The former is a hard-hitting feature drama about small-town racism and generational trauma; the latter is a short stop-motion documentary about China’s Cultural Revolution seen through a child’s eyes
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Furious Grace Dance Theatre’s Gravity in Your Eyes and Method Dance Society’s Behind Veiled Eyes explore female friendships and matriarchal ties
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Drawing 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
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Absurdist Shakespeare play adapted and directed by Jivesh Parasram deals with dancing, morality, coercion, and hypocrisy
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Perched on the perimeter of BC’s scenic wine country, the Cascade Peaks ChamberFest features works by Beethoven, Brahms, Dvořák, Gilliand, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Ravel, and Schubert
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The inaugural fest, taking place in Surrey on June 15 and 16, showcases films with purpose
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From taste-testing Ukrainian pierogies to learning watercolour-painting techniques, this year’s offerings have plenty of free activities in store
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Early-bird tickets are now available for the 37th annual fest, which offers a glorious weekend of global beats, folk songs, blues riffs, Celtic tunes, and more
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At the Cinematheque, Costa-Gavras's fast-paced masterpiece warns of the precarity of truth amid the rise of right-wing zealots
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The Flame show created and directed by Deborah Williams sees performers share their personal stories in a kid-friendly format
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Also on the July 2024 roster, themed PARADOX: griot and hoodoo storyteller Arthur “Rickydoc” Flowers
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Free reading event features Henry Tsang, Samantha Nock, and Brandon Reid
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The designer has spent five years building the Vancouver International Children’s Festival show with Little Onion Puppet Co.
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Zulu Records has curated diverse local lineup for the July 6 event, including Hotel Mira, Babe Corner, and NADUH
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Playwright 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
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Jami 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
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A copresentation with Boca del Lupo, Tree and Tree: A World in Itself offer immersive experiences for babies and neurodiverse children at Carousel Theatre
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Mongolian-American musician and throat singer Anand Avirmed, China’s erhu virtuoso Yang Xue, and B.C.’s gamelan innovator Sutrisno Hartana among those taking to the stage at the Annex from May 23 to May 26
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The fundraising event features unlimited tastings of nearly 50 gins from B.C.’s top distilleries and international imports
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The Chutzpah! Festival and the Jewish Book Festival fall outside of new “designated priority groups” for federal and provincial funding, and are struggling to stay afloat
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