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Eastside Culture Crawl's sneak preview: Out of Control unleashes a wild array of work, at galleries around town to November 25
Eastside Culture Crawl's sneak preview: Out of Control unleashes a wild array of work, at galleries around town to November 25

Pop-culture paintings, dreamscape glass, and more at exhibit spread across Pendulum Gallery, The Cultch, Alternative Creation Gallery, and Strange Fellows Gallery

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WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithNovember 8, 2023Eastside Arts Society, Eastside Culture Crawl
Arts Umbrella’s School of Dance launches its 2024 International Audition Tour, December 3
Arts Umbrella’s School of Dance launches its 2024 International Audition Tour, December 3

Auditions for five ballet-based programs travel from Vancouver to Amsterdam, New York City, and Toronto

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DANCEStir VancouverNovember 8, 2023Partner Content, Arts Umbrella
Stir Cheat Sheet: 6 things to know about legendary South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim
Stir Cheat Sheet: 6 things to know about legendary South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim

The prolific octogenarian artist coming to the Chan Centre played at Nelson Mandela’s 1994 inauguration

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 8, 2023Chan Centre, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, jazz, piano, Homepage feature
Vancouver Men's Chorus performs annual Making Spirits Bright holiday concert, December 8 to 10
Vancouver Men's Chorus performs annual Making Spirits Bright holiday concert, December 8 to 10

Festive cheer and impeccable harmonies are expected at 43rd edition of winter show

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 7, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Men's Chorus, Holiday 2023
Stir Cheat Sheet: Recycled sheers to mossy art, 5 artisans to check out at the 2023 Circle Craft Holiday Market
Stir Cheat Sheet: Recycled sheers to mossy art, 5 artisans to check out at the 2023 Circle Craft Holiday Market

Empowering candles, retro mugs, and more at the Vancouver Convention Centre

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverNovember 7, 2023Circle Craft Christmas Market
In Chor Leoni's Boundless concert, Don Macdonald's High Flight honours the life and loss of a Second World War air-force pilot
In Chor Leoni's Boundless concert, Don Macdonald's High Flight honours the life and loss of a Second World War air-force pilot

Six-movement composition features in choir’s annual Remembrance Day program curated by artistic director Erick Lichte

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MUSICJanet SmithNovember 7, 2023CHOR LEONI
Awe-inspiring cave documentary Subterranean premieres on Knowledge Network, November 7
Awe-inspiring cave documentary Subterranean premieres on Knowledge Network, November 7

Film directed by François-Xavier De Ruydts dives into the world of hobbyist cavers on record-setting adventures

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SCREENStir VancouverNovember 7, 2023Partner Content, Knowledge Network
Theatre review: Nostalgic appeal helps CTORA Theatre's The Wizard of Oz fly
Theatre review: Nostalgic appeal helps CTORA Theatre's The Wizard of Oz fly

Strong performances and visuals, not to mention airborne witches and monkeys, make for a classic trip over the rainbow

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 6, 2023CTORA Theatre, Homepage feature
Elf: The Musical kicks off the holiday musical season, at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, to December 31
Elf: The Musical kicks off the holiday musical season, at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, to December 31

Actor Andrew McNee plays the beloved cotton-headed ninny muggins in the Arts Club production

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WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 6, 2023Arts Club Theatre, Holiday 2023
Promethean Theatre announces world premiere of Tragedy, Slander, & Wine, November 13 to 19
Promethean Theatre announces world premiere of Tragedy, Slander, & Wine, November 13 to 19

Production spanning comedy, mystery, and mockumentary examines spread of misinformation after a small-town murder

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THEATREStir VancouverNovember 6, 2023Partner Content, Promethean Theatre
Margo Kane wins annual National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring
Margo Kane wins annual National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring

Founder and artistic managing director of Full Circle: First Nations Performance receives $2,500 for her dedication to touring Indigenous works across Canada and globally

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CULTURE, NEWSJanet SmithNovember 6, 2023National Arts Centre, Full Circle, Talking Stick Festival
Western Gold Theatre reimagines famous heroine's story in A Doll’s House Part 2, November 9 to 26
Western Gold Theatre reimagines famous heroine's story in A Doll’s House Part 2, November 9 to 26

Tony-nominated playwright Lucas Hnath picks up the plot 15 years after Nora slammed the door on domesticity in Henrik Ibsen’s masterpiece

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THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonNovember 6, 2023Western Gold Theatre, Ibsen, Melissa Oei
Vancouver Chamber Choir and musica intima present Nightingales on November 25
Vancouver Chamber Choir and musica intima present Nightingales on November 25

Concert highlighting Latvian composer Uģis Prauliņš’s The Nightingale features recorder soloist Vincent Lauzer

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 6, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir, musica intima
Dance review: At Ballet BC's HERE season opener, its largest-ever work brings the audience to its feet
Dance review: At Ballet BC's HERE season opener, its largest-ever work brings the audience to its feet

Shahar Binyamini’s exhilarating and unforgettable 50-dancer BOLERO X caps a top-notch program that showcases a powerhouse corps

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DANCEJanet SmithNovember 4, 2023Ballet BC, Batsheva, BALLET BC, ARTS UMBRELLA, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents adult comedy-tinged stepsisters from Cinderella in The Spinsters, November 16 to 18
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents adult comedy-tinged stepsisters from Cinderella in The Spinsters, November 16 to 18

Show full of scandalous rules and secrets reimagines the lives of infamous fairytale characters

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THEATREStir VancouverNovember 4, 2023Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's Verdi's Requiem showcases more than 150 musicians in sync, November 3 and 4
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's Verdi's Requiem showcases more than 150 musicians in sync, November 3 and 4

Performance melds opera singing, orchestra music, and solo voices in a rendition of Giuseppe Verdi’s Messa da Requiem

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MUSICJanet SmithNovember 3, 2023Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
In one-woman play Whistle, Hadar Galron delves into the past, present, and future of the Holocaust
In one-woman play Whistle, Hadar Galron delves into the past, present, and future of the Holocaust

Actor-playwright developed semi-autobiographical monodrama with Yaakov Buchan, the son of Nazi doctor Josef Mengele’s secretary

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THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 3, 2023Chutzpah! Festival
Profeti della Quinta resurrects the 400-year-old music of Salamone Rossi at Early Music Vancouver
Profeti della Quinta resurrects the 400-year-old music of Salamone Rossi at Early Music Vancouver

Acclaimed Switzerland-based ensemble celebrates one of the Renaissance’s most radical innovators in Jewish liturgical music

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MUSICJanet SmithNovember 3, 2023EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Early Music Vancouver, Renaissance music
European Union Film Festival launches 26th annual Vancouver edition at The Cinematheque, November 16 to 30
European Union Film Festival launches 26th annual Vancouver edition at The Cinematheque, November 16 to 30

Spanish romantic comedy Ramona opens the festival, and Ukrainian comedy Luxembourg, Luxembourg closes

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SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverNovember 3, 2023Partner Content, The Cinematheque
In new dance solo Accumulation, Alvin Erasga Tolentino taps into human consumption's alarming effect on the environment
In new dance solo Accumulation, Alvin Erasga Tolentino taps into human consumption's alarming effect on the environment

World premiere from Co.ERASGA incorporates a live soundtrack by Emmanuel Mailly, and sculptural work by visual artist Marc Gerenton

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DANCEJanet SmithNovember 3, 2023Co.ERASGA, Performance Works
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The Nutcracker at Wethersfield follows New York City Ballet to a wintry estate, to December 28 at VIFF Centre. 

The Leading Ladies bring to life Duke Ellington’s swingy twist on Tchaikovsky score at December 14 screening. 

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Vancouver Cantata Singers bridge generations with Christmas Reprise concerts

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Goh Ballet fosters young talent and holiday cheer with 15th edition of The Nutcracker

Amid tulle tutus and fleecey lambs, director Chan Hon Goh reflects on the history of the “feel-good production”. 

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Gateway Theatre’s Annie brings back classic songs and a sense of optimism, to January 3. 

And did we mention the live dogs playing Sandy?

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Krystle Dos Santos brings her soulful vocals back to the Firehall in A Very Merry Motown, December 17 to 28. 

Artist and her band are amping up the storytelling in “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” with hits from the legendary Det
 

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