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Director Rachel Peake reveals the complexities of Carmen's titular femme fatale at Vancouver Opera
Director Rachel Peake reveals the complexities of Carmen's titular femme fatale at Vancouver Opera

“How does a woman with very little means achieve freedom?” the artist asks in massive-scaled new production

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 23, 2024Vancouver Opera, VANCOUVER OPERA, opera
Internationally renowned pianist Angela Cheng joins Vetta Chamber Music players for a musical conversation with old friends
Internationally renowned pianist Angela Cheng joins Vetta Chamber Music players for a musical conversation with old friends

Program of Schubert and Mozart masterpieces will see her join hands with her husband, pianist Alvin Chow, and reunite with an old Edmonton Youth Orchestra colleague

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 23, 2024Vetta Chamber Music, Angela Cheng, piano, chamber music
Theatre review: You used to call me Marie… is an artfully crafted love story reaching across Métis history
Theatre review: You used to call me Marie… is an artfully crafted love story reaching across Métis history

The Cultch, Savage Society, and NAC Indigenous Theatre coproduction balances joy and solemnity for a transporting vision

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 23, 2024THE CULTCH, Savage Society, Spring 2024, Homepage feature
Indian Summer Festival announces ALOK performance July 6 at Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
Indian Summer Festival announces ALOK performance July 6 at Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Gender-nonconforming artist and activist moves fluidly between standup comedy, poetry, and public speaking

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COMEDY, FESTS, READJanet SmithApril 23, 2024Indian Summer Festival, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, CHAN CENTRE
Hispanic band Las Cafeteras plays an energy-filled live show at the Rickshaw Theatre, May 11
Hispanic band Las Cafeteras plays an energy-filled live show at the Rickshaw Theatre, May 11

L.A.-based group’s sound with Afro-Mexican and Americana influences spans soul, son jarocho, roots, rock, hip-hop, and more

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 23, 2024Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU, Spring 2024, Rickshaw Theatre
The Cultch's 2024-25 season to span an East Van Panto Robin Hood, Ronnie Burkett, and Cliff Cardinal’s As You Like It, or the Land Acknowledgement
The Cultch's 2024-25 season to span an East Van Panto Robin Hood, Ronnie Burkett, and Cliff Cardinal’s As You Like It, or the Land Acknowledgement

Company’s just-launched lineup will feature everything from fast-fashion-inspired acrobatics to conceptual hip-hop, across four venues

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DANCE, THEATREJanet SmithApril 22, 2024THE CULTCH, The Cultch
Pi Theatre hosts its three-show Phucking Phunny Celebration of Comedy on May 4
Pi Theatre hosts its three-show Phucking Phunny Celebration of Comedy on May 4

Pi Provocateurs performance featuring stand-up comedians and Tightrope Impro Theatre will take place at brand-new Little Mountain Gallery

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THEATREStir VancouverApril 22, 2024Partner Content, Pi theatre, Spring 2024, Tightrope Impro Theatre, Little Mountain Gallery, Pi Provocateurs, Pi Theatre
Dance review: Dorrance Dance explores the subtle nuances of tap in SOUNDscape
Dance review: Dorrance Dance explores the subtle nuances of tap in SOUNDscape

The New York City troupe began the production in complete darkness, attuning the audience’s ears to the intricate sounds of feet on floors

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DANCEJanet SmithApril 22, 2024DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Vancouver Tap Dance Society
John Waters brings his outsider comedy to the Rio Theatre with two nights of film and spoken word
John Waters brings his outsider comedy to the Rio Theatre with two nights of film and spoken word

The countercultural icon of fringe cinema riffs the dangers of smoking, mainstream acceptance, and trigger warning in advance of his appearances at the Rio Theatre on April 25 and 26

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SCREEN, THEATRE, COMEDYJanet SmithApril 22, 2024John Waters, Rio Theatre
Theatre review: Sexy Laundry's bedroom comedy feels tame after 20 years
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

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 22, 2024Arts Club Theatre, Sexy Laundry, Theatre, comedy
Vancouver Art Gallery fetes spring with annual late-night Art Party, May 11
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

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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
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

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 22, 2024VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Bach Choir, Jean Paul Riopelle, Audain Foundation
Dance review: Through furnishings, friction, and Febreze, Family Room captures a household unravelling
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

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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
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

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 20, 2024FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, Spring 2024, Homepage feature
Arts community mourns  producer, creator and Left Right Minds consultant Allyson McGrane
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

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NEWSJanet SmithApril 20, 2024Allyson McGrane, Realwheels Theatre
Treasure trove of Canadian art on public display at Heffel Fine Art Auction House through April 24
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

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithApril 19, 2024Heffel Fine Art, Group of Seven, Emily Carr, E.J. Hughes, Takao Tanabe, Alex Colville, visual art
Sujit Vaidya performs Sadhana: An Evening of Bharatanatyam at the Vancouver Playhouse, April 25
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,

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DANCE, CULTUREEmily LythApril 19, 2024Sujit Vaidya, Caravan World Rhythms, Spring 2024, Time Will Tell Arts Society, Powell River, Gibsons, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Eighth & Eight Creative Spaces plants seeds for new Indigenous-led art-filled garden and gathering space
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

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CULTUREJanet SmithApril 19, 2024Eighth & Eight, Massey Theatre, New Westminster, Indigenous People, Indigenous art, indigenous culture
Realwheels Theatre presents play-reading series Zombies, Mannequins, and Talking Heads, May 9 to 11
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

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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
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

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DANCEJanet SmithApril 19, 2024Dance Novella, Dance//Novella, The Polygon Gallery, The Dance Centre, Scotiabank Dance Centre, Spring 2024, Homepage feature
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