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ANOHNI and the Johnsons take an intimate look at what’s really happening
ANOHNI and the Johnsons take an intimate look at what’s really happening

The New York City–based artist takes an unflinching look at grief, loss, and ecological collapse

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MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 25, 2024ANOHNI, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, CHAN CENTRE, Homepage feature
Vancouver Chamber Choir sets the stage for nearly 200 voices in A Choral Feast 3, October 19
Vancouver Chamber Choir sets the stage for nearly 200 voices in A Choral Feast 3, October 19

Concert features UBC University Singers, Vancouver Bach Choir, Nabi Vocal Ensemble, and Intertidal Choral Ensemble, with beloved conductor emeritus Jon Washburn

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MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 24, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir
Cliff Cardinal raises necessary dialogue on uncomfortable truths in As You Like It or The Land Acknowledgement
Cliff Cardinal raises necessary dialogue on uncomfortable truths in As You Like It or The Land Acknowledgement

In his one-man show, the theatre artist of Cree and Lakota heritage addresses empty land acknowledgements with unapologetic conviction

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THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 24, 2024the Cultch, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Cliff Cardinal, indigenous, Shakespeare, Cree
Inuk singer Elisapie gets deeply emotional on Inuktitut
Inuk singer Elisapie gets deeply emotional on Inuktitut

Recording her new album of cover songs was intensely heart-breaking

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MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 24, 2024Elisapie, Homepage feature
DanceHouse launches 2024-25 season with Agustina Videla’s Social Tango, October 24 to 26
DanceHouse launches 2024-25 season with Agustina Videla’s Social Tango, October 24 to 26

Immersive performance sees a shy woman swept off her feet by the seductive world of tango through live music and projections

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DANCEStir VancouverSeptember 24, 2024Partner Content, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE
A.R. Rahman, who's scored more than 100 films, shares stories and music at the Orpheum, October 5
A.R. Rahman, who's scored more than 100 films, shares stories and music at the Orpheum, October 5

Slumdog Millionaire composer joins the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra at Vancouver International Film Festival keynote event

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WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREEN, MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 23, 2024VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Brian Bamanya offers a uniquely Ugandan take on electronic music as Afrorack
Brian Bamanya offers a uniquely Ugandan take on electronic music as Afrorack

Performing on instruments he built himself using salvaged chips and capacitors, the experimental Kampala-based artist debuts in North America

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MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 23, 2024Afrorack, Red Gate Arts Society, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC, Vancouver New Music
Fauré & Bernstein opens the Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs' 2024-25 season, October 18
Fauré & Bernstein opens the Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs' 2024-25 season, October 18

Fauré’s hauntingly beautiful Requiem and Bernstein’s enchanting Chichester Psalms are on the intimate program conducted by Leslie Dala

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MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 23, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs, Vancouver Bach Choir
Violist David Harding joins Vetta Chamber Music for its season-opening concert
Violist David Harding joins Vetta Chamber Music for its season-opening concert

The artist felt at home the first time he played the viola at age 16

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MUSICGuest UserSeptember 23, 2024Vetta Chamber Music, David Harding, Joan Blackman, Jeffrey Ryan
West Vancouver Memorial Library names Sam Lynch as inaugural Sound Artist in Residence
West Vancouver Memorial Library names Sam Lynch as inaugural Sound Artist in Residence

Award-winning local singer-songwriter to host several free programs and workshops at the library’s state-of-the-art Recording Studio during her term

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MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 23, 2024Partner Content, West Vancouver Memorial Library, Sam Lynch
Dance review: Agrimony melds indie concert, movement, and masks into spellbinding new hybrid
Dance review: Agrimony melds indie concert, movement, and masks into spellbinding new hybrid

Sophie Dow and Laura Reznek’s meld of live music and dance created a warm, dreamlike experience

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DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 23, 2024DANCE CENTRE, The Dance Centre, Sophie Dow, Scotiabank Dance Centre
Much Ado About Nothing and The   Two Gentlemen of Verona: Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival announces 2025 season
Much Ado About Nothing and The Two Gentlemen of Verona: Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival announces 2025 season

The 36th annual program also includes The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] (Again) and The Dark Lady

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THEATREGuest UserSeptember 23, 2024Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare
Nineteen-year-old Canadian pianist Kevin Chen balances works by his favourite composers
Nineteen-year-old Canadian pianist Kevin Chen balances works by his favourite composers

Chopin and Liszt are on the program at the Kay Meek Arts Centre, as the internationally acclaimed musician makes his Vancouver debut

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MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 23, 2024Kay Meek Arts Centre, Kevin Chen, Piano, piano, Homepage feature
The Cinematheque hosts Swiss filmmaker Fabrice Aragno as part of ​JLG Forever series, October 10 and 11
The Cinematheque hosts Swiss filmmaker Fabrice Aragno as part of ​JLG Forever series, October 10 and 11

Jean-Luc Godard’s principal collaborator introduces Vancouver audiences to Godard’s final film Scénarios, along with Goodbye to Language

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SCREENStir VancouverSeptember 22, 2024Partner Content, The CInematheque, The Cinematheque
Vancouver New Music's PROPULSION festival spotlights visionary emerging artists, October 17 to 19
Vancouver New Music's PROPULSION festival spotlights visionary emerging artists, October 17 to 19

Curators Kendra Place, Anju Singh, and Reylinn present a futuristic lineup of sonic performers in copresentation with VIVO Media Arts Centre

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MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 21, 2024Partner Content, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC, Vancouver New Music, Vancouver New Music Festival, PROPULSION, VIVO Media Arts Centre
VIFF opener Ari's Theme brings lifelong dream to fruition, with live-performed score
VIFF opener Ari's Theme brings lifelong dream to fruition, with live-performed score

Vancouver Island’s Ari Kinarthy wrote the score and stars in a screening event that memorializes his life

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SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 21, 2024VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO, Homepage feature
Soul-gospel singer Khari Wendell McClelland performs at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, October 18
Soul-gospel singer Khari Wendell McClelland performs at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, October 18

Detroit-born, Vancouver-based artist integrates early African American rhythms and folklore with contemporary sounds and stories

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MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 20, 2024Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Shadbolt Centre, Khari Wendell McClelland
Dance review: Co.ERASGA's What on EARTH spans climate-change cheerleading and volcanic eruptions
Dance review: Co.ERASGA's What on EARTH spans climate-change cheerleading and volcanic eruptions

Ensemble works by Alvin Erasga Tolentino, Naishi Wang, and Alvin Collantes premiere in a captivating program dedicated to environmental stewardship

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DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 20, 2024Co.ERASGA, climate change, Roundhouse Community Centre, Environmentalism, Alvin Erasga Tolentino
Jenny Scheinman’s All Species Parade pays homage to the Pacific Northwest, October 21 at BlueShore at CapU
Jenny Scheinman’s All Species Parade pays homage to the Pacific Northwest, October 21 at BlueShore at CapU

California-based violinist and composer performs her new double album which evokes “a charged relationship to the natural world”

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MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 20, 2024Partner Content, Blueshore at CapU, BlueShore at CapU, Jenny Scheinman
Stir Q&A: New Vancouver Chamber Choir composer-in-residence Laura Hawley on choral music, community, and collaboration
Stir Q&A: New Vancouver Chamber Choir composer-in-residence Laura Hawley on choral music, community, and collaboration

The ensemble will perform Hawley’s The Arrow and the Song at its epic season-opening concert

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MUSICGuest UserSeptember 20, 2024Vancouver Chamber Choir, Laura Hawley
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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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