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The Lake / nx̌aʔx̌aʔitkʷ documentary about lost B.C. opera sees its small-screen debut, starting December 14

Film follows Vancouver Opera chorus soprano and Astrolabe Musik Theatre artistic director Heather Pawsey on her journey to decolonize historic work

OPERA, MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithDecember 12, 2023Heather Pawsey, Astrolabe Musik Theatre

Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre offers workshops in dreamcatcher and drum making, December 16 and 30

There’s also a session on how to make cedar-paddle rattles, plus an extended run of 100 Years of Unity – Celebrating 100 Years of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) to May 2024

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonDecember 12, 2023SLCC, Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre

Carousel Theatre for Young People reimagines Snow White, to December 31

Just two actors portray the full cast of characters

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonDecember 11, 2023Holiday 2023, Carousel Theatre

Dawn Pemberton and Jodi Proznick stir up O Come All Ye Soulful, December 16

The soul singer and bassist are joined by an all-star band in program of holiday favourites

HOLIDAY23, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonDecember 11, 2023Jodi Proznick, Dawn Pemberton

Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir sings A Ringing, Swinging Christmas, December 15 and 16

Guest flutist, sopranos, and school choirs join in the festive concerts

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonDecember 11, 2023Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir, Holiday 2023

Theatre review: With pirates and puns, Sinbad! sails with shameless old-school panto fun

Shameless antics, community energy, and pro dance and set touches make for a fun family holiday tradition

THEATREJanet SmithDecember 11, 2023Metro Theatre, Holiday 2023

As a Viking warrior in solo show Shield Maiden, Melanie Teichroeb delivers a comedic 10th-century TED Talk on gender equality

Gabriola Island-based artist embarks on a reclamation of female strength in her production inspired by a true scientific discovery

THEATREJanet SmithDecember 11, 2023Anvil Theatre

Dance review: Ebnflōh Dance Company playfully flips the tables on witness and witnessed

In hip-hop-charged La Probabilité du Néant, the company and its DJ build restless crowd scenes and lock eyes with the audience

DANCEJanet SmithDecember 8, 2023DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre, Scotiabank Dance Centre

Arts Umbrella Dance Company shakes things up like a snowglobe in Mixed Nuts, December 15 to 17

The company’s version of Nutcracker is entirely its own

DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonDecember 8, 2023Arts Umbrella, Nutcracker, Mixed Nuts

Music on Main’s Music for the Winter Solstice celebrates stillness

With pianists Robyn Jacob and Rachel Iwaasa, and more, ninth edition of popular winter concert offers a chance to pause and reflect

MUSICJanet SmithDecember 7, 2023Music on Main, Holiday 2023

Glossy fruit and ghostly dresses, as Gathie Falk: Revelations looks back on art that uplifts the ordinary

In vivid retrospective at Audain Art Museum, themes of mortality hover beneath the visual splendour

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithDecember 7, 2023Audain Art Museum, Gathie Falk, Whistler, Homepage feature

At Gateway Theatre, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella boasts modern twists

Director Johnna Wright says this belle of the ball has agency

HOLIDAY23, THEATREGail JohnsonDecember 7, 2023Cinderella, Gateway Theatre, musical, Holiday 2023, Homepage feature

Vancouver composer-violinist Cameron Wilson gets serious in Christmas With Chor Leoni

The artist’s “A Midnight Clear” has its world premiere at singing lions’ 2023 seasonal concert

MUSICGail JohnsonDecember 7, 2023Chor Leoni, Christmas, Holiday 2023

Vancouver Cantata Singers fete the holidays with 20th annual Christmas Reprise, December 23

Matinee and evening shows feature winter favourites, from Miles Ramsay’s It Came Upon a Midnight Clear to Jocelyn Morlock’s Io, Io!

MUSICStir VancouverDecember 6, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Cantata Singers, Holiday 2023

Musica intima brings In Winter’s House to Kay Meek Arts Centre, December 14

The Juno-nominated vocal ensemble performs mixed program celebrating winter solstice

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonDecember 6, 2023musica intima, Holiday 2023

Vancouver Erhu Quartet epitomizes the spirit of intercultural music-making

The musicians are creating a kind of cultural fusion in the Sound of Dragon Society event

MUSICJanet SmithDecember 5, 2023Sound of Dragon, erhu, Vancouver Civic Theatres

TELUS STORYHIVE announces first-ever Video Podcast program, encouraging aspiring podcasters to apply

Platform for sharing important community stories offers $12,000 in production funding, customized online training sessions, and more

SCREENStir VancouverDecember 5, 2023Partner Content, TELUS STORYHIVE

Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker dances onto the Centre for Performing Arts stage, December 7 to 10

A Canadian theme distinguishes Vancouver’s only professional production of the timeless classic

DANCEGail JohnsonDecember 5, 2023Ballet BC, Nutcracker, Royal Winnipeg Ballet

Theatre review: The Gingerbread Men: A Holiday Cabaret delights with four-part harmonies

Brennan Cuff, Brandyn Eddy, Jer Lowe, and Jeffrey Victor serenade the audience with holiday favourites

Film review: Raging Grace mixes horror scares with tale of Filipinx domestic worker and her daughter

Paris Zarcilla’s genre-masher mixes Gothic frights with biting social commentary in a story haunted by the ghosts of colonialism

SCREENJanet SmithDecember 4, 2023Rio Theatre

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