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Theatre review: Sexy Laundry's bedroom comedy feels tame after 20 years

Actors find gentle laughs in story of a 50-something couple trying—and failing—to reignite their romantic spark

THEATREJanet SmithApril 22, 2024Arts Club Theatre, Sexy Laundry, Theatre, comedy

Vancouver Art Gallery fetes spring with annual late-night Art Party, May 11

Event will feature a red carpet, live performances, complimentary drinks, exclusive lounge access, and more

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverApril 22, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Art Gallery, VAG, Spring 2024

Music review: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Vancouver Bach Choir deliver plenty of grandeur, but little whimsy, in Riopelle Symphonique

The Audain Foundation’s presentation of the multimedia tribute to Jean-Paul Riopelle offered stunning visuals and stirring music in very big, very serious production

Dance review: Through furnishings, friction, and Febreze, Family Room captures a household unravelling

The Falling Company choreographer Marissa Wong finds inventive ways to stage a no-holds-barred deep-dive into her parents’ divorce

DANCEJanet SmithApril 20, 2024The Falling Company, The Dance Centre, Scotiabank Dance Centre

Theatre review: This Is How We Got Here provides levity as it explores the weight of grief at the Firehall Arts Centre

In the wake of loss, family and friends struggle to navigate inner turmoil, even as they inadvertently hurt each other in the process

THEATREJanet SmithApril 20, 2024FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, Spring 2024, Homepage feature

Arts community mourns producer, creator and Left Right Minds consultant Allyson McGrane

She worked with hundreds of artists and arts organizations across Metro Vancouver, helping them raise funds through grant-writing

NEWSJanet SmithApril 20, 2024Allyson McGrane, Realwheels Theatre

Treasure trove of Canadian art on public display at Heffel Fine Art Auction House through April 24

Artworks by Tom Thomson, Lawren Harris, E.J. Hughes, Emily Carr, Gordon Smith, and Takao Tanabe among pieces on display in private collection amassed by Torben Veje Kristiansen

Sujit Vaidya performs Sadhana: An Evening of Bharatanatyam at the Vancouver Playhouse, April 25

Presentation by Time Will Tell Arts Society and Caravan World Rhythms features live music and Vaidya’s guru, A. Lakshman,

Eighth & Eight Creative Spaces plants seeds for new Indigenous-led art-filled garden and gathering space

At the New Westminster complex that houses Massey Theatre, an outdoor area is getting new life for Indigenous culture and ceremonies

Realwheels Theatre presents play-reading series Zombies, Mannequins, and Talking Heads, May 9 to 11

Company to showcase scripts by Jordyn Wood, Alex Masse, and Adam Grant Warren at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre

THEATREStir VancouverApril 19, 2024Partner Content, Realwheels Theatre, Spring 2024, Adam Grant Warren

In vivid new Night is the Mother, Dance//Novella explores enigmatic nature of dreams

Choreographers Racheal Prince and Brandon Lee Alley reflect on shifting realities, fear of losing loved ones, and intense imagery

Maurice explores resilience and reinvents language, at Théâtre La Seizième to April 20

Play tells true story of an economist whose stroke left him aphasic—and his character communicates with the help of an audience member

THEATREJanet SmithApril 18, 2024Theatre la Seizieme, Studio 16, Spring 2024

Vancouver Folk Music Festival unveils summer 2024 lineup, spanning Iris DeMent, Barney Bentall, Jeremy Dutcher, and Dobet Gnahoré

Artists set to come in from Ukraine, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger, South Africa, New Zealand, South Korea, and beyond at Jericho Beach July 19 to 21

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithApril 18, 2024Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Summer 2024, Folk Festival

Film review: In Flames’ eerily unsettling parable gives an inside look at patriarchy in Pakistan

Canadian-Pakistani filmmaker Zarrar Kahn’s assured feature draws on horror tropes for story of a young Karachi woman and her mother

CULTURE, SCREENJanet SmithApril 18, 2024Pakistan, Cineplex, Homepage feature

Chor Leoni traverses space and time with two world premieres in Earth & Aether, May 11

Choir will be joined by harpist Vivian Chen and saxophonist Julia Nolan for new commissions from Melissa Dunphy and Kile Smith

MUSICStir VancouverApril 18, 2024Partner Content, CHOR LEONI, Chor Leoni, Spring 2024

Music maven and pastry chef open Sweet Thea Bakery spot in East Vancouver

Years in the making, Sweet Thea Bakery is a dream come true for Laurie and Thea Mercer

CULINARYJanet SmithApril 18, 2024Sweet Thea Bakery, Riley Park, East Vancouver, bakery

Federal budget aims to double funds for arts-fest and performance presenters over two years

Advocates welcome boost from $8 million to $15.5 million per year, but call for longer-term funding

FESTS, NEWSJanet SmithApril 17, 2024CAPACOA, Department of Canadian Heritage, Budget, Canada budget, Arts funding

VIFF celebrates Earth Day with four specially curated screenings and discussions on April 22

Additional screenings of Food, Inc. 2, A Difficult Year, and Silvicola will be shown throughout late April at the VIFF Centre

SCREENStir VancouverApril 17, 2024Partner Content, VIFF, VIFF Centre, Earth Day, Spring 2024

221A’s Cultural Land Trust aims to provide B.C.’s arts scene with vital real-estate support

Nonprofit needs $15 million in seed funding in order to kickstart property-management initiative that could be the key to sustaining artist spaces

VSO program of Shostakovich, Adams, and B.C.'s Nicholas Ryan Kelly feels perfectly attuned to our times, April 26 and 27

Taiwanese violin virtuoso Paul Huang and the Elektra Women’s Choir join concert that speaks eloquently to eco anxiety, peak oil, and dictatorship

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