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Vancouver Greek Film Festival kicks off with Z, a political thriller that still resonates, June 6
Vancouver Greek Film Festival kicks off with Z, a political thriller that still resonates, June 6

At the Cinematheque, Costa-Gavras's fast-paced masterpiece warns of the precarity of truth amid the rise of right-wing zealots

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SCREEN, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJune 2, 2024The Cinematheque, Spring 2024, Greek, Greek Film Festival
Zeellia keeps the songs of Ukraine alive at VICO's Global Soundscapes Festival
Zeellia keeps the songs of Ukraine alive at VICO's Global Soundscapes Festival

Beverly Dobrinsky’s traditional, hurdy-gurdy-like lira sets the band’s loud, proud, and uncompromising tone in the face of war

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MUSICJanet SmithJune 1, 2024Ukraine, Global Soundscapes, VICO, Spring 2024
 Emily Carr University of Art + Design names Dr. Trish Kelly as president and vice-chancellor
Emily Carr University of Art + Design names Dr. Trish Kelly as president and vice-chancellor

Kelly will helm the school into its 100-year-anniversary celebrations in 2025

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithMay 31, 2024ECUAD, Emily Carr University
SFU cites fundraising challenges for its decision to end its SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs
SFU cites fundraising challenges for its decision to end its SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs

Vice-president says internal funding dried up, while 149 Arts Society director says it was hamstrung in its efforts to raise funds

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NEWS, THEATRE, DANCEJanet SmithMay 31, 2024SFU Woodward's, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs
Bard on the Beach hosts Comedy of Errors on the Howard Family Stage, July 2 to September 21
Bard on the Beach hosts Comedy of Errors on the Howard Family Stage, July 2 to September 21

Two sets of identical twins face hilarious miscommunications in ancient Greece-set play directed by Rebecca Northan

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THEATREStir VancouverMay 31, 2024Partner Content, Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare, Summer 2024
Pacific Theatre announces 2024-25 season featuring The Hobbit, an Ins Choi solo show, and more
Pacific Theatre announces 2024-25 season featuring The Hobbit, an Ins Choi solo show, and more

Five mainstage performances include Kim Selody’s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved book and a production of Will Eno’s Middletown

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NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithMay 30, 2024Pacific Theatre, Sticks and Stones Theatre, Western Gold Theatre, Kim's Convenience, Ins Choi, ITSAZOO Productions
Theatre review: Raw emotion pervades Joey Lespérance’s Michel(le) at Théâtre la Seizième
Theatre review: Raw emotion pervades Joey Lespérance’s Michel(le) at Théâtre la Seizième

Solo tribute to late sibling dives deep into the Vancouver actor’s past

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THEATREJanet SmithMay 30, 2024theatre, theatre review, Theatre la Seizieme, Spring 2024
Music review: Vicky Chow transfixes sold-out crowd with Book 2 of Philip Glass’s Études for solo piano
Music review: Vicky Chow transfixes sold-out crowd with Book 2 of Philip Glass’s Études for solo piano

Concert marked another successful milestone in the pianist’s longstanding relationship with Music on Main

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MUSICJanet SmithMay 29, 2024Music on Main, Vicky Chow, Philip Glass
SFU announces end of SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs
SFU announces end of SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs

University VP says “financial realities” mean the end of programming, commissioning, and presenting of new performances with dozens of Vancouver arts-group partners

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NEWSJanet SmithMay 29, 2024SFU Woodward's, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs
Sail to the Symphony is a delightful day trip with PRISMA
Sail to the Symphony is a delightful day trip with PRISMA

The unforgettable one-day experience offers attendees a seamless blend of travel, dining, and world-class music by PRISMA Festival Orchestra

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MUSICStir VancouverMay 29, 2024Partner Content, PRISMA Festival
Vancouver Chamber Choir set to premiere T. Patrick Carrabré's Histoires des Métis in Longhouse concert
Vancouver Chamber Choir set to premiere T. Patrick Carrabré's Histoires des Métis in Longhouse concert

Through seven movements, the composition tells stories in a way that feels familiar to the Métis composer, conductor, and UBC music prof

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MUSICJanet SmithMay 29, 2024Vancouver Chamber Choir, Homepage feature, Spring 2024, Indigenous, Andrew Balfour
One of a Kind brings vivid storytelling to Granville Island at Vancouver International Children’s Festival, to June 2
One of a Kind brings vivid storytelling to Granville Island at Vancouver International Children’s Festival, to June 2

The Flame show created and directed by Deborah Williams sees performers share their personal stories in a kid-friendly format

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THEATRE, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGEmily LythMay 29, 2024Vancouver Internationl Children's Festival, Deborah Willams, The Flame
Kronos Quartet, Silkroad Ensemble, and more as the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts announces 2024-25 season highlights
Kronos Quartet, Silkroad Ensemble, and more as the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts announces 2024-25 season highlights

A first peek at the shows in three series, including the all-new Chan Centre Director’s Cut programmed by director Pat Carrabré

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NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithMay 28, 2024Chan Centre, Chan Centre EXP, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Kronos Quartet, Early Music Vancouver
Boca del Lupo announces impactful updates to Stop Asian Hate campaign site, May 28
Boca del Lupo announces impactful updates to Stop Asian Hate campaign site, May 28

Sharing of Asian Canadian artists’ stories will coincide with an Alliance of Asian Canadians in the Performing Arts meeting in Montreal

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CULTUREStir VancouverMay 28, 2024Partner Content, Boca del Lupo
VSO presents Day of Music with 100 free concerts on June 1
VSO presents Day of Music with 100 free concerts on June 1

Pop-up performances take place all across downtown Vancouver and at YVR Airport

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MUSICGuest UserMay 28, 2024VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Day of Music, classical music, SPRING 2024
Western Gold Theatre’s Super Seniors explores the comedy and conundrum of extreme old age
Western Gold Theatre’s Super Seniors explores the comedy and conundrum of extreme old age

Veteran Vancouver director-educator Kathryn Shaw’s new play is about three women who are all over age 105—just like her mother and grandmother were

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THEATREGail JohnsonMay 28, 2024Western Gold Theatre, Kathryn Shaw, Summer 2024
Film reviews: Quick takes on a quartet of standout Vancouver Short Film Festival offerings
Film reviews: Quick takes on a quartet of standout Vancouver Short Film Festival offerings

“Introduction” brings lo-fi camp, “Everlasting” documents Vancouver’s Wing Sang history, “Tiger by the Tail” delivers disco-happy raunch, and “In the Heat” is a deadpan-dark Santa cartoon

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SCREENJanet SmithMay 27, 2024Vancouver Short Film Festival, Spring 2024, Vancouver International Film Festival, VIFF Centre, Homepage feature
rice & beans theatre’s Polyphonic Multilingual Creation Residency Showcase encourages language exploration
rice & beans theatre’s Polyphonic Multilingual Creation Residency Showcase encourages language exploration

May 30 event features excerpts and discussion of multilingual works by Latinx playwright Yulissa Campos and Anglo-Japanese playwright Carolyn Nakagawa

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THEATREJanet SmithMay 27, 2024rice & beans theatre, Spanish, Japanese, Latinx
Vancouver International Jazz Festival unveils free jazz shows around the city, June 22 to 30
Vancouver International Jazz Festival unveils free jazz shows around the city, June 22 to 30

Jazz drummer, rapper, and producer Kassa Overall and rapper-DJ Odario to headline Downtown Jazz series outside the Vancouver Art Gallery

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MUSICStir VancouverMay 26, 2024Partner Content, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, Coastal Jazz, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Summer 2024
Theatre reviews: Dark, digital clown humour and an enchanting amphibian world as rEvolver Festival opens
Theatre reviews: Dark, digital clown humour and an enchanting amphibian world as rEvolver Festival opens

@interWEBBED’s absurd comedy escalates into dystopian Black Mirror-esque territory, while Soft tongues: a bioacoustic opera builds an intoxicating froggy soundscape

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THEATREJanet SmithMay 26, 2024Upintheair Theatre, rEvolver Festival, Spring 2024
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The Horseradish Theatre stages the quirky Slavic-accented comedy Number 13, December 18 to 21. 

When a Prime Minister’s assistant’s romantic hotel rendez-vous is interrupted, a host of hilariously chaotic misunderstandings ensue. 

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DanceHouse and The Cultch present an extraordinary work of circus/dance, the North American premiere of Recirquel’s otherworldly Paradisum. 

Directed and choreographed by Bence Vági, Paradisum explores the new possibilities of
Christmas With the Marches welcomes viewers into the famous sisters’ home for the holidays, while A Christmas Carol animates the Victorian setting with coloured lights and projections.

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At grunt gallery, Jenie Gao transforms paper, wood, and familial lore into reimagined keepsakes. 

In Where Mountain Cats Live exhibit, Kansas-raised printmaker and installation artist illuminates Taiwanese-Chinese American experience through everyth
Energized title-role performance by Azaleah Korn leads an ensemble with a gift for the physical comedy and classic song-and-dance numbers of this beloved musical. 

Head to Stir for the full review of @gatewaythtr’s Annie. 

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At bars from Botanist to Meo, mixologists riff on Christmas pudding, mulled wine, grandma’s baking, and much more.✨

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