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Kokoro Dance closes out 2023 with a Jazz Jam, December 29
Kokoro Dance closes out 2023 with a Jazz Jam, December 29

Live improvised music accompanies the butoh company’s dancers

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DANCEGail JohnsonDecember 22, 2023Kokoro Dance
Award-winning horse relay documentary Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before The Sun drops on streaming platforms December 22
Award-winning horse relay documentary Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before The Sun drops on streaming platforms December 22

Young Siksika woman Logan Red Crow competes in the risky Indian Relay in the film, which had a sold-out run at VIFF in October

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SCREENJanet SmithDecember 21, 2023Paramount+, TELUS Optik TV, VIFF
Film review: Wim Wenders’s Anselm is a jaw-dropping 3-D trip into artist’s epic works
Film review: Wim Wenders’s Anselm is a jaw-dropping 3-D trip into artist’s epic works

Redefining the artist biopic, the filmmaker captures the massive themes, stunning details, and punishing processes of Anselm Kiefer’s work

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ART & DESIGN, SCREENJanet SmithDecember 21, 2023Wim Wenders
Stir Q&A: Artists of O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy sound off on the holidays
Stir Q&A: Artists of O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy sound off on the holidays

Aaron Malkin and Alastair Knowles, aka James and Jamesy respectively, aim to reignite people’s imaginations through slapstick, word play, and more

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COMEDYGail JohnsonDecember 21, 2023O Christmas Tea, Holiday 2023, comedy
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs Casino Royale in Concert, January 12 and 13
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs Casino Royale in Concert, January 12 and 13

Full symphony orchestra conducted by Julian Pellicano plays David Arnold’s Bond score live to a screening of the film

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MUSICStir VancouverDecember 20, 2023Partner Content, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
New Year's in Vancouver: Dozens of ideas to ring in 2024
New Year's in Vancouver: Dozens of ideas to ring in 2024

From thrilling performances to culinary arts, there are countless options for December 31 and January 1 celebrations

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CULINARY, THEATRE, MUSIC, HOLIDAY23Gail JohnsonDecember 20, 2023New Year's Eve, New Year's Day
With J.E.H. MacDonald? A Tangled Garden, Vancouver Art Gallery lets viewer in on forgery detective work
With J.E.H. MacDonald? A Tangled Garden, Vancouver Art Gallery lets viewer in on forgery detective work

Unusual exhibit shows the way microscopic paint analysis and art-historical expertise reveal donated sketches were not created by Group of Seven founder

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithDecember 19, 2023Vancouver Art Gallery, Group of Seven, Homepage feature
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival announces PuSh Play podcast, now streaming across platforms
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival announces PuSh Play podcast, now streaming across platforms

Gabrielle Martin converses with artists who are pushing boundaries and playing with form ahead of the festival’s run from January 18 to February 4

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FESTS, DANCEStir VancouverDecember 19, 2023Partner Content, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, PuSh Festival
Holiday gifts: 12 arts events coming to Vancouver in January 2024 to pick up tickets for now
Holiday gifts: 12 arts events coming to Vancouver in January 2024 to pick up tickets for now

The New Year starts off strong in the local arts community, from dance to interactive installations to a Cabane à Sucre

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FESTS, MUSIC, THEATREGail JohnsonDecember 19, 2023Holiday 2023, The Cultch, DanceHouse, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
Theatre review: Gateway Theatre’s modern take on Cinderella retains the charm of a classic fairy tale
Theatre review: Gateway Theatre’s modern take on Cinderella retains the charm of a classic fairy tale

Radiant acting, dazzling costumes, and a storybook set are among Johnna Wright’s take on Rodgers + Hammerstein classic

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THEATREGail JohnsonDecember 18, 2023Gateway Theatre, Cinderella, Holiday 2023
Holiday sweets: 7 places to find artful edible creations this season
Holiday sweets: 7 places to find artful edible creations this season

From bûches de Noël to bonbons, local culinary artists have all sorts of celebratory goods on offer

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CULINARYGail JohnsonDecember 18, 2023pastry, Holiday 2023
Tangled in Blue, new fibre and textile art show, comes to The Anvil Centre, to January 24
Tangled in Blue, new fibre and textile art show, comes to The Anvil Centre, to January 24

The Community Art Gallery exhibition features works by FYBR 2RT’s emerging and established artists

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ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonDecember 18, 2023The Anvil Centre, textile art
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 historic fun facts from Home Brew, the Museum of Vancouver's new online beer catalogue
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 historic fun facts from Home Brew, the Museum of Vancouver's new online beer catalogue

Virtual flipbook documents the birth of breweries in the city, from harvesting hops to a modern wave of craft beer

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ART & DESIGN, DRINK, CULINARYStir VancouverDecember 15, 2023Museum of Vancouver, Parallel 49 Brewing Company, Homepage feature
Kokoro Dance hosts another Jazz Jam evening with live music at KW Studios on December 29
Kokoro Dance hosts another Jazz Jam evening with live music at KW Studios on December 29

The company’s butoh dancers team up with local jazz musicians in a recurring interdisciplinary series

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DANCE, MUSICStir VancouverDecember 15, 2023Partner Content, Kokoro Dance
Vancouver Cantata Singers celebrate two decades of winter tradition with 20th Christmas Reprise at the Holy Rosary Cathedral
Vancouver Cantata Singers celebrate two decades of winter tradition with 20th Christmas Reprise at the Holy Rosary Cathedral

December 23 matinee ending in surround-sound of Franz Biebl’s Ave Maria tours to New Westminster’s Queens Avenue United Church in the evening

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MUSICJanet SmithDecember 15, 2023Vancouver Cantata Singers, Holiday 2023
Conflict surrounds Okanagan Symphony Orchestra firing of music director Rosemary Thomson after 16-year tenure
Conflict surrounds Okanagan Symphony Orchestra firing of music director Rosemary Thomson after 16-year tenure

A petition calls for the reinstatement of the maestro who has conducted in Vancouver

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NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithDecember 15, 2023Okanagan Symphony Orchestra
Immediate Family director Denny Tedesco builds loving portrait of the 1970s' go-to session players
Immediate Family director Denny Tedesco builds loving portrait of the 1970s' go-to session players

Stories span crash-landing a Cessna into an open field with James Taylor and doing 61 takes of Warren Zevon’s “Werewolves of London”

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SCREENJanet SmithDecember 14, 2023Vancouver International Film Festival
Rekindle the Fire takes a ceremonial approach to music
Rekindle the Fire takes a ceremonial approach to music

Featured guests Mei Han and Randy Raine-Reusch will be joined by 10 accomplished musicians from various cultural backgrounds as well as by Han’s vocalist daughter in Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra concert celebrating winter solstice

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MUSICJanet SmithDecember 14, 2023VICO, Holiday 2023
Disney’s The Lion King is coming back to Vancouver
Disney’s The Lion King is coming back to Vancouver

Dates to be announced for the hit musical running during the 2024-25 Broadway season

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THEATREGail JohnsonDecember 14, 2023Broadway Across Canada, Broadway, The Lion King
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra announces Riopelle Symphonique as part of centenary celebrations of the late great Canadian artist  Jean Paul Riopelle
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra announces Riopelle Symphonique as part of centenary celebrations of the late great Canadian artist Jean Paul Riopelle

Presented by The Audain Foundation, the performance is a musical and visual odyssey through the artist’s masterpieces

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ART & DESIGN, MUSICGail JohnsonDecember 14, 2023Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Audain Foundation, Audain Art Museum, Jean Paul Riopelle
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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. 

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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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DanceHouse and The Cultch present an extraordinary work of circus/dance, the North American premiere of Recirquel’s otherworldly Paradisum. 

Directed and choreographed by Bence Vági, Paradisum explores the new possibilities of
 

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