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At Christmas With Chor Leoni, Saina Khaledi premieres Persian song inspired by her father's melodies
At Christmas With Chor Leoni, Saina Khaledi premieres Persian song inspired by her father's melodies

Composer-musician draws on years of memories in new piece for santour and choir that celebrates Yalda Night

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MUSICJanet SmithDecember 12, 2025Christmas with Chor Leoni, Chor Leoni, CHOR LEONI, Holiday 2025
B3 Kings keyboardist Chris Gestrin draws on a long history of holiday music for jazz arrangements
B3 Kings keyboardist Chris Gestrin draws on a long history of holiday music for jazz arrangements

Quartet roasts some chestnuts—and some more adventurous tunes, too—at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

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MUSIC, HOLIDAY25Janet SmithDecember 12, 2025Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, B3 Kings, Chris Gestrin, Holiday 2025
Corbin Murdoch steps in as Vancouver Folk Music Festival executive director
Corbin Murdoch steps in as Vancouver Folk Music Festival executive director

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

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FESTS, NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithDecember 11, 2025Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Corbin Murdoch
The Nutcracker at Wethersfield follows New York City Ballet to a wintry estate, to December 28 at VIFF Centre
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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SCREEN, DANCEJanet SmithDecember 11, 2025VIFF, VIFF Centre, Holiday 2025
Goh Ballet fosters young talent and holiday cheer with 15th edition of The Nutcracker
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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DANCEJanet SmithDecember 11, 2025Holiday 2025, Goh Ballet
Gateway Theatre's Annie brings back classic songs and a sense of optimism, to January 3
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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THEATRE, HOLIDAY25Janet SmithDecember 10, 2025Gateway Theatre, Holiday 2025
International Guitar Night 2026 tours to Massey Theatre, February 1
International Guitar Night 2026 tours to Massey Theatre, February 1

All-Canadian lineup features Itamar Erez, Jocelyn Gould, Jamie Dupuis, and Caroline Planté

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MUSICStir VancouverDecember 10, 2025Partner Content, Massey Theatre
Vancouver Cantata Singers bridge generations with Christmas Reprise concerts
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

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MUSIC, HOLIDAY25Janet SmithDecember 9, 2025Holiday 2025, Vancouver Cantata Singers, Sophie Colpitts, choral
Just-released publication Enemy Alien covers Tamio Wakayama's remarkable photographic career
Just-released publication Enemy Alien covers Tamio Wakayama's remarkable photographic career

Edited by Paul Wong, Figure 1 Publishing release draws on the Japanese Canadian artist’s unpublished memoir, Soul on Rice

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READStir VancouverDecember 9, 2025Partner Content, Figure 1 Publishing, Figure 1 Pubishing, BC books
At The Cinematheque, David Lynch retrospective In Dreams delves into Hollywood’s dark side
At The Cinematheque, David Lynch retrospective In Dreams delves into Hollywood’s dark side

Legendary director’s groundbreaking movies and TV work create a visual language that reflects on some of film history’s most sinister figures—and mushroom clouds

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SCREENJanet SmithDecember 8, 2025The Cinematheque, David Lynch, Homepage feature
Krystle Dos Santos brings her soulful vocals back to the Firehall in A Very Merry Motown, December 17 to 28
Krystle Dos Santos brings her soulful vocals back to the Firehall in A Very Merry Motown, December 17 to 28

Artist and her band are amping up the storytelling in “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” with hits from the legendary Detroit label

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 8, 2025Krystle Dos Santos, Firehall Arts Centre, FIREHALL, Firehall Arts CEntre, Holiday 2025
DanceHouse and The Cultch present the North American premiere of Recirquel’s Paradisum, January 21 to 24
DanceHouse and The Cultch present the North American premiere of Recirquel’s Paradisum, January 21 to 24

Hungarian dance-circus company invites audiences to witness a visceral, mesmerizing spectacle set in the aftermath of a destroyed world

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DANCEStir VancouverDecember 8, 2025Partner Content, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, the Cultch, THE CULTCH, The Cultch
Music for the Winter Solstice brings serene sounds to atmospheric Heritage Hall, December 10 and 11
Music for the Winter Solstice brings serene sounds to atmospheric Heritage Hall, December 10 and 11

Music on Main’s annual holiday offering features performances from Grammy Award–winning Caroline Shaw, returning favourite Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, and more

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 5, 2025Music for the Winter Solstice, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, Music On Main, Holiday 2025
Marika Swan ƛ̓upinup meditates on balance and transformation in A Circle Strong Enough to Carry Both Sides
Marika Swan ƛ̓upinup meditates on balance and transformation in A Circle Strong Enough to Carry Both Sides

The artist’s solo exhibition of prints at the Burnaby Art Gallery looks back on years immersed in the creative and philosophical view of interdependence in Nuu-chah-nulth culture

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithDecember 5, 2025Burnaby Art Gallery, Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, Homepage feature
Theatre review: At the Arts Club, Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women celebrates complex bonds of sisterhood 
Theatre review: At the Arts Club, Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women celebrates complex bonds of sisterhood 

Portrayals of the classic novel’s famously lively siblings shine brightest when all four are together onstage, capturing love for one another in quiet gestures

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THEATREJanet SmithDecember 5, 2025Arts Club Theatre Company, Holiday 2025, Homepage feature
Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker inhabits a snow-dusted Canada, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, December 12 to 14
Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker inhabits a snow-dusted Canada, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, December 12 to 14

Pond hockey, RCMP battles, and polar bears bring this unique rendition home—with classic Russian touches, of course

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DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRING, HOLIDAY25Janet SmithDecember 4, 2025Ballet BC, BALLET BC, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Holiday 2025
With fresh adaptation (a) Winter’s Tale, two well-known theatre talents launch The Ecstasy
With fresh adaptation (a) Winter’s Tale, two well-known theatre talents launch The Ecstasy

Colleen Wheeler and Moya O’Connell have gathered a crack team of actors for micro-sized Shakespearean shows at the City Centre Artist Lodge—and this is only the beginning

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THEATREJanet SmithDecember 4, 2025Colleen Wheeler, The Ecstasy, Shakespeare
Arts Umbrella’s dancers rise to the challenge of learning every part in Mixed Nuts
Arts Umbrella’s dancers rise to the challenge of learning every part in Mixed Nuts

Company’s annual holiday twist on The Nutcracker features a flavoursome assortment of styles, from classical ballet to hip hop to ’60s swing

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DANCEJanet SmithDecember 3, 2025Mixed Nuts, Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA, Nutcracker, Holiday 2025
Early Music Vancouver aims to make Handel’s beloved Messiah feel both fresh and familiar
Early Music Vancouver aims to make Handel’s beloved Messiah feel both fresh and familiar

Pacific Baroque Orchestra conductor Alexander Weimann says the German-English composer’s oratorio is never the same piece twice 

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MUSICJanet SmithDecember 3, 2025Early Music Vancouver, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Edge Effects bridges realms at SFU Burnaby's new Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum
Edge Effects bridges realms at SFU Burnaby's new Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum

Recently opened gallery’s first exhibition features works by 15 artists, including Germaine Koh, Liz Magor, Cindy Mochizuki, and Jin-me Yoon

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithDecember 2, 2025Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum, Kimberly Phillips, CIndy Mochizuki, SFU
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The Winnipeg artist brings experience as a tenor to a Mozart opera reimagined in a 1930s Rockies resort, complete with Mounties and log drivers.
In The Brutal Joy, Justine A. Chambers channels the overwhelming beauty of Black living. 

With staging that evokes a Chicago jazz bar, the Dance Centre and PuSh Festival co-presentation draws on matrilineal fashion and line dancing. 

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JEZEBEL is daring and uncompromising—in other words, exactly what you crave at PuSh Festival, which opened last night.

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