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Vancouver’s Vanessa Goodman one of three winners of the 2024-25 Chrystal Dance Prize—Projects
Vancouver’s Vanessa Goodman one of three winners of the 2024-25 Chrystal Dance Prize—Projects

The director of Action at a Distance joins Ballet Edmonton and Eric Cheung in receiving the honour and cash award

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DANCEJanet SmithDecember 23, 2024Vanessa Goodman, Action at a Distance, Chrystal Dance Prize
Nikkei Mochitsuki 2024 celebrates a year-end Japanese tradition, December 29
Nikkei Mochitsuki 2024 celebrates a year-end Japanese tradition, December 29

The annual event invites people to take in the traditions, flavours, and entertainment of rice pounding

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CULINARY, CULTURE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 22, 2024Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
From the Southwestern desert to candy-hued France, two glorious restorations hit the Cinematheque, to January 14
From the Southwestern desert to candy-hued France, two glorious restorations hit the Cinematheque, to January 14

Thelma & Louise and Umbrellas of Cherbourg are part of the theatre’s Essential Big Screen 2024 series

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SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 20, 2024The Cinematheque
Surrey Art Gallery’s UrbanScreen returns with Nicolas Sassoon's mesmerizing pixel animations
Surrey Art Gallery’s UrbanScreen returns with Nicolas Sassoon's mesmerizing pixel animations

The colourful artworks with sound capture the movement of water, light, wind, and air from seven key geographic sites in the city

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithDecember 20, 2024Surrey Art Gallery
Theatre director Bobby Garcia remembered for the mark he made on stage in Vancouver, the Philippines, and across Asia
Theatre director Bobby Garcia remembered for the mark he made on stage in Vancouver, the Philippines, and across Asia

The UBC Masters alumnus and Philippines stage leader helmed the Arts Club’s Million Dollar Quartet, Beneath Springhill, and Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol

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THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithDecember 19, 2024Arts Club Theatre Company, Bobby Garcia
Multiple Realities gives a compelling look at subversion and surveillance behind the Iron Curtain
Multiple Realities gives a compelling look at subversion and surveillance behind the Iron Curtain

Alternately chilling and humorous, experimental art from the Eastern Bloc spans installations, photography, and eerie ice blocks at Vancouver Art Gallery

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithDecember 18, 2024Vancouver Art Gallery, Homepage feature
Metro Theatre stages Norm Foster's Sinners, January 24 to February 15
Metro Theatre stages Norm Foster's Sinners, January 24 to February 15

Chaotic farce by Canada’s most-produced playwright follows a furniture-store owner caught in a compromising position

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THEATREStir VancouverDecember 18, 2024Partner Content, Metro Theatre
Vancouver’s Morna Edmundson, Stan Douglas, and Ryan Reynolds appointed to the Order of Canada
Vancouver’s Morna Edmundson, Stan Douglas, and Ryan Reynolds appointed to the Order of Canada

Other members of the local arts community to be named include Emily Carr University president emeritus Ron Burnett and guitarist-educator Donald Alder

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MUSIC, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonDecember 18, 2024Elektra, Morna Edmundson, Ryan Reynolds, Stan Douglas, Order of Canada, Emily Carr University
Music on Main and the Roundhouse launch Vancouver's inaugural BIG BANG Festival, February 16
Music on Main and the Roundhouse launch Vancouver's inaugural BIG BANG Festival, February 16

Event designed specifically for youth features hands-on activities, surprise performances, and mini concerts by local and international artists

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FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithDecember 17, 2024Music on Main, Roundhouse Community Centre, BIG BANG Festival
Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson and sGaanaGwa celebrate Haida culture through seasonal songs
Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson and sGaanaGwa celebrate Haida culture through seasonal songs

Christmas tunes translated by elders into the endangered Haida language to be performed at December 21 concert

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MUSICGail JohnsonDecember 17, 2024Haida, Indigenous, Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson, THE CULTCH
Andrew Crust conducts Elf in Concert at the VSO, December 20 and 21
Andrew Crust conducts Elf in Concert at the VSO, December 20 and 21

Audiences can watch the beloved Christmas film on the big screen while musicians perform John Debney’s original score live

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MUSIC, SCREENJanet SmithDecember 17, 2024VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Holiday 2024
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
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