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Western Front presents Chipo Chipaziwa in Slipping Into Slipping Away, November 14 to 16
Western Front presents Chipo Chipaziwa in Slipping Into Slipping Away, November 14 to 16

Artist-in-residence stages a performance that plays with power dynamics to mark the launch of her new book My Mother My Home

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverNovember 1, 2024Partner Content, Western Front, Chipo Chipaziwa
Life of intrepid explorer brought to life in Tom Crean—Discovering Antarctica, November 7 to 24
Life of intrepid explorer brought to life in Tom Crean—Discovering Antarctica, November 7 to 24

Subtitled Heroic Tales of Scott, Crean & Shackleton, the solo show by Aidan Dooley has won some major awards

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THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithNovember 1, 2024Western Gold Theatre, CelticFest
In immersive theatre experience The Last Resort, a cruise ship sets sail to the Bermuda Triangle in 1971
In immersive theatre experience The Last Resort, a cruise ship sets sail to the Bermuda Triangle in 1971

Fairlith Harvey drew on her experiences as a funeral attendant in creating the experiential work

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 1, 2024Dreamqueen Collective, At the Waldorf, immersive, Homepage feature
At Ballet BC, Crystal Pite grapples with shadow figures in Frontier's Vancouver premiere
At Ballet BC, Crystal Pite grapples with shadow figures in Frontier's Vancouver premiere

On the DAWN program, the renowned choreographer reimagines a work whose black-hooded puppeteers embody the unknown

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DANCEJanet SmithOctober 31, 2024Crystal Pite, BALLET BC
Vancouver New Music celebrates 50th anniversary at All Yesterday's Parties, November 23
Vancouver New Music celebrates 50th anniversary at All Yesterday's Parties, November 23

Free open house at VIVO Media Arts Centre features live performances by Matthew Ariaratnam, Andromeda Monk, Sapphire Haze, and Anju Singh

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 31, 2024Partner Content, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC, Vancouver New Music
Stir Q&A: At fifth annual TRANSFORM Festival, Corey Payette honours Indigenous artistry
Stir Q&A: At fifth annual TRANSFORM Festival, Corey Payette honours Indigenous artistry

Festival co-curated with The Cultch’s Heather Redfern features the workshop premiere of Payette’s musical On Native Land, plus a new choral composition

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FESTS, MUSIC, THEATREJanet SmithOctober 31, 2024Corey Payette, Transform Festival, Indigenous, Urban Ink Theatre, Chor Leoni
Bahauddin Dagar plays rudra veena at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, November 23
Bahauddin Dagar plays rudra veena at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, November 23

Performing alongside pakhavaj artist Tejas Tope, Dagar explores the virtuosity of dhrupad, India’s oldest-surviving classical style

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 31, 2024Partner Content, CHan Centre for the Performing Arts, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Chan Centre, CHAN CENTRE, Bahauddin Dagar
New documentary about Arthur Erickson looks at the legend's professional and personal lives
New documentary about Arthur Erickson looks at the legend's professional and personal lives

Subtitled Beauty Between the Lines, the film by Danny Berish and Ryan Mah digs deeper than the architect’s portfolio

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SCREEN, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 31, 2024Architecture and Design Film Festival, Arthur Erickson, VIFF Centre
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
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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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Gateway Theatre’s Annie brings back classic songs and a sense of optimism, to January 3. 

And did we mention the live dogs playing Sandy?

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Krystle Dos Santos brings her soulful vocals back to the Firehall in A Very Merry Motown, December 17 to 28. 

Artist and her band are amping up the storytelling in “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” with hits from the legendary Det
 

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