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In Kin, AJ Simmons and Kelty McKerracher navigate queering the art of flamenco
In Kin, AJ Simmons and Kelty McKerracher navigate queering the art of flamenco

Performance at Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival sees artists break away from traditional gendered movements and costumes

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 31, 2024Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, Downtown Eastside, flamenco, queer, 2SLGBTQIA+, Homepage feature
Film review: Harmonium Symphonique–Histoires sans paroles blends the orchestral and surreal into sheer uplift
Film review: Harmonium Symphonique–Histoires sans paroles blends the orchestral and surreal into sheer uplift

White rabbits and Magritte clouds, as Visions Ouest presents film of Orchestre symphonique de Montréal’s epic and affecting multimedia performance

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MUSIC, SCREENJanet SmithOctober 30, 2024VISIONS OUEST, Rendez-Vous French Film Festival
Vancouver Recital Society’s Brahms Fest offers double serving of rich music on November 3
Vancouver Recital Society’s Brahms Fest offers double serving of rich music on November 3

Castalian String Quartet, violist Timothy Ridout, cellist Zlatomir Fung, and pianists Angela Cheng and Benjamin Hochman will perform two concerts in one day at the Vancouver Playhouse

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MUSICJanet SmithOctober 30, 2024Brahms, chamber music, Vancouver Rec, VANCOUVER RECITAL SOCIETY
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents In the Belly of the Carp, November 28 to 30
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents In the Belly of the Carp, November 28 to 30

Innovative show created by Rodney DeCroo, Samantha Pawliuk, and David Bloom melds music, theatre, and poetry inside a giant fish

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MUSIC, THEATREStir VancouverOctober 30, 2024Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, shadbolt centre for the arts, Shadbolt Centre
Path of Miracles unites Vancouver Chamber Choir with dancers from Belle Spirale Dance Projects
Path of Miracles unites Vancouver Chamber Choir with dancers from Belle Spirale Dance Projects

The a cappella work by Joby Talbot is meant to be seen and heard

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MUSIC, DANCEJanet SmithOctober 30, 2024Vancouver Chamber Choir, Belle Spirale Dance Projects, Joby Talbot, Alexis Fletcher, Justin Rapaport
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about Tan Dun’s epic Buddha Passion
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about Tan Dun’s epic Buddha Passion

Conductor-composer to lead Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in Canadian premiere of his sweeping mix of Western and Asian traditions, November 8 and 9

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 29, 2024Tan Dun, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO, Homepage feature
Early Music Vancouver hosts U.K. artists Iestyn Davies and Fretwork in Lamento, November 26
Early Music Vancouver hosts U.K. artists Iestyn Davies and Fretwork in Lamento, November 26

Renowned countertenor and Renaissance viol consort play a German Baroque programme based on the latter group’s Signum Classics album

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 29, 2024Partner Content, Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVEr, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, EMV
Eastside Culture Crawl launches preview exhibition, October 29 to November 29
Eastside Culture Crawl launches preview exhibition, October 29 to November 29

This year’s multi-venue show is based on the theme of “green”

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ART & DESIGN, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithOctober 29, 2024Eastside Culture Crawl, Eastside Arts District, Eastside Arts Society
Elektra fetes the holidays with The Light of Hope Returning, November 30 and December 1
Elektra fetes the holidays with The Light of Hope Returning, November 30 and December 1

Shawn Kirchner’s exhilarating folk oratorio blends familiar and new carols in an immersive multidisciplinary exploration of winter mysteries

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 29, 2024Partner Content, Elektra, ELEKTRA, Holiday 2024
Flat Earth Society Orchestra creates rich counterpoint of high art and low comedy
Flat Earth Society Orchestra creates rich counterpoint of high art and low comedy

Surrealism is a major influence on the Belgian big band coming to Vancouver courtesy Music on Main

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MUSICJanet SmithOctober 28, 2024Music on Main, Flat Earth Society Orchestra
The Cinematheque launches 27th-annual European Union Film Festival, November 14 to 28
The Cinematheque launches 27th-annual European Union Film Festival, November 14 to 28

Featuring film offerings from all 27 European Union members, festival opens with Hungary’s Some Birds and closes with Ukraine’s The Hardest Hour

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SCREENStir VancouverOctober 28, 2024Partner Content, The CInematheque, The Cinematheque, European Union Film Festival, EUFF
Hunting Matthew Nichols and Kryptic among B.C. contingent as Whistler Film Festival unveils Canadian entries
Hunting Matthew Nichols and Kryptic among B.C. contingent as Whistler Film Festival unveils Canadian entries

They’ll be competing in juried Borsos Competition for Best Canadian Feature at event December 4 to 8

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SCREEN, NEWSJanet SmithOctober 28, 2024Whistler Film Festival, Whistler, Canadian film
Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival lets area residents tell their own stories
Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival lets area residents tell their own stories

Savannah Walling and Terry Hunter, who founded the fest 21 years ago, are handing over the reins after this year

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FESTSJanet SmithOctober 28, 2024Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, Terry Hunter, Savannah Walling
Music review: With a talented cast of singers and actors, Die Fledermaus offers evening of unserious fun
Music review: With a talented cast of singers and actors, Die Fledermaus offers evening of unserious fun

Adaptation of Strauss’s beloved operetta opens Vancouver Opera’s 65th season with cheeky adapted dialogue and musical delights

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MUSIC, THEATRE, OPERAJanet SmithOctober 27, 2024die fledermaus, Vancouver Opera, VANCOUVER OPERA, Ashlie Corcoran, Homepage feature
Artist Geoffrey James's Canadian Photographs captures fast-changing spaces, coast to coast
Artist Geoffrey James's Canadian Photographs captures fast-changing spaces, coast to coast

Launching new book at the Polygon Gallery, Canadian photographer has an eye for unchecked development and elusive nature

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ART & DESIGN, READJanet SmithOctober 26, 2024Figure 1 Publishing, Geoffrey James, POLYGON, Polygon Gallery, POLYGON GALLERY
Urban Ink's fifth-annual TRANSFORM Festival spotlights Indigenous artists, November 6 to 9
Urban Ink's fifth-annual TRANSFORM Festival spotlights Indigenous artists, November 6 to 9

Cabaret-style festival co-curated by Corey Payette and Heather Redfern features an electrifying fusion of theatre, music, drag, circus, and more

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THEATRE, FESTSStir VancouverOctober 25, 2024Partner Content, Urban Ink Theatre, Transform Festival, indigenous, the Cultch, THE CULTCH
Dance reviews: A hallucinatory house of mirrors and a trip to sultry Buenos Aires tango halls
Dance reviews: A hallucinatory house of mirrors and a trip to sultry Buenos Aires tango halls

At The Cultch, Tentacle Tribe gets kaleidoscopically inventive; at the Playhouse, a masterful live band accompanies a show that roots out the soul of Argentina’s beloved art form

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DANCEJanet SmithOctober 25, 2024DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE
Vicky Chow plays Philip Glass’s Piano Études at the Anvil Theatre, November 23
Vicky Chow plays Philip Glass’s Piano Études at the Anvil Theatre, November 23

Vancouver-raised, New York-based artist’s 2022 recording of the works was praised by Glass himself as “a highly dynamic and expressive performance”

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 25, 2024Partner Content, Anvil Theatre, Vicky Chow, Philip Glass
Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival celebrates Day of the Dead, November 1
Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival celebrates Day of the Dead, November 1

La Llorona is an evening of puppetry, music, dance, and a Mexican folk tale

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FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonOctober 25, 2024Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival
Film to drag, Vancouver arts organizations celebrate Halloween and Day of the Dead
Film to drag, Vancouver arts organizations celebrate Halloween and Day of the Dead

There’s music, dance, theatre, and more in honour of October 31 and November 2

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FESTSJanet SmithOctober 25, 2024Halloween, Metro Theatre, Gateway Theatre, Touchstone Theatre, Vancouver Opera, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver Civic Theatres, The Polygon Gallery, The CInematheque, Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, Beaumont Studios, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
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At grunt gallery, Jenie Gao transforms paper, wood, and familial lore into reimagined keepsakes. 

In Where Mountain Cats Live exhibit, Kansas-raised printmaker and installation artist illuminates Taiwanese-Chinese American experience through everyth
Energized title-role performance by Azaleah Korn leads an ensemble with a gift for the physical comedy and classic song-and-dance numbers of this beloved musical. 

Head to Stir for the full review of @gatewaythtr’s Annie. 

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At bars from Botanist to Meo, mixologists riff on Christmas pudding, mulled wine, grandma’s baking, and much more.✨

Head to Stir for a look at where to find festive spirits on Vancouver’s cocktail scene. 

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At Christmas With Chor Leoni, Saina Khaledi premieres Persian song inspired by her father’s melodies. 

Composer-musician draws on years of memories in new piece for santour and choir that celebrates Yalda Night. Read more at Stir. 

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Corbin Murdoch steps in as Vancouver Folk Music Festival executive director. 

The musician, cultural programmer, and producer set to work alongside artistic director Fiona Black. 

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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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