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Ahead of the 20th Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, founder Linda Poole reflects on the power of shared beauty

Pretty pink canopies characterize beloved events like Sakura Days Japan Fair, Blossoms After Dark, and the Big Picnic

FESTSJanet SmithMarch 20, 2026Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, Linda Poole, Homepage feature

Dance review: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark captures complex tale through movement and design magic

At DanceHouse, Robert Lepage’s inventive visual touches and Côté Danse’s expressive contemporary choreography offer a surreal, boldly contemporary new take on narrative ballet

DANCEJanet SmithMarch 20, 2026DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Bard on the Beach, Theatre la Seizieme

Vancouver Chamber Choir celebrates pride with Kaleidoscope, April 17

Program features works by 2SLGBTQIA+ composers, from Stuart Beatch to Benjamin Britten

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 20, 2026Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir

Ensemble Made in Canada prizes versatility as it explores new works

Pianist Philip Chiu stretches his skills as one of the acclaimed quartet’s newest members, appearing at the Chan Centre

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 19, 2026CHAN CENTRE, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Rum Ragged shares the music of Newfoundland at BlueShore at CapU, April 19

Traditions of Scotland and Ireland also pervade the quartet’s high-energy music

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 19, 2026Partner Content, Blueshore at CapU, BlueShore at CapU

Stir Q&A: Hindustani classical vocalist Ramneek Singh heralds spring and sings across cultures

Ahead of her Basant Ke Rang concert at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, the artist talks about the celebration of spring, her three-octave voice, and her role as a woman in a male-dominated art form

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 19, 2026Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Firehall Arts Centre stages The Undeniable Accusations of Red Cadmium Light, April 18 to May 3

Ojibway playwright Drew Hayden Taylor delivers a story about the world of counterfeit Indigenous art

Andrew Staniland’s Songs From the Lytton Fire heralds hope in the aftermath of a climate disaster

Piece drawing on the poetry of wildfire survivor Meghan Fandrich makes its world premiere on Elektra’s choral-driven program If the Earth Could Sing

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 19, 2026Elektra, ELEKTRA, Elektra Women's Choir, Homepage feature

Vancouver New Music hosts roundtable discussion Listening as Activism, April 11

Evening also includes performances by M’Girl and Kiki Connelly & the Understory

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 18, 2026Partner Content, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC, Vancouver New Music

Wildwoman brings edgy wit and energy to centuries-old story of a royal rebel

At Gateway Theatre, Vancouver actor Synthia Yusuf delves into a Kat Sandler play that takes refreshing risks with the history behind the “Beauty and the Beast” folk tale

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 18, 2026Gateway Theatre, Kat Sandler, Homepage feature

Western Front hosts a screening of I Am the Art NOBUO KUBOTA at The Cinematheque, April 9

Presented with the Powell Street Festival Society, Annette Mangaard’s documentary captures the life of the titular Japanese Canadian artist

The Cultch screens Starwalker ahead of its wide theatrical release, March 18 to 22

The film version of Corey Payette’s Indigenous-empowered drag musical has roots in the York Theatre stage

SCREENJanet SmithMarch 17, 2026The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Corey Payette, Urban Ink Theatre

Joëlle Rabu and Buwa join forces for Just the 2 of Us at the Anvil Theatre, April 11

Veteran Canadian singer and emerging Nigerian-born talent perform tunes by Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Whitney Houston, and more

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 17, 2026Partner Content, Anvil Theatre

DanceHouse 2026-27 season features U.K. star Wayne McGregor and the return of Crystal Pite’s Assembly Hall

Montreal’s Compagnie Catherine Gaudet to kick off five-show lineup that brings in companies from as far away as Sweden and India

NEWS, DANCEJanet SmithMarch 17, 2026DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Indian Summer Festival

Lache Cercel and Roma Jazz play the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, April 10

Romanian jazz virtuoso blends Roma tradition with klezmer, Middle Eastern, and European sounds

Pulsing instruments and voices weave dreamlike patterns in Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians

Renowned percussionist Vern Griffiths and a group of musical luminaries take on the groundbreaking 1976 piece in celebration of Music on Main’s 20th anniversary

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 16, 2026Music on Main, Steve Reich, experimental music

For Black Gardenia's Daphne Roubini, the artist’s life is one of constant evolution

Celebrating jazz group’s release of Whisky Scented Kisses, singer has largely set aside her signature ukulele in favour of an intense focus on songwriting

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 16, 2026jazz, Great American Songbook, daphne roubini, Paul Pigat, Stephen Nikleva

Stephanie Lake Company's Manifesto unites dynamic movement and driving percussion in B.C. premiere, April 16 to 18

Bright, bold, and explosive Australian piece offers audiences an infectious sense of hope and exuberance

Theatre review: People, Places and Things dives inside the rehab bubble with bold theatricality

At The Cultch, The Search Party play’s strong performances, dry wit, and inventive staging capture the disorientation of addiction and the stories we tell ourselves about it

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 13, 2026The Search Party, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Warrior Festival, Homepage feature

The Collaborators brings retrospective of cinematic art to Paul Kyle Gallery, to March 28

Nettie Wild’s projected and VR-headset works include a mesmerizing three-channel ode to herring migration, the salmon-run-themed Uninterrupted, and “moving paintings”

ART & DESIGN, SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 13, 2026Paul Kyle Gallery, Nettie Wild

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