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Indigenous playwright Justin Neal explores the tradition of canoeing in Keepers of the Salish Sea
Indigenous playwright Justin Neal explores the tradition of canoeing in Keepers of the Salish Sea

The founder of Holy Crow Arts draws from his own life experiences in the story that also touches on addiction and sobriety

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 12, 2024Justin Neal, Holy Crow Arts, Indigenous, SFU
Josefowicz Plays Stravinsky at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, November 29 to December 1
Josefowicz Plays Stravinsky at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, November 29 to December 1

Award-winning violinist to enchant audiences with Stravinsky’s stunning Violin Concerto and two Prokofiev symphonies

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 12, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO, Leila Josefowicz
Theatre review: The Last Resort cruises into Polynesian purgatorial paradise at the Waldorf
Theatre review: The Last Resort cruises into Polynesian purgatorial paradise at the Waldorf

Leis, limbo, and lots of dance as adrift characters lead viewers through a warped retro universe

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 12, 2024Waldorf Hotel
Royal Winnipeg Ballet School announces January 2025 auditions for young dancers in Vancouver
Royal Winnipeg Ballet School announces January 2025 auditions for young dancers in Vancouver

Following the company’s West Coast tour of Nutcracker this holiday season, aspiring artists are invited to pursue the prestigious training program

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DANCEStir VancouverNovember 11, 2024Partner Content, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Nutcracker, Arts Umbrella
Dance review: At the Chutzpah! Festival, double bill dives into the passing of time
Dance review: At the Chutzpah! Festival, double bill dives into the passing of time

Ne.Sans Opera & Dance’s About Time acknowledges relentlessness of news cycle, while Livona Ellis and Rebecca Margolick’s Fortress examines femininity and matriarchs

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DANCEJanet SmithNovember 10, 2024Chutzpah! Festival, Livona Ellis, Idan Cohen, Ne.Sans Opera and Dance, Rebecca Margolick, Leslie Dala
Western Front hosts Toque Craft Fair with over 50 B.C.-based artists, November 29 to December 1
Western Front hosts Toque Craft Fair with over 50 B.C.-based artists, November 29 to December 1

Annual holiday market to feature textile, ceramic, jewellery, print, apothecary, and homeware goods, plus food and drink vendors

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ART & DESIGN, FESTSStir VancouverNovember 10, 2024Partner Content, Western Front, Holiday 2024, holiday market
Dance review: Striking imagery and a powerful Crystal Pite piece at Ballet BC's season-opening DAWN
Dance review: Striking imagery and a powerful Crystal Pite piece at Ballet BC's season-opening DAWN

A standing O for Frontier’s awe-inspiring visual magic and multiple, moving layers of meaning; plus, an erotically charged Heart Drive and an ever-shifting Cloud Poem

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DANCEJanet SmithNovember 9, 2024BALLET BC, Ballet BC
Studio 58 brings new queer play Linck & Mülhahn to the stage, November 21 to December 1
Studio 58 brings new queer play Linck & Mülhahn to the stage, November 21 to December 1

Production by U.K.-based playwright Ruby Thomas explores gender and sexual identities in rigid 18th-century society

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THEATREStir VancouverNovember 9, 2024Partner Content, Studio 58
Rainbow Youth Project gives voice to young queer and trans people, November 16, 17, 23, and 24
Rainbow Youth Project gives voice to young queer and trans people, November 16, 17, 23, and 24

Zee Zee Theatre teams up with Vancouver Public Library for free one-on-one storytelling sessions

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THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGuest UserNovember 9, 2024Zee Zee Theatre, Vancouver Public Library, 2SLGBTQIA+
Saltwater Hank Trio performs rocking Sm’algya̱x songs at the Anvil Theatre, December 7
Saltwater Hank Trio performs rocking Sm’algya̱x songs at the Anvil Theatre, December 7

Led by Ts’msyen musician Saltwater Hank (aka Jeremy Pahl), group blends rock ’n’ roll elements with ancestral traditions

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 8, 2024Partner Content, Anvil Theatre
Chipo Chipaziwa explores the concept of home and the white gaze in Slipping Into Slipping Away
Chipo Chipaziwa explores the concept of home and the white gaze in Slipping Into Slipping Away

In her new performance piece, artist-in-residence at Western Front plays with power dynamics between art worker and the public, archivist and archived

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 8, 2024Western Front, performance art
Firehall Arts Centre stages Ann Mortifee's Reflections on Crooked Walking, November 30 to December 22
Firehall Arts Centre stages Ann Mortifee's Reflections on Crooked Walking, November 30 to December 22

Juno Award-nominated family musical directed by Donna Spencer follows four unlikely friends in search of a cure for a town-wide sleeping sickness

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THEATREStir VancouverNovember 8, 2024Partner Content, Firehall Arts Centre, Ann Mortifee, Holiday 2024
The Dance Centre highlights Arts Umbrella Dance Company in Discover Dance! series, November 28
The Dance Centre highlights Arts Umbrella Dance Company in Discover Dance! series, November 28

Performance at noon features exciting young artists from Arts Umbrella’s renowned training program

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DANCEStir VancouverNovember 7, 2024Partner Content, The Dance Centre, Arts Umbrella
Film reviews: Kung-fu warriors and family dysfunction at the European Union Film Festival
Film reviews: Kung-fu warriors and family dysfunction at the European Union Film Festival

The Cinematheque’s annual screen trip to Europe spans silly, Estonia-set The Invisible Fight, Finland’s unsettling 1980s teen drama Light Light Light, and more

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithNovember 7, 2024European Union Film Festival, The Cinematheque, Homepage feature
Keltie Forsyth to join Presentation House Theatre as artistic director
Keltie Forsyth to join Presentation House Theatre as artistic director

The artist is leaving PuSh International Performing Arts Festival after the 2025 event; Margo Kane also departs PuSh

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 7, 2024Keltie Forsyth, PuSh Festival, Presentation House Theatre, Margo Kane, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
Clara Shandler the Sidewalk Cellist releases evocative new album Pacific Rain
Clara Shandler the Sidewalk Cellist releases evocative new album Pacific Rain

Twelve-song record layers compelling lyricism with heartfelt harmonies and poignant dissonances

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 7, 2024Partner Content, Clara Shandler, Sidewalk Cellist
Eastside Culture Crawl launches pop-up studio for artists who work from home, November 14 to 17
Eastside Culture Crawl launches pop-up studio for artists who work from home, November 14 to 17

The pilot project means five artists who are unable to open their studios to the public get to participate in the annual arts extravaganza

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ART & DESIGN, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithNovember 7, 2024Eastside Culture Crawl, Eastside Arts Society, Eastside Arts District, Progress Lab 1422
Laila Biali tours Wintersongs & Holiday Classics to the BlueShore at CapU, December 5
Laila Biali tours Wintersongs & Holiday Classics to the BlueShore at CapU, December 5

Artist performs tracks from new album alongside Jane Bunnett, Dan Fortin, and Rebekah Wolkstein, with First Nations dancer Sarah Prosper and the NiteCap choir

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 7, 2024Partner Content, Blueshore at CapU, BlueShore at CapU, Holiday 2024
Stir ’Splainer: 4 women artists defying categorization at the Eastside Culture Crawl
Stir ’Splainer: 4 women artists defying categorization at the Eastside Culture Crawl

Linda Suffidy, Tristesse Seeliger, Helen Alex Murray, and Aurora Caher work across mediums to produce works with distinctive style

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ART & DESIGN, FESTSStir VancouverNovember 7, 2024Eastside Culture Crawl, Eastside Arts Society, Eastside Arts District, Eastside Arts
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
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The Horseradish Theatre stages the quirky Slavic-accented comedy Number 13, December 18 to 21. 

When a Prime Minister’s assistant’s romantic hotel rendez-vous is interrupted, a host of hilariously chaotic misunderstandings ensue. 

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DanceHouse and The Cultch present an extraordinary work of circus/dance, the North American premiere of Recirquel’s otherworldly Paradisum. 

Directed and choreographed by Bence Vági, Paradisum explores the new possibilities of
 

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