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Red Velvet tells the story of the first Black man to play Shakespeare's Othello, at the Arts Club Theatre Company
Red Velvet tells the story of the first Black man to play Shakespeare's Othello, at the Arts Club Theatre Company

Director Omari Newton and lead actor Quincy Armorer reflect on the importance of Ira Aldridge’s legacy as they commemorate over 20 years of friendship and collaboration

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THEATREJanet SmithMarch 21, 2024Arts Club Theatre Company, Arts Club, Spring 2024, Black Theatre Workshop, Homepage feature
Three curatorial residencies announced for Vancouver Art Gallery
Three curatorial residencies announced for Vancouver Art Gallery

Pantea Haghighi, Makiko Hara, and Nya Lewis join the gallery’s curatorial department immediately and will remain through 2025

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NEWS, ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMarch 21, 2024Vancouver Art Gallery
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 bits of context as Vancouver Bach Choir marks 300th anniversary of Bach's St John Passion
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 bits of context as Vancouver Bach Choir marks 300th anniversary of Bach's St John Passion

Choir to be joined by soloists Magali Simard-Galdès, Krisztina Szabó, Asitha Tennekoon, Neil Craighead, and members of the VSO

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MUSICStir VancouverMarch 21, 2024Vancouver Bach Choir, Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs, St John Passion, Bach, Spring 2024, Easter
Blossoms After Dark envelops David Lam Park in enchanting lights at this year's Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Blossoms After Dark envelops David Lam Park in enchanting lights at this year's Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival

Under leadership of new executive director Andrea Arnot, revival of pre-pandemic event features blossom-pink snacks, live music, and roaming performers

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FESTSJanet SmithMarch 20, 2024Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, Spring 2024, Blossoms After Dark, Homepage feature
Lang Lang, Harry Potter, and more as Vancouver Symphony Orchestra announces 2024-25 season
Lang Lang, Harry Potter, and more as Vancouver Symphony Orchestra announces 2024-25 season

Maestro Otto Tausk leads the company through another season of Canadian premieres, musical tributes, live-scored films, and symphonic classics

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NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithMarch 20, 2024VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Indigenous singer-songwriter Kym Gouchie performs at BlueShore at CapU, April 7
Indigenous singer-songwriter Kym Gouchie performs at BlueShore at CapU, April 7

Prince George-based artist who plays hand drum and acoustic guitar is joined by band members Naomi Kavka and Ian Olmstead

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MUSICStir VancouverMarch 20, 2024Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU, Spring 2024
In celebration of Persian New Year, NFB releases Bahram Javahery’s Two Apples for free online streaming
In celebration of Persian New Year, NFB releases Bahram Javahery’s Two Apples for free online streaming

Animated short film about the Iranian-Canadian immigrant experience offers reflections on cultural exchanges and homelands in time for Nowruz

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SCREEN, CULTUREJanet SmithMarch 20, 2024Nowruz, NFB, Persian, Spring 2024, National Film Board
Czech Republic's Bennewitz Quartet plays a Friends of Chamber Music concert, April 9
Czech Republic's Bennewitz Quartet plays a Friends of Chamber Music concert, April 9

Group’s return to Vancouver features a collaboration with Russian pianist Arsentiy Kharitonov for Dvořák’s Piano Quintet No. 2

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MUSICStir VancouverMarch 19, 2024Partner Content, Friends of Chamber Music, Bennewitz Quartet, Spring 2024
Modus Operandi performs dance pieces in development at New Works show, March 24
Modus Operandi performs dance pieces in development at New Works show, March 24

Contemporary dance training program of nearly 30 artists presents choreographic works by Tiffany Tregarthen, David Raymond, and Yue Yin

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DANCEJanet SmithMarch 19, 2024New Works, Modus Operandi, Spring 2024
The Fauré Quartett debuts in Vancouver on March 26 with some of its piano-led "greatest hits"
The Fauré Quartett debuts in Vancouver on March 26 with some of its piano-led "greatest hits"

Though often adventurous, the German piano quartet arrives here with a more traditional program including Brahms’s Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor

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MUSICJanet SmithMarch 19, 2024Friends of Chamber Music, piano, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Vancouver International Jazz Festival announces headliners Julian Lage, Veronica Swift, and SUMAC with Moor Mother for summer event
Vancouver International Jazz Festival announces headliners Julian Lage, Veronica Swift, and SUMAC with Moor Mother for summer event

Guitarist, genre-crossing jazz singer, and supergroup are to play at June event

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MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithMarch 18, 2024Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, Coastal Jazz & Blues, Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Gateway Theatre presents Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, April 11 to 20
Gateway Theatre presents Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, April 11 to 20

Five actors take on nearly forty characters as they solve a notorious case in adventure-comedy production directed by Barbara Tomasic

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THEATREStir VancouverMarch 18, 2024Partner Content, Gateway Theatre, Spring 2024
Dr. Gabor Maté opens up in Physician, Heal Thyself at the Cinematheque on March 20 and the Vancouver Jewish Film Festival on April 9
Dr. Gabor Maté opens up in Physician, Heal Thyself at the Cinematheque on March 20 and the Vancouver Jewish Film Festival on April 9

It’s the sometimes self-lacerating words and the visible emotions of Gabor Maté that viewers will remember of this exceptional documentary

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SCREENAdrian MackMarch 18, 2024The Cinematheque, Gabor Mate, Spring 2024
American pianist Aaron Diehl plays a Chan Centre for the Performing Arts concert, April 19
American pianist Aaron Diehl plays a Chan Centre for the Performing Arts concert, April 19

Composer-musician’s 2020 release The Vagabond juxtaposes nine original tracks with works by Philip Glass and Sergei Prokofiev

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MUSICStir VancouverMarch 18, 2024Partner Content, CHan Centre for the Performing Arts, Spring 2024
Young violin star Christian Li makes his Canadian debut at Vancouver Recital Society, March 24
Young violin star Christian Li makes his Canadian debut at Vancouver Recital Society, March 24

The 16-year-old comes here trailing rave reviews and a bunch of “youngest-ever-to” firsts

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MUSICJanet SmithMarch 18, 2024Vancouver Recital Society, VANCOUVER RECITAL SOCIETY, Vancouver Civic Theatres, Spring 2024
Burnaby Lyric Opera performs La Bohème at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, April 6 to 13
Burnaby Lyric Opera performs La Bohème at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, April 6 to 13

Giacomo Puccini’s Italian opera tells of a bohemian friend group wrought with flirtation and jealousy

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OPERA, MUSICStir VancouverMarch 16, 2024Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, burnaby lyric opera, Spring 2024
Ian Wallace bridges the distant past and the present in Home and Away, at West Vancouver Art Museum
Ian Wallace bridges the distant past and the present in Home and Away, at West Vancouver Art Museum

In an intimate and unprecedented exhibition, the celebrated artist shows his earliest work for the first time

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithMarch 15, 2024West Vancouver Art Museum, West Vancouver, Ian Wallace, Spring 2024
Ukrainian "ethno-chaos" band DakhaBrakha plays two Caravan World Rhythms concerts, March 29 and 30
Ukrainian "ethno-chaos" band DakhaBrakha plays two Caravan World Rhythms concerts, March 29 and 30

Performances in Vancouver and Victoria feature Kyiv ensemble’s unique blend of Ukrainian folk and world music with signature theatrical elements

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MUSIC, CULTUREStir VancouverMarch 15, 2024Partner Content, Caravan World Rhythms, DakhaBrakha, Spring 2024
Film review: Stolen Time exposes brutal corporate crime in the long-term care industry
Film review: Stolen Time exposes brutal corporate crime in the long-term care industry

The NFB’s chilling documentary reminds us that a society is measured by the compassion it extends to its most vulnerable

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SCREENJanet SmithMarch 15, 2024National Film Board, NFB, VIFF Centre, Vancouver International Film Festival, Homepage feature
Kokoro Dance premieres psychedelic new work LSD (Love, Sex, and Death), opening April 2
Kokoro Dance premieres psychedelic new work LSD (Love, Sex, and Death), opening April 2

Work by company’s artistic directors Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi creatively honours 45 years of collaboration

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DANCEStir VancouverMarch 15, 2024Partner Content, Kokoro Dance, Spring 2024
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