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Georges Bizet’s beloved opera Carmen returns to Vancouver Opera for five performances in April and May
Georges Bizet’s beloved opera Carmen returns to Vancouver Opera for five performances in April and May

Director Rachel Peake and conductor Leslie Dala helm the story of sensual, rebellious Carmen and possessive military man Don José

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MUSICStir VancouverMarch 28, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Opera, Spring 2024
Theatre in the Raw's Jay Hamburger remembered for bringing new voices to stage
Theatre in the Raw's Jay Hamburger remembered for bringing new voices to stage

Art instigator, dramaturge, educator, and radio host was a “positive and creative force” with strong ties to the East Side

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NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithMarch 28, 2024Theatre in the Raw, Downtown Eastside
With Parifam, Iranian Canadian playwright Aki Yaghoubi weaves a story of hidden truths and rebirths
With Parifam, Iranian Canadian playwright Aki Yaghoubi weaves a story of hidden truths and rebirths

Play follows an Iranian architect living in Montreal who grapples with painful secrets from her past when she reunites with her childhood best friend

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THEATRE, CULTUREJanet SmithMarch 27, 2024the Cultch, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre, Medusa Theatre, Spring 2024
Vetta Chamber Music presents Schubertiade with Angela Cheng, April 26 to 29
Vetta Chamber Music presents Schubertiade with Angela Cheng, April 26 to 29

Final concert of the season features a special performance of Schubert’s piano duet Fantasia in F minor with Cheng’s husband Alvin Chow

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MUSICStir VancouverMarch 27, 2024Partner Content, Vetta Chamber Music, Spring 2024
Quality and social value have the biggest appeal at annual Reel 2 Real Film Festival for Youth
Quality and social value have the biggest appeal at annual Reel 2 Real Film Festival for Youth

Nina and the Hedgehog’s Secret headlines a schedule of eight features, 35 shorts, and much more at R2R

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SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithMarch 27, 2024Reel 2 Real Film Festival for Youth, R2R Film Festival, VIFF Centre, Roundhouse Community Centre, Venay Felton, Spring 2024, Homepage feature
Vocalist Shruti Ramani talks about the deep history inside the Raagaverse groove
Vocalist Shruti Ramani talks about the deep history inside the Raagaverse groove

The Vancouver-based quartet showcases a delicious mix of Bollywood, ancient raga, and Western jazz

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MUSICJanet SmithMarch 27, 2024Kay Meek Arts Centre, jazz, Spring 2024
Théâtre la Seizième showcases French play Maurice, based on the remarkable true story of a stroke survivor, from April 17 to 20
Théâtre la Seizième showcases French play Maurice, based on the remarkable true story of a stroke survivor, from April 17 to 20

French production with English surtitles by Quebec’s Théâtre Bienvenue aux Dames! stars Anne-Marie Olivier in the titular role

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THEATREStir VancouverMarch 27, 2024Partner Content, Theatre la Seizieme, Spring 2024
Furiously Happy sets Arielle Bobb-Willis’s vibrant photos on Vancouver billboards at annual Capture Photography Festival
Furiously Happy sets Arielle Bobb-Willis’s vibrant photos on Vancouver billboards at annual Capture Photography Festival

L.A.-based artist who has photographed Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X for the New York Times breaks down the childlike creativity behind her bold images

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ART & DESIGN, FESTSJanet SmithMarch 27, 2024Capture Photography Festival, photography, Spring 2024
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 shows to catch at the Capture Photography Festival
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 shows to catch at the Capture Photography Festival

Truth and beauty collide with body horror, urban collapse, and the comfort of dream-logic

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FESTS, ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMarch 27, 2024Capture Photography Festival, Paul Wong
Acclaimed Toronto-based folk artist Abigail Lapell performs at BlueShore at CapU, April 13
Acclaimed Toronto-based folk artist Abigail Lapell performs at BlueShore at CapU, April 13

Expect “pure, impalpable beauty” from the singer and multi-instrumentalist, accompanied by her band

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MUSICStir VancouverMarch 26, 2024Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU, Spring 2024
At Vancouver International Burlesque Festival, "them fatale" Moscato Sky finds empowerment onstage
At Vancouver International Burlesque Festival, "them fatale" Moscato Sky finds empowerment onstage

Nonbinary star draws on a unique background that includes a dance degree and Colour Guard

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithMarch 26, 2024Vancouver International Burlesque Festival, VIBF, burlesque, Spring 2024
Mammoth Edward Yang retrospective launches at the Cinematheque to April 29
Mammoth Edward Yang retrospective launches at the Cinematheque to April 29

The series opens with A Confucian Confusion and includes both Yi Yi and the epic A Brighter Summer Day

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SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGAdrian MackMarch 26, 2024The Cinematheque, Spring 2024, Edward Yang
Music legend Daniel Lanois brings his Lanois Trio to Kay Meek Arts Centre July 13
Music legend Daniel Lanois brings his Lanois Trio to Kay Meek Arts Centre July 13

Seven-time Grammy winner is back on the road after forming his Trio in a chapel on the outskirts of Berlin

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NEWS, MUSICStir VancouverMarch 26, 2024Kay Meek Arts Centre
DanceHouse presents Dorrance Dance’s thrilling tap piece SOUNDspace in Canadian premiere, April 19 and 20
DanceHouse presents Dorrance Dance’s thrilling tap piece SOUNDspace in Canadian premiere, April 19 and 20

Show held in partnership with the Vancouver Tap Dance Society honours the genre’s past and future with thunderous physical percussion

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DANCEStir VancouverMarch 26, 2024Partner Content, DanceHouse, Spring 2024
Hairspray brings larger-than-life updos and campy songs to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, April 2 to 7
Hairspray brings larger-than-life updos and campy songs to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, April 2 to 7

Broadway Across Canada presentation is helmed by same Tony Award-winning creative team from 2002 Broadway musical

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WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREJanet SmithMarch 25, 2024Broadway Across Canada, Broadway
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra hosts Holst’s The Planets & Augustin Hadelich, April 12 and 13
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra hosts Holst’s The Planets & Augustin Hadelich, April 12 and 13

Guest conductor Gemma New leads Holst’s interstellar suite, while violinist Hadelich performs Britten’s Concerto for Violin

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MUSICStir VancouverMarch 25, 2024Partner Content, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Spring 2024
The Messthetics, Irreversible Entanglements, and more as Vancouver International Jazz Festival announces June's Granville Island series
The Messthetics, Irreversible Entanglements, and more as Vancouver International Jazz Festival announces June's Granville Island series

Lakecia Benjamin, We All Break, and aja monet among other names on Performance Works roster

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NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithMarch 25, 2024Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, Coastal Jazz
Theatre review: Dil Ka offers a rare journey through queerness and the Pakistani-Canadian experience
Theatre review: Dil Ka offers a rare journey through queerness and the Pakistani-Canadian experience

Written by Lee Nisar, the play explores repression and tenderness through the eyes of a 26-year-old woman facing unwanted marriage

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THEATREJanet SmithMarch 25, 2024Presentation House Theatre, Ruby Slippers Theatre, Blackout Art Society
Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot's Russia documents high-risk guerrilla performance in the face of tyranny
Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot's Russia documents high-risk guerrilla performance in the face of tyranny

Balaclavas, urination, and punk rock: The Polygon Gallery brings exhibition celebrating group’s raucous acts of Putin protest to West Coast

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithMarch 25, 2024Pussy Riot, Polygon Gallery, POLYGON, Spring 2024, Capture Photography Festival, the Polygon
Chor Leoni hosts Harmonia: The Leonids & Chor Leoni on April 11 and The Big Roar on April 13
Chor Leoni hosts Harmonia: The Leonids & Chor Leoni on April 11 and The Big Roar on April 13

First up is a diverse a cappella program centring The Leonids, and next is the choir’s annual festival summit concert

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MUSICStir VancouverMarch 25, 2024Partner Content, CHOR LEONI, The Big Roar, Leonids, Spring 2024
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DanceHouse and The Cultch present an extraordinary work of circus/dance, the North American premiere of Recirquel’s otherworldly Paradisum. 

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