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Realwheels Theatre quashes stereotypes with new staged play-reading series exploring disability
Realwheels Theatre quashes stereotypes with new staged play-reading series exploring disability

In Zombies, Mannequins, and Talking Heads, playwrights Adam Grant Warren, Jordyn Wood, and Alex Masse share progressive scripts in development

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THEATREJanet SmithMay 3, 2024Realwheels Theatre, disability, disability arts, Adam Grant Warren
North Van Arts announces Anna Lynch as new executive director
North Van Arts announces Anna Lynch as new executive director

The textile and visual artist has been a driving force in the Sea to Sky arts scene for more than a decade

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithMay 2, 2024North Van Arts, Anna Lynch, North Vancouver
Israeli-Canadian photographer Dina Goldstein removed from group exhibition
Israeli-Canadian photographer Dina Goldstein removed from group exhibition

Internationally acclaimed visual artist says she is being pulled from an exhibition due to concerns raised about her support for Israel, but CICA gallery says she was one of three taken out for curatorial and financial reasons

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NEWS, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithMay 2, 2024Dina Goldstein, In the Dollhouse, antisemitism, photography
Film reviews: At DOXA Documentary Film Festival, after-death AI, Indigenous star lore, a Japanese #MeToo case, and more
Film reviews: At DOXA Documentary Film Festival, after-death AI, Indigenous star lore, a Japanese #MeToo case, and more

Eternal You, A Man Imagined, Black Box Diaries, nanekawâsis, and other intriguing offerings at the celebration of new nonfiction film

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithMay 2, 2024DOXA, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Homepage feature
Elektra Women’s Choir announces farewell season for artistic director Morna Edmundson
Elektra Women’s Choir announces farewell season for artistic director Morna Edmundson

The choral conductor wraps up 38 years of leadership with wide-ranging concerts of Canadian commissions and new works for 2024-25

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MUSICJanet SmithMay 2, 2024Elektra Women's Choir, Morna Edmundson, choral music, Elektra, ELEKTRA, Elektra Women’s Choir
Second annual West Coast String Summit launches at The Ironworks and 8EAST, May 25 and 26
Second annual West Coast String Summit launches at The Ironworks and 8EAST, May 25 and 26

Vancouver Improvised Arts Society event will feature several talented musicians, including Brooklyn-based Apache experimental violinist Laura Ortman

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MUSICStir VancouverMay 2, 2024Partner Content, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC, Spring 2024, West Coast String Summit, The Ironworks, 8EAST
Arts organizations celebrate Asian Heritage Month with an array of Metro Vancouver events
Arts organizations celebrate Asian Heritage Month with an array of Metro Vancouver events

Festivals, music, dance, poetry, and more as artists honour Asian culture with a luminous May events calendar

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CULTURE, FESTS, MUSIC, DANCE, ART & DESIGN, THEATREJanet SmithMay 1, 2024Asian Heritage Month, Asian, Homepage feature
Five Pacific artists selected for prestigious 2024 Sobey Art Award longlist
Five Pacific artists selected for prestigious 2024 Sobey Art Award longlist

The award is considered one of the world’s most generous privately funded prizes for contemporary visual artists

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithMay 1, 2024Sobey Art Award, National Gallery of Canada, Sobey Art Foundation, Judy Chartrand, Sara Cwynar, Barry Doupé, Zoe Kreye, Peter Morin
Pi’s Phucking Phunny Celebration of Comedy highlights a scene that's regenerated and raring to go
Pi’s Phucking Phunny Celebration of Comedy highlights a scene that's regenerated and raring to go

Standup Kwasi Thomas hands mic to emerging and veteran comics in evening capped off by Tightrope Impro Theatre’s F*ck Marry Kill

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COMEDYJanet SmithMay 1, 2024Little Mountain Gallery, Pi Theatre, Tightrope Impro Theatre
Pianist Vicky Chow performs Philip Glass's Piano Etudes, Book 2 at Music on Main, May 28
Pianist Vicky Chow performs Philip Glass's Piano Etudes, Book 2 at Music on Main, May 28

Vancouver-raised, New York-based musician returns to the Christ Church Cathedral after a sold-out performance of Book 1 last spring

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MUSICStir VancouverMay 1, 2024Partner Content, Music on Main, Vicky Chow
In The Originals, Niall Patrick McNeil retraces his roots at Caravan Farm Theatre
In The Originals, Niall Patrick McNeil retraces his roots at Caravan Farm Theatre

New DOXA Documentary Film Festival feature tells the incredible story of the Armstrong company, and how spending childhood summers there inspired McNeil’s own art-making

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SCREEN, THEATREJanet SmithMay 1, 2024DOXA, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Spring 2024, Carravan Farm Theatre
Boca del Lupo to launch new project Plays2Perform: Young Peoples Edition this spring
Boca del Lupo to launch new project Plays2Perform: Young Peoples Edition this spring

First 400 copies of new anthology by 16 Canadian playwrights will be distributed to schools in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal

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THEATREStir VancouverMay 1, 2024Partner Content, Boca del Lupo, Spring 2024
Yo-Yo Ma, Evgeny Kissin, Yunchan Lim, and more as Vancouver Recital Society announces 2024-25 season
Yo-Yo Ma, Evgeny Kissin, Yunchan Lim, and more as Vancouver Recital Society announces 2024-25 season

International lineup includes all-female Norwegian brass ensemble tenThing and soprano-conductor Barbara Hannigan

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 30, 2024Vancouver Recital Society, VANCOUVER RECITAL SOCIETY, Yo-Yo Ma
Müzewest Concerts presents intercultural music ensemble INTERWOVEN, May 11
Müzewest Concerts presents intercultural music ensemble INTERWOVEN, May 11

New York–based musicians to harmonize the sounds of Eastern and Western instruments in Vancouver debut at the Annex

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 30, 2024Partner Content, Muzewest Concerts, Spring 2024
Theatre review: Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical brings the magic to Massey Theatre
Theatre review: Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical brings the magic to Massey Theatre

Meghan Gardiner’s pitch-perfect nanny and stunning painted sets help bring Royal City Musical Theatre production of beloved classic to life

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 30, 2024Royal City Musical Theatre, Massey Theatre
Winners announced for screenings at inaugural Sundar Prize Film Festival, June 15 and 16
Winners announced for screenings at inaugural Sundar Prize Film Festival, June 15 and 16

New showcase of cinema that inspires social change to highlight nine films from Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. at Surrey City Hall

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NEWS, SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithApril 30, 2024Sundar Prize Film Festival, film festival
Music of the Night: The Concert Tour celebrates Andrew Lloyd Webber in Vancouver, May 21
Music of the Night: The Concert Tour celebrates Andrew Lloyd Webber in Vancouver, May 21

Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre hosts a birthday ode to the iconic musical theatre composer with tracks from Phantom of the Opera, Cats, and more

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MUSIC, THEATREStir VancouverApril 30, 2024Partner Content, Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre, Andrew Lloyd Webber
The Lifespan of a Fact separates the truth from truthiness, at Studio 16 May 2 to 12
The Lifespan of a Fact separates the truth from truthiness, at Studio 16 May 2 to 12

Real battle between a writer and fact-checker makes for high-stakes theatre

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THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithApril 29, 2024Studio 16
Udlot-Udlot pays rare tribute to late Philippines composer in large-scale park performance, May 4
Udlot-Udlot pays rare tribute to late Philippines composer in large-scale park performance, May 4

In Western Front and Roundhouse copresentation, José Maceda’s work blends traditional bamboo instruments and dozens of voices

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WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithApril 29, 2024Western Front, Roundhouse Community Centre, Spring 2024, Filipinx, Philippines, Asian Heritage Month
Jazz songstress Emilie-Claire Barlow takes to the birds in latest album and upcoming Shadbolt Centre show
Jazz songstress Emilie-Claire Barlow takes to the birds in latest album and upcoming Shadbolt Centre show

Canadian singer and voice actor opens up about finding hope and inspiration in Oaxaca’s feathered creatures, ahead of her May 3 performance

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 29, 2024Shadbolt Centre, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Spring 2024, jazz
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