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Film review: With Killers of the Flower Moon, a creatively energized Martin Scorsese conjures the details of a brutal chapter in American history
Film review: With Killers of the Flower Moon, a creatively energized Martin Scorsese conjures the details of a brutal chapter in American history

The genre-mixing epic digs into the deception and carnage that ensued when the Osage discovered oil

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SCREENJanet SmithOctober 20, 2023Martin Scorsese, Homepage feature
Tony Wilson’s music-filled, multimedia The Homeless Project shines a light on the city’s dispossessed
Tony Wilson’s music-filled, multimedia The Homeless Project shines a light on the city’s dispossessed

As part of Ironfest and Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, an all-star team of improvisors join the musician-composer who knows what it’s like to live on the streets

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 20, 2023Heart of the City, Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, Coastal Jazz & Blues
Vancouver Cantata Singers open 2023-24 season OASIS: Solace in Song with REFUGE, November 4
Vancouver Cantata Singers open 2023-24 season OASIS: Solace in Song with REFUGE, November 4

Program honouring Remembrance Day features Reena Esmail’s When the Violin and William Byrd’s Infelix ego

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 20, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Cantata Singers
 Patience is a virtue for Sandesh Kadur, who lenses the "intrepid characters" in National Geographic Wild Cats of India
Patience is a virtue for Sandesh Kadur, who lenses the "intrepid characters" in National Geographic Wild Cats of India

“Cats can be absolutely playful and they can be absolutely lazy,” says.celebrated wildlife photographer and documentarian

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SCREENAdrian MackOctober 20, 2023Vancouver Civic Theatres, National Geographic, Homepage feature
 Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents Corporeal Imago's aerial dance piece Throe, November 3 and 4
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents Corporeal Imago's aerial dance piece Throe, November 3 and 4

Work features six dancers clinging resiliently to aerial ropes in the throes of survival

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DANCEStir VancouverOctober 19, 2023Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Indian Summer Festival extends deadline for Culture Lab: Artist as Healer applications
Indian Summer Festival extends deadline for Culture Lab: Artist as Healer applications

Call goes out for South Asian artists for project funding of up to $45,000

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CULTURE, NEWS, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 19, 2023Indian Summer Festival
Blackout Art Society's third annual STAND Festival centres on immigrant and refugee artists, November 2 to 12
Blackout Art Society's third annual STAND Festival centres on immigrant and refugee artists, November 2 to 12

Several impactful theatre, dance, and music performances are on the lineup, along with workshop, art exhibition, and live podcast offerings

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FESTS, THEATRE, DANCE, MUSICStir VancouverOctober 19, 2023Partner Content, Blackout Art Society
Crystal Pite navigates multiple planes of reality and conflict for Assembly Hall
Crystal Pite navigates multiple planes of reality and conflict for Assembly Hall

Working again with theatre artist Jonathon Young, Vancouver dance star makes sophisticated play out of medieval re-enactment, Robert’s Rules, and the spoken word

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DANCEJanet SmithOctober 19, 2023Kidd Pivot, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Crystal Pite, Homepage feature
Chor Leoni offers annual Remembrance Day concert Boundless on November 10 and 11
Chor Leoni offers annual Remembrance Day concert Boundless on November 10 and 11

Soaring voices of 70-member choir create space for community contemplation and reflection

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 18, 2023Partner Content, CHOR LEONI
Stir Q&A: Skid Dogs author Emelia Symington Fedy talks teen years and consent
Stir Q&A: Skid Dogs author Emelia Symington Fedy talks teen years and consent

The Chop Theatre artist returns to Ashcroft for her aching yet funny new memoir

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READJanet SmithOctober 18, 2023Whistler Writers Festival
Massey Theatre hosts Kid Koala's The Storyville Mosquito, November 25 and 26
Massey Theatre hosts Kid Koala's The Storyville Mosquito, November 25 and 26

Production is performed, filmed, projected, and scored in real-time using 20 miniature sets, puppetry, and live music

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THEATREStir VancouverOctober 18, 2023Partner Content, Massey Theatre
Soprano Audrey Luna reigns over high notes as Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute
Soprano Audrey Luna reigns over high notes as Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute

Record-breaking singer loves the “female energy” of Vancouver Opera’s stylized production of the Mozart classic

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MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithOctober 17, 2023VANCOUVER OPERA, Vancouver Opera, Mozart, Homepage feature
Amsterdam-based Busch Trio performs a Friends of Chamber Music concert, November 7
Amsterdam-based Busch Trio performs a Friends of Chamber Music concert, November 7

Ensemble features pianist Omri Epstein, cellist Ori Epstein, and violinist Mathieu van Bellen

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 17, 2023Partner Content, Friends of Chamber Music
Theatre review: Peace Country looks at B.C. environmental issues from a complex range of perspectives
Theatre review: Peace Country looks at B.C. environmental issues from a complex range of perspectives

The often funny story set in a fictional small B.C. town is rooted in an all-too-familiar reality

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THEATREJanet SmithOctober 17, 2023FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre
Eight-piece klezmer group Oktopus offers an upbeat-yet-melancholic twist on tradition, in concert October 21
Eight-piece klezmer group Oktopus offers an upbeat-yet-melancholic twist on tradition, in concert October 21

Octet seamlessly blends Jewish folk music with classical, Quebecois, and jazz influences at the Massey Theatre

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WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithOctober 17, 2023Massey Theatre
The Wizard of Oz hits the Granville Island Stage from November 3 to 12
The Wizard of Oz hits the Granville Island Stage from November 3 to 12

Show delivers songs, characters, and moments from the beloved 1939 film based on L. Frank Baum’s novel

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THEATREStir VancouverOctober 17, 2023Partner Content, CTORA Theatre
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts hosts Arts Club production The Birds and the Bees, November 2 and 3
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts hosts Arts Club production The Birds and the Bees, November 2 and 3

Canadian comedy abuzz with love, lust, beekeeping antics, and the artificial insemination of turkeys

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THEATREStir VancouverOctober 16, 2023Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Arts Club Theatre
Cree composer Andrew Balfour brings Indigenous storytelling to Vancouver Chamber Choir as this season's composer-in-residence
Cree composer Andrew Balfour brings Indigenous storytelling to Vancouver Chamber Choir as this season's composer-in-residence

Winnipeg-raised artist conducts his piece Waawaa-Steewak—Cree for “Northern Lights”—in upcoming concert

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MUSIC, CULTUREJanet SmithOctober 16, 2023Vancouver Chamber Choir, Andrew Balfour
Prague’s Zemlinsky Quartet takes cues from its namesake
Prague’s Zemlinsky Quartet takes cues from its namesake

Playing together for almost three decades, group pays tribute to composer who bridged the classical past and modernism

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MUSICJanet SmithOctober 16, 2023Friends of Chamber Music
Co.ERASGA hosts world premiere of dance hybrid work Accumulation, November 9 to 11
Co.ERASGA hosts world premiere of dance hybrid work Accumulation, November 9 to 11

Solo by Alvin Erasga Tolentino uses found objects, debris, and natural remnants to tell a story of environmental crisis

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DANCEStir VancouverOctober 16, 2023Partner Content, Co.ERASGA
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O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy serves up a whimsical party at the Massey Theatre, December 28

James & Jamesy’s family-friendly show sails through a series of slapstick and sometimes surreal journeys. 

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Winter Solstice Lantern Festival illuminates the longest night of the year, December 21. 

Secret Lantern Society’s annual offering includes outdoor processions, workshops, song and dance performances, and more across Yaletown and Granville Isl
Ballet BC has just announced that its artistic director Medhi Walerski will leave his role as of June 30, 2027, following the company’s big 40th-anniversary season.

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Set to a soundtrack of Broadway showtunes and Christmas songs, production features a standout performance from Victor Hunter as grand dame. 

Head to Stir for the full @metrotheatre Panto review! 

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Here are 5 books for the arts and entertainment fans on your holiday list. 

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The Horseradish Theatre stages the quirky Slavic-accented comedy Number 13, December 18 to 21. 

When a Prime Minister’s assistant’s romantic hotel rendez-vous is interrupted, a host of hilariously chaotic misunderstandings ensue. 

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