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Vancouver's New Works and The Dance Centre take part in nation-wide residency exchange in integrated dance and disability arts

National Arts Centre is the third collaborator in an inclusive creative swap

At the Gordon Smith Gallery, Prevailing Landscapes contrasts Canada's distinct wilderness with urban forces

Monumental exhibition unites works by celebrated Canadian contemporary artists, including Jin-me Yoon, Ian Wallace, Cameron Kerr, and Stan Douglas

Fat Joke mixes standup comedy, storytelling, and research, at The Cultch's Vancity Culture Lab, April 25 to May 5

Taboo-buster Cheyenne Rouleau traverses more personal terrain in new one-woman show

Grammy-winning tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain makes highly anticipated return to Vancouver, at the Chan Centre April 27

Presented by Caravan World Rhythms, musician teams up with flute player Debopriya Chatterjee and sarangi legend Sabir Khan

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithApril 24, 2024Caravan World Rhythms, Zakir Hussain, Tabla, world music

The Dance Centre celebrates International Dance Day on April 29 with free workshops and a performance

Events are in store from Action at a Distance, OURO Collective, Ralph Escamillan, and Hustle at RS Dance Society

Cutting-edge rEvolver Festival unveils lineup for event May 22 to June 2

Centred at The Cultch, contemporary-performance celebration spans bioacoustic opera and African-dance-infused theatre

THEATRE, DANCEJanet SmithApril 23, 2024The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Spring 2024, Upintheair Theatre, rEvolver Festival

Otto Tausk conducts Symphonie fantastique at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, May 10 to 12

British composer and musicologist Paul Rissmann will present the work alongside contemporary composer Michael Oesterle’s Entr’actes

MUSICStir VancouverApril 23, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO, Spring 2024

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

DANCE, THEATREJanet SmithApril 22, 2024THE CULTCH, The Cultch

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

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

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

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

SCREEN, THEATRE, COMEDYJanet SmithApril 22, 2024John Waters, Rio Theatre

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