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Bard on the Beach star Arghavan Jenati reflects on Dark Lady at the heart of Shakespeare’s work 
Bard on the Beach star Arghavan Jenati reflects on Dark Lady at the heart of Shakespeare’s work 

New production of Jessica B. Hill’s witty play reclaims the lost history of poet Emilia Bassano

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THEATREJanet SmithJuly 7, 2025Bard on the Beach, Summer 2025
The Cinematheque presents Tsui Hark: Everything Is Unreal, July 10 to August 3
The Cinematheque presents Tsui Hark: Everything Is Unreal, July 10 to August 3

Titles in store span Green Snake on opening night and a special co-presentation of Once Upon a Time in China II with the Chinese Canadian Museum

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SCREENStir VancouverJuly 7, 2025Partner Content, The CInematheque, The Cinematheque, Summer 2025
Neon Superstitions lights up THIS Gallery with glowing signs and quiet spirits, to July 12
Neon Superstitions lights up THIS Gallery with glowing signs and quiet spirits, to July 12

Liang Wang’s paintings and drawings capture beliefs and rituals that tie in closely to Vancouver’s Chinatown

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ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJuly 4, 2025THIS Gallery, Summer 2025
At The Cinematheque, MENA Film Festival presents a timely look at Iran through women's eyes, July 5
At The Cinematheque, MENA Film Festival presents a timely look at Iran through women's eyes, July 5

Five short films take on deeper meaning against a backdrop of armed conflict and women’s rights struggles

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SCREENJanet SmithJuly 3, 2025The Cinematheque, Summer 2025
Theatre review: Arts Club stages a top-tier murder-mystery template with Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap
Theatre review: Arts Club stages a top-tier murder-mystery template with Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap

From revealing performances to spot-on costumes and sets, this new production conjures all the atmosphere of the play’s old London home

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THEATREJanet SmithJuly 3, 2025Arts Club Theatre Company, Arts Club, Granville Island, Summer 2025, Homepage feature
Alam Khan extends family’s deep lineage in Indian music by blending tradition and adventure
Alam Khan extends family’s deep lineage in Indian music by blending tradition and adventure

At this year’s Indian Summer Festival, the sarod virtuoso draws on generations of musical mastery to create improvisations that reflect everything from audience response to the time of day

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MUSICJanet SmithJuly 3, 2025Indian Summer Festival, Summer 2025
Chan Centre hosts Grammy Award–winning artist esperanza spalding in concert, August 29
Chan Centre hosts Grammy Award–winning artist esperanza spalding in concert, August 29

Bassist-vocalist will be joined by a special group of musicians to play tracks off her past albums and forthcoming project

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MUSICStir VancouverJuly 3, 2025Partner Content, CHan Centre for the Performing Arts, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Chan Centre, CHAN CENTRE, Summer 2025
Theatre artist Bernard Cuffling serves up life stories, sips, and snacks at a rooftop-garden gathering, July 6
Theatre artist Bernard Cuffling serves up life stories, sips, and snacks at a rooftop-garden gathering, July 6

Western Gold Theatre fundraiser features the U.K.–born Canadian artist in an intimate, informal setting

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THEATREJanet SmithJuly 2, 2025Western Gold Theatre, Bernard Cuffling, Summer 2025
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 top stops at the Khatsahlano Street Party
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 top stops at the Khatsahlano Street Party

From legendary names in Vancouver’s music scene to ice-cold craft beers and a bangin’ kids stage, here are a few features to hit on West 4th Avenue on July 5

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FESTSStir VancouverJuly 2, 2025Khatsalahno Street Party, Summer 2025
The Coast Mountains: Recent Works by Edward Burtynsky is at the Audain Art Museum to September 15
The Coast Mountains: Recent Works by Edward Burtynsky is at the Audain Art Museum to September 15

Photo-based exhibition showcases the intersection of beauty and environmental crisis

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJuly 2, 2025Partner Content, Audain Art Museum, Summer 2025, Capture Photography Festival
Theatre review: Two Gentlemen of Verona’s comic tale of romance and betrayal thrives on ’80s-era dazzle
Theatre review: Two Gentlemen of Verona’s comic tale of romance and betrayal thrives on ’80s-era dazzle

In Bard on the Beach’s new production, retro pastels and power suits map surprisingly well onto the chaos of Shakespeare’s sometimes troublesome original

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FESTS, THEATREJanet SmithJuly 2, 2025Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare
10 and 10: Story of Stories sparks reflections on evolution for Surrey Art Gallery's 50th anniversary
10 and 10: Story of Stories sparks reflections on evolution for Surrey Art Gallery's 50th anniversary

Dana Claxton, Lyse Lemieux, and more artists are featured in the exhibition that pairs works from 1975–1985 with pieces from 2014–2024

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJune 30, 2025surrey art gallery, SURREY ART GALLERY, Dana Claxton, Summer 2025, Homepage feature
Opera in the Park returns to Deer Lake with Verdi, Mozart, and Puccini, July 13
Opera in the Park returns to Deer Lake with Verdi, Mozart, and Puccini, July 13

Music director Jacques Lacombe leads the Vancouver Opera Orchestra in an evening of Italian arias and duets

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJune 28, 2025Vancouver Opera, VANCOUVER OPERA, Summer 2025
Deckchair Cinema kicks off “Summer of Sci-Fi” with an electrifying farewell from Ziggy Stardust, July 3 
Deckchair Cinema kicks off “Summer of Sci-Fi” with an electrifying farewell from Ziggy Stardust, July 3 

With highlights such as “Space Oddity” and “Moonage Daydream”, the 1970s documentary about one of David Bowie’s greatest shows lights up The Polygon Gallery’s series of starlight screenings

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SCREENJanet SmithJune 27, 2025POLYGON, Polygon Gallery, Deckchair Cinema, Summer 2025
At Indian Summer Festival, Simran Sachar embodies her mother’s dancing with lightning-like presence
At Indian Summer Festival, Simran Sachar embodies her mother’s dancing with lightning-like presence

Waacking-infused world premiere co-created with Justine A. Chambers draws on a 1990 indie Bollywood film choreographed by Sachar’s mom

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJune 26, 2025Indian Summer Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, PuSh Festival, Justine A. Chambers
Stir Cheat Sheet: 3 ways to get your design on at West Coast Modern Week
Stir Cheat Sheet: 3 ways to get your design on at West Coast Modern Week

An exhibit dedicated to Patkau Architects, a film about Arthur Erickson, and a jazz concert round out the celebration

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ART & DESIGN, FESTSStir VancouverJune 26, 2025West Coast Modern Week, Summer 2025
U.K. saxophonist Nubya Garcia brings her ethereal sound to the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, June 28
U.K. saxophonist Nubya Garcia brings her ethereal sound to the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, June 28

Audience members will hear tracks off her latest album Odyssey, which honours her reignited love for composing

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJune 26, 2025Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, Coastal Jazz & Blues, Coastal Jazz, Summer 2025
Early Music Vancouver's annual Summer Festival closes with Mozart's Requiem, August 8
Early Music Vancouver's annual Summer Festival closes with Mozart's Requiem, August 8

Performance of the legendary work features the Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Vancouver Cantata Singers, and four vocal soloists

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MUSICStir VancouverJune 26, 2025Partner Content, Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVEr, Summer 2025, Early music summer festival
The Polygon Gallery explores humanity on a cosmic scale with Star Witnesses
The Polygon Gallery explores humanity on a cosmic scale with Star Witnesses

Curator Monika Szewczyk has put together a globe-spanning and symbolically rich look into the night sky

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJune 26, 2025Polygon Gallery, POLYGON, POLYGON GALLERY, Summer 2025, Homepage feature
The Dōjin Japanese Arts Society celebrates the revival of ancient hitoyogiri bamboo flute
The Dōjin Japanese Arts Society celebrates the revival of ancient hitoyogiri bamboo flute

Marking 400 years since the death of Ōmori Sōkun, shakuhachi master Alcvin Ryūzen Ramos leads a series of programs about an instrument making a quiet return

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MUSIC, CULTUREJanet SmithJune 25, 2025Dojin Japanese Arts, Japan
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When a Prime Minister’s assistant’s romantic hotel rendez-vous is interrupted, a host of hilariously chaotic misunderstandings ensue. 

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DanceHouse and The Cultch present an extraordinary work of circus/dance, the North American premiere of Recirquel’s otherworldly Paradisum. 

Directed and choreographed by Bence Vági, Paradisum explores the new possibilities of
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