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Theatre review: Blasts of colour and danceable music as high-energy Hairspray returns
Theatre review: Blasts of colour and danceable music as high-energy Hairspray returns

Broadway Across Canada’s Hairspray production oozes with fun and heartfelt messaging

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 4, 2024Broadway Across Canada, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Gordon Smith Gallery unveils new exhibition Prevailing Landscapes on April 12
Gordon Smith Gallery unveils new exhibition Prevailing Landscapes on April 12

Works by Stan Douglas, Ian Wallace, Jin-me Yoon, and more explore the evolving significance of landscapes in contemporary Canadian art

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverApril 3, 2024Partner Content, Gordon Smith, Gordon Smith Gallery, Ian Wallace, Stan Douglas, Cameron Kerr, Jin-me Yoon, Spring 2024, Capture Photography Festival
Adrianne & the Castle set to open DOXA Documentary Film Festival, as it releases 2024 lineup
Adrianne & the Castle set to open DOXA Documentary Film Festival, as it releases 2024 lineup

Running May 2 to 12, fest also features nanekawâsis, Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story, Tea Creek, and Caravan Farm Theatre doc The Originals

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SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithApril 3, 2024DOXA, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, VIFF, SFU Woodward's, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs, The Cinematheque, SPRING 2024, Spring 2024
Fritz Lang's showstopper 1927 silent film Metropolis screens with a live score, April 6
Fritz Lang's showstopper 1927 silent film Metropolis screens with a live score, April 6

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presentation of retro-futuristic sci-fi classic is accompanied by music from duo Beautiful Violence

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SCREEN, MUSICJanet SmithApril 3, 2024Shadbolt Centre, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Spring 2024, Fritz Lang, Beautiful Violence
Manchester Collective's Sirocco blows into Vancouver Recital Society, trailing rapturous reviews
Manchester Collective's Sirocco blows into Vancouver Recital Society, trailing rapturous reviews

Chamber performances emphasize on-stage interplay between South African cellist-vocalist Abel Selaocoe and his culture-blurring collaborators

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 3, 2024Vancouver Recital Society, VANCOUVER RECITAL SOCIETY
Keith Barker's This is How We Got Here runs at Firehall Arts Centre from April 13 to 28
Keith Barker's This is How We Got Here runs at Firehall Arts Centre from April 13 to 28

Play follows a close-knit family dealing with the lingering trauma of an unexpected loss

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THEATREStir VancouverApril 3, 2024Partner Content, Firehall Arts Centre, Spring 2024
Film reviews: Reel 2 Real casts a pragmatic child's-eye view over the harder edges of life
Film reviews: Reel 2 Real casts a pragmatic child's-eye view over the harder edges of life

Nina and the Hedgehog’s Secret, Adventures in the Land of Asha, and Coco Farm

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithApril 3, 2024Reel 2 Real Film Festival for Youth, R2R Film Festival
Vancouver Chamber Choir hosts over 200 singers in A Choral Feast 2 on April 19
Vancouver Chamber Choir hosts over 200 singers in A Choral Feast 2 on April 19

Group is joined by Elektra Women’s Choir, EnChor, and the BC Girl’s Choir from Vancouver, plus Akademiska Sångföreningen from Finland

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 3, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir
Lheidli T’enneh artist Kym Gouchie performs concert at BlueShore at CapU on April 7
Lheidli T’enneh artist Kym Gouchie performs concert at BlueShore at CapU on April 7

Cellist-guitarist Naomi Kavka and keyboardist Ian Olmstead join the singer-songwriter for an impactful evening of music

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 2, 2024BlueShore at CapU, Kym Gouchie
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts hosts Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking, April 18 and 19
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts hosts Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking, April 18 and 19

Play by Wild Philley Productions is based on American journalist Didion’s best-selling memoir that deals with her husband’s sudden death and daughter’s illness

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THEATREStir VancouverApril 2, 2024Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Heartache and soaring arias as Burnaby Lyric Opera stages La Bohème at the Shadbolt, April 6 to 13
Heartache and soaring arias as Burnaby Lyric Opera stages La Bohème at the Shadbolt, April 6 to 13

Young stars bring Puccini’s bohemian Paris to romantic life

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WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithApril 2, 2024Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Tickets now on sale for Mission Folk Music Festival's newly announced 37th edition
Tickets now on sale for Mission Folk Music Festival's newly announced 37th edition

Trinidadian-Canadian band Kobo Town, Innu-Acadian artist Shauit, Swedish acoustic-folk band Fränder, and more on the main stage

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NEWS, MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithApril 2, 2024Mission Folk Music Festival, Mission Folk Festival
Indian tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain plays two Caravan World Rhythms concerts, April 27 and 28
Indian tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain plays two Caravan World Rhythms concerts, April 27 and 28

Grammy Award-winning percussionist to be joined in Vancouver and Victoria by bansuri flautist Debopriya Chatterjee and sarangi player Sabir Khan

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 1, 2024Partner Content, Caravan World Rhythms, Spring 2024
A delivery app subroutine gains sentience in Nancy Lee's OSMOSi: 422 Unprocessable Entity
A delivery app subroutine gains sentience in Nancy Lee's OSMOSi: 422 Unprocessable Entity

Interdisciplinary piece co-choreographed by Emmalena Fredriksson offers reflections on workism with metallic costuming and electroacoustic sound composition

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MUSIC, DANCEJanet SmithApril 1, 2024New Works, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC, Spring 2024, Nancy Lee
Reel 2 Real Film Festival for Youth launches 26th annual edition at the VIFF Centre on April 7
Reel 2 Real Film Festival for Youth launches 26th annual edition at the VIFF Centre on April 7

Opening Film Nina and the Hedgehog’s Secret is followed by a reception with snacks, drinks, and animation workshops

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SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverApril 1, 2024Partner Content, Reel 2 Real Film Festival for Youth, R2R Film Festival, Spring 2024
Theatre review: Red Velvet tells true story of trailblazing Othello actor, mixing humour and tragedy
Theatre review: Red Velvet tells true story of trailblazing Othello actor, mixing humour and tragedy

Sharp characterizations and atmospheric design touches help create a moving tribute to Ira Aldridge

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THEATREJanet SmithMarch 31, 2024Arts Club Theatre, Arts Club Theatre Company, Spring 2024
Skoden Indigenous Film Festival launches sixth annual edition, April 6 and 7
Skoden Indigenous Film Festival launches sixth annual edition, April 6 and 7

Four short film programs and Jules Koostachin’s feature WaaPake (Tomorrow) screen at SFU’s Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema

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SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverMarch 28, 2024Partner Content, Skoden Indigenous Film Festival, Spring 2024
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival hosts annual Big Picnic at David Lam Park, March 30
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival hosts annual Big Picnic at David Lam Park, March 30

Taiko drumming, yoga, paper fan-painting, pink dumplings, and more on offer underneath the park’s 100 Akebono cherry blossom trees

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FESTSJanet SmithMarch 28, 2024Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, The Big Picnic, food trucks, Spring 2024
Early bird weekend passes now available for 2024's Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Early bird weekend passes now available for 2024's Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Available now, early bird passes offer the best value for money to festival-goers

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NEWS, MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverMarch 28, 2024Vancouver Folk Music Festival
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
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At Christmas With Chor Leoni, Saina Khaledi premieres Persian song inspired by her father’s melodies. 

Composer-musician draws on years of memories in new piece for santour and choir that celebrates Yalda Night. Read more at Stir. 

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Corbin Murdoch steps in as Vancouver Folk Music Festival executive director. 

The musician, cultural programmer, and producer set to work alongside artistic director Fiona Black. 

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The Nutcracker at Wethersfield follows New York City Ballet to a wintry estate, to December 28 at VIFF Centre. 

The Leading Ladies bring to life Duke Ellington’s swingy twist on Tchaikovsky score at December 14 screening. 

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