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Through glowing light, rap, and squatting, Bleu Néon pays tribute to Saigon—real and imagined

In solo at the PuSh Festival, Montreal-based dance artist Châu Kim-Sanh draws from her experiences working with artists in Vietnam

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJanuary 20, 2025plastic orchid factory, Vietnam, PuSh Festival

At Matriarchs Uprising, Indigenous women dance stories of transformation, February 17 to 22

Annual festival presented by O.Dela Arts and The Dance Centre features world premieres from Raven Spirit Dance and Māori choreographer Bella Waru

French gypsy-jazz guitarist Stephane Wrembel to perform at Kay Meek Arts Centre, January 24

The celebrated musician will be joined by pianist Jean-Michel Pilc

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 20, 2025Kay Meek Arts Centre, jazz

The Improv Centre hosts THE HEAT – An International Improv Comedy Showcase, January 28 to February 1

Troupes performing include SPIT Manila from the Philippines, New Zealand’s Second Breakfast, Estonia’s Ruutu10, and Zimbabwe’s The Impro Show

COMEDY, FESTSStir VancouverJanuary 17, 2025Partner Content, The Improv Centre

Collectors Brigitte and Henning Freybe make largest donation of contemporary art in Vancouver Art Gallery history

Works by Frank Stella, Robert Rauschenberg, William Kentridge, Beau Dick, Stan Douglas, and Jeff Wall amid $10-million collection

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJanuary 17, 2025Vancouver Art Gallery, VAG

At PuSh Festival, Lasa Ng Imperyo (A Taste of Empire) merges theatre and culinary arts

The performance centres on a live cooking demonstration to explore the colonial history of the Philippines

Anvil Theatre hosts Kellylee Evans in concert with Krystle Dos Santos, February 15

Juno Award-winning artist Evans performs jazz, R&B, and pop music with natural charm and improvisational style

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 17, 2025Partner Content, Anvil Theatre, Krystle Dos Santos

Dance review: In I remember..., Joe Laughlin takes a personal look at the march of time and the ephemerality of dance

The uncategorizable new work at the Firehall Arts Centre feels by turns like an intimate conversation, an ode to Vancouver’s dance history, and a guide to life

DANCEJanet SmithJanuary 16, 2025Joe Ink, Joe INK, Joe Laughlin, Firehall Arts Centre

At PuSh Festival, Andrea Peña's BOGOTÁ redefines dance

The Colombian-born, Montreal-based choreographer takes a radical approach to movement

Film review: Illusion and self-delusion as The Last Showgirl looks at a changing Las Vegas

Stunning performances in dreamily shot ode to women cast aside as Sin City leaves the rhinestone era

SCREENJanet SmithJanuary 16, 2025Pamela Anderson

BlueShore at CapU presents Andrew Balfour and musica intima's Nagamo, February 2

Concert reimagines works by early-Baroque composers William Byrd, Henry Purcell, and Thomas Tallis in Cree and Ojibway

“A nightmarish funhouse of mirrors” as Théâtre la Seizième presents Polygraph, January 24 and 25

The latest installment in the company’s ÉCHO(S): staged readings series is coproduced by Pi Theatre

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 16, 2025Theatre la Seizieme, Theatre La Seizieme, Pi Theatre, Quebecois

Maryna Krut shares Ukrainian culture through the bandura

The artist has performed for soldiers on the war’s frontlines

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 16, 2025BlueShore at CapU, Ukraine

South Korean theatre-performance artist Jaha Koo brings The History of Korean Western Theatre to PuSh Festival, January 23 and 24

The multimedia documentary-style work interweaves personal stories with historical, political, and sociological facts

Firehall Arts Centre presents Women of the Fur Trade, February 8 to March 2

West Coast premiere of Frances Koncan’s powerful play offers a satirical take on the Canadian fur trade

THEATREStir VancouverJanuary 16, 2025Partner Content, Firehall Arts Centre

Capture Photography Festival announces 2025 Selected Exhibitions Program

Krystle Silverfox, Natasha Katedralis, Fred Herzog amid the names showing at galleries and venues across Metro Vancouver

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJanuary 15, 2025Capture Photography Festival

Experience a night of romance and music at Behind the Keys on February 14

Annual Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs fundraiser features a piano recital by Leslie Dala with wine and chocolates

Circa's Duck Pond reimagines Swan Lake with flippers, trapezes, and human towers

New twist on a classic ballet is full of beauty and wit, breaking new ground for the Aussie modern-circus troupe

DANCE, THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 15, 2025DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse, The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Homepage feature, circus, Circa

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about Vetta Chamber Music’s French Connections concert

The program features works by Gabriel Fauré and Jean Françaix for a certain “je ne sais quoi”

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 15, 2025Vetta Chamber Music, Jane Coop, Joan Blackman, Henry Shapard

JCC Jewish Book Festival launches landmark 40th-annual edition, February 22 to 27

Lineup opens with memoirist Selina Robinson and closes with actor-comedian Brett Gelman of Stranger Things and Fleabag

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