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Montreal-based trans artist Elle Barbara brings experimental theatre to Queer Arts Festival
Montreal-based trans artist Elle Barbara brings experimental theatre to Queer Arts Festival

In Ayibobo III: Little Dollhouse on the Prairie, Mother Elle of the House of Barbara incorporates contemporary dance and burlesque to retell Haitian voodoo tales

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FESTSGail JohnsonJune 11, 2024Queer Arts Festival, ballroom, Trans
Summer Arts Guide 2024: Out-of-town festivals for culture vultures
Summer Arts Guide 2024: Out-of-town festivals for culture vultures

From winery concerts to waterfront wood carving, there’s an abundance of events happening throughout B.C. this sunny season

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FESTS, MUSICGuest UserJune 11, 2024festivals, Summer 2024, SUMMER 2024
Summer Arts Guide 2024: Vancouver festivals to mark on your cultural calendar
Summer Arts Guide 2024: Vancouver festivals to mark on your cultural calendar

Modern dance, live music, outdoor films, and more: summertime signals festival season in the city

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FESTSGail JohnsonJune 11, 2024Summer 2024, Summer Arts Guide, festivals, summer, SUMMER 2024, Homepage feature
Summer Arts Guide 2024: Vancouver patios for dining and drinking
Summer Arts Guide 2024: Vancouver patios for dining and drinking

From croque sandwiches to flame-seared sushi, there’s plenty of outdoor eats on offer

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CULINARYJanet SmithJune 11, 2024Summer 2024, Summer Arts Guide 2024, patios, restaurants, SUMMER 2024
Whistler Summer Concert Series brings top-tier musical talent to the stunning outdoor stage
Whistler Summer Concert Series brings top-tier musical talent to the stunning outdoor stage

The free performances run all summer long, with artists such as Colin James, Sheepdogs, Walk off the Earth, and more

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MUSICStir VancouverJune 11, 2024Partner Content, Tourism Whistler, Summer 2024
Film reviews: Sundar Prize Film Festival’s Dil Rakh: Gloves of Kin and Swallow Flying to the South
Film reviews: Sundar Prize Film Festival’s Dil Rakh: Gloves of Kin and Swallow Flying to the South

The former is a hard-hitting feature drama about small-town racism and generational trauma; the latter is a short stop-motion documentary about China’s Cultural Revolution seen through a child’s eyes

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FESTS, SCREENGuest UserJune 11, 2024Sundar Prize Film Festival, film review
At Dancing on the Edge, two works offer interdisciplinary reflections on sisterhood
At Dancing on the Edge, two works offer interdisciplinary reflections on sisterhood

Furious Grace Dance Theatre’s Gravity in Your Eyes and Method Dance Society’s Behind Veiled Eyes explore female friendships and matriarchal ties

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJune 10, 2024Dancing on the Edge, Anya Saugstad, Summer 2024, FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, Method Dance Society, Furious Grace Dance Theatre
At VIFF Centre, A Bullet Pulling Thread shows an artist stitching grief and protest into quilts
At VIFF Centre, A Bullet Pulling Thread shows an artist stitching grief and protest into quilts

New documentary profiles Marilyn Farquhar’s struggle to memorialize her brother, B.C. homeless activist Barry Shantz

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SCREEN, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJune 10, 2024VIFF Centre, Vancouver International Film Festival
Alexander Weimann leads Early Music Vancouver in Monteverdi’s opulent Vespers of 1610, August 1
Alexander Weimann leads Early Music Vancouver in Monteverdi’s opulent Vespers of 1610, August 1

Ten international soloists and a collection of 17th-century instrumentalists will perform the rarely heard work, at once intimate and dramatic

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MUSICStir VancouverJune 10, 2024Partner Content, Early Music Vancouver
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts announces ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire), plus ANOHNI
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts announces ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire), plus ANOHNI

Soul and folk singer Celeigh Cardinal and genre-defying singer-producer Sebastian Gaskin headline Indigenous festival on September 14; ANOHNI performs with the Johnsons on October 5

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MUSIC, CULTUREJanet SmithJune 9, 2024Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Chan Centre, Celeigh Cardinal, AHNONI
Hank Willis Thomas's new public artwork at Vancouver Art Gallery's Offsite captures empowerment and solidarity of last half-decade
Hank Willis Thomas's new public artwork at Vancouver Art Gallery's Offsite captures empowerment and solidarity of last half-decade

Shown for the first time together and in water, three steel sculptures on West Georgia play with reflection and

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJune 8, 2024Vancouver Art Gallery, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, VAG Offsite, Homepage feature
Company 605 faces grief and moves forward again with lossy, premiering at Dancing on the Edge
Company 605 faces grief and moves forward again with lossy, premiering at Dancing on the Edge

Drawing on the endless scroll of dance fragments online, the new work pushes into fresh territory for the troupe—as does Josh Martin’s new Helen Walkley solo, blocking

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJune 7, 2024Dancing on the Edge, Firehall Arts Centre, FIREHALL, SFU Woodward's, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Company 605
Bard on the Beach presents Measure for Measure on the Howard Family Stage, July 4 to September 20
Bard on the Beach presents Measure for Measure on the Howard Family Stage, July 4 to September 20

Absurdist Shakespeare play adapted and directed by Jivesh Parasram deals with dancing, morality, coercion, and hypocrisy

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THEATRE, FESTSStir VancouverJune 7, 2024Partner Content, Bard on the Beach, Summer 2024
PRISMA Festival transports audiences around the globe in Ice, Silk and Turkish Delight
PRISMA Festival transports audiences around the globe in Ice, Silk and Turkish Delight

The fest’s grand-opening concert on June 20 features stunning visual projections of land and seas

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MUSICJanet SmithJune 7, 2024PRISMA Festival, Powell River, Homepage feature, Summer 2024
BC Achievement Foundation opens nominations for Sam Carter Award Applied Art + Design
BC Achievement Foundation opens nominations for Sam Carter Award Applied Art + Design

Applications accepted until June 30 for British Columbians who display excellence and inspire achievement in applied art and design

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJune 6, 2024Partner Content, BC Achievement Foundation, First Nations
Pi Theatre delves into mental health in writer Enda Walsh’s Medicine
Pi Theatre delves into mental health in writer Enda Walsh’s Medicine

Physical comedy, dark comedy, surrealism, musical theatre, and absurdism all show up in the play having its Canadian premiere in Vancouver

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THEATREJanet SmithJune 6, 2024Pi Theatre, theatre, Enda Walsh, Homepage feature, Summer 2024
B.C. poet George McWhirter wins international $130,000 Griffin Poetry Prize with Mexican poet Homero Aridjis
B.C. poet George McWhirter wins international $130,000 Griffin Poetry Prize with Mexican poet Homero Aridjis

Translator of Spanish-language poetry collection Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence shares award with original author

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NEWS, READJanet SmithJune 6, 2024Griffin Poetry Prize, George McWhirter
Lara Kramer’s Gorgeous Tongue embodies choreographer’s Anishinaabe heritage, June 15 and 16
Lara Kramer’s Gorgeous Tongue embodies choreographer’s Anishinaabe heritage, June 15 and 16

Taking place at Dancing on the Edge, the solo features Nêhiyaw/Métis dancer Jeanette Kotowich

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DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJune 6, 2024Dancing on the Edge, dance, Summer 2024
Cascade Peaks ChamberFest announces lineup of concerts for inaugural season
Cascade Peaks ChamberFest announces lineup of concerts for inaugural season

Perched on the perimeter of BC’s scenic wine country, the Cascade Peaks ChamberFest features works by Beethoven, Brahms, Dvořák, Gilliand, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Ravel, and Schubert

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FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverJune 6, 2024Partner Content, Cascade Peaks ChamberFest, Summer 2024
The new Sundar Prize Film Festival gives voice to those who are underrepresented
The new Sundar Prize Film Festival gives voice to those who are underrepresented

The inaugural fest, taking place in Surrey on June 15 and 16, showcases films with purpose

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithJune 6, 2024Sher Vancouver, Sundar Prize Film Festival, film, Homepage feature
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The Leading Ladies bring to life Duke Ellington’s swingy twist on Tchaikovsky score at December 14 screening. 

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Vancouver Cantata Singers bridge generations with Christmas Reprise concerts

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Goh Ballet fosters young talent and holiday cheer with 15th edition of The Nutcracker

Amid tulle tutus and fleecey lambs, director Chan Hon Goh reflects on the history of the “feel-good production”. 

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