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String quartets, French composers, and Land and Sea, as Vetta Chamber Music unveils 2024-25 season
String quartets, French composers, and Land and Sea, as Vetta Chamber Music unveils 2024-25 season

Beethoven, Mozart, and Vancouver’s own Jeffrey Ryan are included on the roster

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MUSICJanet SmithAugust 21, 2024Vetta Chamber Music, Joan Blackman
Celeigh Cardinal and Sebastian Gaskin headline ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire), September 14
Celeigh Cardinal and Sebastian Gaskin headline ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire), September 14

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and Musqueam’s third-annual Indigenous festival features free concerts, dance performances, storytelling, film screenings, and more

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Stir VancouverAugust 21, 2024Partner Content, CHan Centre for the Performing Arts, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Come Toward the Fire
Film review: Murder and old movie houses in enigmatic Chinese noir Only the River Flows
Film review: Murder and old movie houses in enigmatic Chinese noir Only the River Flows

Nothing is that simple in Wei Shujun’s film, the latest from one of the rising stars of international cinema

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SCREENAdrian MackAugust 21, 2024VIFF Centre, Summer 2024
Halfway through Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Vancouver's Zac Williams talks flyering and mini fridges
Halfway through Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Vancouver's Zac Williams talks flyering and mini fridges

At one of the world’s biggest, most historic fringe-theatre events, the Canadian artist navigates highs and lows while performing his solo show Jack Goes to Therapy

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THEATREJanet SmithAugust 20, 2024Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Zac Williams
Arts Umbrella names new Lindsay Mearns School of Dance following $2 million donation
Arts Umbrella names new Lindsay Mearns School of Dance following $2 million donation

Gift from Vancouver-based artist and philanthropist will further expand student access to dance education

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DANCEGuest UserAugust 20, 2024Arts Umbrella, Lindsay Mearns School of Dance, donation
Ocie Elliott finds ideal setting for intimate harmonies at Whistler Concert Series, August 23
Ocie Elliott finds ideal setting for intimate harmonies at Whistler Concert Series, August 23

Duo that often draws on B.C. landscapes for inspiration brings chill summer vibe to free outdoor show

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MUSICJanet SmithAugust 20, 2024Ocie Elliott, Whistler Concert Series, Whistler, Summer 2024
Co.ERASGA premieres new three-work program What on EARTH, September 18 to 20
Co.ERASGA premieres new three-work program What on EARTH, September 18 to 20

Choreographed by Alvin Erasga Tolentino, Naishi Wang, and Alvin Collantes, trio of ensemble works examine humanity’s connections to the environment

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DANCEStir VancouverAugust 20, 2024Partner Content, Co.ERASGA, Alvin Erasga Tolentino, climate change
Film review: Sugarcane documentary brings moving humanity to the horrors of a B.C. residential school
Film review: Sugarcane documentary brings moving humanity to the horrors of a B.C. residential school

Premiering at VIFF Centre and the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre, remarkable film about the dark legacy of Williams Lake institution wields quiet power

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SCREENJanet SmithAugust 19, 2024VIFF Centre, Vancouver International Film Festival, Indigenous, National Geographic, Homepage feature
Theatre Replacement announces new international fellowship program for Vancouver-based artists
Theatre Replacement announces new international fellowship program for Vancouver-based artists

Four local performance makers will travel to the Noorderzon Festival of Performing Arts and Society in the Netherlands this summer as part of a research trip

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THEATREGuest UserAugust 19, 2024Theatre Replacement, Maiko Yamamoto
Elektra announces search for new artistic director
Elektra announces search for new artistic director

Current leader Morna Edmundson will be departing after the 2024-25 season and 38 years with the organization

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MUSICJanet SmithAugust 19, 2024Elektra Women's Choir, Morna Edmundson
Music on Main's joyous Summer Pop-Up Concerts take over Mount Pleasant Park, August 19 to 21
Music on Main's joyous Summer Pop-Up Concerts take over Mount Pleasant Park, August 19 to 21

Performances by the Qing Ensemble, Microcosmos Quartet, and M’Girl are in store, along with nosh from food trucks Planted and Dos Amigos

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MUSICJanet SmithAugust 15, 2024Music on Main, Summer 2024
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival announces 2024 lineup, September 5 to 15
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival announces 2024 lineup, September 5 to 15

Opening with Colombian director Felipe Holguín Caro’s La Suprema, festival’s 22nd edition celebrates more than two decades of cutting-edge cinema

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SCREENStir VancouverAugust 15, 2024Partner Content, VLAFF, Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
La Fonte Musica, Iestyn Davies, and more, as Early Music Vancouver announces 2024-25 season
La Fonte Musica, Iestyn Davies, and more, as Early Music Vancouver announces 2024-25 season

British a cappella artists VOCES8 are here in February as LUMEN Festival makes return in the new year

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MUSICJanet SmithAugust 15, 2024Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER
Ahead of his Unhinged visit to the Improv Centre, Kevin McDonald reflects on standup, the One Line Premise, and teaching funny
Ahead of his Unhinged visit to the Improv Centre, Kevin McDonald reflects on standup, the One Line Premise, and teaching funny

The ever-self-effacing Kids in the Hall star still finds his happy place onstage, whether he’s in a sketch, alone, or improvising with strangers

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COMEDYJanet SmithAugust 15, 2024The Improv Centre, Summer 2024
VIFF celebrates reopening of Vancity Theatre with Total Cinema series, August 17 to September 20
VIFF celebrates reopening of Vancity Theatre with Total Cinema series, August 17 to September 20

Films focused on colour, sound, and spectacle span Amélie, Speed Racer, The Matrix, and dozens more

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SCREENStir VancouverAugust 14, 2024Partner Content, VIFF Centre, VIFF, Vancity Theatre, Summer 2024
B.C. arts groups grapple with uncertainty after being turned down for Canada Council tour funding
B.C. arts groups grapple with uncertainty after being turned down for Canada Council tour funding

Kidd Pivot’s funding crunch illustrates "perfect storm" of rising submissions and skyrocketing costs to take shows across the country and the world

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DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithAugust 14, 2024Canada Council, Canada Council for the Arts, arts funding, Homepage features, Homepage feature, Kidd Pivot, Heather Redfern
Film review: Malcolm McDowell rules in newly remastered Caligula: The Ultimate Cut
Film review: Malcolm McDowell rules in newly remastered Caligula: The Ultimate Cut

Along with Helen Mirren and Peter O’Toole, the actor rises above the material in this elaborate new edit of the infamously smutty epic

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SCREENAdrian MackAugust 13, 2024Rio Theatre, The Rio Theatre
Arts Umbrella's annual International Summer Dance Intensive continues to August 23
Arts Umbrella's annual International Summer Dance Intensive continues to August 23

Immersive program at company’s Granville Island facility features a guest faculty of more than 20 world-renowned instructors this year

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DANCEStir VancouverAugust 13, 2024Partner Content, Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA, Summer 2024
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 retro Summer Night Concerts to catch at the 2024 PNE
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 retro Summer Night Concerts to catch at the 2024 PNE

Burton Cummings, Daryl Hall, The Commodores, and The Pointer Sisters are some of the nostalgic favourites hitting the Pacific Coliseum in August

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MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverAugust 12, 2024PNE, Pacific National Exhibition, cheat sheet, Summer 2024, SUMMER 2024, Homepage feature
Vines Art Festival wraps up 10th edition with free events that highlight bold storytelling, August 14 to 17
Vines Art Festival wraps up 10th edition with free events that highlight bold storytelling, August 14 to 17

Among the featured artists are musicians Oh Pray Tell, drag performer Maiden China, and Indigenous femmecee Lil Smudge

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FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverAugust 12, 2024Partner Content, Vines Art Festival, Summer 2024
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Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker inhabits a snow-dusted Canada, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, December 12 to 14. 

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With fresh adaptation (a) Winter’s Tale, two well-known theatre talents launch The Ecstasy @theecstasytheatreco. 

Colleen Wheeler and Moya O’Connell have gathered a crack team of actors for micro-sized Shakespearean shows at the City Cen
 

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