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Chez Nous: Christmas With Elektra welcomes the festive season with song
Chez Nous: Christmas With Elektra welcomes the festive season with song

Elektra Women’s Choir offers a diverse program of well-loved compositions, centuries-old works, and new pieces

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MUSIC, HOLIDAY23Gail JohnsonNovember 24, 2023Elektra Women's Choir, Christmas, concerts, Holiday 2023
Theatre review: Hurricane Mona takes an absurdly hilarious look at our pending climate disaster
Theatre review: Hurricane Mona takes an absurdly hilarious look at our pending climate disaster

Strong cast, vivid staging, and an imaginary frog bring story of a family’s clashing enviro beliefs to humorous life

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 24, 2023Touchstone Theatre, The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Pippa Mackie
Denyse Thomasos: just beyond exhibit brings the personal and political to grand-scale painting
Denyse Thomasos: just beyond exhibit brings the personal and political to grand-scale painting

In Vancouver Art Gallery retrospective, late Trinidadian-Canadian’s canvases allude to slavery, mass incarceration, and housing projects

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithNovember 24, 2023Vancouver Art Gallery, Homepage feature
Chor Leoni hosts annual holiday concert Christmas with Chor Leoni, December 15, 16, and 18
Chor Leoni hosts annual holiday concert Christmas with Chor Leoni, December 15, 16, and 18

Lineup includes classic carols I Saw Three Ships and Silent Night, plus the world premiere of Cameron Wilson’s A Midnight Clear

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 24, 2023Partner Content, CHOR LEONI, Holiday 2023
Bluegrass masters John Reischman and the Jaybirds take flight at the Shadbolt, December 1
Bluegrass masters John Reischman and the Jaybirds take flight at the Shadbolt, December 1

Helming the acclaimed band is Reischman, a composer and mandolin maven

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonNovember 24, 2023bluegrass, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Miss Chief Eagle Testickle Presents Her Memoir: Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon in Conversation takes place December 1
Miss Chief Eagle Testickle Presents Her Memoir: Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon in Conversation takes place December 1

Vancouver Writers Fest highlights the long-time collaborators’ new book, The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Turtle Island

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READ, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonNovember 24, 2023Kent, Kent Monkman, Vancouver Writers Fest, Vancouver Art Gallery, Eastside Culture Crawl, Indigenous, books
At Whistler Film Festival, Bruce Sweeney's new She Talks to Strangers is a morally muddy gift to Gabrielle Rose and Camille Sullivan
At Whistler Film Festival, Bruce Sweeney's new She Talks to Strangers is a morally muddy gift to Gabrielle Rose and Camille Sullivan

Vancouver director’s longtime collaborators make the most of their mother-and-daughter roles—amid kidnapped dogs, sex as currency, and a Kitsilano real-estate caper

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SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 23, 2023Bruce Sweeney, Whistler, Whistler Film Festival, Homepage feature
Emily Carr University of Art + Design's massive Student Art Sale kicks off, November 23 to 25
Emily Carr University of Art + Design's massive Student Art Sale kicks off, November 23 to 25

More than 230 students roll out oil paintings, ink illustrations, photographs, prints, ceramics, sculptures, housewares, and more

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithNovember 23, 2023Emily Carr University
The B3 Kings perform a concert at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts on December 8
The B3 Kings perform a concert at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts on December 8

Vancouver-based jazz group led by vocalist-drummer Denzal Sinclaire features saxophonist Cory Weeds

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 23, 2023Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
East Van Panto: Beauty and the Beast writing duo Christine Quintana and Jiv Parasram embrace the weird
East Van Panto: Beauty and the Beast writing duo Christine Quintana and Jiv Parasram embrace the weird

Pair draws on contrasting comedic styles and deep roots in the ‘hood for The Cultch and Theatre Replacement’s beloved holiday tradition

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 22, 2023THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Theatre Replacement, Holiday 2023, Holiday 2023 Top 3
PRISMA announces academy expansion in partnership with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and VSO School of Music
PRISMA announces academy expansion in partnership with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and VSO School of Music

Emerging artists will get to hone their craft alongside seasoned professionals

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MUSIC, NEWSGail JohnsonNovember 22, 2023PRISMA Festival, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
In Zahak, the Serpent King, brothers Aryo and Arash Khakpour use Persian myth to explore themes of power and oppression
In Zahak, the Serpent King, brothers Aryo and Arash Khakpour use Persian myth to explore themes of power and oppression

Eerie performance from The Biting School melds dance, physical theatre, spoken-word, and video projections

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DANCE, THEATREJanet SmithNovember 22, 2023The Biting School
JoAnn Falletta conducts Ravel: La Valse & Boléro at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, December 1 and 3
JoAnn Falletta conducts Ravel: La Valse & Boléro at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, December 1 and 3

Program of transcendent French classics includes works by Florent Schmitt and Albert Roussel

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 22, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Holiday Shows 2023: Stir's ultimate guide to all the festive performances and events in Vancouver
Holiday Shows 2023: Stir's ultimate guide to all the festive performances and events in Vancouver

From singing gingerbread men to a ballet classic to a mother of a theatre piece, Vancouver’s arts scene has the season covered

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MUSIC, THEATRE, DANCE, HOLIDAY23Gail JohnsonNovember 22, 2023Christmas, concerts, Holiday 2023, Holiday 2023 Top 3, Homepage feature
Vancouver Chamber Choir presents Handel's Messiah with Early Music Vancouver, December 8
Vancouver Chamber Choir presents Handel's Messiah with Early Music Vancouver, December 8

Concert featuring four internationally acclaimed soloists offers an intimate baroque styling of a seasonal favourite

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 21, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVEr, Holiday 2023
Holiday Markets 2023: Stir's ultimate guide to festive fairs featuring local creatives
Holiday Markets 2023: Stir's ultimate guide to festive fairs featuring local creatives

Photography, glass blowing, leather work, wearable art, food and wine, and more: Vancouver makers have been as busy as elves

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ART & DESIGN, HOLIDAY23Gail JohnsonNovember 21, 2023Holiday 2023, markets, holiday market, The Polygon, Holiday 2023 Top 3
Vancouver performing-arts visionary Norman Armour passes away, but his legacy on cultural scene lives on
Vancouver performing-arts visionary Norman Armour passes away, but his legacy on cultural scene lives on

The founder of the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival and Rumble Theatre is being remembered for his generosity, mentorship, and infectious passion for the arts

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NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithNovember 21, 2023Norman Armour, PuSh Festival
Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week blends traditional and modern designs at runway shows and an artisan market till November 23
Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week blends traditional and modern designs at runway shows and an artisan market till November 23

Featuring 32 designers and near 50 market vendors, annual event spotlights Indigenous artistry at its finest

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FASHION, CULTURE, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithNovember 21, 2023Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week
At The Improv Centre, Jacki Gunn's Back to the Holidays features a time-travelling Christmas cynic
At The Improv Centre, Jacki Gunn's Back to the Holidays features a time-travelling Christmas cynic

Community-driven improv comedy show melds all the best parts of A Christmas Carol and Back to the Future

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COMEDY, THEATREJanet SmithNovember 21, 2023The Improv Centre, Holiday 2023
Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra presents How the Grinch Stole Christmas, December 10
Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra presents How the Grinch Stole Christmas, December 10

Conductor Ian Parker leads music from Albert Hague’s holiday classic alongside Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 21, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Academy of Music, Holiday 2023
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Nikkei Mochitsuki celebrates a year-end Japanese tradition, December 29. 

Taiko drums and dance add to the festivities at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. 

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#vancouverarts #stirvancouver #taikodrums
From family-friendly theatre in the afternoon to celebratory shows as midnight approaches, here’s a look at what’s on offer around the city this New Year’s Eve—plus a couple of New Year’s Day festivities too.

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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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#balletbc #ballet #vancouverarts #contemporarydance
 

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