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Laila Biali's Wintersongs is a musical love letter to the season
Laila Biali's Wintersongs is a musical love letter to the season

The Juno-winning singer-songwriter brings her most ambitious project yet to BlueShore at CapU on December 5

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MUSICJanet SmithNovember 29, 2024BlueShore at CapU, Holiday 2024
At Whistler Film Festival, Hunting Matthew Nichols plays with true-crime genre to scary effect
At Whistler Film Festival, Hunting Matthew Nichols plays with true-crime genre to scary effect

Producer-screenwriter Sean Harris Oliver toys with reality as “documentary” crew follows story of two missing teens into the deep, dark woods of Vancouver Island

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithNovember 28, 2024Whistler Film Festival
The Anonymous Art Show returns to CityScape Community ArtSpace, November 28 to December 15
The Anonymous Art Show returns to CityScape Community ArtSpace, November 28 to December 15

Artists remain unknown until after their work sells at the North Van Arts’ fundraiser

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ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGGuest UserNovember 28, 2024Anonymous Art Show, North Van Arts
Vancouver International Black Film Festival announces fourth-annual edition, December 13 to 17
Vancouver International Black Film Festival announces fourth-annual edition, December 13 to 17

Highlights include Matthew Leutwyler’s Fight Like a Girl on opening night, Being Black In Canada short-film series, VIBFF Black Market, and more

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SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverNovember 28, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver International Black Film Festival, VIBFF
Rat Academy schools audiences on the history of Alberta’s anti-rat propaganda
Rat Academy schools audiences on the history of Alberta’s anti-rat propaganda

Physical-comedy duo Katie Yoner and Dayna Lea Hoffmann of the Batrabbit Collective play the province’s last two rats on a mission for survival

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THEATRE, COMEDYEmily LythNovember 28, 2024Pi Provocateurs, Pi Theatre, Batrabbit Collective
Theatre review: The Hobbit is an inventive love letter to the joy of pretending
Theatre review: The Hobbit is an inventive love letter to the joy of pretending

At Pacific Theatre, Peter Carlone and Tim Carlson bring to life characters from Gollum to 13 dwarves in playfully nostalgic adaptation

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 27, 2024Pacific Theatre, Holiday 2024
Theatre review: Linck & Mülhahn asserts a boldly realized story of glitzy rebellion
Theatre review: Linck & Mülhahn asserts a boldly realized story of glitzy rebellion

Studio 58 production features strong performances and striking visuals in true story of love, lust, and gender identity in rigid 18th-century society

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 27, 2024Studio 58, Langara College
Burnaby Art Gallery launches Ruth Beer: Seep | Swell with Art Gallery at Evergreen, November 30
Burnaby Art Gallery launches Ruth Beer: Seep | Swell with Art Gallery at Evergreen, November 30

Beer’s interdisciplinary exhibition highlights her research on humankind and its industries at two galleries until February 9, 2025

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverNovember 27, 2024Partner Content, Burnaby Art Gallery, Art Gallery at Evergreen, Evergreen Cultural Centre
Juliet: A Revenge Comedy returns to the local stage, December 4 to 8
Juliet: A Revenge Comedy returns to the local stage, December 4 to 8

Kay Meek Arts Centre hosts the celebrated play that sends up Shakespeare by Pippa Mackie and Ryan Gladstone

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THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithNovember 26, 2024Kay Meek Arts Centre, Shakespeare, Pippa Mackie, Ryan Gladstone
Metro Theatre presents Cinderella! A Traditional British Pantomime, December 13 to January 5
Metro Theatre presents Cinderella! A Traditional British Pantomime, December 13 to January 5

Annual panto returns for a 39th year with thrilling musical numbers, audience engagement, and lots of laugh-out-loud moments

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THEATREStir VancouverNovember 26, 2024Partner Content, Metro Theatre, Holiday 2024
West Vancouver Art Museum announces Pantea Haghighi as new administrator-curator⁠
West Vancouver Art Museum announces Pantea Haghighi as new administrator-curator⁠

The West Vancouver resident is also curator in residence at Vancouver Art Gallery

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithNovember 26, 2024West Vancouver Art Museum
Dancers Kiruthika Rathanaswami and Malavika Santhosh explore duality through bharatanatyam
Dancers Kiruthika Rathanaswami and Malavika Santhosh explore duality through bharatanatyam

The two artists are about to present the world premiere of Shiva (he)/Shakti (she), choreographed by Jai Govinda

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DANCEJanet SmithNovember 26, 2024Jai Govinda, bharatanatyam, The Dance Centre, Mandala Arts + Culture, Homepage feature
Vancouver Cantata Singers perform 21st annual Christmas Reprise in Vancouver and New Westminster, December 21
Vancouver Cantata Singers perform 21st annual Christmas Reprise in Vancouver and New Westminster, December 21

Yearly event at the Holy Rosary Cathedral and Sanctuary on 6th features works by local baritone Shane Raman, German classical composer Franz Biebl, and more

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 26, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Cantata Singers, Christmas, Holiday 2024
Dance review: Paper Mountains conjures an apocalyptic realm of paradoxes
Dance review: Paper Mountains conjures an apocalyptic realm of paradoxes

World premiere from choreographer Anya Saugstad is full of powerful vignettes and contrasting elements

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DANCEJanet SmithNovember 25, 2024The Dance Centre, Dance in Vancouver, Anya Saugstad
Grammy-winning soprano Barbara Hannigan brings her vocal chops to Vancouver, November 30
Grammy-winning soprano Barbara Hannigan brings her vocal chops to Vancouver, November 30

The artist, who’s also a conductor, will be accompanied by esteemed pianist Bertrand Chamayou in a Vancouver Recital Society performance

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithNovember 25, 2024Vancouver Recital Society
Theatre community mourns former Studio 58 and Caravan Farm Theatre artistic director Courtenay Dobbie
Theatre community mourns former Studio 58 and Caravan Farm Theatre artistic director Courtenay Dobbie

Director, playwright, choreographer, actor, and teacher worked on stages from Green Thumb to the Arts Club and beyond

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THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithNovember 25, 2024Studio 58, Caravan Farm Theatre
Seffarine meets at the crossroads of southern Spain and northern Morocco
Seffarine meets at the crossroads of southern Spain and northern Morocco

Singer Lamiae Naki and multi-instrumentalist Nat Hulskamp write original music to reflect what the two cultures might have sounded like if they had coexisted

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MUSICJanet SmithNovember 25, 2024Kay Meek Arts Centre
Pi Theatre presents the Batrabbit Collective's Rat Academy, December 5 to 7
Pi Theatre presents the Batrabbit Collective's Rat Academy, December 5 to 7

In Pi Provocateurs presentation, physical-comedy duo Dayna Lea Hoffmann and Katie Yoner school audiences on the ways of the Alberta street rat

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THEATREStir VancouverNovember 25, 2024Partner Content, Pi Theatre, Pi Provocateurs
Curve! exhibition celebrates women Indigenous carvers on the Northwest Coast
Curve! exhibition celebrates women Indigenous carvers on the Northwest Coast

The new show at Audain Art Museum sheds light on the artists who are less-known than their male counterparts

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithNovember 25, 2024Audain Art Museum, Curtis Collins, Dana Claxton, Indigenous, Homepage feature
Vancouver Opera offers Cyber Monday savings for Flight tickets on December 2
Vancouver Opera offers Cyber Monday savings for Flight tickets on December 2

A Black Friday two-for-one deal for Flight and Madama Butterfly is also running from November 27 to 29

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 25, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Opera, VANCOUVER OPERA, Holiday 2024
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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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Vancouver Cantata Singers bridge generations with Christmas Reprise concerts

Up-and-coming composer Sophia Colpitts contributed to the program—with a little help from her grandpa. Read more at Stir. 

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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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