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  • Abi Padilla’s “Grandma. Gangsta. Guerilla.” Offers a Well-Knit Story, Brimming with Action-Packed Levity
  • East Van Panto Robin Hood Is Giving Cozy, Festive, Political Roast
  • Dance In Vancouver: “Lossy” by Company 605 and “Croquis” by FakeKnot
  • VIFF 2024 Reviews
  • Katha-Keertana Chronicles Delivers a Didactic Discourse via Musical Story-Telling
  • Crystal Pite, Pierre Pontvianne, and Imre and Marne van Opstal Present Risk-Taking, Philosophical Works in DAWN
  • Strauss’ Die Fledermaus – A Halloween treat!
  • Tentacle Tribe’s “Prism” is a Gorgeous Storm of Modern Movement and Colour
  • “A Journalist’s Role is to Tell the Truth:” In Conversation with Tanya Talaga on Her New Book and Documentary Series, “The Knowing”
  • Lutalo Brings “The Academy” And Indie-Rock Driven Life Lessons To Vancouver
  • Giller-Nominated Author, Shashi Bhat, Has Perfected the Art of Short Story Telling
  • “As You Like It Or The Land Acknowledgement” Offers a Brutally Honest Take on Land Acknowledgments
  • An Evening with A.R Rahman at VIFF: Over-Promised, Under-Delivered
  • More Fringe 2024 Reviews!
  • Agrimony Captures Majestic Intricacies of Anthropocene Societies via Animalistic Ritualization
  • Fringe 2024 Reviews
  • Early Music Festival: Bach Motets and Bach & Mandolin
  • Early Music Festival 2024: Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610
  • Bard on the Beach: Twelfth Night and Hamlet Bring the Summer Heat
  • ITSAZOO’s Sunrise Betties: Rewarding Watch for Thriller and History Buffs Alike
  • PuSH: because i love the diversity (this micro-attitude, we all have it) – A Yogic Meditation on Microaggressions
  • PuSH Festival: Ramanenjana by Tangaj Collective – An Artistic Critique of the Colonial Gaze
  • “Snow White” by Carousel Theatre for Young People Dazzles with Brechtian Brilliance
  • VIFF 2023 Wrap Up
  • Heart of the City Festival highlights community resilience in Vancouver’s DTES
  • Pippa Mackie’s “Hurricane Mona” Counters Climate Anxiety with Radical Humor
  • Silvia Moreno-Garcia Talks About Film, Genre, Writing, and her New Novel, “Silver Nitrate”
  • Kevin Chong’s Students Ask the Writer About his Giller Prize Shortlisted Novel “The Double Life of Benson Yu”
  • VIFF 2023: Sculpting the Giant
  • VIFF 2023: I Used to be Funny
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  • Vancouver Fringe 2023 Platforms a Plethora of Transformative Artistic Expressions
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  • Fallen from Heaven (Caída del Cielo) Showcases Rocío Molina’s Raw Power
  • Earthy Vancouver Folk Music Festival Returns With A Diverse Lineup
  • Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical by Theatre Under The Stars Captures the Euphoria of Youth Rebellion
  • Briefs Factory’s Dirty Laundry immerses you in queer joy
  • First Métis Man of Odesa – Love is the Antidote to War
  • The Lightning Thief – The Percy Jackson Musical Brings Local Talent to Light
  • Zahida Rahemtulla’s The Wrong Bashir tackles cultural amnesia using Ismaili humor
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  • Are we not drawn onward to new erA reverses the gaze on mankind’s history to imagine new futures
  • MANUAL is an immersive conversation with a public library
  • Soliloquio (I Woke Up and Hit My Head Against the Wall) is a Heart Wrenching Demonstration of Anti-Art
  • Colored Swan 3: Harriers Remix is a Metaphysical Journey Through Time and Space
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  • Overture/s: Ballet BC is Back with Fearless Choreography by Sharon Eyal, Gai Behar, Medhi Walerski and Dutch stars, Imre and Marne van Opstal
  • Hot Brown Honey – The Remix: a Sweet Taste of Activism
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  • “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”: Bard on the Beach Entrances Vancouver with Shakespeare’s Psychedelic Play
  • Vancouver Opera Returns with the Gothic Glamour and Romance of “Orfeo ed Euridice”
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“Vancouver Guldasta” is a Refreshing Welcome

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October 7, 2018October 7, 2018
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When I walked into the Culture Lab, I was welcomed into a home. It felt familiar, with floral couches and pictures of the Golden Temple, which I am accustomed to seeing in many Punjabi Sikh homes. “A Vancouver Guldasta”, thus,

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“Dear Elizabeth” at Fringe 2018

“Dear Elizabeth” at Fringe 2018
September 18, 2018
vanlovesart

“Dear Elizabeth”, Wunderdog Theatre’s most recent project, explores the thirty year relationship between American poets Sarah Bishop and Robert Lowell. From 1947-1977, the literary duo shared the ups and downs – divorces, the death of a partner, the birth of

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Fringe 2018 Reviews

David Lee Morgan - 'Building God'
September 18, 2018
vanlovesart

The Other Side of the Flood   “The Other Side of the Flood” is a one-man show that sheds light on the traumas we face from political action, or lack there of, war and violence through our investment and ubiquitous

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Sunrises and Sunsets at the Amphitheatre Gorge: Acts We Caught Over Sasquatch Weekend

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July 27, 2018July 30, 2018
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  Surrendering to the best indie musicians shred guitars, framed by endless expanse of summer air and the earthy gradients of cliffsides, is an essential part of the West Coast music festival experience. As far as settings go there are

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A Glamorous Musical in a Beautiful Setting: Theatre Under the Stars Transforms “42nd Street” Into an Outdoor Festival-like Experience

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July 25, 2018July 25, 2018
vanlovesart

It’s fair to say that being in your 72nd session justifies the title Vancouver summer institution. “Theatre Under the Stars” (TUTS) continues a long tradition of outdoor theatre in Stanley park dating from 1934 (with some hiatuses over the years

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Titus Bouffonious, Misery, 1 Hour Photo, The Japanese Problem and Jabber Sweep the 2018 Jessie Awards

Titus Bouffonious, Misery, 1 Hour Photo, The Japanese Problem and Jabber Sweep the 2018 Jessie Awards
July 25, 2018July 26, 2018
vanlovesart

Every year Vancouver’s theatre community gathers to recognise the hard work of its members at the Jessies. For its 36th year, the ceremony was held at the scenic Bard on the Beach Main Stage. It was wonderful to see our city’s

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Vancouver TheatreSports’ Avocado Toast – Vancouver Grown Organic Free-Range Comedy Takes a Swing at Vancity Stereotypes

Vancouver TheatreSports’ Avocado Toast – Vancouver Grown Organic Free-Range Comedy Takes a Swing at Vancity Stereotypes
July 21, 2018
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When it comes to comedy, self-deprecating humour is king. In Vancouver TheatreSports’ Avocado Toast – Vancouver Grown Organic Free-Range Comedy, some of the city’s most talented improv comedians take a shot at the crown, poking fun at the colourful clichés

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