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Stand-up comedian Ali Hassan digs into his days as a chef in Does This Taste Funny?
Stand-up comedian Ali Hassan digs into his days as a chef in Does This Taste Funny?

The funnyman spent over 12 years in the food and restaurant sector before his comedy career took off

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CULINARY, COMEDYGail JohnsonApril 16, 2023Anvil Theatre, Ali Hassan, comedy, food
Croatian pianist Maksim Mrvica performs the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, May 17
Croatian pianist Maksim Mrvica performs the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, May 17

Concert is part of internationally renowned artist’s The Collection World Tour

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 15, 2023Partner Content, Xing Huang Entertainment
Nightingales to warblers, La Rêveuse: The Birds Concert draws inspiration from avian song
Nightingales to warblers, La Rêveuse: The Birds Concert draws inspiration from avian song

French ensemble goes beyond sonic beauty with compelling ecological message in Early Music Vancouver program

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 15, 2023EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Early Music Vancouver, Homepage feature, Spring 2023
Two guest-curated programs reflect upon Black womanhood at DOXA, May 5 and 8
Two guest-curated programs reflect upon Black womanhood at DOXA, May 5 and 8

Films chosen by Nya Lewis and Farah Clémentine Dramani-Issifou are accompanied by thought-provoking essays

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FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverApril 14, 2023Partner Content, DOXA
Frida Kahlo: The Immersive Biography cancels Vancouver run at PNE Agrodome
Frida Kahlo: The Immersive Biography cancels Vancouver run at PNE Agrodome

Organizers cite logistical and time constraints for multimedia show that was set to launch May 3

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithApril 14, 2023Frida Kahlo: The Immersive Biography
Review: Graveyards and Gardens grows new rhythms in its live rendition, via vocoders, violas, and clicking lamps
Review: Graveyards and Gardens grows new rhythms in its live rendition, via vocoders, violas, and clicking lamps

Caroline Shaw and Vanessa Goodman play with the tension between the human and the mechanical

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DANCE, MUSICJanet SmithApril 14, 2023MUSIC ON MAIN, Music on Main, SFU Woodward's, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs
Co.ERASGA presents their spring Studio Salon Series on April 28 and 29
Co.ERASGA presents their spring Studio Salon Series on April 28 and 29

Recurring event hosts local artists sharing their dance pieces in development

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DANCEStir VancouverApril 14, 2023Partner Content, Co.ERASGA
Dance review: Israeli artist Hillel Kogan's We Love Arabs proves hilariously provocative
Dance review: Israeli artist Hillel Kogan's We Love Arabs proves hilariously provocative

The excellent dance-theatre hybrid explores prejudices as it skewers the choreographic process

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DANCE, THEATREGail JohnsonApril 14, 2023The Dance Centre, Theatre la Seizieme, review, Hillel Kogan, Spring 2023
Stir Pairing: Bean & Hat and Blasted Church Vineyards
Stir Pairing: Bean & Hat and Blasted Church Vineyards

In the Canadian clowning show and at the Okanagan Falls winery, there’s craft behind the creativity

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CULINARY, THEATREGail JohnsonApril 13, 2023Blasted Church, Bean & Hat, LGBTQ2SAI, Spring 2023
Untitled Peter Tripp Project comes to Pi Theatre from May 4 to 6
Untitled Peter Tripp Project comes to Pi Theatre from May 4 to 6

Cautionary tale based on radio DJ’s undoing explores hallucination, fugue states, and doppelgänger paranoia

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THEATREStir VancouverApril 13, 2023Partner Content, Pi theatre, Pi Provocateurs
BC and Yukon Book Prizes announce 2023 shortlists
BC and Yukon Book Prizes announce 2023 shortlists

West Coast Book Prize Society names finalists in eight categories

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READGail JohnsonApril 13, 2023BC and Yukon Book Prizes, Spring 2023
Chor Leoni’s VanMan Summit Concert highlights over 200 voices on May 13
Chor Leoni’s VanMan Summit Concert highlights over 200 voices on May 13

Men’s choir unites tenors, basses, and baritones for celebratory conclusion to week-long festival

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 13, 2023Partner Content, CHOR LEONI, VanMan Choral Summit
Vancouver Folk Music Festival announces 2023 early-bird tickets now on sale; provides sneak peek at lineup
Vancouver Folk Music Festival announces 2023 early-bird tickets now on sale; provides sneak peek at lineup

Among the confirmed artists are Celeigh Cardinal, Susan O’Neill, Blick Bassy, and Las Cafeteras

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FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonApril 13, 2023Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Vancouver documentary back home brings its poetic journey through grief back to VIFF Centre on April 14 and 15
Vancouver documentary back home brings its poetic journey through grief back to VIFF Centre on April 14 and 15

Director Nisha Platzer employs hand-processed film and impressionistic imagery in quest to get to know the brother she lost to suicide

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SCREENJanet SmithApril 13, 2023VIFF, VIFF Centre
Juno-winning Florian Hoefner Trio brings modern jazz to BlueShore at CapU, April 18
Juno-winning Florian Hoefner Trio brings modern jazz to BlueShore at CapU, April 18

Ensemble will perform songs off of acclaimed album Desert Bloom

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WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonApril 13, 2023BlueShore at CapU, jazz, Spring 2023
Hey Viola! returns with its dreamlike civil-rights cabaret, at Gateway Theatre to April 22
Hey Viola! returns with its dreamlike civil-rights cabaret, at Gateway Theatre to April 22

Charismatic Krystle Dos Santos brings to life Viola Davis through a range of Nina Simone hits, gospel, jazz, and freedom songs

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WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREJanet SmithApril 13, 2023Gateway Theatre, Krystle Dos Santos
White Noise returns to the Firehall Arts Centre with its biting look at Truth and Reconciliation, to May 7
White Noise returns to the Firehall Arts Centre with its biting look at Truth and Reconciliation, to May 7

Frank, smart story of a dinner party gone awry attracted rave reviews last year

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THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithApril 13, 2023Firehall Arts Centre, FIREHALL, Spring 2023
Kunji Ikeda takes the stage in Sansei: The Storyteller at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, April 27 to 29
Kunji Ikeda takes the stage in Sansei: The Storyteller at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, April 27 to 29

One-man show examines the sombre history of Japanese Canadian internment through a personal lens

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DANCEStir VancouverApril 13, 2023Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Stir Q&A: Bird's Kylie Vincent talks pain, laughter, and the coolest dog she knows
Stir Q&A: Bird's Kylie Vincent talks pain, laughter, and the coolest dog she knows

Comedian’s standup-theatre-memoir mashup digs fearlessly into the trauma she suffered in her teens

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COMEDY, THEATREJanet SmithApril 13, 2023THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Spring 2023
See Vetta Chamber Music’s Wartime Masterpieces in concert, April 28 to May 1
See Vetta Chamber Music’s Wartime Masterpieces in concert, April 28 to May 1

Program will feature music from composers whose lives were impacted by war

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 12, 2023Partner Content, Vetta Chamber Music
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La Venue de l’avenir (Colours of Time) takes a lighthearted trip back to 1895 Paris, at VIFF Centre to January 5. 

Four relatives converge on an old house, discovering the story of an ancestor who journeyed to the City of Light during the Impr
Canadian art community mourns Gathie Falk. 

The pioneering multimedia artist who made her name with glossy ceramic fruits and shoes is being remembered for her “joyful affirmation of all that is beautiful in this world”. 

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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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