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Celebrated drag artist Wet Mess leans into confusion and complexity with TESTO
Celebrated drag artist Wet Mess leans into confusion and complexity with TESTO

The London-based performer reveals the struggle and growth behind the bold, disarming visions of their latest show, now on its way to PuSh Festival

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THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithJanuary 29, 2026PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, PuSh Festival, Drag
At HOLD ON LET GO, Anjela Magpantay unpacks the weight of gifts and absence
At HOLD ON LET GO, Anjela Magpantay unpacks the weight of gifts and absence

In her show titled it is for when you meet me, the creator and performer explores what it means to give and receive through the Filipino tradition of pasalubong and balikbayan boxes

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THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithJanuary 29, 2026Filipino, Filipinx, HOLD ON LET GO, Russian Hall
Jennifer Scott and Brad Turner lead big-band celebration of legendary Kenny Wheeler, February 27 at BlueShore at CapU
Jennifer Scott and Brad Turner lead big-band celebration of legendary Kenny Wheeler, February 27 at BlueShore at CapU

Tribute to one of Canada’s most important large-jazz ensemble vocalists stars two Vancouver greats

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MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 29, 2026Partner Content, Blueshore at CapU, BlueShore at CapU, BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts
Actor-playwright Faly Mevamanana embraces the weird in The Baking Show Show: The Play
Actor-playwright Faly Mevamanana embraces the weird in The Baking Show Show: The Play

In this left-field comedy, the obsessive lead character is driven by the same perfectionism that her creator has learned to leave aside in life

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THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 28, 2026Ruby Slippers Theatre, Homepage feature
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra announces first European tour in April
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra announces first European tour in April

Stops include a three-night residency at Austria’s Salzburg Easter Festival, as well as Croatia, Slovenia, Liechtenstein, and Germany

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NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 28, 2026Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO, Otto Tausk
Dance review: Coregulation and calm, as Action at a Distance’s WAIL sculpts vocal sound and movement
Dance review: Coregulation and calm, as Action at a Distance’s WAIL sculpts vocal sound and movement

In this PuSh Fest, Music on Main, and Dance Centre premiere, humming songs, whispered words, and hypnotic movement bring a sense of serenity and connection to a chaotic world

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJanuary 28, 2026Action at a Distance, DANCE CENTRE, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, PuSh Festival
Rising German piano star Julius Asal makes his Canadian debut with the Vancouver Recital Society, February 8
Rising German piano star Julius Asal makes his Canadian debut with the Vancouver Recital Society, February 8

Among the 28-year-old’s recent achievements is winning the Terence Judd-Hallé Award for young pianists on the cusp of international fame

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 28, 2026VANCOUVER RECITAL SOCIETY, Vancouver Recital Society, VRS
The Cinematheque spotlights the films of Naruse Mikio with Short Is the Life of a Flower, to February 21
The Cinematheque spotlights the films of Naruse Mikio with Short Is the Life of a Flower, to February 21

Retrospective closes with the Japanese director’s melancholic final picture, Scattered Clouds

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SCREENStir VancouverJanuary 28, 2026Partner Content, The CInematheque, The Cinematheque
Così fan tutte gets a vintage-Canadian refresh under director Robert Herriot at Vancouver Opera
Così fan tutte gets a vintage-Canadian refresh under director Robert Herriot at Vancouver Opera

The Winnipeg artist brings experience as a tenor to a Mozart opera reimagined in a 1930s Rockies resort, complete with Mounties and log drivers

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MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 27, 2026Vancouver Opera, VANCOUVER OPERA, Mozart, Homepage feature
In The Brutal Joy, Justine A. Chambers channels the overwhelming beauty of Black living
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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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJanuary 27, 2026PuSh Festival, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Justine A. Chambers, Homepage feature
Shadbolt Centre hosts Burnaby Lyric Opera’s The Barber of Seville this February
Shadbolt Centre hosts Burnaby Lyric Opera’s The Barber of Seville this February

Romance, deception, and mistaken identities abound in Gioachino Rossini’s beloved comic masterpiece

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MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 27, 2026Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Shadbolt Centre, shadbolt centre for the arts, burnaby lyric opera, Burnaby Lyric Opera
Theatre review: You’re Just a Place That I Know is a moving musical reflection on family and memory
Theatre review: You’re Just a Place That I Know is a moving musical reflection on family and memory

Based on Adrian Glynn McMorran’s album of the same name, the show at the Arts Club’s BMO Theatre Centre is more than just a concert

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THEATRE, MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 26, 2026Arts Club Theatre Company, Marcus Youssef, Adrian Glynn, Ukraine
Theatre review: Comedic snap of Metro Theatre’s Barefoot in the Park gives retro setting a timeless resonance
Theatre review: Comedic snap of Metro Theatre’s Barefoot in the Park gives retro setting a timeless resonance

Sharp dialogue and restless energy, prodded on by the little irritations of married life, result in cozy yet unsettling laughs

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THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 26, 2026Metro Theatre, Homepage feature
Ballet BC highlights masterful choreographers Crystal Pite and Jiří Kylián with INFINITY, February 26 to 28
Ballet BC highlights masterful choreographers Crystal Pite and Jiří Kylián with INFINITY, February 26 to 28

Program features Pite’s Frontier, a deep dive into the unknown, and Kylián’s 27’52”, an exploration of theoretical elements

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DANCEStir VancouverJanuary 26, 2026Partner Content, Ballet BC, BALLET BC
Dance review: JEZEBEL challenges the stereotype of the booty-poppin’ backup dancer
Dance review: JEZEBEL challenges the stereotype of the booty-poppin’ backup dancer

In a riveting PuSh Festival and New Works copresentation, Belgium’s Cherish Menzo plays with repetition, chopped-and-screwed music, and flashing dental grillz

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJanuary 23, 2026New Works, PuSh Festival
Les Furies rolls out the fun in story of small-town derby team, January 28
Les Furies rolls out the fun in story of small-town derby team, January 28

Visions Ouest screens raucous tale of women ousted from their Quebec rink and ready for revenge, at Alliance Française

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SCREENJanet SmithJanuary 23, 2026VISIONS OUEST, Visions Ouest, Alliance Francaise, Alliance Francaise Vancouver
Ventriloquist Michael Harrison embraces the magical escapism of puppetry
Ventriloquist Michael Harrison embraces the magical escapism of puppetry

Ahead of his Anvil Theatre show, the long-time cruise-line performer talks about dispelling childhood fears with lovable characters

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THEATRE, COMEDYJanet SmithJanuary 23, 2026Anvil Theatre, Anvil Centre, Michael Harrison
Cellist Henry Shapard plays Prokofiev with the VSO at Beethoven’s Eroica, February 20 to 22
Cellist Henry Shapard plays Prokofiev with the VSO at Beethoven’s Eroica, February 20 to 22

Han-Na Chang conducts Beethoven’s revolutionary Third Symphony

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MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 23, 2026Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO
Review: Liquid limbs and mesmerizing visual magic at Recirquel’s Paradisum
Review: Liquid limbs and mesmerizing visual magic at Recirquel’s Paradisum

In DanceHouse and The Cultch co-presentation, the Hungarian company is full of flowing bodies and rippling fabric

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DANCE, THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 22, 2026DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse, The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Corey Payette spotlights songs from his acclaimed musicals at Closest Thing to Home, January 28
Corey Payette spotlights songs from his acclaimed musicals at Closest Thing to Home, January 28

The renowned theatre artist and composer offers a stirring collection of tunes from acclaimed shows such as Children of God and Starwalker

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MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 22, 2026Corey Payette, Raven Theatre, Urban Ink Theatre, the Cultch, THE CULTCH
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Hamlet, Prince of Denmark captures the inner turmoil of a man zeroed in on revenge. 

In a DanceHouse presentation, Guillaume Côté and Robert Lepage stage their tightly paced adaptation of Shakespeare’s story. 

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Top-notch cast assembles for staged reading of The Stranger at PAL Studio Theatre, March 13 to 15. 

Based on an early Agatha Christie story, the play focuses on a woman’s impulsive marriage to a charming mystery man. 

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Pyper retells folk tales to explore our relationship with AI and algorithms. 

Cyborg teenagers struggle with the same fears about technology that their human counterparts do in this visually spare, idea-charged production by UBC Theatre.

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Party atmosphere of Danceboy celebrates self-discovery and the joys of Bollywood. 

Multifaceted theatremakers Munish Sharma and Gavan Cheema bring an eight-year-long project to completion by working beyond stage conventions.

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