Back in 2018 I was a broke student living in Edmonton. One summer evening, I serendipitously stumbled into a bar after school. This bar happened to be one of the many venues for that year’s Fringe Festival. I don’t remember

Set in the bleak rural landscape of post-Brexit North England, “The Old Oak” tells a deeply human tale about Syrian refugees and the local resistance against their peaceful assimilation. The story begins in 2016 when the town is well-past its

Even if you have seen a flamenco performance before, nothing can prepare you for the talents of Spanish dancer and choreographer, Rocío Molina. She has contemporized a dance tradition loved by the world across centuries. She has done this with

Vancouver’s annual 46th Folk Music Festival made its return after a three-year pandemic hiatus. The three nights of the festival were each attended by three of our brilliant writers who eloquently put into words below what it was like to

Summer is here and so is one of Vancouver’s summer staples – Theatre Under The Stars with a brand new season of awe-inspiring musical theater. The Vancouver Arts Review attended the opening night production of Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical

This might be unorthodox – I want to begin this review on a personal note. I am an obsessive gift giver – I tend to expend copious efforts to plan and execute personalized birthday gifts for loved ones. This time

After a 3-year long wait, Fez Faanana AKA Shivannah has finally arrived in Vancouver with his sensational troupe of gender bending artists, much to everyone’s delight! The aptly named show, Dirty Laundry is chock-full of entertainment – there’s acrobatics, juggling,