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Camino y Despedida (Walking Farewells) reveals bittersweet aspects of migration, August 29 and 30
Camino y Despedida (Walking Farewells) reveals bittersweet aspects of migration, August 29 and 30

Copresentation by TEMPO Dance & Visual Art and VLACC weaves contemporary movement with live music, video projection, and multilingual text

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DANCE, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 27, 2025Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, VLACC, Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre, TEMPO Dance & Visual Art
Realwheels Theatre rebrands as Glitch Theatre for launch of 2025-26 season
Realwheels Theatre rebrands as Glitch Theatre for launch of 2025-26 season

Faye’s Room by disability-identified playwright Alex K. Masse marks company’s first mainstage production since the rebrand

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THEATREJanet SmithAugust 27, 2025Realwheels Theatre, Glitch Theatre
Vancouver International Film Festival unveils whole program, with Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague opening
Vancouver International Film Festival unveils whole program, with Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague opening

Ido Fluk’s ode to Keith Jarrett concert Köln 75 closes the fest, while VIFF Live brings in Mad Professor, claire rousay, and more

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithAugust 27, 2025VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival
Flamenco Rosario's Soulfulness celebrates 35 years of the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, September 27
Flamenco Rosario's Soulfulness celebrates 35 years of the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, September 27

Evening of ensemble works and solo pieces features local company dancers alongside international guest artists from Montreal, Spain, and Mexico

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DANCE, FESTSStir VancouverAugust 27, 2025Partner Content, Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, Flamenco Rosario, flamenco
Deckchair Cinema caps sci-fi summer with David Lynch's Dune and a Devours concert, August 28
Deckchair Cinema caps sci-fi summer with David Lynch's Dune and a Devours concert, August 28

The Polygon Gallery’s annual outdoor film series takes place on Cates Deck

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MUSIC, SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 27, 2025The Polygon, the Polygon, The Polygon Gallery, Summer 2025, Deckchair Cinema
Chan Centre hosts fourth edition of ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl Come Toward the Fire, September 20 and 21
Chan Centre hosts fourth edition of ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl Come Toward the Fire, September 20 and 21

Indigenous-led festival features performances by powwow group Northern Cree and pop singer Tia Wood, plus film screenings, a marketplace, and more

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CULTURE, FESTSStir VancouverAugust 26, 2025Partner Content, CHan Centre for the Performing Arts, Chan Centre, CHAN CENTRE, Come Toward the Fire, ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl: Come Toward the Fire
Millennia of Coast Salish tradition are woven into Continuing the Ceremony, at West Vancouver Art Museum
Millennia of Coast Salish tradition are woven into Continuing the Ceremony, at West Vancouver Art Museum

Chief Dr. Janice George brings knowledge as both curator and practitioner to works that reflect not only the deep past but also the emerging future of Indigenous weaving arts

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithAugust 26, 2025Coast Salish, West Vancouver Art Museum, Homepage feature
Immersive audio-visual installation Shiki & Kū premieres at VIVO Media Arts Centre, September 13 to 28
Immersive audio-visual installation Shiki & Kū premieres at VIVO Media Arts Centre, September 13 to 28

Soundscape artist Yota Kobayashi draws on Japanese symbolism in co-presentation by Formscape Arts in partnership with Vancouver New Music and IM4 Media Lab

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MUSIC, ART & DESIGNStir VancouverAugust 26, 2025Partner Content, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC, Vancouver New Music
Film review: Vingt Dieux (Holy Cow) mixes coming-of-age story with the fine art of French cheesemaking
Film review: Vingt Dieux (Holy Cow) mixes coming-of-age story with the fine art of French cheesemaking

Visions Ouest screens earthy charmer set in Jura agricultural region

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SCREENJanet SmithAugust 25, 2025Visions Ouest, Alliance Francaise
Art collides with state bureaucracy in Chronicles of the Absurd, at Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
Art collides with state bureaucracy in Chronicles of the Absurd, at Vancouver Latin American Film Festival

In documenting years of official disapproval and meddling, independent Cuban filmmakers Miguel Coyula and Lynn Cruz set out to trouble viewers of all political stripes

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SCREENJanet SmithAugust 25, 2025Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, VLAFF
Theatre review: The Lion King’s powerful songs and artistic innovation still dazzle
Theatre review: The Lion King’s powerful songs and artistic innovation still dazzle

Anchored by a knockout Rafiki and a parade of still-magical animal puppets, the Broadway Across Canada touring show proves this musical is still king of the jungle

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THEATREJanet SmithAugust 24, 2025Broadway Across Canada, Vancouver Civic Theatres, Homepage feature
BC Coalition of Arts, Culture and Heritage addresses "glaring gaps" in 2026 provincial budget consultation report
BC Coalition of Arts, Culture and Heritage addresses "glaring gaps" in 2026 provincial budget consultation report

Steering committee member Rainbow Robert says key recommendations are missing, including increasing BC Arts Council funding to $58 million annually

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NEWSJanet SmithAugust 22, 2025BC Alliance for Arts and Culture, BC government, provincial government, Rainbow Robert
Clocking In for Unpaid Labour pop-up exhibition turns timecards into artworks, August 22 to 24
Clocking In for Unpaid Labour pop-up exhibition turns timecards into artworks, August 22 to 24

The show is the result of workshops held across the country

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WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithAugust 22, 2025Burnaby Arts Council, Deer Lake Gallery
Richmond Maritime Festival drops anchor in Steveston for 22nd edition, August 23 and 24
Richmond Maritime Festival drops anchor in Steveston for 22nd edition, August 23 and 24

Roots musicians Murfitt & Main and the jugglers of Cause & Effect Circus are among the acts in store at the Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site

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FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 21, 2025Richmond Maritime Festival, Steveston
Touchstone Theatre opens landmark 50th season with Women of the Fur Trade, September 24 to October 4
Touchstone Theatre opens landmark 50th season with Women of the Fur Trade, September 24 to October 4

Frances Končan’s historical satire follows three women as they share their views on life, love, and Louis Riel

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THEATREStir VancouverAugust 21, 2025Partner Content, Touchstone Theatre, Frances Koncan, National Arts Centre, Western Canada Theatre, Frederic Wood Theatre
Nebula Performances Society brings Carmen up close and personal
Nebula Performances Society brings Carmen up close and personal

Group’s first full-scale opera production aims to provide a new, intimate platform for established and emerging artists

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MUSICJanet SmithAugust 21, 2025Nebula Performances, opera
In La Marée Noire, dancers express hope and despair in the aftermath of an oil spill
In La Marée Noire, dancers express hope and despair in the aftermath of an oil spill

Presented in Vancouver by Pi Theatre, Fleuve | Espace danse’s site-specific piece references the pollution caused by the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster

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DANCEJanet SmithAugust 19, 2025Pi theatre, Pi Theatre, Pi Provocateurs
Ensemble Theatre Company’s Summer Play Reading Festival brings monstrous stories to the Jericho Arts Centre, August 21 to 24
Ensemble Theatre Company’s Summer Play Reading Festival brings monstrous stories to the Jericho Arts Centre, August 21 to 24

Titles include Jeff Ho’s antigone: 方, Hannah Moscovitch’s Little One, and Francis Dowlatabadi’s My Roommate Ahriman

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THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 19, 2025Ensemble Theatre Company, Jericho Arts Centre
The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open screens at the Shadbolt Centre, September 12
The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open screens at the Shadbolt Centre, September 12

Award-winning feature film tells the story of two Indigenous women who meet during a chance encounter

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SCREENStir VancouverAugust 19, 2025Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Shadbolt Centre
Pop Up Dances and Isak Enquist’s Fall(se) Cirque(us), as New Works reveals 2025-26 season
Pop Up Dances and Isak Enquist’s Fall(se) Cirque(us), as New Works reveals 2025-26 season

Packed program features Dance Film Masterclass, Jezebel at the PuSh Festival, residency showings, and more

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DANCEJanet SmithAugust 19, 2025New Works, Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Cetnre
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