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Karol Szymanowski Quartet performs a piece by its Polish namesake at the Vancouver Playhouse, March 12

Concert hosted by Friends of Chamber Music also features Romantic-era works by Haydn, Britten, and Mendelssohn

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 7, 2024Friends of Chamber Music, Spring 2024

Conan Amok's arresting butoh solo The Folds redefines "virtuosity" at VIDF to March 9

Alumnus of Japan’s acclaimed Dairakudakan takes a physically stunning journey through death and consciousness

DANCE, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 7, 2024VIDF, Vancouver International Dance Festival, butoh

Puppets navigate dreary Cementland in Frog Belly Rat Bone at Anvil Theatre, March 8 and 9

Children’s show based on book by Timothy Basil Ering teaches of the beauty that can come from a little effort and patience

WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREJanet SmithMarch 5, 2024Anvil Theatre, Axis Theatre, Spring 2024

MOI–Momentum of Isolation takes a multimedia look at our wired existence, at the Firehall Arts Centre March 6 to 9

Fully realized production integrates powerhouse group numbers and solos, projections, and even puppets to capture digital disconnection

In Sacred & Profane, Vancouver Chamber Choir concert spans iron's destructive potential to guiding lights, March 8 and 15

Lineup juxtaposes three classic choral works with three pieces written by modern-day composers

Mezzo Marion Newman stars as explorer Isabelle Eberhardt, in Song From the Uproar, February 29 to March 3 at the York Theatre

City Opera stages Canadian premiere of composer Missy Mazzoli’s contemporary work

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 26, 2024City Opera, Marion Newman, opera

VAM Symphony Orchestra expresses all the moods of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4, February 25 and March 3

Maestro Ian Parker conducts concert of work that follows composer’s journey from melancholy to euphoria

Matriarchs Uprising Festival showcases Indigenous contemporary-dance excellence, February 19 to 25

Annual festival features all-women lineup with performances from Raven Spirit Dance, Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo, Louise Pōtiki Bryant, and more

All things azure, as Vancouver Cantata Singers perform BLUE, February 18 at the Annex

Webern, Górecki, and a premiere by Marcel Bergmann, plus more meditations on the serene hue

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 13, 2024Vancouver Cantata Singers, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Celebrate LOVE MONTH at The Improv Centre with a variety of February Valentine's Day events

Check out Gal-entine’s Day on February 13, and even some shows for those who hate V-day with a passion

WHAT'S STIRRING, COMEDYJanet SmithFebruary 12, 2024The Improv Centre, Valentine's Day

Hannah Moscovitch’s sex-positive play Bunny gets a remount at the Anvil Theatre, February 8 to 18

Directed by Mindy Parfitt of The Search Party, production follows an intelligent woman engaging in intimacy without shame

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 2, 2024Anvil Theatre, The Search Party

The Cinematheque celebrates Lila Avilés's The Chambermaid and Totém in double bill, February 2 to 17

Rising Mexican filmmaker is attracting buzz for richly written characters and atmospheric use of camera and sound

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 29, 2024The Cinematheque, Lila Alvarez

Guy Régis Jr. tells stories of migration through opera-theatre in L’amour telle une cathédrale ensevelie, February 3 and 4

Through chorus song, live guitar, and more, Haitian director’s Creole-French production navigates experiences of uprooted families, care of Théâtre la Seizième, PuSh Festival, and SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 27, 2024Theatre la Seizieme, PuSh Festival, NOUS Theatre, SFU Woodward's

Four Daughters documentary takes novel approach to story of women and Islamic extremism, to February 6 at VIFF Centre

Director Kaouther Ben Hania’s riveting mix of reality and re-enactment just got nominated for an Oscar

In Bizarre Love Triangle, Vancouver Academy of Music chamber players explore relationship between three 1800s composers, January 28

Program of vigour and yearning features compositions by Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 22, 2024Vancouver Academy of Music

Christ Church Cathedral Choir performs Evensong for Candlemas to celebrate 135th birthday, January 28

Concert marks a major feast day with choral works by Holst, Lang, and more

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonJanuary 22, 2024Christ Church Cathedral

Youths take the spotlight in Vancouver Chamber Choir’s Horizons, January 27

Up-and-coming talents are featured in mixed concert program

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonJanuary 22, 2024Vancouver Chamber Choir, youth

The Zone of Interest employs cool detachment to depict chilling banality of evil, opening January 19

Jonathan Glazer’s unsettling film follows Hedwig and Rudolf Höss during the Second World War

WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENJanet SmithJanuary 19, 2024Zone of Interest, Holocaust

Belgium-based Indian dancer Rakesh Sukesh draws upon a personal encounter of racism, January 22 to 24

Artist’s Indian Summer Festival/PuSh Festival solo because i love the diversity (this micro-attitude, we all have it) was a close collaboration with award-winning Vancouver playwright Marcus Youssef

TomoeArts closes the curtain with program commemorating legacy of late artistic director Colleen Lanki, January 20

Fifteen Years of Dream features performances by company’s closest collaborators over its 15-year run, in honour of Japanese classical dance master Lanki

DANCE, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 16, 2024TomoeArts

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