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Theatre review: Arsenic and Old Lace serves up charm and dark humour with a splash of poison elderberry wine
Theatre review: Arsenic and Old Lace serves up charm and dark humour with a splash of poison elderberry wine

With the skilled direction of Catherine Morrison and a small army of strong actors, Joseph Kesselring’s witty retro comedy comes alive onstage

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 8, 2025Metro Theatre, Spring 2025
Our Last Tree opens Some Assembly Theatre Company's 25th season, April 30 to May 3
Our Last Tree opens Some Assembly Theatre Company's 25th season, April 30 to May 3

In play written and directed by Valerie Methot, youth emphasize the urgent need to save the planet following a raging storm

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THEATREStir VancouverApril 8, 2025Partner Content, Some Assembly Theatre, Spring 2025
Sound of Dragon’s multimedia The Living World conjures mythical reptiles
Sound of Dragon’s multimedia The Living World conjures mythical reptiles

Composer Chihchun Chi-sun Lee portrays Taiwanese dragons through sound

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 8, 2025Sound of Dragon, Spring 2025, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Vancouver International Jazz Festival reveals Revue Stage events at 40th edition, June 25 to 29
Vancouver International Jazz Festival reveals Revue Stage events at 40th edition, June 25 to 29

Innovation Series features five concerts from June 25 to 29, while the return of Time Flies brings three free late-night shows to Granville Island

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 8, 2025Partner Content, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, Coastal Jazz & Blues, Coastal Jazz, Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Theatre review: A History of Motown weaves stories and songs into unique interactive experience
Theatre review: A History of Motown weaves stories and songs into unique interactive experience

Dos Santos and her band hand in energized performances of everything from toe-tapping classics like “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)” to emotional ballads like “Let’s Stay Together”

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 7, 2025FIREHALL, Firehall Arts CEntre, Spring 2025
Théâtre la Seizième brings Ce que je sais de vrai to the Studio 16 stage, April 30 to May 10
Théâtre la Seizième brings Ce que je sais de vrai to the Studio 16 stage, April 30 to May 10

Cory Haas directs this powerful story of four siblings struggling to define who they are beyond parental expectations

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THEATREStir VancouverApril 7, 2025Partner Content, Théâtre la Seizième, Cory Haas, Spring 2025
Vancouver Art Gallery launches first indoor-nature art prescription program
Vancouver Art Gallery launches first indoor-nature art prescription program

Working with local doctors and BC Parks Foundation, facility opens Emily Carr: Navigating an Impenetrable Landscape exhibition to those needing to improve their health and well-being

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithApril 7, 2025Vancouver Art Gallery, VANCOUVER ART GALLERY, BC Parks Foundation, PaRx
Epidermis Circus’s wonderfully warped world grew out of hands-on play
Epidermis Circus’s wonderfully warped world grew out of hands-on play

Victoria’s Britt Small and Ingrid Hansen improvised with a box full of found objects and crafts to create hit puppet-vaudeville hybrid that’s coming to Kay Meek Arts Centre

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 7, 2025SNAFU, Kay Meek Arts Centre, Kay Meek
Theatre review: Ins Choi delivers soul-baring sincerity in Son of a Preacherman
Theatre review: Ins Choi delivers soul-baring sincerity in Son of a Preacherman

At Pacific Theatre, the celebrated Korean-Canadian artist delves into his upbringing as a preacher’s kid through songs, stories, and snappy humour

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 7, 2025Ins Choi, Pacific Theatre, Spring 2025, Homepage feature
Stanislav Kochanovsky conducts Rachmaninoff’s Third Symphony at the VSO, April 11 to 13
Stanislav Kochanovsky conducts Rachmaninoff’s Third Symphony at the VSO, April 11 to 13

Program also features virtuoso British pianist Stephen Hough, who hosts a Pyatt Hall masterclass on April 10

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 7, 2025VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Vancouver Cantata Singers wraps its 2024-25 season with Reflection, May 3
Vancouver Cantata Singers wraps its 2024-25 season with Reflection, May 3

Program honours special people and moments in the choir’s history with works by Bach, Mahler, and more

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 7, 2025Partner Content, Vancouver Cantata Singers, Spring 2025
Kidd Pivot's Assembly Hall wins Best New Dance Production prize at U.K.'s prestigious Olivier Awards
Kidd Pivot's Assembly Hall wins Best New Dance Production prize at U.K.'s prestigious Olivier Awards

Vancouver choreogapher Crystal Pite has won previous Oliviers for Revisor, Betroffenheit, and Flight Path

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DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithApril 6, 2025Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite
Hubert Hazebroucq and Doulce Mémoire revive 15th- and 16th-century performance art in Now, Let Us Dance!, April 12
Hubert Hazebroucq and Doulce Mémoire revive 15th- and 16th-century performance art in Now, Let Us Dance!, April 12

Early Music Vancouver program features a piffari, or wind band, accompanied by the early dances of French and Italian court festivities

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MUSIC, DANCEJanet SmithApril 5, 2025Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVEr, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Spring 2025
Monumental exhibition Riopelle: Crossroads in Time preserves a Québécois abstract artist's legacy
Monumental exhibition Riopelle: Crossroads in Time preserves a Québécois abstract artist's legacy

At the Vancouver Art Gallery, Jean Paul Riopelle retrospective covers five decades of his work, from 1942 to 1992

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithApril 4, 2025Jean Paul Riopelle, Vancouver Art Gallery, VANCOUVER ART GALLERY, VAG, Spring 2025, Anthony Kiendl
 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Legally Blonde The Musical to alternate at Theatre Under the Stars for summer 2025
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Legally Blonde The Musical to alternate at Theatre Under the Stars for summer 2025

Subscription packs on sale today for Stanley Park stage series that runs June 27 to August 16

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THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithApril 4, 2025Theatre Under the Stars, TUTS
Vines Art Society honours six years of collective work with Land Back Rewind, April 19 to 29
Vines Art Society honours six years of collective work with Land Back Rewind, April 19 to 29

Opening night of the multi-artist exhibition features karaoke, storytelling, and music

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverApril 4, 2025Partner Content, Vines Art Society, Vines Art Festival, Spring 2025
Stitched: Merging Photography and Textile Practices pushes lens-based art into multidimensional new realms
Stitched: Merging Photography and Textile Practices pushes lens-based art into multidimensional new realms

New Capture Photography Festival exhibition at the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art moves the form through beadwork, weaving, handstitching, and more

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ART & DESIGN, FESTSJanet SmithApril 4, 2025Capture Photography Festival, Gordon Smith Gallery, Homepage feature
VIFF champions local artists for Canadian Film Week with 18 features, April 11 to 17
VIFF champions local artists for Canadian Film Week with 18 features, April 11 to 17

Program includes Vancouver premieres, returning classics, and a tribute to Tracey Friesen and free screenings on National Canadian Film Day

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SCREENStir VancouverApril 4, 2025Partner Content, VIFF Centre, VIFF, Spring 2025
Stir Q&A: At Palestrina 500, Kari Turunen throws a birthday bash for a 16th-century composer
Stir Q&A: At Palestrina 500, Kari Turunen throws a birthday bash for a 16th-century composer

Vancouver Chamber Choir concert features some of the Italian virtuoso’s most enduring Renaissance music

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MUSICJanet SmithApril 3, 2025Spring 2025, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Kari Turunen
Royal City Musical Theatre stages Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 The Musical, April 25 to May 11
Royal City Musical Theatre stages Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 The Musical, April 25 to May 11

Fast-paced feminist adventure follows three coworkers who rebel against their boss

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THEATRE, MUSICStir VancouverApril 3, 2025Partner Content, Royal City Musical Theatre, Spring 2025
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Corbin Murdoch steps in as Vancouver Folk Music Festival executive director. 

The musician, cultural programmer, and producer set to work alongside artistic director Fiona Black. 

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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

Up-and-coming composer Sophia Colpitts contributed to the program—with a little help from her grandpa. Read more at Stir. 

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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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