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Vancouver Symphony Orchestra opens season with Mahler's monumental Sixth, September 15 and 16

Maestro Otto Tausk pairs the “Tragedy” with the emotional power of Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s CATAMORPHOSIS

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 14, 2023VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Pop Up Dances series by New Works returns to Granville Island, September 23 and 24

In partnership with CMHC Granville Island, a lineup of 30 free performances from 10 talented artists take place at five outdoor venues

DANCEStir VancouverSeptember 13, 2023Partner Content, New Works

Theatre review: Ain't Too Proud's ode to The Temptations delivers grit alongside impressive song-and-dance numbers

Stories of racism, civil unrest, and drug abuse give this bio-musical a compelling edge

THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 13, 2023Broadway Across Canada, Vancouver Civic Theatres, Homepage feature

Chutzpah! Festival reveals lineup for 23rd season featuring klezmer clarinet, artistic welding, and more

Unique performances range from closing night event The Best of Israeli Comedy to a blend of dance and Deaf theatre in When The Walls Come Down

FESTS, NEWSJanet SmithSeptember 13, 2023Chutzpah! Festival

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents Larry Guno's Bunk #7, September 28 and 29

Late Nisga’a playwright’s partially autobiographical work centres 1960s residential school riots

THEATREStir VancouverSeptember 12, 2023Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Theatre reviews: Physical feats of manhood and bird metaphors among standouts at Vancouver Fringe Festival

Generic Male pokes acrobatic fun at male self-identity, The Pigeon and the Dove explores homelessness, and Lia & Dor unfurls Romanian fairy tale

FESTS, THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 12, 2023Vancouver Fringe Festival, Homepage feature

Artisan market at Come Toward the Fire festival spotlights Indigenous-owned businesses, September 16

A selection of 10 vendors are on site at Chan Centre selling handmade soaps, beadwork earrings, soy candles, and more

FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithSeptember 11, 2023Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, CHAN CENTRE

Vancouver Chamber Choir opens 53rd season with Mosaic, September 22

Concert features four world premieres and introduces composer-in-residence Andrew Balfour

MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 11, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir

Theatre reviews: Sultry tango, orange puppets, and orca laments—a first look at Vancouver Fringe Festival shows

Peaches: The Play!’s cutting social critique; Tango in the Dark’s mad dancing skills, and more

FESTS, THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 10, 2023Vancouver Fringe Festival

Isaac Gasangwa fuses traditional Rwandese dance and modern street style in The African Dream

The 10-dancer piece shares Gasangwa’s story of living in the aftermath of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide

DANCE, CULTUREJanet SmithSeptember 8, 2023The Dance Centre, DANCE CENTRE, Afrobeats Van

Marc Atkinson Trio and Cameron Wilson play the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, September 22

Evening features West Coast-inspired acoustic guitar, violin, and fiddle

MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 8, 2023Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Black Belt Eagle Scout reconnects with Coast Salish homelands at Come Toward the Fire

Headlining Chan Centre festival, singer-songwriter Katherine Paul melds Indigenous traditions and Pacific Northwest grunge influences

MUSIC, CULTUREJanet SmithSeptember 8, 2023Homepage feature, Indigenous, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, CHAN CENTRE

Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House celebrates Vancouver's dance scene, September 16

Annual event offers wide range of dance classes and premiere of new work, Isaac Gasangwa’s The African Dream

DANCEStir VancouverSeptember 7, 2023Partner Content, The Dance Centre

Matthew Ariaratnam's "tones to melt and heal hardened hearts" takes to two wheels, September 9

Participants can join a bike ride that diffuses healing sounds collected from artists across the country and U.S.

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 6, 2023The Only Animal, climate change

Early Music Vancouver brings Handel's Apollo e Dafne to the stage, September 15

Solos from soprano Jacqueline Woodley and baritone Tyler Duncan characterize the concert

MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 6, 2023Partner Content, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVEr

Vancouver International Film Festival announces full program for September 28 to October 8

Opening with Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves and closing with Tran Anh Hùng’s The Pot-au-Feu, it’s a year of complexity and striking imagery

SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 6, 2023VIFF, VIFF 2023

Twelfth Night and Hamlet, as Bard on the Beach announces 2024 season

Rebecca Northan to direct The Comedy of Errors and Jiv Parasram to helm Measure for Measure on Howard Family Stage

FESTS, THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 6, 2023Bard on the Beach

Rising piano star Jaeden Izik-Dzurko comes full circle at the Vancouver Recital Society

Salmon Arm-raised talent recalls long commutes down the Coquihalla to pursue his art—and catch VRS Sunday matinees

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 6, 2023Vancouver Recital Society, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Théâtre la Seizième unveils 2023-2024 programming for 49th season

A political Franco-Haitian choral piece, Shakespeare for kids with a feminist twist, and more in all-French show lineup

THEATRE, NEWSStir VancouverSeptember 6, 2023Partner Content, Theatre la Seizieme

Premieres and partnerships with local arts organizations as Elektra Women's Choir unveils 2023-24 season

Holst’s The Planets with the VSO, concerts with the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival, and more

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 5, 2023Elektra Women's Choir, ELEKTRA

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