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Multimedia hip-hop to a Madagascar "dance epidemic", as The Dance Centre unveils 2023-24 season

Buzzed-about talents Meagan O’Shea, Ebnflōh, Arno Schuitemaker, and Danny Nielsen are just some of the acts on the roster

DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithJuly 18, 2023DANCE CENTRE, The Dance Centre

Stir Cheat Sheet: 3 must-see acts at the Mission Folk Music Festival this weekend

South Korean prog-rock-folk, a hit of Haitian sunshine, and homegrown bluegrass

FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverJuly 18, 2023Mission Folk Festival, Summer 2023

Vancouver’s Rodney DeCroo explores new depths in Fishing for Leviathan

The multitalented artist’s new poetry collection finds him extolling a few simple pleasures

READJanet SmithJuly 17, 2023Rodney DeCroo, Anvil Press

La bulle mesmerizes as Pierrot performs in a giant, illuminated bubble, July 19 to 21

Kay Meek Arts Centre presents CORPUS’s surreal, award-winning show at Cypress Mountain Pop-Up Village

DANCEJanet SmithJuly 17, 2023Kay Meek Arts Centre, Summer 2023

Theatre review: Theatre Under the Stars rises brilliantly to the demands of Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical

High-level production values and a remarkably talented young cast bring the story of “revolting children” to darkly comedic life

THEATREJanet SmithJuly 16, 2023Theatre Under the Stars, Summer 2023, Homepage feature

Dance review: Emmalena Fredriksson’s Ecdysis | Soft Palate transports viewers through reality, memories, and dreams

At Dancing on the Edge, an LED-lit spine exoskeleton and white funnel-shaped headpieces create an otherworldly aura

DANCE, FESTSEmily LythJuly 15, 2023Dancing on the Edge, SFU Woodward's

Vancouver Folk Music Festival serves up chicken adobo, craft beer, kettle corn, and more July 14 to 16

Selection of 30 food vendors, market stalls, and community partners compliments weekend of concerts

FESTS, CULINARYEmily LythJuly 14, 2023Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Summer 2023

Surrey Art Gallery hosts Atheana Picha: Salish Weaving Residency to September 3

Nash’mene’ta’naht weaver’s work includes ceremonial hand-spun sheep’s wool blankets

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJuly 14, 2023Partner Content, Surrey Art Gallery

OKAN blends a colourful Cuban palette of influences, and brings it home to Canada

At the Mission Folk Music Festival, percussion-strings-and-singing duo draws on a vibrant mix of everything from Santeria to Latin and jazz

MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 14, 2023Summer 2023, Mission Folk Music Festival

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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