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Direct Theatre Collective's MONSTER debuts as a full-length musical, December 6 and 7
Direct Theatre Collective's MONSTER debuts as a full-length musical, December 6 and 7

Vancouver Fringe Festival presents the show about Medusa, one of mythology’s most misunderstood figures

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THEATREJanet SmithDecember 4, 2024Vancouver Fringe Festival, Direct Theatre Collective, Performance Works
Theatre Cares Vancouver comes to an end
Theatre Cares Vancouver comes to an end

The organization had been raising funds and awareness for those living with HIV/AIDS since 1991

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THEATREJanet SmithDecember 4, 2024Theatre Cares Vancouver
Film reviews: At Whistler Film Festival, eco-warriors and women in film
Film reviews: At Whistler Film Festival, eco-warriors and women in film

Fairy Creek and Resident Orca follow impassioned fights, while NiiMisSak: Sisters In Film celebrates Indigenous impacts onscreen

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithDecember 4, 2024Whistler Film Festival, Whistler, Jules Koostachin
Josh Epstein returns to Gateway Theatre to direct Oliver! after starring in musical as a young actor
Josh Epstein returns to Gateway Theatre to direct Oliver! after starring in musical as a young actor

Timeless adaptation of Charles Dickens novel follows a young orphan who dreams of finding a family

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THEATREJanet SmithDecember 4, 2024Gateway Theatre, Holiday 2024, Josh Epstein, Homepage feature
Je viendrai moins souvent (I will come less often) explores a woman’s relationship with her grandmother experiencing dementia
Je viendrai moins souvent (I will come less often) explores a woman’s relationship with her grandmother experiencing dementia

Playwright-actor Camille Paré-Poirier uses recordings of the pair’s conversations in her new play coming to Théâtre la Seizième

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THEATREJanet SmithDecember 4, 2024Theatre La Seizieme, Theatre la Seizieme
Vancouver Art Gallery abandons design for new building, severing relationship with Swiss architectural firm
Vancouver Art Gallery abandons design for new building, severing relationship with Swiss architectural firm

Amid surging construction costs, CEO and executive director Anthony Kiendl has announced the VAG is now exploring new options

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithDecember 3, 2024Vancouver Art Gallery
Trailblazing B.C. artist Anna Banana remembered for energized, subversive legacy
Trailblazing B.C. artist Anna Banana remembered for energized, subversive legacy

Mail art and performance-art pioneer’s works will live on at Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery collection at UBC

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithDecember 3, 2024Vancouver Art Gallery, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, mail art
DanceHouse and The Cultch present Circa's Duck Pond, January 22 to 25
DanceHouse and The Cultch present Circa's Duck Pond, January 22 to 25

Exhilarating show reimagines Swan Lake as a cheeky acrobatic spectacle in B.C. premiere at the Vancouver Playhouse

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DANCEStir VancouverDecember 3, 2024Partner Content, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, the Cultch, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Circa
Jerry Seinfeld to perform at Just for Laughs VANCOUVER

Festival set to run February 13 to 23

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COMEDYJanet SmithDecember 3, 2024Just for Laughs Vancouver
From doo wop to jazz, The Gingerbread Men: A(nother) Holiday Cabaret pays tribute to Christmas classics
From doo wop to jazz, The Gingerbread Men: A(nother) Holiday Cabaret pays tribute to Christmas classics

“Jingle Bell Rock”, “Holly Jolly Christmas”, and “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” are among the festive tunes the crooners crank out

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MUSIC, THEATREJanet SmithDecember 3, 2024Arts Club Theatre Company, Holiday 2024
Juno-nominated Reflections on Crooked Walking returns to the Firehall Arts Centre to December 22
Juno-nominated Reflections on Crooked Walking returns to the Firehall Arts Centre to December 22

Donna Spencer directs Ann Mortifee’s family musical

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THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 2, 2024Firehall Arts Centre, Ann Mortifee
Cantare Super Orchestram brings an early-music-infused Handel’s Messiah to Vancouver
Cantare Super Orchestram brings an early-music-infused Handel’s Messiah to Vancouver

Music director Paula DeWit leads newly rebranded ensemble and vocalists of Belle Voci in an intimate take on holiday mainstay

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MUSICJanet SmithDecember 2, 2024Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra, CSO, Cantare Super Orchestram, Holiday 2024, Paula DeWit
Vancouver International Dance Festival announces 2025 programming
Vancouver International Dance Festival announces 2025 programming

With 25 performances, it’s the first event under the new leadership of Deanna Peters and Victor Tran

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithDecember 2, 2024VIDF, Vancouver International Dance Festival, Victor Vân Tran, Deanna Peters, Sujit Vaidya, Salome Nieto, Shion Skye Carter, Belle Spirale Dance Projects, Kelly McInnes
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 facts about the Takács Quartet as it celebrates golden anniversary
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 facts about the Takács Quartet as it celebrates golden anniversary

Friends of Chamber Music hosts the accomplished group at the Vancouver Playhouse

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MUSICStir VancouverDecember 2, 2024Friends of Chamber Music, Takacs Quartet
Local artist Amanda Sum makes her Music on Main debut in Music for the Winter Solstice
Local artist Amanda Sum makes her Music on Main debut in Music for the Winter Solstice

The theatre artist and singer-songwriter joins pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, violinist Karen Gerbrecht, and cellist Olivia Blander in the beloved annual seasonal concert

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MUSICGuest UserDecember 2, 2024Music on Main, Music for the Winter Solstice, Amanda Sum, Winter Solstice, Holiday 2024
B3 Kings play funky jazz arrangements of Christmas classics at the Shadbolt, December 20 and 21
B3 Kings play funky jazz arrangements of Christmas classics at the Shadbolt, December 20 and 21

Helmed by Cory Weeds, the quartet characterized by the Hammond B3 organ has been hosting holiday shows since 2002

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WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithDecember 1, 2024Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Shadbolt Centre, B3 Kings, Cory Weeds, Holiday 2024
Theatre review: Miracle on 34th Street serves up holiday cheer with a bit of unexpected kick
Theatre review: Miracle on 34th Street serves up holiday cheer with a bit of unexpected kick

Sleek design and witty performances help freshen up this Arts Club production based on the classic movie

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 30, 2024Arts Club Theatre Company, Arts Club, Holiday 2024, HOLIDAY 2024, Homepage feature
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra shows why the term “minimalism” may be becoming passé
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra shows why the term “minimalism” may be becoming passé

December 6 concert features pieces by Philip Glass, Steve Reich, John Adams, and a world premiere by Linda Catlin Smith

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MUSICJanet SmithNovember 29, 2024Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Theatre review: Big laughs as East Van Panto: Robin Hood satirizes a city bent on selling out
Theatre review: Big laughs as East Van Panto: Robin Hood satirizes a city bent on selling out

Outsized comic characterizations and power singing meet fearless political bite in Theatre Replacement’s latest musical at the York

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 29, 2024The Cultch, Theatre Replacement, Holiday 2024
Arts Umbrella Dance Company presents annual holiday show Mixed Nuts, December 13 to 15
Arts Umbrella Dance Company presents annual holiday show Mixed Nuts, December 13 to 15

Riff on Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker infuses the ballet with an assortment of styles, including hip hop, ballroom, and contemporary

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DANCEStir VancouverNovember 29, 2024Partner Content, Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA, Mixed Nuts, Holiday 2024
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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. 

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