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Chinatown Together hosts Reawaken the Chinese Unicorn: Hakka Qilin Dance Workshop on April 13
Chinatown Together hosts Reawaken the Chinese Unicorn: Hakka Qilin Dance Workshop on April 13

Event presented in partnership with the Vancouver Tsung Tsin Hakka Association revives a centuries-old tradition

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NEWS, CULTURE, DANCEJanet SmithApril 13, 2024Chinatown, Chinatown Together, Vancouver Tsung Tsin Hakka Association, Spring 2024, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Riopelle Symphonique takes a multimedia odyssey through the life and art of iconic Quebec artist
Riopelle Symphonique takes a multimedia odyssey through the life and art of iconic Quebec artist

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Vancouver Bach Choir bring the work of Jean Paul Riopelle to musical life

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ART & DESIGN, MUSICJanet SmithApril 12, 2024VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Audain Foundation, Spring 2024
Arts Umbrella unveils mainstage productions for annual Expressions Theatre Festival
Arts Umbrella unveils mainstage productions for annual Expressions Theatre Festival

Among the shows running from April 26 to June 21 are Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella and brand-new Canadian musical The Quest

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THEATREStir VancouverApril 12, 2024Partner Content, Arts Umbrella
In You used to call me Marie, playwright-actor Tai Amy Grauman digs into Métis women’s stories
In You used to call me Marie, playwright-actor Tai Amy Grauman digs into Métis women’s stories

The artist and politician draws on her own Callihoo ancestors, and fills new play with fiddle and dance

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 12, 2024THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Spring 2024, Metis, Homepage feature
Legendary pianist Yefim Bronfman performs heavy-hitting program at the Orpheum, April 16
Legendary pianist Yefim Bronfman performs heavy-hitting program at the Orpheum, April 16

Acclaimed Soviet-born Israeli-American pianist will present rich repertoire spanning the 19th century to the present day

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 12, 2024Vancouver Chopin Society, Yefim Bronfman, Orpheum Theatre
Fundraiser aims to help evacuate Palestinian theatre artist's family from Gaza
Fundraiser aims to help evacuate Palestinian theatre artist's family from Gaza

On April 13, Massy Books will donate 100 percent of its profits to the devout refugee-claimant advocate

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NEWSEmily LythApril 11, 2024The Only Animal, Massy Books, Gaza
DOXA Documentary Film Festival launches 23rd annual edition in Vancouver, May 2 to 12
DOXA Documentary Film Festival launches 23rd annual edition in Vancouver, May 2 to 12

Shannon Walsh’s Adrianne & the Castle (2023) opens the festival’s screenings at the Vancouver Playhouse on May 4

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SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverApril 11, 2024Partner Content, DOXA, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Spring 2024
Dorrance Dance's SOUNDspace playfully explores the sonic potential of feet against floors
Dorrance Dance's SOUNDspace playfully explores the sonic potential of feet against floors

Show had its origins in a 200-year-old church, where Michelle Dorrance’s acclaimed company couldn’t always use metal tap shoes

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DANCEJanet SmithApril 11, 2024Homepage feature, SPRING 2024, Spring 2024, Vancouver Tap Society, Vancouver Tap Dance Society, tap dance, Vancouver Civic Theatres, DanceHouse
Vancouver Cantata Singers hosts season finale Amy Beach’s Grand Mass in E-flat major, April 27
Vancouver Cantata Singers hosts season finale Amy Beach’s Grand Mass in E-flat major, April 27

Large-scale choral and orchestral work which premiered in 1892 was the first of its kind by a female American composer

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 11, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Cantata Singers
BC and Yukon Book Prizes unveil 2024 shortlist, spanning names like Darrel J. McLeod, Emelia Symington-Fedy, Naomi Klein, and Helen Knott
BC and Yukon Book Prizes unveil 2024 shortlist, spanning names like Darrel J. McLeod, Emelia Symington-Fedy, Naomi Klein, and Helen Knott

Awards across fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and more to be announced September 28

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READJanet SmithApril 11, 2024BC and Yukon Book Prizes, West Coast Book Prize Society
Tausk Conducts Shostakovich & Adams with violinist Paul Huang at the VSO, April 26 and 27
Tausk Conducts Shostakovich & Adams with violinist Paul Huang at the VSO, April 26 and 27

Musicians perform Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1, John Adams’s Harmonielehre, and Ryan Kelly’s Earth, Beloved with Elektra Women’s Choir

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 10, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Otto Tausk, Spring 2024
Blondie, Burton Cummings, Blue Rodeo, Barenaked Ladies, and more as PNE unveils its Summer Night Concert lineup for 2024
Blondie, Burton Cummings, Blue Rodeo, Barenaked Ladies, and more as PNE unveils its Summer Night Concert lineup for 2024

Roster also includes Ludacris, Flo Rida, and I Love the 90’s Tour featuring Vanilla Ice

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 10, 2024PNE, Pacific National Exhibition, Summer 2024
Bard on the Beach returns for 35th season from June 11 to September 21 in Vanier Park
Bard on the Beach returns for 35th season from June 11 to September 21 in Vanier Park

Diana Donnelly’s take on Twelfth Night opens the season, which also features Hamlet, The Comedy of Errors, and Measure for Measure

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THEATRE, FESTSStir VancouverApril 10, 2024Partner Content, Bard on the Beach
In Sexy Laundry, director Diana Donnelly unpacks intimacy and longevity in long-term relationships
In Sexy Laundry, director Diana Donnelly unpacks intimacy and longevity in long-term relationships

Arts Club Theatre Company stages Michele Riml’s international-hit play about a couple seeking to rekindle their sex life 25 years into marriage

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THEATREEmily LythApril 10, 2024Arts Club Theatre, Arts Club Theatre Company, Spring 2024, Homepage feature
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts hosts musical act Amai Kuda et Les Bois on April 26
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts hosts musical act Amai Kuda et Les Bois on April 26

Toronto-based performers have collaborated with the likes of Joel Plaskett, Kellylee Evans, Sarah Slean, and M-1 of Dead Prez

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 9, 2024Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Spring 2024
In This Is How We Got Here, playwright Keith Barker reflects on moving forward after unfathomable loss
In This Is How We Got Here, playwright Keith Barker reflects on moving forward after unfathomable loss

Firehall Arts Centre presentation centres a close-knit family relearning how to coexist in the wake of trauma±

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THEATREEmily LythApril 9, 2024Firehall Arts Centre, Keith Barker, Spring 2024
Dance//Novella’s reality-shifting Night is the Mother premieres at Scotiabank Dance Centre, April 25
Dance//Novella’s reality-shifting Night is the Mother premieres at Scotiabank Dance Centre, April 25

Company’s latest work explores the power of dreams in Discover Dance! noon performance

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DANCEStir VancouverApril 9, 2024Partner Content, The Dance Centre, Spring 2024
Abigail Lapell explores love from all angles through song, tracing elation to heartache
Abigail Lapell explores love from all angles through song, tracing elation to heartache

Coming to the BlueShore at CapU, singer-songwriter performs ethereal folk ballads from new album Anniversary

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 9, 2024Homepage feature, BlueShore at CapU, Spring 2024
I KNOW YOUR SECRET premieres with Some Assembly Theatre Company, May 1 to 4
I KNOW YOUR SECRET premieres with Some Assembly Theatre Company, May 1 to 4

Valerie Methot’s psychological thriller navigates the dangers of social media with a creative team of diverse youth and artists

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THEATREStir VancouverApril 8, 2024Partner Content, Some Assembly Theatre, Spring 2024
Theatre review: Parifam takes an enigmatic look at repression and self-expression
Theatre review: Parifam takes an enigmatic look at repression and self-expression

Atmospheric new play at The Cultch about two women in exile from Iran revolves around duality and secrets

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 8, 2024THE CULTCH, The Cultch, VACT, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre, Medusa Theatre, Spring 2024
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