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Vancouver Chopin Society Hosts Legendary Pianist Yefim Bronfman on April 16
Vancouver Chopin Society Hosts Legendary Pianist Yefim Bronfman on April 16

Tashkent, Soviet Union-born musician’s concert is presented in tandem with a Bruce Liu show on May 19 for a double-bill discount

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 8, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Chopin Society, Spring 2024
Stir Q&A:  Director Barbara Tomasic offers clues to Ken Ludwig's comical Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Stir Q&A: Director Barbara Tomasic offers clues to Ken Ludwig's comical Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Multitasking characters and carefully choreographed mayhem at the Gateway Theatre

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 8, 2024Gateway Theatre, Spring 2023
Theatre Under the Stars announces CATS and School of Rock for summer season, July 5 to August 24
Theatre Under the Stars announces CATS and School of Rock for summer season, July 5 to August 24

Two-show subscription pack tickets now on sale for outdoor performances at Stanley Park’s Malkin Bowl

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NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithApril 5, 2024TUTS, Theatre Under the Stars
Annual Sakura Days Japan Fair celebrates spring at Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, April 13 and 14
Annual Sakura Days Japan Fair celebrates spring at Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, April 13 and 14

Premium sake sampling, children’s J-pop dancing, samurai sword performances, and more at weekend event

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FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithApril 5, 2024Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, sakura, Sakura Days Japan Fair, Spring 2024
Anvil Theatre hosts Raine Hamilton String Trio in acoustic chamber-folk concert, May 4
Anvil Theatre hosts Raine Hamilton String Trio in acoustic chamber-folk concert, May 4

Winnipeg, Manitoba-based singer-songwriter Hamilton plays violin and guitar, accompanied by a cellist and upright bassist

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 5, 2024Partner Content, Anvil Theatre, Spring 2024
Heartbreak and perseverance behind the scenes as multidisciplinary Over the Ridge returns in new form
Heartbreak and perseverance behind the scenes as multidisciplinary Over the Ridge returns in new form

The Fugitives’ Brendan McLeod returns to Vimy Ridge musical-storytelling, this time with dance by Jacob Williams—an artist who knows what it is to suffer

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MUSIC, DANCEJanet SmithApril 5, 2024Massey Theatre, Spring 2024
Chor Leoni officially drops “men's choir” from its title, as it prepares for The Big Roar fest
Chor Leoni officially drops “men's choir” from its title, as it prepares for The Big Roar fest

Artistic director Erick Lichte says the move ties into choral singing as an act of empathy

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 5, 2024Chor Leoni, CHOR LEONI, SPRING 2024, Spring 2024, Erick Lichte
Takao Tanabe: Printmaker launches at Surrey Art Gallery with an Opening Reception, April 13
Takao Tanabe: Printmaker launches at Surrey Art Gallery with an Opening Reception, April 13

Exhibition features over 60 prints by renowned Canadian artist Takao Tanabe, dating from 1948 to 2023

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverApril 5, 2024Partner Content, Surrey Art Gallery, Spring 2024
Longing to See: Photography and In-Visibility spotlights the overlooked at Capture Photography Festival, to April 28
Longing to See: Photography and In-Visibility spotlights the overlooked at Capture Photography Festival, to April 28

Collaborative exhibition with Emily Carr University of Art + Design curated by Birthe Piontek features photographs by nine student artists

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ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGEmily LythApril 4, 2024Emily Carr University, Emily Carr, ECUAD, Spring 2024, Capture, Capture Photography Festival, photography
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
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