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Dance review: Empty-Handed embraces chaos and pushes to extremes
Dance review: Empty-Handed embraces chaos and pushes to extremes

The Biting School’s new dance work looks at struggle and letting go, with a surreal array of hazard tape, bread dough, mic cords, coffin tents, and more

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DANCEJanet SmithOctober 4, 2024The Biting School, Firehall Arts Centre, FIREHALL
In Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch, beading becomes a form of empowerment
In Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch, beading becomes a form of empowerment

Over a wide array of media, Vancouver Art Gallery’s expansive survey defies stereotypes as it explores matriarchy, displacement, and memory

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 3, 2024Vancouver Art Gallery, VANCOUVER ART GALLERY, Indigenous, Shelley Niro, Homepage feature
Gateway Theatre stages spine-tingling show Yaga in time for Halloween, October 24 to November 2
Gateway Theatre stages spine-tingling show Yaga in time for Halloween, October 24 to November 2

Kat Sandler’s contemporary reimagining of the infamous Slavic folk tale of Baba Yaga centres the small-town disappearance of a young man

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THEATREStir VancouverOctober 3, 2024Partner Content, Gateway Theatre, Touchstone Theatre, Roy Surette, Kat Sandler
Vancouver International Film Festival announces winners of 2024 juried awards
Vancouver International Film Festival announces winners of 2024 juried awards

Inay (Mama) wins the Arbutus Award for best B.C. film; Summit award for best Canadian film goes to Universal Language

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SCREENGuest UserOctober 3, 2024VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival
Ariel Quartet blends diverse string traditions in a Friends of Chamber Music concert, October 29
Ariel Quartet blends diverse string traditions in a Friends of Chamber Music concert, October 29

Program includes works by Ravel, Beethoven, and Berlin-based Israeli contemporary composer Matan Porat

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 3, 2024Partner Content, Friends of Chamber Music, Ariel Quartet
Margaret Grenier pays tribute to matriarchs in multimedia Raven Mother
Margaret Grenier pays tribute to matriarchs in multimedia Raven Mother

The Dancers of Damelahamid’s most ambitious production to date explores the precious artistic legacy passed down by Elder Margaret Harris

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DANCEJanet SmithOctober 2, 2024Dancers of Damelahamid, Margaret Grenier, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Homepage feature
Firehall Arts Centre presents the Vancouver premiere of Ridge, October 26 to November 3
Firehall Arts Centre presents the Vancouver premiere of Ridge, October 26 to November 3

The Fugitives provide an intimate exploration of the Battle of Vimy Ridge through live music, verbatim theatre, and direct storytelling

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 2, 2024Partner Content, Firehall Arts Centre, The Fugitives
Lia & Dor is a love letter to Romania, at the Firehall Arts Centre from October 9 to 13
Lia & Dor is a love letter to Romania, at the Firehall Arts Centre from October 9 to 13

Playwright Cristina Tudor takes a deep dive into her culture’s folklore

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THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithOctober 2, 2024Firehall Arts Centre, Ensemble Theatre Company, KIA Productions
B.C. election 2024: Local arts groups seek greater support from the next provincial government
B.C. election 2024: Local arts groups seek greater support from the next provincial government

Advocates say a unified strategy is needed for the arts, culture, and heritage sector

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NEWSJanet SmithOctober 2, 2024BC election, Meredith Bates, Heather Redfern, Ryan Hunt, Terry Hunter, Julie-anne Saroyan
Explore a stellar selection of events at this year's Vancouver Writers Fest, October 21 to 27
Explore a stellar selection of events at this year's Vancouver Writers Fest, October 21 to 27

Tickets are now available for a conversation with bestselling mystery novelist Nita Prose, dramatic readings of songs from film soundtracks, and beyond

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FESTS, READStir VancouverOctober 2, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Writers Fest
Comedy review: In The Improv Centre's Betrayers, audience has fun separating the truthful from traitors
Comedy review: In The Improv Centre's Betrayers, audience has fun separating the truthful from traitors

Spontaneous laughs meet heart-racing suspense in show that sends up TV phenomenon Traitors

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COMEDYJanet SmithOctober 1, 2024The Improv Centre, improv
Jeremy Goldstein brings Truth to Power Café to this year's Chutzpah! Festival, November 3
Jeremy Goldstein brings Truth to Power Café to this year's Chutzpah! Festival, November 3

Acclaimed multimedia storytelling performance invites locals to respond to the prompt, “Who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?”

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FESTSStir VancouverOctober 1, 2024Partner Content, chutzpah! festival, Chutzpah! Festival, Chutzpah Festival
VIFF 2024 Talks host Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin in conversation with Métis artist Amanda Strong, October 5
VIFF 2024 Talks host Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin in conversation with Métis artist Amanda Strong, October 5

Another highlight of the series on the same date features Shōgun VFX supervisor Michael Cliett

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SCREENJanet SmithOctober 1, 2024VIFF, VIFF Talks, Alanis Obomsawin
Russna Kaur embraces colour in major new exhibition at Whistler’s Audain Art Museum
Russna Kaur embraces colour in major new exhibition at Whistler’s Audain Art Museum

The local artist has expanded on smaller works by painting on walls at the gallery

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 1, 2024Audain Art Museum, Russna Kaur, Homepage feature
Jeremy Ledbetter Trio plays the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, October 26
Jeremy Ledbetter Trio plays the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, October 26

Audiences can expect to hear tracks off the group’s new album Gravity, which draws from high-intensity jazz, rock, funk, and Latin influences

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 1, 2024Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, shadbolt centre for the arts, Shadbolt Centre, Jeremy Ledbetter Trio
Darrel J. McLeod, John Vaillant, and Jess Housty among winners of 2024 BC and Yukon Book Prizes
Darrel J. McLeod, John Vaillant, and Jess Housty among winners of 2024 BC and Yukon Book Prizes

The West Coast Book Prize Society recognized eight authors as well as the Kluane First Nation elders at its annual gala event on September 28

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READJanet SmithOctober 1, 2024BC and Yukon Book Prizes, John Vaillant
The Polygon Gallery marks National Seniors Day on October 2 with Meet Me at The Gallery
The Polygon Gallery marks National Seniors Day on October 2 with Meet Me at The Gallery

Attendees get a sneak peek at photos included in the upcoming fall exhibition Tales from the Crypt, along with an accompanying curator talk and collage party

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverSeptember 30, 2024Partner Content, National Seniors Day, The Polygon Gallery, The Polygon, the Polygon, THE POLYGON
A woman's exes come back to haunt her in Studio 58's Baggage, October 3 to 13
A woman's exes come back to haunt her in Studio 58's Baggage, October 3 to 13

In Sarah Segal-Lazar’s play directed by Jessie Liang, main character Jill is plagued by her failed relationships as she tries to start a new one

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THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithSeptember 27, 2024Studio 58, Langara College, Langara
Post-rock band Griefwalker live-scores silent film Faust at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, October 25
Post-rock band Griefwalker live-scores silent film Faust at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, October 25

F.W. Murnau’s 1926 classic follows the demon Mephisto, who makes a bet with an archangel that a good man’s soul can be corrupted

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SCREEN, MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 27, 2024Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, shadbolt centre for the arts, Shadbolt Centre, silent movies, Griefwalker
Stir Q&A: So Surreal: Behind the Masks filmmakers talk about quest to recast art history
Stir Q&A: So Surreal: Behind the Masks filmmakers talk about quest to recast art history

Lively, detective-like documentary reveals how Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw and Yup’ik ceremonial masks found their way into the hands of Surrealist masters—and new attempts to repatriate them

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithSeptember 27, 2024VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival, VIFF 2024, Indigenous, documentary, Indigenous artists
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The Nutcracker at Wethersfield follows New York City Ballet to a wintry estate, to December 28 at VIFF Centre. 

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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