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SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs presents Nova Bhattacharya’s Svāhā!, July 14 and 15

SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs presents Nova Bhattacharya’s Svāhā!, July 14 and 15

Shown in partnership with DanceHouse and Indian Summer Festival, women-centric work is brimming with life

DANCEStir VancouverJuly 13, 2023Partner Content, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs

Salish-singing and indigo-dyeing workshops join the wide array at Create! Art Festival

Salish-singing and indigo-dyeing workshops join the wide array at Create! Art Festival

Composer-singer Russell Wallace and artist-designer Naomi Yamamoto are just some of the artists on hand for the event at Strathcona Park and East Side studios July 22 and 23

FESTS, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJuly 13, 2023Create! Arts Festival, Summer 2023, Eastside Arts Society, Eastside Culture Crawl

Theatre review: Smart comedy and heartfelt performances help make Theatre Under the Stars' The Prom inspiring

Theatre review: Smart comedy and heartfelt performances help make Theatre Under the Stars' The Prom inspiring

Pastel sets and Broadway-insider jokes in a story built from a real-life American incident of queer phobia at high school grad

THEATREJanet SmithJuly 12, 2023Theatre Under the Stars, Summer 2023

The Magic Flute and more uplifting arias and overtures, at open-air Opera in the Park July 16

The Magic Flute and more uplifting arias and overtures, at open-air Opera in the Park July 16

Vancouver Opera music director emeritus Jonathan Darlington takes the podium for the concert by Deer Lake

MUSICJanet SmithJuly 12, 2023Vancouver Opera, VANCOUVER OPERA, City of Burnaby, Summer 2023

Barbara Adler takes helm as artistic director at The Only Animal theatre society

Barbara Adler takes helm as artistic director at The Only Animal theatre society

Interdisciplinary artist, performer, poet, and musician set to carry on the organization’s unique link between environment and art

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithJuly 11, 2023The Only Animal, Barbara Adler

North Van Arts presents Women, Life, Freedom exhibition to August 26

North Van Arts presents Women, Life, Freedom exhibition to August 26

Works curated by Saghi Ehteshamzadeh celebrating women’s resilience and their fight for freedom

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJuly 11, 2023Partner Content, North Van Arts

Unearthly costumes help dance artist Emmalena Fredriksson conjure dreamlike worlds

Unearthly costumes help dance artist Emmalena Fredriksson conjure dreamlike worlds

At Dancing on the Edge, new Soft Palate incorporates sculptural fabric headpieces, while Ecdysis features an LED-glowing exoskeleton

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 11, 2023Dancing on the Edge, FIREHALL, Summer 2023, SFU Woodward's, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs

Nova Bhattacharya's Svāhā! reinvents ritual and celebrates female energy on a grand scale

Nova Bhattacharya's Svāhā! reinvents ritual and celebrates female energy on a grand scale

The Toronto-based dance artist draws on her own memories of immigrant women forming community for the 22-performer work

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 10, 2023DANCEHOUSE, Indian Summer Festival, SFU Woodward's, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs

Dance review: Neon wigs, red shin pads, and more colourful touches at Dancing on the Edge opening weekend

Dance review: Neon wigs, red shin pads, and more colourful touches at Dancing on the Edge opening weekend

Wen Wei Dance has wild, Baroque-tweaked fun, while Juan Villegas explores his Sephardic Jewish ancestry and David Albert-Toth grapples with consumerism

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 10, 2023Dancing on the Edge, Summer 2023

Theatre review: Ingenious staging and clever design elevate Bard on the Beach's new adaptation of Henry V

Theatre review: Ingenious staging and clever design elevate Bard on the Beach's new adaptation of Henry V

Simple props and nuanced performances come together in Lois Anderson’s visually and aurally striking rendition

THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 10, 2023Bard on the Beach, Summer 2023, Shakespeare, Homepage feature

SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs and Dancing on the Edge host Ecdysis | Soft Palate, July 12 and 13

SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs and Dancing on the Edge host Ecdysis | Soft Palate, July 12 and 13

Double bill from Emmalena Fredriksson is distinguished by otherworldly costuming and technology

DANCEStir VancouverJuly 10, 2023Partner Content, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs

Amythyst Kiah turns her tumultuous past into music with revolutionary force, at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Amythyst Kiah turns her tumultuous past into music with revolutionary force, at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Guitar in hand, the genre-defying “Black Myself” singer brings together everything from blues and Americana to alt-pop

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 10, 2023Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Summer 2023

Stir Q&A: Director Stephanie Graham wields a cast of 26 and the power of books for Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical

Stir Q&A: Director Stephanie Graham wields a cast of 26 and the power of books for Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical

Theatre Under the Stars production brings favourite songs like “Revolting Children” to life

THEATREStir VancouverJuly 9, 2023TUTS, Theatre Under the Stars

Powwow to playful, New Works' All Over the Map dances back to Granville Island, July 16

Powwow to playful, New Works' All Over the Map dances back to Granville Island, July 16

Kaili Che and TEMPO Dance & Visual Art, Wild Mint Arts, Amok Project, and ShoeStrings hit mixed program at the Picnic Pavilion

DANCEJanet SmithJuly 9, 2023New Works, Summer 2023

Cultural currents flow in composer-sitarist Mohamed Assani's new Watersmeet, at Indian Summer Festival

Cultural currents flow in composer-sitarist Mohamed Assani's new Watersmeet, at Indian Summer Festival

The artist brings together an array of Western and South Asian musicians for an aquatically inspired new suite of music

MUSIC, CULTURE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 7, 2023Mohamed Asani, sitar, Summer 2023, Indian Summer Festival

Kokoro Dance founders draw on long memories of Wreck Beach for annual butoh performances in sand and water

Kokoro Dance founders draw on long memories of Wreck Beach for annual butoh performances in sand and water

Veteran Vancouver dance artists Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi have been making the trek down the #4 Trail for decades

DANCE, FESTSGail JohnsonJuly 7, 2023pastry, Kokoro Dance, Wreck Beach Butoh, Barbara Tomasic, Barbara Bourget, Jay Hirabayashi

Yukon Blonde gets ready to give fans the weirdness they want at Khatsahlano Street Party main stage

Yukon Blonde gets ready to give fans the weirdness they want at Khatsahlano Street Party main stage

In anticipation of its sixth album Shuggie, Vancouver band rolls out songs that beeline for the listener’s pleasure centres

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 6, 2023Khatsahlano Street Party, Summer 2023, Yukon Blonde

David Bui conducts a mix of cinematic hits and classics at VSO's Symphony in the Park

David Bui conducts a mix of cinematic hits and classics at VSO's Symphony in the Park

Relaxed Deer Lake Park concert on the grass features beloved blockbuster tunes from Star Wars, Harry Potter, and more

MUSICJanet SmithJuly 6, 2023Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Early Music Vancouver hosts Renaissance-inspired Our City of Ladies on August 1

Early Music Vancouver hosts Renaissance-inspired Our City of Ladies on August 1

Performance on EMV Summer Festival lineup speaks to women’s rights

MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverJuly 6, 2023Partner Content, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVEr

In Theatre Under the Stars' The Prom, Anna Pontin draws on her own high-school experience

In Theatre Under the Stars' The Prom, Anna Pontin draws on her own high-school experience

The musical comedy’s lead knows firsthand the bravery it takes to come out as a teen

THEATREJanet SmithJuly 6, 2023theatre under the stars, summer 2023