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Contemporary meets Baroque, as dance artists make Early Music Vancouver's Summer Festival move
Contemporary meets Baroque, as dance artists make Early Music Vancouver's Summer Festival move

Marisa Gold reinterprets a mythical figure in The Queen of Carthage, while Stéphanie Brochard removes layers of Baroque dress in Atempor/elle

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DANCE, FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 25, 2023EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Summer 2023, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs, SFU Woodward's, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Glass and ceramics in the spotlight as CCBC Craft Awards announced
Glass and ceramics in the spotlight as CCBC Craft Awards announced

Prizes go to Vancouver’s Hope Forstenzer, Coral Patola, and Carol E. Mayer

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithJuly 24, 2023CCBC, Craft Council of BC
Reclaim + Repair: The Mahogany Project finds inspiration in wood that was going to waste, at Museum of Vancouver
Reclaim + Repair: The Mahogany Project finds inspiration in wood that was going to waste, at Museum of Vancouver

Propellor Studio gathers local artisans and designers for an exhibition that spans lighting, a surf board, and a guitar

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJuly 24, 2023Museum of Vancouver, Summer 2023, Propellor Design, Homepage feature
Top Gun: Maverick kicks off a purely popcorn-flavoured Sunset Cinema series, August 2 to 30
Top Gun: Maverick kicks off a purely popcorn-flavoured Sunset Cinema series, August 2 to 30

Vancouver Civic Theatres hosts the free outdoor movies on a giant inflatable screen outside the Queen Elizabeth Theatre

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SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJuly 23, 2023Vancouver Civic Theatres, Sunset Cinema, Summer 2023
Author Jasmine Sealy sets the mood at Summer Open Mic by Neworld Theatre and Unbound Reading Series, July 29
Author Jasmine Sealy sets the mood at Summer Open Mic by Neworld Theatre and Unbound Reading Series, July 29

BIPOC writers to share their work in event hosted by Harrison Mooney

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READJanet SmithJuly 23, 2023Neworld Theatre
Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts returns to Vancouver from August 17 to 31
Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts returns to Vancouver from August 17 to 31

Event celebrates South Asian culture with art, music, dance, workshops, and performances

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CULTURE, FESTSStir VancouverJuly 22, 2023Partner Content, Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts
Stir Q&A: Artist Jeremy Shaw talks about the time-bending, transcendent effects of Phase Shifting Index
Stir Q&A: Artist Jeremy Shaw talks about the time-bending, transcendent effects of Phase Shifting Index

Vancouver-raised, Berlin-based talent loves that the Polygon Gallery installation “triggers something strong enough in people that they feel compelled to act on it in public”  

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJuly 20, 2023Jeremy Shaw, Polygon Gallery, POLYGON GALLERY, THE POLYGON, Summer 2023, Homepage feature
Salt Spring National Art Prize announces 52 finalists in competition for one of Canada's largest contemporary-art awards
Salt Spring National Art Prize announces 52 finalists in competition for one of Canada's largest contemporary-art awards

Esther Rausenberg, Jeanne Bourget, Guntaj Singh, Douglas Smith, and Frances Tiffany among Vancouver nominees

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithJuly 20, 2023Salt Spring National Art Prize
Tallis Scholars, Reginald Mobley, Le Consort, and more as Early Music Vancouver announces 2023-24 season
Tallis Scholars, Reginald Mobley, Le Consort, and more as Early Music Vancouver announces 2023-24 season

A new mini-winter fest called LUMEN and appearances by North Indian and Afghani virtuosos also fill out the roster

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MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithJuly 19, 2023EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Early Music Vancouver
Brews meet bikes and art at Create! Arts Festival Fundraiser, July 22
Brews meet bikes and art at Create! Arts Festival Fundraiser, July 22

Enjoy art while tasting the most refreshing summer pours at four of eight East Van beer havens

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FESTS, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJuly 19, 2023Eastside Arts Society, Eastside Culture Crawl, Summer 2023
Film reviews: Toy guns and Gallic courtship  at The Cinematheque's ode to France's peerless Jean Eustache
Film reviews: Toy guns and Gallic courtship at The Cinematheque's ode to France's peerless Jean Eustache

The uncomfortably honest The Mother and the Whore and the autobiographical coming-of-age movie Mes petites amoureuses were the late, great director’s only two feature-length films

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SCREENJanet SmithJuly 19, 2023The Cinematheque, Summer 2023
Multimedia hip-hop to a Madagascar "dance epidemic", as The Dance Centre unveils 2023-24 season
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

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DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithJuly 18, 2023DANCE CENTRE, The Dance Centre
Stir Cheat Sheet: 3 must-see acts at the Mission Folk Music Festival this weekend
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

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FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverJuly 18, 2023Mission Folk Festival, Summer 2023
Vancouver’s Rodney DeCroo explores new depths in Fishing for Leviathan
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

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READJanet SmithJuly 17, 2023Rodney DeCroo, Anvil Press
La bulle mesmerizes as Pierrot performs in a giant, illuminated bubble, July 19 to 21
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

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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
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

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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
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

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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
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

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FESTS, CULINARYEmily LythJuly 14, 2023Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Summer 2023
Surrey Art Gallery hosts Atheana Picha: Salish Weaving Residency to September 3
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

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJuly 14, 2023Partner Content, Surrey Art Gallery
OKAN blends a colourful Cuban palette of influences, and brings it home to Canada
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

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 14, 2023Summer 2023, Mission Folk Music Festival
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When a Prime Minister’s assistant’s romantic hotel rendez-vous is interrupted, a host of hilariously chaotic misunderstandings ensue. 

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DanceHouse and The Cultch present an extraordinary work of circus/dance, the North American premiere of Recirquel’s otherworldly Paradisum. 

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