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Toronto’s SlowPitchSound tells stories through his sci-fi turntablism

At Vancouver New Music, Cheldon Paterson’s uncategorizable music fuses his love for nature with his taste for obscure sound

At The Dance Centre's Open Stage, Punit Singh's SubHuman investigates self-perception

Fifth edition of uncurated program provides a welcoming space for artist’s first dance-theatre piece

Comedy review: Love You Wrong Time takes down stereotypes with laughter and song

Multitalented team of Deanna H. Choi and Maddie Bautista turns a satirical spotlight on the destructive ideal of the perfect Asian woman

COMEDYJanet SmithMay 5, 2025THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Spring 2025

Indian Summer Festival unveils dance, sarod music, and comedy shows for July event

Tickets on sale today for a Simran Sachar–Justine A. Chambers choreographic collab, comedian Kiran Deol, and Indian classical music star Alam Khan

FESTS, DANCEJanet SmithMay 5, 2025Indian Summer Festival, Am Johal, Justine A. Chambers

From Legally Blonde to Nunsense, Metro Theatre brings the joy in 2025-26 season announcement

Roster also includes the troupe’s 40th panto, Jack and the Beanstalk, plus Neil Simon, Lend Me a Tenor, Shakespeare in Love, and more

THEATREJanet SmithMay 2, 2025Metro Theatre, musicals

Live piano and raw love, as duo Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber craft their first premiere at Ballet BC's DUSK

Batsheva Dance Company alumni’s fascinating journey around the globe and onscreen finally brings them to Vancouver with Obsidian

DANCEJanet SmithMay 2, 2025Ballet BC, BALLET BC, SPRING 2025, Spring 2025, Homepage feature

Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour thrives on countryside settings

Marking its 25th anniversary, the inclusive two-day festival sets up in fields and by riverbanks, along with more conventional spaces

Fresh Ink fetes five years of Vancouver Chamber Choir commissions and premieres, May 9

Program includes an Emily Carr–inspired piece by Tawnie Olson, a composition about a satellite falling out of orbit by Chris Sivak, and more

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMay 2, 2025Vancouver Chamber Choir, Spring 2025

Arts Club artistic director Ashlie Corcoran receives YWCA Women of Distinction Award

Annual accolade honours an individual who has significantly enriched Metro Vancouver’s arts and culture community

At The Show, Emily Carr University students exhibit everything from ink paintings to woven ocean plastics

Graduating artists Wol-Un, Eden Eisses, Asad Aftab, and Claudia Goulet-Blais share insights on the works they’ll have on display

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithMay 1, 2025Emily Carr University, Emily Carr, ECUAD, Spring 2025

CTORA searches out enduring truths in West Side Story

Seventy years after the classic musical’s debut, its theme of love transcending hate continues to inspire performers and audiences

THEATREJanet SmithMay 1, 2025CTORA Theatre, West Side Story, Homepage feature

Film reviews: At DOXA, haunting exposés, off-grid hermits, and meaningful cooking

Mr. Nobody Against Putin takes an urgent look at Russian indoctrination; Spare My Bones, Coyote! finds horrors at the U.S. border; Eight Postcards From Utopia runs weird commercials from free-market Romania; and more

SCREENJanet SmithMay 1, 2025DOXA, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, SPRING 2025

Theatre review: Dance Nation taps into the innocence, understanding, and comedy of young stage ambitions

The offbeat logic of being a kid gets tangled up with adult social dynamics in Clare Barron’s acclaimed play

THEATREJanet SmithApril 30, 2025THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Spring 2025, Homepage feature

Stir Q&A: At DOXA, Baljit Sangra throws a spotlight on an undersung Canadian jazz songstress

In Have You Heard Judi Singh?, Vancouver director interweaves archival footage, re-created moments, and mesmerizing music in tribute to late Punjabi-Black artist

Casey and Diana pays emotional tribute to the unsung heroes of the HIV/AIDS epidemic

Director Andrew Kushnir says Nick Green’s play also highlights the key role of the Princess of Wales in destigmatizing contact with patients

Theatre review: Powerhouse performances give fresh currency to 9 to 5: The Musical

Driven by humour and Dolly Parton tunes, Royal City Musical Theatre’s inspired take on ’70s-era office politics is boldly relevant

THEATREJanet SmithApril 28, 2025RCMT, Royal City Musical Theatre, Massey Theatre, Homepage feature

Bad Muse Collective's Love You Wrong Time crushes stereotypes with comedy, May 1 to 11

At The Cultch, the politically pointed show interweaves songs, storytelling, and satire in a battle cry for Asian femmes

WHAT'S STIRRING, COMEDY, THEATREJanet SmithApril 28, 2025THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Warrior Festival, Spring 2025

Dance review: Waking nightmares and hallucinatory scenes haunt Peeping Tom's Diptych

In a surreal and outstanding conclusion to the DanceHouse season, the Belgian company warps time and gravity, toying inventively with cinematic tropes

DANCEJanet SmithApril 28, 2025DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Spring 2025