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Society is the murderer in new film Suddenly Slaughter at The Cinematheque, October 10
Society is the murderer in new film Suddenly Slaughter at The Cinematheque, October 10

Work by The Biting School’s Aryo and Arash Khakpour incorporates a previous dance-and-theatre production of the same name

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SCREENJanet SmithOctober 5, 2023The Cinematheque, The Biting School
North Shore Art Crawl 2023 features over 150 artists, October 13 to 15
North Shore Art Crawl 2023 features over 150 artists, October 13 to 15

Free in-person and online event is held at 69 venues across the North Shore

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ART & DESIGN, FESTSStir VancouverOctober 5, 2023Partner Content, North Van Arts, North Shore Art Crawl
B.C. filmmakers take the spotlight as Whistler International Film Festival unveils first batch of titles
B.C. filmmakers take the spotlight as Whistler International Film Festival unveils first batch of titles

Live event November 29 to December 3 features three locally directed world premieres, including Bruce Sweeney’s She Talks to Strangers

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithOctober 4, 2023Whistler Film Festival, WFF2023, Whistler
New Works launches full month of community-centred dance workshops in October
New Works launches full month of community-centred dance workshops in October

Highlights include Dancing Through the Decades: A Day of Community Workshops on October 21, and the In Practice workshop series

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DANCEStir VancouverOctober 4, 2023Partner Content, New Works
BC Achievement Foundation announces recipients of this year's Polygon Award in First Nations Art
BC Achievement Foundation announces recipients of this year's Polygon Award in First Nations Art

Xwalacktun (Rick Harry) receives Award of Distinction for Lifetime Achievement

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ART & DESIGN, CULTUREJanet SmithOctober 4, 2023BC Achievement Foundation
Friends of Chamber Music hosts the Mandelring Quartet from Germany, October 29
Friends of Chamber Music hosts the Mandelring Quartet from Germany, October 29

Acclaimed ensemble performs Beethoven, Shostakovich, and Ligeti in 40th-anniversary concert

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 4, 2023Partner Content, Friends of Chamber Music
Max Wyman's The Compassionate Imagination among finalists for Balsillie Prize for Public Policy
Max Wyman's The Compassionate Imagination among finalists for Balsillie Prize for Public Policy

Nonfiction book praised for “deep insights into how and why arts and cultural funding is vital to safeguarding Canada’s present and future”

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READJanet SmithOctober 4, 2023Max Wyman, Writers' Trust of Canada
Upintheair Theatre presents The Array: An Exquisitely Sensitive Machine at What Lab, October 26 to 28
Upintheair Theatre presents The Array: An Exquisitely Sensitive Machine at What Lab, October 26 to 28

Lineup features The Library Performance Collective, Jarin Schexnider, Tamar Zehava Tabori, and Upintheair Theatre

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THEATREStir VancouverOctober 4, 2023Partner Content, Upintheair Theatre
HERE opens Ballet BC's new season with two world premieres and a returning favourite, November 2 to 4
HERE opens Ballet BC's new season with two world premieres and a returning favourite, November 2 to 4

Program features William Forsythe’s Enemy in the Figure, Shahar Binyamini’s BOLERO X, and a new creation by Stephen Shropshire

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DANCEStir VancouverOctober 3, 2023Partner Content, Ballet BC
Wynton Marsalis reflects on the way time flies, as Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra plays a program full of his work
Wynton Marsalis reflects on the way time flies, as Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra plays a program full of his work

Fifteen musicians at the peak of their profession help arrange their decidedly nostalgia-free bandleader’s four decades of music

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MUSICJanet SmithOctober 3, 2023Coastal Jazz, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society
Vancouver New Music presents Vox Organi festival, October 19 to 21
Vancouver New Music presents Vox Organi festival, October 19 to 21

Three-day lineup features unusual and unexpected music for pipe organ

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 3, 2023Partner Content, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC
Corey Payette's musical theatre production Les Filles du Roi transforms into a film at VIFF, October 5 and 8
Corey Payette's musical theatre production Les Filles du Roi transforms into a film at VIFF, October 5 and 8

Full-length feature details the arrival of French settlers in present-day Montreal in English, French, and Kanien’kéha (Mohawk)

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SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 3, 2023VIFF, VIFF 2023, Urban Ink Theatre
Pedro Chamale’s Peace Country kicks off Firehall Arts Centre's 2023-24 season, October 12 to 22
Pedro Chamale’s Peace Country kicks off Firehall Arts Centre's 2023-24 season, October 12 to 22

Production by rice & beans theatre address climate change from the perspective of northern communities

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THEATREStir VancouverOctober 2, 2023Partner Content, Firehall Arts Centre
At Sam Green's 32 Sounds, audiences use headphones to fully experience the live documentary's sonic world
At Sam Green's 32 Sounds, audiences use headphones to fully experience the live documentary's sonic world

Narrating live at VIFF, the filmmaker explores the physics and metaphysics of sound

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SCREENJanet SmithOctober 2, 2023VIFF 2023, Vancouver International Film Festival
Jenny Judge's phase transition evocatively explores passage of time, at the Craft Council of BC Gallery
Jenny Judge's phase transition evocatively explores passage of time, at the Craft Council of BC Gallery

Paint drops and travels down threads, spools, and buttons in work inspired by an elderly mother’s decline

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ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithOctober 2, 2023Craft Council of BC
Marc Ribot’s trio Ceramic Dog unleashes dissonant punk-rock jazz at Blueshore at CapU, October 16
Marc Ribot’s trio Ceramic Dog unleashes dissonant punk-rock jazz at Blueshore at CapU, October 16

Audiences can expect music that transcends boundaries from the group’s new album Connections

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 2, 2023Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU
Theatre review: Fairview lulls audiences into a sense of security before pulling the rug out in provocative and hilarious ways
Theatre review: Fairview lulls audiences into a sense of security before pulling the rug out in provocative and hilarious ways

White, liberal, social-media virtue signallers beware: The Search Party play has you in its sights

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THEATREJanet SmithOctober 2, 2023THE CULTCH, The Cultch, The Search Party, Homepage feature
Vancouver Bach Choir kicks off season with two masterworks by Mozart & Haydn, at the Orpheum on October 7
Vancouver Bach Choir kicks off season with two masterworks by Mozart & Haydn, at the Orpheum on October 7

Coronation Mass and Nelson Mass were written barely two decades apart

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WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithOctober 1, 2023Vancouver Bach Choir
Film reviews: Two B.C.-shot standouts, Ken Loach's latest, and more from VIFF
Film reviews: Two B.C.-shot standouts, Ken Loach's latest, and more from VIFF

Wild Goat Surf carves out a new kind of coming-of-age tale; Seagrass summons ghosts of history; plus The Old Oak, Rapture, and much more

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SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 29, 2023VIFF, VIFF 2023, Vancouver International Film Festival, Homepage feature
Latin Expressions series celebrates Latin American Heritage Month with events throughout October
Latin Expressions series celebrates Latin American Heritage Month with events throughout October

Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre-hosted lineup spans a Chilean VIFF premiere, dance workshops, and beyond

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CULTUREStir VancouverSeptember 29, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre, VLACC
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