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Goh Ballet brings magical Nutcracker to Queen Elizabeth Theatre, December 19 to 22
Goh Ballet brings magical Nutcracker to Queen Elizabeth Theatre, December 19 to 22

The classic production features the Kingdom of the Sweets, the Sugar Plum Fairy, the evil Mouse King, and more

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WHAT'S STIRRING, DANCEGail JohnsonDecember 10, 2024Goh Ballet, The Nutcracker, Holiday 2024
Christmas with Chor Leoni brings people together
Christmas with Chor Leoni brings people together

New choir member Jayson Cervantes has found a home with the renowned ensemble about to mount its seasonal concert

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MUSICJanet SmithDecember 10, 2024Chor Leoni, Christmas with Chor Leoni, Holiday 2024, Homepage feature
B.C. dancer Tymin Keown brings the magic to Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker
B.C. dancer Tymin Keown brings the magic to Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker

Rising Victoria-raised star never saw the Tchaikovsky classic until he was 20—and now jetés between seven roles

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DANCEJanet SmithDecember 10, 2024Royal Winnipeg Ballet, ballet, Ballet BC, BALLET BC, Holiday 2024
Whistler Film Festival announces 2024 award winners
Whistler Film Festival announces 2024 award winners

Really Happy Someday wins Borsos Award for best Canadian feature film

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithDecember 10, 2024Whistler Film Festival
Dances for a Small Stage returns for two shows at the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, February 4 and 5
Dances for a Small Stage returns for two shows at the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, February 4 and 5

Eclectic cabaret of 12 short dance pieces unfolds on an intimate 10-by-12-foot stage that turns minimal space into a magical canvas

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DANCE, FESTSStir VancouverDecember 10, 2024Partner Content, Small Stage, Dances for a Small Stage, PuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
Cinderella! A Traditional British Pantomime brings laughs to the Metro Theatre stage, December 13 to January 5
Cinderella! A Traditional British Pantomime brings laughs to the Metro Theatre stage, December 13 to January 5

The production proves why pantomime is such a popular artform in the U.K.

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WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREGail JohnsonDecember 10, 2024Metro Theatre, Cinderella
Kumail Nanjiani, Margaret Cho, and more as Just for Laughs VANCOUVER announces 2025 lineup
Kumail Nanjiani, Margaret Cho, and more as Just for Laughs VANCOUVER announces 2025 lineup

Sugar Sammy, Tim Dillon, and Roy Wood Jr. among names announced for festival running February 13 to 23

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COMEDY, FESTSJanet SmithDecember 10, 2024JFL Vancouver, Just For Laughs Vancouver
The Aunties Who Stole Christmas brings all-Indigenous, female, and two-spirited comedy to Vancouver, December 12 and 14
The Aunties Who Stole Christmas brings all-Indigenous, female, and two-spirited comedy to Vancouver, December 12 and 14

IndigE-girl Comedy focuses on voices that are often marginalized in mainstream comedy

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WHAT'S STIRRING, COMEDYGail JohnsonDecember 9, 2024IndigE-girl Comedy
Music review: VSO evening of new music premieres rewarded with enthusiastic standing O
Music review: VSO evening of new music premieres rewarded with enthusiastic standing O

Alongside new work by Torontonian Linda Catlin Smith, the program included works by American new-music legends John Adams, Steve Reich, and Philip Glass

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MUSICJanet SmithDecember 9, 2024Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO, Otto Tausk
Stir Q&A: Violin virtuoso Timothy Chooi sounds off on Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
Stir Q&A: Violin virtuoso Timothy Chooi sounds off on Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons

The renowned musician performs the classic piece with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra on December 14 and 15

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MUSICGail JohnsonDecember 9, 2024Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Holiday 2024
Vancouver musicians pay tribute to the late Bic Hoang in White Lotus Calling
Vancouver musicians pay tribute to the late Bic Hoang in White Lotus Calling

The December 13 concert features 13 acts, all of whom were inspired by Hoang’s musicality and personality

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MUSICJanet SmithDecember 6, 2024VICO, Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra, Bic Hoang, Randy Raine-Reusch
Vancouver Fringe Festival receives $520,000 investment from Canadian Heritage
Vancouver Fringe Festival receives $520,000 investment from Canadian Heritage

Earlier this year, a successful 40th anniversary fundraiser helped pull the organization out of financial uncertainty

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THEATREJanet SmithDecember 6, 2024Vancouver Fringe Festival, Granville Island
Arts Umbrella brings Mixed Nuts back to the Playhouse for 2024, December 13 to 15
Arts Umbrella brings Mixed Nuts back to the Playhouse for 2024, December 13 to 15

The annual show is a highlight on the seasonal cultural calendar

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DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 6, 2024Arts Umbrella, Mixed Nuts
Burnaby's Karen Zalamea wins the 2025 Barbara Spohr Memorial Award out of Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Burnaby's Karen Zalamea wins the 2025 Barbara Spohr Memorial Award out of Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

The local artist explores issues of identity, culture, and memory through photography

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithDecember 6, 2024Banff Centre, photography
A WONDERHEADS Christmas Carol tells the story of Scrooge's redemption with whimsical masks and puppetry
A WONDERHEADS Christmas Carol tells the story of Scrooge's redemption with whimsical masks and puppetry

Kate Braidwood and Andrew Phoenix’s holiday favourite reinvents the classic Charles Dickens novel as a physical-theatre show

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THEATREJanet SmithDecember 5, 2024Holiday 2024, WONDERHEADS
Film review: La Cocina captures the chaos, broken dreams, and camaraderie of a Times Square kitchen
Film review: La Cocina captures the chaos, broken dreams, and camaraderie of a Times Square kitchen

Energetically shot new film explores profound—and timely—issues around undocumented immigrants and class divisions in America

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SCREENJanet SmithDecember 5, 2024VIFF, VIFF Centre
Soloists bring artistic expression to Handel's Messiah in Vancouver Bach Choir concert
Soloists bring artistic expression to Handel's Messiah in Vancouver Bach Choir concert

Tenor Spencer Britten, alto Nicholas Burns, soprano Caitlin Wood, and bass Jonathon Adams perform with members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra

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MUSICJanet SmithDecember 5, 2024Messiah, Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs, Vancouver Bach Choir, Holiday 2024
HOLD ON LET GO unveils lineup for 15th-annual experimental arts festival
HOLD ON LET GO unveils lineup for 15th-annual experimental arts festival

Performing-arts series produced by Theatre Replacement and Company 605 spans a live cake tasting, an ode to an Indigenous matriarch, and beyond

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithDecember 5, 2024HOLD ON LET GO, Company 605, Theatre Replacement, Lisa Mariko Gelley, Josh Martin, Maiko Yamamoto
Have Bow Will Travel takes audiences on a sonic tour around the globe with five bowed string instruments
Have Bow Will Travel takes audiences on a sonic tour around the globe with five bowed string instruments

The concert by Sound of Dragon Society and Crossbridge Strings features the Indonesian rebab, Chinese erhu, Persian kamancheh, and the European violin and upright bass

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MUSICJanet SmithDecember 5, 2024Sound of Dragon, Homepage feature
Vancouver International Black Film Festival shines a light on Black artists
Vancouver International Black Film Festival shines a light on Black artists

Fabienne Colas launched her self-titled foundation to mount Black film festivals all across Canada

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SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithDecember 5, 2024Vancouver International Black Film Festival
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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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