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Vancouver performing-arts visionary Norman Armour passes away, but his legacy on cultural scene lives on

The founder of the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival and Rumble Theatre is being remembered for his generosity, mentorship, and infectious passion for the arts

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithNovember 21, 2023Norman Armour, PuSh Festival

Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week blends traditional and modern designs at runway shows and an artisan market till November 23

Featuring 32 designers and near 50 market vendors, annual event spotlights Indigenous artistry at its finest

FASHION, CULTURE, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithNovember 21, 2023Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week

At The Improv Centre, Jacki Gunn's Back to the Holidays features a time-travelling Christmas cynic

Community-driven improv comedy show melds all the best parts of A Christmas Carol and Back to the Future

COMEDY, THEATREJanet SmithNovember 21, 2023The Improv Centre, Holiday 2023

Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra presents How the Grinch Stole Christmas, December 10

Conductor Ian Parker leads music from Albert Hague’s holiday classic alongside Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons

MUSICStir VancouverNovember 21, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Academy of Music, Holiday 2023

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about 5 Piano Fantasy: Star Wars, Harry Potter, Holst

Five concert grand pianos and five virtuoso pianists from the UBC School of Music take to the stage in Inspired by the Chan performance

ART & DESIGN, HOLIDAY22Stir VancouverNovember 21, 2023Holiday 2022, Vancouver Vending Co.

Stir Q&A: Veteran Vancouver artist Carmen Aguirre sounds off on Federico García Lorca’s Blood Wedding

The playwright’s work, running at Studio 58, is as relevant today as it was when it premiered in 1933

THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 21, 2023Studio 58, Carmen Aguirre, theatre

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival unveils 2024 program, with works from as far away as China, Brazil, and Australia

Tickets go on sale November 22 for offerings that range from a refugee-camp installation to a dance-circus set amid a surreal paper set

Metro Theatre showcases annual holiday pantomime Sinbad! from December 7 to January 1

Production written by Ellie King features a treasure hunt filled with catchy music and hilarity

THEATREStir VancouverNovember 20, 2023Partner Content, Metro Theatre, Holiday 2023

Writer Madeleine Thien revisits her Chinatown opera libretto at Future Mythologies, November 25

Vancouver-set work, following the story of two men’s struggles during the Chinese Immigration Act, is a passion project for the award-winning author

MUSIC, OPERA, READJanet SmithNovember 20, 2023Madeleine Thien, IndieFest, Opera

Internationally acclaimed British cellist Steven Isserlis joins VSO in concert, November 24 and 25

Maestro Otto Tausk leads the musicians in mixed program that features Elgar’s intimate Cello Concerto

Firehall Arts Centre hosts Ann Mortifee’s Reflections on Crooked Walking, December 2 to 24

Juno Award-nominated family musical follows the mysterious story of an entire town who falls asleep

THEATREStir VancouverNovember 20, 2023Partner Content, Firehall Arts Centre, Holiday 2023

Vancouver Civic Theatres screens Laurel & Hardy Shorts (1927/28), November 27

Live music accompanies three slapstick-comedy gems to wrap up 2023’s Silent Movie Mondays

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonNovember 20, 2023Vancouver Civic Theatres, silent movies

Review: Sanctuary & Storm marries intergalactic planetarium projections with the strength of historic female figures

From Vancouver Opera and IndieFest, world premiere at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre offers moments of passion and a matriarchal dynamic in an up-close, intimate environment

FESTS, OPERA, MUSICJanet SmithNovember 19, 2023IndieFest, Vancouver Opera, re:Naissance opera, H.R. MacMillan Space Centre

Upcycled baby dolls, cute pottery, and hot apple cider: A first-timer tackles the Eastside Culture Crawl

Spoiler alert: two-and-a-half hours is only enough time to hit a small portion of open studios—but here are a neophyte’s coolest finds

ART & DESIGN, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 18, 2023Eastside Arts Society, Eastside Culture Crawl

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts hosts John Reischman and the Jaybirds concert on December 1

Group led by mandolinist Reischman delivers bluegrass music and traditional Appalachian instrumentals

MUSICStir VancouverNovember 17, 2023Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Seattle-based social media mogul Nathan Chan joins Vancouver Cello Quartet in Kay Meek Arts Centre concert, November 19

Group’s creative lineup ranges from Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” to Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithNovember 17, 2023Kay Meek Arts Centre, Vancouver Chamber Music Society

Stir Q&A: With The Storyville Mosquito, Kid Koala takes multitasking to creative new heights in live "cinema experience"

Taking his place at the piano and turntable, the artist stages a show with 20 miniature sets, 75 puppets, eight cameras, and a string trio

SCREEN, MUSICJanet SmithNovember 17, 2023Kid Koala, The Massey, Homepage feature

Stir Q&A: In Deafy, Chris Dodd celebrates Deaf culture

The Edmonton-based Deaf artist smashes stereotypes in the tragicomedy about belonging, complete with ASL, surtitles, and spoken word

THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 17, 2023Pi Provocateurs, Pi Theatre, Chris Dodd, Deaf

The Beehive's Indigenous sci-fi-meets-coming-of-age story debuts at The Rio, November 17

Vancouver filmmaker Alexander Lasheras and his team will attend the B.C. premiere of genre-busting movie

SCREENJanet SmithNovember 17, 2023Indigenous

Vancouver jazz vocalist Jeremy Wong dives deep into human connection

The fast-rising artist has a passion for vocalese in the style of American greats like Kurt Elling

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 17, 2023Kay Meek Arts Centre, jazz

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