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Gateway Theatre presents Little Onion Puppet Company's Otosan, February 17 to 22
Gateway Theatre presents Little Onion Puppet Company's Otosan, February 17 to 22

Heartwarming family adventure is told through puppetry, real wildlife projections, and an original score

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THEATREStir VancouverJanuary 29, 2025Partner Content, Gateway Theatre, The Little Onion Puppet Co
A Doll’s House, Part 2 returns to Vancouver in Pacific Theatre presentation, February 5 to 23
A Doll’s House, Part 2 returns to Vancouver in Pacific Theatre presentation, February 5 to 23

Western Gold Theatre production explores the aftermath of Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 play A Doll’s House

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THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 29, 2025Pacific Theatre, Western Gold Theatre, Melissa Oei
At PuSh Festival, Dimanche delves into the surreal way people live amid climate change
At PuSh Festival, Dimanche delves into the surreal way people live amid climate change

Belgium’s Chaliwaté and Focus Company joined forces to create the fantastical nonverbal production

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FESTS, THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 29, 2025PuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
Cascade Peaks ChamberFest is now accepting applications for June academy programs
Cascade Peaks ChamberFest is now accepting applications for June academy programs

Three music-academy programs featuring instruction, mentorship, and performance opportunities will take place between June 16 and 23

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MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 29, 2025Partner Content, Cascade Peaks ChamberFest, Langley Community Music School, Borealis String Quartet, The Gryphon Trio
Classical music world mourns Kazuyoshi Akiyama, former maestro of Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Classical music world mourns Kazuyoshi Akiyama, former maestro of Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Championing rare and contemporary repertoire, the renowned conductor led the VSO through a growth period from 1972 to 1985

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MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 28, 2025Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO
Burnaby Art Gallery hosts Kim Kennedy Austin: Booster Club, February 7 to April 20
Burnaby Art Gallery hosts Kim Kennedy Austin: Booster Club, February 7 to April 20

Solo exhibition centres the artist’s fascination with 20th-century popular culture using found objects and craft techniques

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJanuary 28, 2025Partner Content, Burnaby Art Gallery
Puppeteer Ronnie Burkett’s Wonderful Joe asks us to suspend disbelief
Puppeteer Ronnie Burkett’s Wonderful Joe asks us to suspend disbelief

The master storyteller’s latest play opens with Joe and his dog facing ejection from their longtime home, with seemingly nowhere to go

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THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 28, 2025The Cultch, Ronnie Burkett, puppetry, Homepage feature
Swiss "zen-funk" group Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin plays the BlueShore at CapU, February 25
Swiss "zen-funk" group Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin plays the BlueShore at CapU, February 25

Instrumental quartet fuses prog-rock, jazz, funk, new classical music, and elements of Japanese ritual music in a style entirely its own

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MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 28, 2025Partner Content, Blueshore at CapU, BlueShore at CapU, Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin
More cuts at SFU Woodward's Goldcorp Centre for the Arts as SFU shuts down Vancity Office of Community Engagement
More cuts at SFU Woodward's Goldcorp Centre for the Arts as SFU shuts down Vancity Office of Community Engagement

The closure removes another of the building’s original founding partners after the axing of SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs last year

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CULTURE, NEWSJanet SmithJanuary 27, 2025SFU Woodward's, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs, SFU, SFU School for Contemporary Arts
Advance Theatre Festival is back at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts until January 31
Advance Theatre Festival is back at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts until January 31

Ruby Slippers Theatre presents five staged readings of works by IPBOC playwrights, including Damion LeClair’s Rougarou, Carmen Aguirre’s The Consent Club, and more

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THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithJanuary 27, 2025Advance Theatre Festival, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Shadbolt Centre, Ruby Slippers Theatre, Playwrights Guild of Canada, Carmen Aguirre
At HOLD ON LET GO, artists express intense emotions through everyday objects
At HOLD ON LET GO, artists express intense emotions through everyday objects

Keely O’Brien bakes cakes with personal messages in Secret Ingredients, while Kyle Loven uses puppets to address grief in Loss Machine

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FESTS, THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 27, 2025HOLD ON LET GO, Russian Hall, Company 605, Theatre Replacement
Visions Ouest presents La Tournée Québec Cinéma in Vancouver, February 12 to 14
Visions Ouest presents La Tournée Québec Cinéma in Vancouver, February 12 to 14

Touring French film festival brings three titles to Alliance Française Vancouver with special guests Éric Bruneau and Yan Lanouette Turgeon

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SCREENStir VancouverJanuary 27, 2025Partner Content, Visions Ouest, Alliance Française Vancouver, Alliance Francaise Vancouver, Alliance Francaise, Francophone
Vancouver Mural Festival shuts down
Vancouver Mural Festival shuts down

The organization cites financial challenges as the reason it’s ending after nine years

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJanuary 27, 2025Vancouver Mural Festival, VMF
Theatre review: Sinners' fast-flying farce is full of naughty fun
Theatre review: Sinners' fast-flying farce is full of naughty fun

At Metro Theatre, Norm Foster’s dark comedy features juicy twists and guilty pleasures

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THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 27, 2025Metro Theatre
New Works announces upcoming In Practice workshops for Dance Leaders and Educators, February 2 and March 9
New Works announces upcoming In Practice workshops for Dance Leaders and Educators, February 2 and March 9

Workshops will be facilitated by Majula Drammeh and Adam Grant Warren at the Scotiabank Dance Centre

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DANCEStir VancouverJanuary 27, 2025Partner Content, New Works, The Dance Centre, Scotiabank Dance Centre, Adam Grant Warren, PuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, VIVO Media Arts Centre
Theatre review: The Three Musketeers roars with reckless energy, humour, and chaos
Theatre review: The Three Musketeers roars with reckless energy, humour, and chaos

The coproduction by Arts Club Theatre Company and Citadel Theatre pushes the brash heroes through adventure after adventure

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THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 27, 2025Arts Club Theatre Company, Citadel Theatre, The Three Musketeers, Homepage feature
All-female Norwegian brass ensemble tenThing plays a Vancouver Recital Society concert, February 23
All-female Norwegian brass ensemble tenThing plays a Vancouver Recital Society concert, February 23

Led by trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth, 10-piece group promises a varied program featuring West Side Story songs, “Hoe-Down” from Rodeo, and plenty more

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MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 25, 2025Partner Content, VANCOUVER RECITAL SOCIETY, Vancouver Recital Society, tenThing
Dance review: Found-object sculptures add to All That Remains' eerie landscape
Dance review: Found-object sculptures add to All That Remains' eerie landscape

PuSh Festival opener explores a dance between humans and the industrial waste they leave behind

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJanuary 24, 2025PuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Mirko Guido
Jazz at the Bolt returns to the Shadbolt Centre for fifth-annual edition, February 14 to 16
Jazz at the Bolt returns to the Shadbolt Centre for fifth-annual edition, February 14 to 16

Founded by Cory Weeds, event features jazz musicians from New York City, Houston, Toronto, and beyond

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MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverJanuary 24, 2025Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Shadbolt Centre, Jazz at the Bolt, Jazz @ The Bolt, Cory Weeds
Dance review: Circa's Duck Pond conjures striking visual world in clever deconstruction of Swan Lake
Dance review: Circa's Duck Pond conjures striking visual world in clever deconstruction of Swan Lake

Sculptural movement flows against luminous set design—but the highlight is still the raucous third act

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DANCE, THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 24, 2025Circa, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, The Cultch\, THE CULTCH
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