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Griefwalker conjures a haunting live soundtrack for FW Murnau’s devilish classic Faust
Griefwalker conjures a haunting live soundtrack for FW Murnau’s devilish classic Faust

In this classic of German expressionism screening at the Shadbolt, “Every frame is like an album cover,” says the postrock band’s Simon Dobbs

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SCREEN, MUSICJanet SmithOctober 21, 2024Griefwalker, Shadbolt Centre, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Dorothy Grant: An Endless Thread traces four decades of a Haida haute couture trailblazer
Dorothy Grant: An Endless Thread traces four decades of a Haida haute couture trailblazer

Appearing at Vancouver Writers Fest, the designer talks about a 40-year career that set the stage for today’s explosion of Indigenous fashion

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READ, FESTS, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 21, 2024Figure 1 Publishing, Figure.1, Vancouver Writers Fest, Dorothy Grant, Indigenous fashion
The Last Night at the Cabaret Yitesh comes to the Chutzpah! Festival, November 9 and 10
The Last Night at the Cabaret Yitesh comes to the Chutzpah! Festival, November 9 and 10

Michael Wex’s uproarious show combines 1930s cabaret songs, original comedy sketches, Yiddish adaptations of international hits, and vaudeville classics

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FESTS, THEATREStir VancouverOctober 21, 2024Partner Content, chutzpah! festival, Chutzpah! Festival, Chutzpah Festival
Dancer Nate Yaffe unmasks his vulnerability and sheds constraints in faith hole
Dancer Nate Yaffe unmasks his vulnerability and sheds constraints in faith hole

Presented by plastic orchard factory, the solo is performed partly in the nude

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DANCEGuest UserOctober 21, 2024plastic orchid factory
Marc Garneau unpacks memoir A Most Extraordinary Ride at BlueShore at CapU, November 18
Marc Garneau unpacks memoir A Most Extraordinary Ride at BlueShore at CapU, November 18

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and first Canadian to go into space talks about his awe-inspiring life trajectory

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READStir VancouverOctober 21, 2024Partner Content, Blueshore at CapU, BlueShore at CapU, Capilano University, Marc Garneau
Heather Ogden performs as Vancouver Ballet Society hosts For the Love of Dance fundraiser, October 26
Heather Ogden performs as Vancouver Ballet Society hosts For the Love of Dance fundraiser, October 26

Benefit at Scotiabank Dance Centre features the principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada

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DANCEJanet SmithOctober 21, 2024Vancouver Ballet Society, Scotiabank Dance Centre, National Ballet of Canada
Drew Hayden Taylor chats about his latest thriller at the Vancouver Writers Fest, October 26
Drew Hayden Taylor chats about his latest thriller at the Vancouver Writers Fest, October 26

In Cold, Ojibway author tells the humour-laced story of two women left stranded after a tragic plane crash

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READJanet SmithOctober 21, 2024Vancouver Writers Fest, Canadian writers, Drew Hayden Taylor
Jeremy Ledbetter brings cosmopolitan pianistic palette to the Shadbolt
Jeremy Ledbetter brings cosmopolitan pianistic palette to the Shadbolt

The trio leader has fully integrated Latin and Caribbean sounds into his approach

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MUSICJanet SmithOctober 21, 2024Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Jeremy Ledbetter Trio, jazz, piano, homepage feature
Vancouver Cantata Singers join forces with Stʼatʼimc-Lil’wat composer Russell Wallace
Vancouver Cantata Singers join forces with Stʼatʼimc-Lil’wat composer Russell Wallace

Concert program Rest includes two new choral arrangements of the artist’s songs among other diverse works

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MUSICGail JohnsonOctober 21, 2024Vancouver Cantata Singers, Russell Wallace
Music review: Vancouver Bach Choir opens its season with program to soothe and move the soul
Music review: Vancouver Bach Choir opens its season with program to soothe and move the soul

Evening featuring Fauré’s Requiem and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms offered moments of stunning beauty and clashing dissonance

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MUSICJanet SmithOctober 20, 2024Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs, Vancouver Bach Choir, choral music
Tan Dun conducts his epic choral work Buddha Passion at the VSO, November 8 and 9
Tan Dun conducts his epic choral work Buddha Passion at the VSO, November 8 and 9

Award-winning artist’s piece inspired by Chinese and Sanskrit texts tells of six stories from the life of the Buddha, and of a prince’s path to enlightenment

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 18, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO
L.A.-based screenwriter Yulin Kuang serves romance with a dash of realism in debut novel
L.A.-based screenwriter Yulin Kuang serves romance with a dash of realism in debut novel

Ahead of Vancouver Writers Fest event, author delves into resurgence of rom coms and the importance of stories that feel “true to life”

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READJanet SmithOctober 18, 2024Vancouver Writers Fest, Yulin Kuang, books
Vetta Chamber Music honours nature's stories in Land and Sea, November 15 to 18
Vetta Chamber Music honours nature's stories in Land and Sea, November 15 to 18

Featured works include “The Raven Conspiracy” by Yellowknife’s Carmen Braden and “Seasons of the Sea” by Rosemary Georgeson and Jeffrey Ryan

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 18, 2024Partner Content, Vetta Chamber Music
La Fonte Musica goes to hell and back in a concert inspired by Dante's Commedia, at Early Music Vancouver
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

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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
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

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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 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

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DANCEJanet SmithOctober 17, 2024tango, Argentina, Homepage feature, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre, VLACC
Review: Music of the Night's ode to Lloyd Webber is as polished as a Phantom chandelier
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

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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
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

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 17, 2024BC Achievement Foundation, Brent Comber, Pam Baker
Darkly suspenseful Yaga comes to Gateway Theatre stage October 24 to November 2
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

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THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGuest UserOctober 17, 2024Touchstone Theatre, Gateway Theatre
Kronos Quartet brings boundary-free mix of music to the Chan Centre
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

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