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La Fonte Musica goes to hell and back in a concert inspired by Dante's Commedia, at Early Music Vancouver

The pandemic sent Italian lute virtuoso Michele Pasotti looking back at the poets of the Black Plague—and the way Ars Nova music provided relief

MUSICJanet SmithOctober 17, 2024Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Dante, La Fonte Musica, lute

Massey Theatre presents Kid Koala’s Nufonia Must Fall, November 15 and 16

Magical stage adaptation of graphic novel features over 20 miniature sets performed, filmed, and projected in real time to a live score

MUSIC, THEATREStir VancouverOctober 17, 2024Partner Content, Massey Theatre, Kid Koala

With Social Tango, Buenos Aires's Agustina Videla brings milonga magic to the stage

With projections and a live band, the show celebrates the inclusivity of Argentina’s essential dance form

Review: Music of the Night's ode to Lloyd Webber is as polished as a Phantom chandelier

Soprano Caitlin Wood, tenor Caulin Moore among the standouts in a production that shows the power of songs in musicals from Evita to Sunset Boulevard

MUSIC, THEATREJanet SmithOctober 17, 2024Music of the Night, Sound the Alarm, Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre

Furniture maker Brent Comber and fashion designer Pam Baker among recipients of Sam Carter Award in Applied Art + Design

The BC Achievement Foundation also recognized jeweller Meghan Weeks and ceramics artist Robin DuPont in its 20th annual program

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 17, 2024BC Achievement Foundation, Brent Comber, Pam Baker

Darkly suspenseful Yaga comes to Gateway Theatre stage October 24 to November 2

Touchstone Theatre production is part thriller, part comedy, part revenge play, and part nightmarish fairy tale

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGuest UserOctober 17, 2024Touchstone Theatre, Gateway Theatre

Kronos Quartet brings boundary-free mix of music to the Chan Centre

The renowned group’s mission is to carry diversity and social relevance to the concert hall

MUSICJanet SmithOctober 17, 2024Kronos Quartet, Chan Centre, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, CHAN CENTRE

Plastic orchid factory stages Nate Yaffe's solo work faith hole, October 25 and 26

Le Radeau production sees Yaffe cultivate an exchange between performer and audience with unguarded emotion and humour

DANCEStir VancouverOctober 17, 2024Partner Content, plastic orchid factory, Le Radeau

Ridge gives prominence to untold stories from the First World War

At long last, the multidisciplinary piece by playwright Brendan McLeod and the Fugitives has its Vancouver premiere

THEATRE, MUSICJanet SmithOctober 17, 2024Ridge, Firehall Arts Centre, Brendan McLeod, The Fugitives, Homepage feature

Stir Cheat Sheet: 3 acts to catch at this weekend's PROPULSION 2024 fest

The Vancouver New Music festival features a diverse lineup of sound artists

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 16, 2024Vancouver New Music

Western Front presents Japanese singer Phew on her Canadian tour, October 19

Vancouver Island-based experimental artist Piu opens the concert curated by Aki Onda

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 16, 2024Partner Content, Western Front

Historical watercolour painting by Emily Carr acquired by Whistler’s Audain Art Museum

Unveiled at Heffel Fine Art Auction House, War Canoes, Alert Bay, circa 1908, was held for many years in private collections

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 16, 2024Emily Carr, Audain Art Museum, Michael Audain

Tentacle Tribe’s Prism makes intricate play with perception

Colour, light, reflection, and hip-hop-influenced moves as Montreal troupe’s kaleidoscopic new piece hits The Cultch

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 16, 2024Tentacle Tribe, dance, Homepage feature, THE CULTCH, New Works

Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival weaves community and connection, October 30 to November 10

Vancouver Moving Theatre’s 21st-annual fest includes a tribute to Theatre in the Raw’s late artistic director Jay Hamburger, Day of the Dead celebrations, and more