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Vancouver Art Gallery's redesign sparks hope for renewed Indigenous collaboration
Vancouver Art Gallery's redesign sparks hope for renewed Indigenous collaboration

Tempered optimism from artists and others as VAG scraps old plans for a scaled-back building

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonDecember 16, 2024Vancouver Art Gallery, VAG
Theatre review: Strong singing and dancing over darkness in Gateway Theatre's Oliver!
Theatre review: Strong singing and dancing over darkness in Gateway Theatre's Oliver!

A smart revolving set and some smashing choreography keep this family musical moving

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THEATREJanet SmithDecember 16, 2024Gateway Theatre, Holiday 2024
Theatre review: Cinderella! A Traditional British Pantomime makes for a full-on experience
Theatre review: Cinderella! A Traditional British Pantomime makes for a full-on experience

Metro Theatre’s holiday production brims with over-the-top moments and laugh-out-loud humour

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THEATREGail JohnsonDecember 16, 2024Metro Theatre, Cinderella, Holiday 2024
Mexican-born, Houston-based vocalist Cecilia Duarte joins Early Music Vancouver for Festive Cantatas
Mexican-born, Houston-based vocalist Cecilia Duarte joins Early Music Vancouver for Festive Cantatas

The powerhouse mezzo-soprano sings a program that includes Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191 by J.S. Bach and Czech composer Jan Dismas Zelenka’s Missa Nativitatis Domini, ZWV 8

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MUSICJanet SmithDecember 16, 2024Early Music Vancouver, Bach, Holiday 2024
The End makes an unlikely mix of musical and post-apocalyptic family drama, at VIFF Centre to December 21
The End makes an unlikely mix of musical and post-apocalyptic family drama, at VIFF Centre to December 21

Everything is heightened in Joshua Oppenheimer’s chilling parody of privilege and willful ignorance

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SCREENJanet SmithDecember 13, 2024VIFF Centre, VIFF
Across two galleries, Ruth Beer: Seep | Swell highlights opposing environmental forces
Across two galleries, Ruth Beer: Seep | Swell highlights opposing environmental forces

At the Art Gallery at Evergreen and Burnaby Art Gallery, resource extraction is explored through large-scale copper weavings

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithDecember 12, 2024Burnaby Art Gallery, Art Gallery at Evergreen, Evergreen Cultural Centre, Ruth Beer, Homepage feature
International Guitar Night returns to Massey Theatre for 25th-annual edition, February 1
International Guitar Night returns to Massey Theatre for 25th-annual edition, February 1

Lineup includes German string virtuoso Lulo Reinhardt, along with Alexandra Whittingham, Niwel Tsumbu, and Sönke Meinen

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MUSICStir VancouverDecember 12, 2024Partner Content, Massey Theatre
The Cinematheque launches ode to Ozu with masterworks from Tokyo Story to End of Summer
The Cinematheque launches ode to Ozu with masterworks from Tokyo Story to End of Summer

Persistent smiles and anguish; geometric interiors and painstaking compositions in Japanese director’s well- and lesser-known films

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SCREENJanet SmithDecember 12, 2024The Cinematheque, Homepage feature
Opera West Society presents Massenet’s Manon with UBC Opera, March 28 and 30
Opera West Society presents Massenet’s Manon with UBC Opera, March 28 and 30

Riveting French Romantic production stars internationally acclaimed soprano Emily Pogorelc in the titular role

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MUSICStir VancouverDecember 12, 2024Partner Content, Opera West Society, UBC Opera
East Van Cross to move to new location
East Van Cross to move to new location

Vancouver City Council approves a motion to relocate Ken Lum’s Monument to East Vancouver to a more accessible and visible spot

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonDecember 11, 2024East Van Cross, East Vancouver
Vancouver Cantata Singers features Shane Raman’s “In the Bleak Midwinter” at Christmas Reprise
Vancouver Cantata Singers features Shane Raman’s “In the Bleak Midwinter” at Christmas Reprise

The composer is an advocate for diversity and inclusion within the choral and classical-music realms

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MUSICGail JohnsonDecember 11, 2024Vancouver Cantata Singers, Holiday 2024, Shane Raman
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
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