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French gypsy-jazz guitarist Stephane Wrembel to perform at Kay Meek Arts Centre, January 24

The celebrated musician will be joined by pianist Jean-Michel Pilc

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 20, 2025Kay Meek Arts Centre, jazz

“A nightmarish funhouse of mirrors” as Théâtre la Seizième presents Polygraph, January 24 and 25

The latest installment in the company’s ÉCHO(S): staged readings series is coproduced by Pi Theatre

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 16, 2025Theatre la Seizieme, Theatre La Seizieme, Pi Theatre, Quebecois

South Korean theatre-performance artist Jaha Koo brings The History of Korean Western Theatre to PuSh Festival, January 23 and 24

The multimedia documentary-style work interweaves personal stories with historical, political, and sociological facts

Moving Sound unites a trio of dancers and a trio of musicians for an improvised encounter, January 19

Belle Spirale Dance Projects and the Campbell Kahre Varty Trio collaborate on the intimate performance

MUSIC, DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 14, 2025Scotiabank Dance Centre, Belle Spirale Dance Projects

Dance//Novella's Emerging Artist Program is in residence at The Polygon Gallery, to January 30

Twelve emerging dance artists choreograph and perform a group piece guided by the theme of “shifting identities”

DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 14, 2025Dance Novella, The Polygon Gallery, The Polygon, The Dance Centre

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra hosts rising conductor Karl Hirzer in Land of Winter, January 16

The up-and-coming artist is former associate conductor with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 13, 2025VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Jewish Book Festival prologue event features two renowned authors, January 19

Maya Arad and Eshkol Nevo will discuss their latest works

READ, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 10, 2025Jewish Book Festival

Sumptuous colours and discussions of death, as Almodóvar's The Room Next Door opens January 10

Subplot tangents and heightened acting as Spanish auteur takes stylized work in a more sombre direction

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 8, 2025Tilda Swinton

Maritimes-born Madison Violet hits St. James Community Square, January 16

Lisa MacIsaac and Brenley MacEachern are the powerhouse singer-songwriters behind the Juno-nominated musical duo

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 6, 2025The Rogue Folk Club, folk, LGBTQ

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and TD Bank Group present free concert, January 10

The family-friendly public performance will be conducted by maestro Julian Pellicano

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 3, 2025Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO

Living Together paints a layered portrait of Gen Z and the housing crisis, January 3 to 9

Minimalistic Montreal documentary follows renters interviewing fellow roommates, with revealing results

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 2, 2025NFB, National Film Board, housing

Bill Reid Gallery hosts Formline Calligraphy: A Tea Party Celebration, January 11

Event features launch of publication accompanying the exhibition Formline: Calligraphy, The Creative Synergy of Bill Reid and Bob Reid

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 2, 2025Bill Reid, Bill Reid Gallery

Arts Club Theatre Company's Someone Like You kicks off Lower Mainland tour, January 9 and 10

Steffanie Davis returns to the stage as Isabelle, a millennial reimagining of hopeless romantic Cyrano de Bergerac

WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREJanet SmithDecember 31, 2024Arts Club Theatre Company, Arts Club, Kay Meek Arts Centre

Spontaneous Shakespeare Company brings back hit show Breaking Bard, January 3

At the Little Mountain Gallery, improvisers draw on Shakespeare plays to craft an all-new tragedy

So Surreal: Behind the Masks searches for ceremonial pieces, at VIFF Centre to January 8

Part detective story, part art-history rethink, documentary travels from B.C.and Alaska to Paris to find stunning Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw and Yup’ik works that influenced Surrealists

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 26, 2024VIFF Centre, VIFF, Indigenous artists, Indigenous

VSO rings in 2025 with Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert, January 1

Annual tradition to feature soprano Mónika Fischl and tenor Martin Piskorski with the Strauss Symphony of Canada, conducted by Imre Kollár

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 24, 2024VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Holiday 2024, Salute to Vienna

Tennis triangles and Bhutanese comedy: VIFF Centre kicks off Best of 2024 series, Boxing Day to January 2

Challengers and The Monk and the Gun kick off holiday big-screen series

WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENJanet SmithDecember 23, 2024VIFF, VIFF Centre, Vancouver International Film Festival

Nikkei Mochitsuki 2024 celebrates a year-end Japanese tradition, December 29

The annual event invites people to take in the traditions, flavours, and entertainment of rice pounding

CULINARY, CULTURE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 22, 2024Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre

From the Southwestern desert to candy-hued France, two glorious restorations hit the Cinematheque, to January 14

Thelma & Louise and Umbrellas of Cherbourg are part of the theatre’s Essential Big Screen 2024 series

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 20, 2024The Cinematheque

Goh Ballet brings magical Nutcracker to Queen Elizabeth Theatre, December 19 to 22

The classic production features the Kingdom of the Sweets, the Sugar Plum Fairy, the evil Mouse King, and more

WHAT'S STIRRING, DANCEGail JohnsonDecember 10, 2024Goh Ballet, The Nutcracker, Holiday 2024

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