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PuSh International Performing Arts Festival unveils 2024 program, with works from as far away as China, Brazil, and Australia

Tickets go on sale November 22 for offerings that range from a refugee-camp installation to a dance-circus set amid a surreal paper set

Metro Theatre showcases annual holiday pantomime Sinbad! from December 7 to January 1

Production written by Ellie King features a treasure hunt filled with catchy music and hilarity

THEATREStir VancouverNovember 20, 2023Partner Content, Metro Theatre, Holiday 2023

Writer Madeleine Thien revisits her Chinatown opera libretto at Future Mythologies, November 25

Vancouver-set work, following the story of two men’s struggles during the Chinese Immigration Act, is a passion project for the award-winning author

MUSIC, OPERA, READJanet SmithNovember 20, 2023Madeleine Thien, IndieFest, Opera

Internationally acclaimed British cellist Steven Isserlis joins VSO in concert, November 24 and 25

Maestro Otto Tausk leads the musicians in mixed program that features Elgar’s intimate Cello Concerto

Firehall Arts Centre hosts Ann Mortifee’s Reflections on Crooked Walking, December 2 to 24

Juno Award-nominated family musical follows the mysterious story of an entire town who falls asleep

THEATREStir VancouverNovember 20, 2023Partner Content, Firehall Arts Centre, Holiday 2023

Vancouver Civic Theatres screens Laurel & Hardy Shorts (1927/28), November 27

Live music accompanies three slapstick-comedy gems to wrap up 2023’s Silent Movie Mondays

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonNovember 20, 2023Vancouver Civic Theatres, silent movies

Review: Sanctuary & Storm marries intergalactic planetarium projections with the strength of historic female figures

From Vancouver Opera and IndieFest, world premiere at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre offers moments of passion and a matriarchal dynamic in an up-close, intimate environment

FESTS, OPERA, MUSICJanet SmithNovember 19, 2023IndieFest, Vancouver Opera, re:Naissance opera, H.R. MacMillan Space Centre

Upcycled baby dolls, cute pottery, and hot apple cider: A first-timer tackles the Eastside Culture Crawl

Spoiler alert: two-and-a-half hours is only enough time to hit a small portion of open studios—but here are a neophyte’s coolest finds

ART & DESIGN, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 18, 2023Eastside Arts Society, Eastside Culture Crawl

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts hosts John Reischman and the Jaybirds concert on December 1

Group led by mandolinist Reischman delivers bluegrass music and traditional Appalachian instrumentals

MUSICStir VancouverNovember 17, 2023Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Seattle-based social media mogul Nathan Chan joins Vancouver Cello Quartet in Kay Meek Arts Centre concert, November 19

Group’s creative lineup ranges from Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” to Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithNovember 17, 2023Kay Meek Arts Centre, Vancouver Chamber Music Society

Stir Q&A: With The Storyville Mosquito, Kid Koala takes multitasking to creative new heights in live "cinema experience"

Taking his place at the piano and turntable, the artist stages a show with 20 miniature sets, 75 puppets, eight cameras, and a string trio

SCREEN, MUSICJanet SmithNovember 17, 2023Kid Koala, The Massey, Homepage feature

Stir Q&A: In Deafy, Chris Dodd celebrates Deaf culture

The Edmonton-based Deaf artist smashes stereotypes in the tragicomedy about belonging, complete with ASL, surtitles, and spoken word

THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 17, 2023Pi Provocateurs, Pi Theatre, Chris Dodd, Deaf

The Beehive's Indigenous sci-fi-meets-coming-of-age story debuts at The Rio, November 17

Vancouver filmmaker Alexander Lasheras and his team will attend the B.C. premiere of genre-busting movie

SCREENJanet SmithNovember 17, 2023Indigenous

Vancouver jazz vocalist Jeremy Wong dives deep into human connection

The fast-rising artist has a passion for vocalese in the style of American greats like Kurt Elling

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 17, 2023Kay Meek Arts Centre, jazz

Anvil Theatre presents Melanie Teichroeb's Viking warrior solo show Shield Maiden on December 16

In a comedic effort to find new recruits, a Viking commander delivers life lessons on inner strength and female empowerment

THEATREStir VancouverNovember 16, 2023Partner Content, Anvil Theatre

In dark climate comedy Hurricane Mona, Alex Gullason plays a spunky environmental activist on house arrest

Hilarity-filled family dynamics and a crazy mushroom trip lead up to environmental disaster in Touchstone Theatre and Ruby Slippers premiere by Pippa Mackie

Gateway Theatre announces Barbara Tomasic as new executive artistic director

The artist’s experience includes work with Arts Club Theatre Company and Firehall Arts Centre, among other organizations

NEWS, THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 16, 2023Gateway Theatre, Barbara Tomasic

Zee Zee Theatre hosts the Queer Asian Stories Collection at the Vancouver Public Library, November 18, 19, 25, and 26

Participants can “check out” a human as though borrowing a book, to learn about their life experiences, culture, and beliefs

THEATRE, CULTUREStir VancouverNovember 16, 2023Partner Content, Zee Zee Theatre

Theatre Replacement and Company 605 unveil interdisciplinary HOLD ON LET GO festival lineup, beginning January 23

Previously known as PushOFF, newly named annual event highlights experimental works by the likes of Hong Kong Exile and Mardon + Mitsuhashi

THEATRE, DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 16, 2023Theatre Replacement, Company 605

The Golden Road spotlights Afghan rubab virtuoso Homayoun Sakhi at the Kay Meek Arts Centre, November 18

Musician is joined by setar player Kiya Tabassian, percussionist Hamin Honari, and bamboo flutist Shashank Subramanyam in Early Music Vancouver copresentation

MUSIC, CULTUREJanet SmithNovember 16, 2023Kay Meek Arts Centre, Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER

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