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Spontaneous Shakespeare to hip-hop storytelling: Vancouver Fringe Festival unveils 40th anniversary season
Spontaneous Shakespeare to hip-hop storytelling: Vancouver Fringe Festival unveils 40th anniversary season

Seventy-four companies from as far away as Australia and Japan set to bring array of works to Granville Island from September 4 to 15

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THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithAugust 6, 2024Fringe Fest, Vancouver Fringe Festival, Summer 2024
Protest and poetry as DOXA Documentary Film Festival launches free Summer Screenings, August 13 and September 5
Protest and poetry as DOXA Documentary Film Festival launches free Summer Screenings, August 13 and September 5

Yintah captures Wet’suwet’en pipeline resistance, while La Laguna del Soldado conjures the sounds and mists of a fraught Colombia

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SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 6, 2024DOXA, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Summer 2024
Vancouver Opera offers a chance to win Madama Butterfly tickets with e-newsletter signup by August 31
Vancouver Opera offers a chance to win Madama Butterfly tickets with e-newsletter signup by August 31

Free ticket package to Giacomo Puccini opera worth $200 in value, while e-newsletter perks span early ticket access, great deals, and behind-the-scenes videos

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MUSICStir VancouverAugust 2, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Opera
Astrocolor brings “AstroJazz” to the Whistler Summer Concert Series, August 8
Astrocolor brings “AstroJazz” to the Whistler Summer Concert Series, August 8

The B.C. band blends jazz with psychedelic and electronic music to create a sound they describe as “meditative and interplanetary”

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WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 2, 2024Whistler, Whistler Summer Concert Series, Astrocolor
The Kessler Academy 2024 takes to the Annex stage, August 10
The Kessler Academy 2024 takes to the Annex stage, August 10

The Microcosmos Quartet will join the string orchestra made up of young players

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WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithAugust 2, 2024The Kessler Academy, The Microcosmos Quartet, Music on Main, Summer 2024
Stir Q&A: Halfway through ViolaLicks video series, Thomas Beckman talks Bridgerton and busking
Stir Q&A: Halfway through ViolaLicks video series, Thomas Beckman talks Bridgerton and busking

Each week in 2024, violist is releasing an arrangement of a new film or television theme accompanied by a short YouTube video

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MUSICStir VancouverAugust 2, 2024Summer 2024, Stir Q&A, Thomas Beckman, #ViolaLicks, busking, Homepage feature
At Vines Art Festival, dance artist Salomé Nieto deconstructs female archetypes
At Vines Art Festival, dance artist Salomé Nieto deconstructs female archetypes

Showing at Keep Giving; Cedars and Shells opening event, You say I’m a snake? is a rebellious solo that grew out of her master’s thesis

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FESTS, DANCEGail JohnsonAugust 1, 2024Vines Art Festival, Salome Nieto, Summer 2024
Vancouver International Flamenco Festival announces 34th edition, September 12 to 22
Vancouver International Flamenco Festival announces 34th edition, September 12 to 22

Lineup spans performances by Compañía Marco Flores and La Sporée / Sarah Bronsard, masterclasses, free outdoor showcases, and more

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DANCE, MUSICStir VancouverAugust 1, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, Summer 2024, Flamenco Rosario
Vancouver Civic Theatres launches Sunset Cinema series with Barbie, August 7
Vancouver Civic Theatres launches Sunset Cinema series with Barbie, August 7

Other titles screening for free include E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Fall Guy, and Wonka

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WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENJanet SmithAugust 1, 2024Vancouver Civic Theatres, SUMMER 2024
Music review: Early Music Vancouver's Summer Festival kicks off with a meeting of minds and cultures
Music review: Early Music Vancouver's Summer Festival kicks off with a meeting of minds and cultures

EMV’s Suzie LeBlanc hosted a charming exchange of ideas between English tenor Charles Daniels and Vancouver-based Hindustani vocalist Shruti Ramani

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FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 31, 2024Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Summer 2024
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 highlights of the 2024 Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 highlights of the 2024 Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts

From a qawwali performance by multipiece band RAAHI & Co to free Bollywood dance lessons, the fest is a vibrant celebration of South Asian arts and culture

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FESTSStir VancouverJuly 31, 2024Monsoon Festival, Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts
After public campaign, Firehall Arts Centre wins City commitment to $10 million accessibility upgrades
After public campaign, Firehall Arts Centre wins City commitment to $10 million accessibility upgrades

Funds are earmarked for 2027-2030 Capital Plan, but historic theatre is hopeful they’ll flow in sooner

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THEATREJanet SmithJuly 30, 2024FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre
The 48th annual Powell Street Festival serves up Japanese-Canadian fare, August 3 and 4
The 48th annual Powell Street Festival serves up Japanese-Canadian fare, August 3 and 4

Teriyaki burgers, yakisoba, sushi, and a salmon barbecue are among the culinary highlights at the annual fest

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CULINARY, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGuest UserJuly 30, 2024Powell Street Festival, Japanese food, Summer 2024
Devours and Parlour Panther headline Pride Summer Sounds concert, August 1
Devours and Parlour Panther headline Pride Summer Sounds concert, August 1

Vancouver Civic Theatres’ free outdoor music series features the two local acts as part of 2024 Pride celebrations

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MUSICGail JohnsonJuly 29, 2024Vancouver Civic Theatres, Devours, Parlour Panther, Pride, Pride Vancouver
Public Disco hosts Pride block party in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant, August 3
Public Disco hosts Pride block party in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant, August 3

Chicago DJ Shaun J. Wright and Portland DJ Sappho are among the featured acts at the fully licensed bash

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FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonJuly 29, 2024Pride Vancouver, Pride, Public Disco
Surrey Artswest Society foregrounds fresh local talent at Surrey Art Gallery, to October 13
Surrey Artswest Society foregrounds fresh local talent at Surrey Art Gallery, to October 13

Group exhibition spans paintings, drawings, ceramic sculptures, and more

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ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJuly 28, 2024surrey art gallery, SURREY ART GALLERY, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey Artswest Society, Summer 2024
Film noir returns to the Cinematheque with the summer’s hottest double bill
Film noir returns to the Cinematheque with the summer’s hottest double bill

Rita Hayworth and Alain Delon pair up for an opening-night sizzler featuring American noir classic Gilda and French neo-noir Le samouraï

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SCREENAdrian MackJuly 26, 2024The Cinematheque, Summer 2024
Stir Cheat Sheet: 6 acts to catch at Powell Street Festival 2024
Stir Cheat Sheet: 6 acts to catch at Powell Street Festival 2024

Diverse performances range from butoh dancing to taiko drumming to circus arts

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FESTS, MUSIC, DANCEStir VancouverJuly 26, 2024Powell Street Festival, Kokoro Dance, Japanese, Katari Taiko
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
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Nikkei Mochitsuki celebrates a year-end Japanese tradition, December 29. 

Taiko drums and dance add to the festivities at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. 

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From family-friendly theatre in the afternoon to celebratory shows as midnight approaches, here’s a look at what’s on offer around the city this New Year’s Eve—plus a couple of New Year’s Day festivities too.

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O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy serves up a whimsical party at the Massey Theatre, December 28

James & Jamesy’s family-friendly show sails through a series of slapstick and sometimes surreal journeys. 

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Winter Solstice Lantern Festival illuminates the longest night of the year, December 21. 

Secret Lantern Society’s annual offering includes outdoor processions, workshops, song and dance performances, and more across Yaletown and Granville Isl
Ballet BC has just announced that its artistic director Medhi Walerski will leave his role as of June 30, 2027, following the company’s big 40th-anniversary season.

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