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Van Vogue Jam’s annual Posh Ball marks Vancouver's first-ever mainstream ballroom function
Van Vogue Jam’s annual Posh Ball marks Vancouver's first-ever mainstream ballroom function

Nonprofit’s founder Ralph Escamillan dives into ballroom’s importance to the queer community ahead of event presented with Vancouver Pride Society

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DANCE, CULTURE, FASHIONJanet SmithJuly 25, 2024Van Vogue Jam, Posh Ball, Pride, Vancouver Pride, Vancouver Pride Society, Summer 2024, Ralph Escamillan
Early Music Vancouver opens a “portal” into the past with Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610
Early Music Vancouver opens a “portal” into the past with Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610

Cree-Métis two-spirit baritone Jonathon Adams and artistic director Alexander Weimann share their reflections in advance of performance at Summer Festival: Bach Untamed

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FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 24, 2024Early Music Vancouver, Early music summer festival, Jonathon Adams, Alexand, early music, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVEr
Kintsugi draws on personal histories of Japanese internment at Powell Street Festival
Kintsugi draws on personal histories of Japanese internment at Powell Street Festival

Interactive multidisciplinary art installation by Annie Sumi and Brian Kobayakawa has an heirloom Singer sewing machine at its heart

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FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithJuly 24, 2024Powell Street Festival, Summer 2024
Vancouver Civic Theatres’ Summer Sounds outdoor concert series launches with Land Back Records, July 25
Vancouver Civic Theatres’ Summer Sounds outdoor concert series launches with Land Back Records, July 25

Taking place on šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl’a7shn, the free musical event spotlights the local Indigenous-owned and -operated label and some of its artists

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MUSICJanet SmithJuly 24, 2024VCT, Vancouver Civic Theatres, Land Back Records, Indigenous
At Bach Untamed fest, mandolin master Alon Sariel brings unique sound to Baroque world
At Bach Untamed fest, mandolin master Alon Sariel brings unique sound to Baroque world

Early Music Vancouver artist-in-residence set to appear in everything from a solo Bach concert to a Vocal Landscapes of India and Italy program

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MUSICJanet SmithJuly 24, 2024mandolin, Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Summer 2024, Vancouver Civic Theatres
 Pop-up outdoor performances as The Birdhouse expands to Granville Island for Vancouver Pride 2024
Pop-up outdoor performances as The Birdhouse expands to Granville Island for Vancouver Pride 2024

Formerly Eastside Studios, the organization will host live music, drag show, and more at “Pride Island”

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FESTSJanet SmithJuly 23, 2024Vancouver Pride, The Birdhouse, 2SLGBTQIA+
New voices, established names, and classical South Asian forms, as Dance Centre announces 2024-25 season
New voices, established names, and classical South Asian forms, as Dance Centre announces 2024-25 season

Sophie Dow and Laura Reznek, Shakti Dance, Daina Ashbee, and Company 605 are among the offerings on next season’s roster

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DANCEJanet SmithJuly 23, 2024DANCE CENTRE, The Dance Centre
Slip Slap Trip Wack reinvents classic comedy tropes with youth performers at the Russian Hall
Slip Slap Trip Wack reinvents classic comedy tropes with youth performers at the Russian Hall

Leaky Heaven Performance’s innovative new show takes audiences for a literal ride through scenes of pies to the face, balloon suits, and talented dogs

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THEATREEmily LythJuly 23, 2024Leaky Heaven Performance, Russian Hall, Strathcona, Summer 2024
Alliance Française Vancouver opens landmark $24-million francophone cultural facility
Alliance Française Vancouver opens landmark $24-million francophone cultural facility

Four-floor, 30,000-square-foot building features a professional theatre, media library, artist studio space, French café and bistro, and plenty more

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CULTURE, READJanet SmithJuly 23, 2024Alliance Française Vancouver, Alliance Francaise, Francophone
Playwrights Theatre Centre's artistic and executive director Heidi Taylor departing at end of the year
Playwrights Theatre Centre's artistic and executive director Heidi Taylor departing at end of the year

After 12 years of leadership, Taylor will complete her tenure on December 31 as organization shifts to a new leadership model

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THEATREGuest UserJuly 22, 2024Playwrights Theatre Centre, Heidi Taylor
A Spanish Hour? reimagines French one-act opera with a playful queer lens
A Spanish Hour? reimagines French one-act opera with a playful queer lens

An all-out cast helps bring to life J. Patrick Raftery’s vision for the story of rotating affairs, all set on a Toronto patio

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MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithJuly 22, 2024Summer 2024, opera
Realwheels Theatre explores accessibility in Disability Tour Bus
Realwheels Theatre explores accessibility in Disability Tour Bus

New radio-play podcast draws from people’s real-life experiences for its love-story script

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THEATREJanet SmithJuly 22, 2024Realwheels Theatre, disability, Cadence Rush Quibell, Summer 2024
Theatre review: Bard on the Beach's breezy The Comedy of Errors embraces slapstick
Theatre review: Bard on the Beach's breezy The Comedy of Errors embraces slapstick

Rebecca Northan–helmed production successfully gives Shakespeare’s silliest play a straightforward staging

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THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 22, 2024Bard on the Beach, SUMMER 2024, Shakespeare, Summer 2024, Homepage feature
Vancouver Art Book Fair returns in-person after five years, July 26 and 27
Vancouver Art Book Fair returns in-person after five years, July 26 and 27

Canada’s longest-running international art book fair features more than 80 exhibitors, with a new art-publishing symposium on July 28

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READGail JohnsonJuly 22, 2024Emily Carr University, Roundhouse Community Centre, books, Vancouver Art Book Fair
Music review: Basement dressing rooms and stairwell balconies as The Tempest Project reinvents a classical concert
Music review: Basement dressing rooms and stairwell balconies as The Tempest Project reinvents a classical concert

Music on Main’s latest creation led by David Pay guides audiences throughout the entirety of the Vancouver Playhouse for intimate performances in unexpected places

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MUSICJanet SmithJuly 19, 2024Music on Main, David Pay, Shakespeare, Vancouver Civic Theatres, Summer 2024
Simple wire, garbage bags, and zipties summon goddesses and mythological women in ANTI-ICON: APOKALYPSIS
Simple wire, garbage bags, and zipties summon goddesses and mythological women in ANTI-ICON: APOKALYPSIS

In a sanctuary of arresting self-portraits at the Polygon Gallery, photography artist Martine Gutierrez plays with identity as she transforms into figures like Mary, Cleopatra, and Lady Godiva

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJuly 18, 2024POLYGON, Polygon Gallery, POLYGON GALLERY, The Polygon Gallery, Homepage feature, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, LGBTQ
Quebec folk music meets Innu traditions, reggae rhythms, and rock, as Shauit hits Mission Folk Festival
Quebec folk music meets Innu traditions, reggae rhythms, and rock, as Shauit hits Mission Folk Festival

Performing in English, French, and Innu-aimun, singer-songwriter draws on his multiple sources—and gets the crowd dancing

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 18, 2024Shauit, Mission Folk Festival, Summer 2024
The Cinematheque screens American crime fiction favourites at summer film noir series, August 1 to September 5
The Cinematheque screens American crime fiction favourites at summer film noir series, August 1 to September 5

Lineup features eight shadow-steeped works released in the 1940s and ’50s, spanning Gilda, To Have and Have Not, T‑Men, and more

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SCREENStir VancouverJuly 18, 2024Partner Content, Summer 2024, film noir, The Cinematheque
Sarah Jane Scouten writes songs that sound like they’ve always existed
Sarah Jane Scouten writes songs that sound like they’ve always existed

The Giller Prize–winning author of What Strange Paradise has curated a program of events that look at the real world through a literary lens

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 18, 2024CREATE! Arts Festival, Sarah Jane Scouten
9th annual Art! Bike! Beer! Crawl takes over East Vancouver, July 27
9th annual Art! Bike! Beer! Crawl takes over East Vancouver, July 27

Annual interactive fundraiser happens at CREATE! Eastside Arts Festival and includes stops at participating neighbourhood breweries

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FESTSJanet SmithJuly 18, 2024Eastside Arts Society, Art! Bike! Beer! Crawl, Create! Arts Festival, East Vancouver, breweries
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DanceHouse and The Cultch present an extraordinary work of circus/dance, the North American premiere of Recirquel’s otherworldly Paradisum. 

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