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Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Nutcracker returns to Ballet BC this holiday season
Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Nutcracker returns to Ballet BC this holiday season

Famed Tchaikovsky ballet with added Canadian elements lands in Vancouver from December 13 to 15 and—for the first time—Surrey on November 23 and 24

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DANCEStir VancouverNovember 6, 2024Partner Content, Ballet BC, BALLET BC, Holiday 2024
Alliance Française Vancouver hosts V-Unframed: Your Journey Between Art and Virtual Reality, November 16 and 17
Alliance Française Vancouver hosts V-Unframed: Your Journey Between Art and Virtual Reality, November 16 and 17

Exhibition at the organization’s new digs features immersive and interactive artworks by local and international artists

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ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithNovember 6, 2024Alliance Française Vancouver, virtual reality, digital art
Vetta Chamber Music and Rosemary Georgeson source stories from the ocean in Land and Sea
Vetta Chamber Music and Rosemary Georgeson source stories from the ocean in Land and Sea

The musical organization remounts Seasons of the Sea, which features words by Indigenous artist and storyteller Georgeson in a mixed program

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MUSICJanet SmithNovember 6, 2024Vetta Chamber Music, Rosemary Georgeson, Joan Blackman
History and folklore flow together in Firelei Báez’s large-scale works at the Vancouver Art Gallery
History and folklore flow together in Firelei Báez’s large-scale works at the Vancouver Art Gallery

Dominican Republic-born, New York-based artist’s beautiful paintings make monumental space for the stories of the African diaspora in the Caribbean and America

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithNovember 6, 2024Vancouver Art Gallery, VANCOUVER ART GALLERY, Firelei Baez, Painting, painting, Homepage feature
Kay Meek Arts Centre brings Juliet: A Revenge Comedy to the stage, December 4 to 8
Kay Meek Arts Centre brings Juliet: A Revenge Comedy to the stage, December 4 to 8

Monster Theatre production by Pippa Mackie and Ryan Gladstone explores the tragedy of Shakespeare’s most famous female characters

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THEATREStir VancouverNovember 6, 2024Partner Content, Kay Meek Arts Centre, Kay Meek, Monster Theatre, Pippa Mackie, Ryan Gladstone
Eastside Culture Crawl: Artists dig into food as fodder for their creations
Eastside Culture Crawl: Artists dig into food as fodder for their creations

Three Vancouver artists working in different media talk about finding inspiration in the culinary world

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ART & DESIGN, FESTSGuest UserNovember 6, 2024Eastside Culture Crawl, Eastside Arts Society, Homepage feature
Curve!: Women Carvers on the Northwest Coast hits bookshelves
Curve!: Women Carvers on the Northwest Coast hits bookshelves

Publication co-curated by Dana Claxton and Curtis Collins is accompanied by an exhibition at the Audain Art Museum in Whistler

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READ, ART & DESIGNStir VancouverNovember 5, 2024Partner Content, Figure 1 Publishing, Audain Art Museum, Dana Claxton, Curtis Collins, Indigenous, Figure 1 Pubishing, Figure.1
Inay (Mama) from Vancouver director Thea Loo plays at VIFF Centre on November 5, 6, and 14
Inay (Mama) from Vancouver director Thea Loo plays at VIFF Centre on November 5, 6, and 14

The documentary took home the Arbutus Award for best B.C. film at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival

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SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithNovember 5, 2024VIFF Centre, documentary, Philippines
Jack Shadbolt: In His Words paints a picture of a man who longed to be understood
Jack Shadbolt: In His Words paints a picture of a man who longed to be understood

Local arts critic and friend of the late artist, Susan Mertens, assembled the memoir from the painter’s journals, letters, talks, writings, and poetry

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READGuest UserNovember 5, 2024Jack Shadbolt, Susan Mertens, books
Vancouver Chamber Choir explores Nordic music in Sounds of Finland, November 29
Vancouver Chamber Choir explores Nordic music in Sounds of Finland, November 29

Artistic director Kari Turunen programs a concert that honours his home country’s choral traditions, from simple folk to edgy modernism

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 5, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Kari Turunen
The Last Showgirl to open Whistler Film Festival as it unveils full program of 118 movies
The Last Showgirl to open Whistler Film Festival as it unveils full program of 118 movies

Running December 4 to 8, fest to feature Ben Affleck-helmed Unstoppable, Queer with Daniel Craig and Jason Schwartzman, and September 5 with Peter Sarsgaard

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithNovember 5, 2024Whistler Film Festival
Takács Quartet returns to Vancouver for a Friends of Chamber Music concert, December 8
Takács Quartet returns to Vancouver for a Friends of Chamber Music concert, December 8

World-renowned group marks its 27th show with the organization, featuring works by Haydn, Britten, and Beethoven

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 5, 2024Partner Content, Friends of Chamber Music, Takacs Quartet
At the Chutzpah! Festival, life changes bring new nuance to Livona Ellis and Rebecca Margolick's Fortress
At the Chutzpah! Festival, life changes bring new nuance to Livona Ellis and Rebecca Margolick's Fortress

Strength and vulnerability meet in new work inspired by the choreographer-dancers’ mothers and grandmothers

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 4, 2024Chutzpah! Festival, DANCE CENTRE, DANCEHOUSE
Christmas with the Bach Choir delivers holiday magic with over 500 voices, December 1
Christmas with the Bach Choir delivers holiday magic with over 500 voices, December 1

Singers from the Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs unite with musicians in this annual performance of charming seasonal selections

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 4, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs, Vancouver Bach Choir, Holiday 2024
Kid Koala’s Nufonia Must Fall is a multimedia love story for the age of AI
Kid Koala’s Nufonia Must Fall is a multimedia love story for the age of AI

Part puppet show, part film screening, and part concert, the show lets attendees in on its creation

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MUSIC, THEATREJanet SmithNovember 4, 2024Kid Koala, puppetry, Homepage feature
Little Chamber Music honours Canada's veterans in Remembered Aloud, November 11
Little Chamber Music honours Canada's veterans in Remembered Aloud, November 11

At Mountain View Cemetery, musica intima and the Vancouver Bach Choir join forces with local brass players to perform a Phrase of Remembrance

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithNovember 4, 2024Little Chamber Music, Remembrance Day, Russell Wallace, Mountain View Cemetery, musica intima, Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs, Vancouver Bach Choir
The Cultch presents Theatre Replacement's East Van Panto: Robin Hood, November 20 to January 5
The Cultch presents Theatre Replacement's East Van Panto: Robin Hood, November 20 to January 5

In annual holiday show directed by Anita Rochon, Robin Hood must save East Van from the rich and powerful when all city parks are suddenly privatized

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THEATREStir VancouverNovember 4, 2024Partner Content, the Cultch, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, East Van Panto, Theatre Replacement, Holiday 2024
Chor Leoni’s Shadows Into Dawn travels from trauma of war to hope and healing
Chor Leoni’s Shadows Into Dawn travels from trauma of war to hope and healing

On Remembrance Day, composer-in-residence Marie-Claire Saindon contributes new piece that tells of finding light in darkness

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MUSICJanet SmithNovember 4, 2024Chor Leoni, Marie-Claire Saindon, Remembrance Day, Erick Lichte
VIFF presents Exhibition on Screen: Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers, November 8 to 17
VIFF presents Exhibition on Screen: Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers, November 8 to 17

London’s National Gallery hosts the U.K.’s biggest-ever exhibition honouring Vincent van Gogh, one of history’s most beloved artists

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SCREENStir VancouverNovember 2, 2024Partner Content, VIFF, VIFF Centre, Van Gogh
Applications open for Louise Bentall Biennial Award for Emerging B.C. Choreographers
Applications open for Louise Bentall Biennial Award for Emerging B.C. Choreographers

The 2025 prize is worth $10,000 to research, develop, or produce new work

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DANCEJanet SmithNovember 1, 2024Louise Bentall Biennial Award for Emerging BC Choreographers, Louise Bentall, Livona Ellis
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