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South African dance company Dada Masilo forced to cancel Vancouver performances
South African dance company Dada Masilo forced to cancel Vancouver performances

DanceHouse was to close its 2022-23 season with The Sacrifice

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DANCE, NEWSGail JohnsonMay 5, 2023DanceHouse, Dada Masilo, South Africa
At Ballet BC, inspiration flows from a volcanic eruption for Johan Inger's large-scale new work
At Ballet BC, inspiration flows from a volcanic eruption for Johan Inger's large-scale new work

The Swedish icon’s new commission builds a mini-community onstage at WAVE/S

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DANCEJanet SmithMay 5, 2023BALLET BC, Ballet BC, ballet, Spring 2023, Johan Inger
Vancouver's Chor Leoni sings of mental health and wellness in The Turning
Vancouver's Chor Leoni sings of mental health and wellness in The Turning

Upcoming concert features The Leonids, the choir’s all-star ensemble, in a program that celebrates music as a healing force

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MUSICGail JohnsonMay 5, 2023Chor Leoni, mental health, Spring 2023
Theatre Review: Untitled Peter Tripp Project invites viewers into a surreal waking dream
Theatre Review: Untitled Peter Tripp Project invites viewers into a surreal waking dream

The show explores exhaustion and endurance through a series of hallucinatory set pieces

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THEATREJanet SmithMay 5, 2023Pi Theatre, Pi Provocateurs, review
Dance review: PIÑA celebrates Philippine culture through seamless blend of textile, sound, light, and design
Dance review: PIÑA celebrates Philippine culture through seamless blend of textile, sound, light, and design

FakeKnot artistic director Ralph Escamillan’s new work shines a light on its namesake traditional fabric

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DANCEGail JohnsonMay 5, 2023The Dance Centre, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs, Ralph Escamillan, FakeKnot, review
Theatre review: The Legend of Georgia McBride tells a timely story with sensitivity and sass
Theatre review: The Legend of Georgia McBride tells a timely story with sensitivity and sass

Under the glitter, “a raised fist inside a sequinned glove” at the Stanley

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THEATREJanet SmithMay 4, 2023Arts Club Theatre, LGBTQ+, Homepage feature, Spring 2023
Gabriel Kahane brings journeying Book of Travelers and inward-looking Magnificent Bird to Music on Main
Gabriel Kahane brings journeying Book of Travelers and inward-looking Magnificent Bird to Music on Main

One of the songwriter’s works grew out of a 9,000-mile train trip through Middle America, the other through COVID introspection

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MUSICJanet SmithMay 4, 2023MUSIC ON MAIN, Music on Main, Spring 2023
Vancouver Chamber Choir's REFLECTIONS concert kicks off tour to Nordic lands, May 12
Vancouver Chamber Choir's REFLECTIONS concert kicks off tour to Nordic lands, May 12

On the program are works by Helsinki’s Matthew Whittall and Cree-Dene composer Sherryl Sewepagaham, among many others

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WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonMay 4, 2023Vancouver Chamber Choir, classical music, Spring 2023, concerts
Vancouver International Jazz Festival announces The Revue Stage, new programming on Granville Island
Vancouver International Jazz Festival announces The Revue Stage, new programming on Granville Island

New venue will host the Innovation Series: five nights of improvisational and experimental music

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FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverMay 4, 2023Partner Content, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society
At Vignette, Vancouver chef Ash Kurtz channels his inner artist
At Vignette, Vancouver chef Ash Kurtz channels his inner artist

The Mount Pleasant restaurant by Michelin-rated Boxset Collective has stories of travel and whimsy to tell

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CULINARYGail JohnsonMay 4, 2023Vignette, Vancouver food, Spring 2023, Michelin, Bar Susu, Novella Coffee Bar, Ash Kurtz
DOXA documentary reviews: From an engrossing look back at BC-born Satanic Panic to teens in Ukraine
DOXA documentary reviews: From an engrossing look back at BC-born Satanic Panic to teens in Ukraine

Notes from Sean Horlor and Steve J. Adams’s Satan Wants You, plus We Will Not Fade Away, You Were My First Boyfriend, and Kite Zo A

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FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonMay 4, 2023DOXA, documentary, Spring 2023
Renegade Arts Co presents award-winning musical Spring Awakening from May 25 to June 10 at the Shop Theatre
Renegade Arts Co presents award-winning musical Spring Awakening from May 25 to June 10 at the Shop Theatre

Celebrated musical follows two young teenagers as they navigate adolescence and a society that condemns their love.

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THEATREStir VancouverMay 4, 2023Partner Content, Renegade Arts Co, Spring 2023
Vancouver's Amanda Sum combines pop-up books, music in New Age Attitudes: Live in Concert
Vancouver's Amanda Sum combines pop-up books, music in New Age Attitudes: Live in Concert

The genre-mashing artist’s new work celebrates introverts, awkwardness

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MUSIC, THEATREGail JohnsonMay 3, 2023The Cultch, Femme Festival, Theatre Replacement, Amanda Sum, Spring 2023, Homepage feature
Burnaby Art Gallery blasts off with Arts Alive: Out of This World
Burnaby Art Gallery blasts off with Arts Alive: Out of This World

The otherworldly exhibition features works by local students from Kindergarten to Grade 7

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMay 3, 2023Partner Content, Burnaby Art Gallery
Community Awards go to Eastside Culture Crawl's Esther Rausenberg, artist-filmmaker Simon Daniel James, and other arts advocates
Community Awards go to Eastside Culture Crawl's Esther Rausenberg, artist-filmmaker Simon Daniel James, and other arts advocates

BC Achievement Foundation acknowledges Haida artists, Health Arts Society founder, and more

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NEWS, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithMay 3, 2023BC Achievement Foundation
Stir Q&A: Vancouver-based Gitxsan journalist Angela Sterritt discusses her new book, Unbroken
Stir Q&A: Vancouver-based Gitxsan journalist Angela Sterritt discusses her new book, Unbroken

Subtitled My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls, the forthcoming title is a gripping read

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READGail JohnsonMay 3, 2023Angela Sterritt, BC authors, BC books, Indigenous
Dumb Instrument Dance presents a month of Asian artists at Ahhm, May 6 to 29 at Morrow
Dumb Instrument Dance presents a month of Asian artists at Ahhm, May 6 to 29 at Morrow

Taiko drumming, dance with cookware, and even a cozy reading rest place

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DANCE, READ, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMay 3, 2023Morrow, Dumb Instrument Dance, Spring 2023
Astrolabe Musik Theatre presents the Canadian premiere of Into the Little Hill, May 19 and 20 at SFU Goldcorp Centre
Astrolabe Musik Theatre presents the Canadian premiere of Into the Little Hill, May 19 and 20 at SFU Goldcorp Centre

Composed by George Benjamin, it’s a contemporary re-telling of the classic Pied Piper tale

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MUSIC, OPERAStir VancouverMay 3, 2023Partner Content, Astrolabe Musik Theatre
Elektra Women's Choir celebrates the beauty and power of music sung by sopranos and altos
Elektra Women's Choir celebrates the beauty and power of music sung by sopranos and altos

Two concerts by three ensembles cap off the annual Tapestry International Celebration of Women's Choirs

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MUSICGail JohnsonMay 3, 2023Elektra Women's Choir, Spring 2023, Homepage feature
National Geographic Live series kicks off with Coral Kingdoms and Empires of Ice, May 9 at Orpheum Theatre
National Geographic Live series kicks off with Coral Kingdoms and Empires of Ice, May 9 at Orpheum Theatre

Program featuring renowned photographers, filmmakers, and explorers continues September 12 and October 24

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SCREEN, STAGEStir VancouverMay 2, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Civic Theatres
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