B.C. premiere of John Adams’s Harmonielehre; new commissions; and more

Film review: Reel 2 Real festival's Belle and Sebastian: The New Generation is a beautifully shot, Alps-set boy-and-his-dog story

Closing-night French film takes an unaffected, unpatronizing look at nature, animal treatment, and disappearing farm traditions

SCREENJanet SmithMarch 30, 2023Reel 2 Real Film Festival for Youth, R2R Film Festival

The Flying Dutchman marks Vancouver Opera’s season end, April 29, May 4, and May 7

Performances at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre tell the tale of a ghost at sea

OPERAStir VancouverMarch 30, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Opera

Vancouver's Svava Tergesen turns food photography on its head in Ornamental Cookery

Site-specific installation at Audain Art Museum is part of the 2023 Capture Photography Festival

Black & Rural gives a glimpse into the lives of Black Canadians who call the countryside home

Storyteller Shayna Jones shares insights drawn from interviews with people of African ancestry who live outside of urban centres

THEATREGail JohnsonMarch 29, 2023Shayna Jones, Pi Theatre, Black & Rural, Black, Black Lives Matter, Spring 2023

Enjoy Silent Movie Mondays at Orpheum Theatre on May 1, June 5, and July 10

New Vancouver Civic Theatres series features early 1900s Charlie Chaplin flicks and more

SCREENStir VancouverMarch 29, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Camilla Tibbs to take helm of the Pacific Screenwriting Program in May

The nonprofit provides training and support to BC-based TV film and television writers at all levels

SCREEN, NEWSJanet SmithMarch 29, 2023Camilla Tibbs, Pacific Screenwriting Program

Star Dutch pianist-brothers Arthur and Lucas Jussen revisit Vancouver with verve

Joining VSO in concert, critially acclaimed siblings will perform Mendelssohn’s energetic Concerto for 2 Pianos in E Major

MUSICGail JohnsonMarch 28, 2023Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, piano, The Jussen Brothers, Otto Tausk

Music community reeling from news that celebrated Vancouver composer Jocelyn Morlock has died

“National treasure” and former VSO composer-in-residence remembered for kindness, love of nature, and expressivity in music

NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithMarch 28, 2023Jocelyn Morlock

Théâtre la Seizième and The Dance Centre invite audiences to watch We Love Arabs, April 13 to 15

Thought-provoking piece uses combination of dance and theatre to explore political satire

DANCE, THEATREStir VancouverMarch 28, 2023Partner Content, Theatre la Seizieme, The Dance Centre

Vancouver's Folke Restaurant goes all-in on progressive plant-based cuisine

Hospitality is included in the prices at this Kitsilano dining destination that celebrates all things vegan

CULINARYGail JohnsonMarch 28, 2023Folke, restaurants, Vancouver restaurants, Vancouver food

At Capture Photography Festival, Gloria Wong draws on a rich archive of Chinatown and family images

Pendulum Gallery’s Here and Now exhibit juxtaposes self-portrait with studio shots by early-20th century’s Yucho Chow

Juno-winning Florian Hoefner Trio brings jazz to BlueShore at CapU, April 18

Evening explores works off the group’s critically acclaimed 2023 release

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 28, 2023Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU

Ballet BC dancers show their choreographic chops at Take Form, March 31 and April 1

Sidney Chuckas, Michael Garcia, Orlando Harbutt, Jacalyn Tatro, and Jacob Williams create short works

DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 28, 2023BALLET BC, Ballet BC

Psychology interweaves with contemporary dance and Renaissance art in Voirelia's De/Formed Revival, at the Shadbolt Arts Centre March 30 to April 1

Premiere draws on the troupe’s unique blend of inspirations

DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 28, 2023Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Shadbolt Centre

Three Vancouver artists among the 2023 winners of Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts

Nettie Wild, Germaine Koh, and Shannon Walsh honoured by Canada Council for the Arts

See Studio 58’s The Kitchen at Langara College, March 30 to April 9

Maddeningly meticulous inner workings of a high-end restaurant make it to the main stage

THEATREStir VancouverMarch 27, 2023Partner Content, Studio 58

Roller skates and queer love stories: Vancouver International Burlesque Festival's new artistic director welcomes full array

Exploring identity and culture in her own acts, Androsia Wilde pushes for radical inclusivity at this year’s event

FESTSJanet SmithMarch 27, 2023Vancouver International Burlesque Festival, Spring 2023

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