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Review: Cirque du Soleil's ECHO creates a sleek, paper-cutout world that contrasts past outings

First new show in Vancouver since pandemic features a parade of surreal white animals and a giant, magical cube

STAGE, THEATREJanet SmithOctober 14, 2024Cirque du Soleil, ECHO, circus

Theatre review: Irreverent new Measure for Measure leans into absurd comedy at Bard on the Beach

Darker ruminations on sexual coercion take a back seat to a Vienna with flash-mob monks, DJs, and dabbing

STAGE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 16, 2024Bard on the Beach, Summer 2024, Shakespeare

Vancouver sees renewed push for three-theatre cultural precinct complex amid venue crunch

Vancouver Symphony Society secures city grant, as dance and music presenters voice needs and say securing local venues is harder than ever

Sasha Velour speaks to "The Big Reveal: Why Drag Matters" at Phil Lind Initiative series

When the RuPaul’s Drag Race winner hits the Chan Centre at UBC, she’ll talk politics and draw heavily from her book The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag

National Geographic Live series kicks off with Coral Kingdoms and Empires of Ice, May 9 at Orpheum Theatre

Program featuring renowned photographers, filmmakers, and explorers continues September 12 and October 24

SCREEN, STAGEStir VancouverMay 2, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Civic Theatres

CTORA Theatre presents The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, May 18 to 28

Show full of mythology, music, and magic brings Rick Riordan’s hit novel to the stage

STAGEStir VancouverApril 28, 2023Partner Content, CTORA Theatre

Theatre review: Anastasia is a fairy-tale spectacle, complete with ballet and Broadway-belt songs

The Broadway musical, inspired by the animated film, rides on the talents of its young, triple threat cast and dazzling digital projections

STAGE, THEATREJanet SmithMarch 8, 2023Vancouver Civic Theatres, Broadway Across Canada

Rising conductor Kamna Gupta makes Vancouver Opera debut with a cleverly reframed The Pearl Fishers

Maestro sees her choral work, classical training, and even her childhood Bharatanatyam lessons coalesce in production of Bizet work

MUSIC, STAGE, OPERAJanet SmithOctober 19, 2022Vancouver Opera, Kamna Gupta, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Alegría aesthetics show up in Cirque du Soleil-inspired culinary experiences

Food-loving circus-goers in Vancouver can add flavour to their trip to the Big Top

STAGE, CULINARYGail JohnsonApril 20, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide

Hey Viola! returns to the Anvil, with music-fuelled story of a civil-rights trailblazer, starting March 16

Viola Davis’s fight to sit in a movie theatre mixes with gospel, jazz, and freedom songs

STAGEJanet SmithMarch 11, 2022Anvil Centre, Krystle Dos Santos, SPRING

Gateway Theatre explores stigma around mental health with JD Derbyshire’s hilarious memoir-play, Certified

The one-person show takes viewers on a journey through the mental-health system with refreshing humour

STAGEJanet SmithFebruary 24, 2022Partner Content, Gateway Theatre, SPRING

Hamilton, Jesus Christ Superstar headed to Vancouver

Broadway Across Canada announces the return of Broadway shows to the QE Theatre starting in January 2022

NEWS, STAGEGail JohnsonJune 23, 2021News, Broadway, Hamilton

The Cultch opens the Patio at 1895 with local beer, wine, Cheezies, and more

The historic theatre adds a new licensed space to Vancouver’s outdoor sipping and snacking scene

CULINARY, STAGEGail JohnsonJune 6, 2021The Cultch, patio

Green Thumb gives a public presentation of STILL/FALLING during National Mental Health Week, May 6

The theatre company’s hit show for youth goes digital, features a post-show discussion in partnership with Anxiety Canada

STAGE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonMay 3, 2021stage, theatre, Green Thumb Theatre, mental health

Unapologetically Asian brings theatre artists together for a frank conversation, May 6

The virtual roundtable is moderated by the Banff Centre’s Howard Jang and curated by Vancouver actor Melissa Oei

STAGEGail JohnsonMay 3, 2021What's Stirring, stage, theatre, Asian

Shane Koyczan's reflections on lockdown are also an elegy for extended loss of arts venues

In his new show filmed in Penticton, the spoken-word star explores his own struggles with pandemic depression

LIVESTREAM, STAGE, READJanet SmithMarch 9, 2021livestream, Chan Centre, Shane Koyczan, Homepage feature

Sammy Chien gives father's art multimedia new life in Ritual-Spective, February 22

The interdisciplinary artist digitally remixes paintings with experimental music and more

ART & DESIGN, STAGEJanet SmithFebruary 20, 2021Chimerik, Sammy Chien, multimedia, livestream

I swallowed a moon made from iron is a haunting meld of voice, the piano, and video

Njo Kong Kie’s song cycle is based on the poetry of late factory worker Xu Lizhi 許立

MUSIC, STAGEStir VancouverJanuary 18, 2021Partner Content, livestream, PuSh Festival

Théâtre la Seizième, PuSh plead with B.C. government to hold COVID-19 talks with arts sector upon being forced to cancel VIOLETTE

Local arts groups say virtual-reality show had ‘‘drastic” safety measures in place; question why malls, bars, other public places can operate but not theatres with strict pandemic procedures