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Show presented in partnership with Red Gate Arts Society features guest performances by Adam 2, Goo, and Jacob Audrey Taves
Read MoreIn a sanctuary of arresting self-portraits at the Polygon Gallery, photography artist Martine Gutierrez plays with identity as she transforms into figures like Mary, Cleopatra, and Lady Godiva
Read MoreYears in the making, project led by Nick Milkovich Architects Inc. includes full rebuild of the glass-panelled Great Hall, plus the new permanent Pacific Northwest Galleries
Read MoreShown for the first time together and in water, three steel sculptures on West Georgia play with reflection and
Read MoreDrawing on the endless scroll of dance fragments online, the new work pushes into fresh territory for the troupe—as does Josh Martin’s new Helen Walkley solo, blocking
Read MoreAt the Cinematheque, Costa-Gavras's fast-paced masterpiece warns of the precarity of truth amid the rise of right-wing zealots
Read MoreBeverly Dobrinsky’s traditional, hurdy-gurdy-like lira sets the band’s loud, proud, and uncompromising tone in the face of war
Read MoreSolo tribute to late sibling dives deep into the Vancouver actor’s past
Read MoreThrough seven movements, the composition tells stories in a way that feels familiar to the Métis composer, conductor, and UBC music prof
Read More“Introduction” brings lo-fi camp, “Everlasting” documents Vancouver’s Wing Sang history, “Tiger by the Tail” delivers disco-happy raunch, and “In the Heat” is a deadpan-dark Santa cartoon
Read More@interWEBBED’s absurd comedy escalates into dystopian Black Mirror-esque territory, while Soft tongues: a bioacoustic opera builds an intoxicating froggy soundscape
Read MoreA “musical fable” look, plus a few strong performances and dance numbers help freshen up song-and-dance classic
Read MoreThe designer has spent five years building the Vancouver International Children’s Festival show with Little Onion Puppet Co.
Read MoreAudience suggestions make for a fun night of cabin shenanigans, lake whales, and poison ivy
Read MorePlay by veteran Vancouver actor Joey Lespérance is a tribute to his late sibling
Read MoreRather than engaging in overt discussions about a higher entity, two fathers find nuanced hope in heartbreaking situations, in Pacific Theatre production
Read MorePlaywright Dave Deveau found inspiration in a real-life male penguin couple for mix of puppetry, drag, and more, care of Carousel Theatre, Zee Zee Theatre, and Vancouver International Children’s Festival
Read MoreJami Reimer’s Soft tongues: a bioacoustic opera takes a sonic and video-enhanced trip to the Brazilian rainforest, while Neworld Theatre’s Earth Case Scenario presents short eco-works
Read MoreAn ensemble cast sings its way through Chantal Akerman’s 1986 musical, Golden Eighties
Read MoreLooping media works, sonic storytelling, and streetdance explore theme of circles nd cycles
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