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Opera West Society and UBC Opera stage Jules Massenet’s Manon, March 28 and 30
Opera West Society and UBC Opera stage Jules Massenet’s Manon, March 28 and 30

French Romantic masterpiece stars soprano Emily Pogorelc as Manon and tenor Frédéric Antoun as Chevalier des Grieux

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MUSICStir VancouverMarch 3, 2025Partner Content, Opera West Society, UBC Opera, Spring 2025
Stir Q&A: At GEMFest, One Must Wash Eyes takes a nuanced look at Women, Life, Freedom protests
Stir Q&A: At GEMFest, One Must Wash Eyes takes a nuanced look at Women, Life, Freedom protests

Director Sepideh Yadegar’s debut feature follows Iranian international student Sahar as she stands up for women’s rights in Vancouver

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 28, 2025GEMFest, VIFF Centre, Stir Q&A, Spring 2025
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts hosts Silkroad Ensemble: Uplifted Voices, March 30
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts hosts Silkroad Ensemble: Uplifted Voices, March 30

Concert shines a light on previously under-recognized Japanese, Armenian, Irish, Scottish, and Indigenous music

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MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 28, 2025Partner Content, CHan Centre for the Performing Arts, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Chan Centre, Silkroad Ensemble, Spring 2025
Saxophonist Julia Nolan joins The Four Jays—Live! for a celebration of International Women’s Day
Saxophonist Julia Nolan joins The Four Jays—Live! for a celebration of International Women’s Day

Vetta Chamber Music concert features a quartet that also includes violinist Joan Blackman, bassist Jodi Proznick, and pianist Jane Hayes

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MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 28, 2025Vetta Chamber Music, Julia Nolan, Spring 2025
Internationally trained Ballet BC dancers harness their power in ZENITH program
Internationally trained Ballet BC dancers harness their power in ZENITH program

Taiwan-born Pei Lun Lai and Costa Rica-raised Eduardo Jiménez Cabrera negotiate new challenges in the studio—and in their adopted Vancouver hometown

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DANCEJanet SmithFebruary 27, 2025Ballet BC, BALLET BC, Vancouver Civic Theatres, Homepage feature, Spring 2025
A Doll's House, Kimberly Akimbo, and much more as Arts Club Theatre Company announces 2025–26 season
A Doll's House, Kimberly Akimbo, and much more as Arts Club Theatre Company announces 2025–26 season

Disney FROZEN, Dial M for Murder, and Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women are all on the books

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THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 27, 2025Arts Club Theatre Company, Ashlie Corcoran
The VSO presents Dvořák’s New World Symphony, March 21 to 23
The VSO presents Dvořák’s New World Symphony, March 21 to 23

Program also features mezzo-soprano Marion Newman in the world premiere of Marcus Goddard’s Mountain Visions

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MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 27, 2025Partner Content, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Spring 2025
A Taste of Hong Kong takes a bite out of the region’s history and culture
A Taste of Hong Kong takes a bite out of the region’s history and culture

Food plays a leading role in the Pi Theatre production starring Derek Chan, presented in association with Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre

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THEATRE, CULTUREJanet SmithFebruary 27, 2025Pi Theatre, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre, Derek Chan, Spring 2025
NFB doc The Stand returns to screens after triumphant Haida land agreement
NFB doc The Stand returns to screens after triumphant Haida land agreement

At Vancity Theatre, Christopher Auchter’s film takes us back to the 1985 protest that led to a historic win

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SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 26, 2025NFB, Vancity Theatre, Indigenous artists, Spring 2025
Tadasu Takamine’s Sculptural Rebirth debuts in Canada at the Vancouver Art Gallery, March 2
Tadasu Takamine’s Sculptural Rebirth debuts in Canada at the Vancouver Art Gallery, March 2

Japanese artist’s experimental work features 14 performers, including students from Emily Carr University of Art + Design

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithFebruary 26, 2025Vancouver Art Gallery, VANCOUVER ART GALLERY, VAG, Tadasu Takamine, Emily Carr, Emily Carr University, ECUAD
Little Red Warrior & His Lawyer makes Vancouver comeback, March 6 to 16
Little Red Warrior & His Lawyer makes Vancouver comeback, March 6 to 16

The production written and directed by Nlaka’pamux playwright Kevin Loring is a land-claims farce

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THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 26, 2025The Cultch, Indigenous, York Theatre, Spring 2025
Berlin's Notos Quartett makes its West Coast debut at the Vancouver Playhouse
Berlin's Notos Quartett makes its West Coast debut at the Vancouver Playhouse

Friends of Chamber Music concert includes William Walton’s Piano Quartet in D minor, a varied piece with an interesting backstory

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MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 26, 2025Notos Quartet, Friends of Chamber Music, Homepage feature, Spring 2025
At Vancouver International Dance Festival, street dance expands "beyond the concrete"
At Vancouver International Dance Festival, street dance expands "beyond the concrete"

From We All Fall Down’s Papillon to BRKFST Dance Company’s STORMCLUTTER, artists bridge the gap between contemporary and street styles

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 26, 2025VIDF, Vancouver International Dance Festival, Deanna Peters, Victor Vân Tran, Homepage feature, homepage feature, Spring 2025
Film reviews: A heartwarming blockbuster and an enigmatic mystery as Rendez-Vous French Film Festival kicks off
Film reviews: A heartwarming blockbuster and an enigmatic mystery as Rendez-Vous French Film Festival kicks off

La Femme Cachée faces buried trauma; En Fanfare celebrates the power of music; and Saint-Exupéry tells an old-style adventure story

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 25, 2025Visions Ouest, VISIONS OUEST, Alliance Francaise, Alliance Francaise Vancouver, Rendez-Vous French Film Festival, Spring 2025
B.C. wines hold their own amid worldwide array at International Festival Tastings, February 27 to March 1
B.C. wines hold their own amid worldwide array at International Festival Tastings, February 27 to March 1

Vancouver International Wine Festival event is also a chance to search out the best vintages in your own back yard

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FESTS, CULINARYJanet SmithFebruary 25, 2025Vancouver International Wine Festival, Bard on the Beach
Vancouver pianist Ken Cormier dives into some of his favourite songs at Chor Leoni’s PopCappella 3D
Vancouver pianist Ken Cormier dives into some of his favourite songs at Chor Leoni’s PopCappella 3D

Joining Cormier and the 60-voice choir are Laurence Mollerup on bass, Liam MacDonald on percussion, and Keith Sinclair on guitar

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MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 25, 2025Chor Leoni, Ken Cormier, Spring 2025
Touchstone Theatre presents Behind the Moon, March 27 to April 6
Touchstone Theatre presents Behind the Moon, March 27 to April 6

Work by acclaimed playwright and novelist Anosh Irani focuses on three South Asian men navigating their migration journeys in Canada

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THEATREStir VancouverFebruary 25, 2025Partner Content, Touchstone Theatre, Spring 2025
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players perform Mozart, Brahms & Bartók, March 6 and 9
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players perform Mozart, Brahms & Bartók, March 6 and 9

Musicians of the VSO curate intimate concerts at Pyatt Hall

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 24, 2025Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO, Spring 2025
Early Music Vancouver hosts Quicksilver: The Early Moderns, March 21
Early Music Vancouver hosts Quicksilver: The Early Moderns, March 21

Quicksilver Baroque Ensemble plays a program of sonatas by Italian and German composers

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MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 24, 2025Partner Content, Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVEr, EMV, Spring 2025
Rowdy folkies La Patente finally point their van at the West Coast's Festival du Bois
Rowdy folkies La Patente finally point their van at the West Coast's Festival du Bois

The francophone four-piece have fans in Europe and the States. Now it’s our turn

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 24, 2025Festival du Bois, Homepage feature, Spring 2025
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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. 

And did we mention the live dogs playing Sandy?

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