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The Silicone Diaries reveals Nina Arsenault's quest for plastic beauty

By Colin Thomas | February 9, 2012

In The Silicone Diaries, Nina Arsenault reveals her sex work, her endless surgeries, and her redefinition of what a woman can be.

Noord Nederlandse Dans dances out of Holland and into the Chutzpah Festival

By Janet Smith | February 9, 2012

For Canadians, it may come as a surprise that one of the Netherlands’ top dance companies hails from not Amsterdam, but a town in the north called Groningen.

A Blessing on the Moon offers a unique blend of folk cultures

By Tony Montague | February 9, 2012

The initial spark for A Blessing on the Moon happened a decade ago when composer and folk musician Andy Teirstein walked into a bookshop in New York and saw a novel of that title.

In pianist Joyce Yang's life, there's always room for Rachmaninoff

By Jessica Werb | February 9, 2012

Pianist Joyce Yang admits she is only just starting to realize how nuts her lifestyle is.

Wayne McGregor brings his scientifically fuelled Entity to Vancouver

By Janet Smith | February 8, 2012

At 41, Wayne McGregor is the hottest dance artist in Europe—if not on the planet—but he is so much more than that, too.

Legendary arts journalist Lloyd Dykk dies at 67

By Staff | February 8, 2012

The Georgia Straight’s classical music writer, Lloyd Dykk, passed away overnight at the age of 67.

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Portrait of an Artist: Andrea Pinheiro

By Stephen Thomson | February 7, 2012

Pinheiro's exhibit Safn runs at Republic Gallery in Vancouver from February 10 to March 10.

The 605 Collective unleashes a New Animal

By Janet Smith | February 2, 2012

Choreographer Dana Gingras plays on our animal instincts in this edgy new work by local dance troupe, the 605 Collective.

Chelsea Hotel brings Leonard Cohen songs to life

By Colin Thomas | February 2, 2012

Tracey Power’s latest project, The Chelsea Hotel, might be subtitled “A Fantasia on the Love Themes of Leonard Cohen”.

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Waiting amid windy rooms and mirror images in Waiting For

By Robin Laurence | February 1, 2012

Four artists—Natalie Doonan, Matilda Aslizadeh, Gwenessa Lam, and Natasha McHardy—meditate on various manifestations of the act of waiting while also responding to the history and architecture of Centre A.

Trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth is the real deal

By Alexander Varty | February 1, 2012

Those looking for something truly new from the world’s latest trumpet sensation may have to wait a while.

Portrait of an Artist: Tony Woods

By Stephen Thomson | January 30, 2012

The Vancouver artist has used photo collages to document the city’s brightly coloured dumpsters.

Margaret Cho unleashes her inner freak

By Guy MacPherson | January 26, 2012

Able to be more frank than ever before, the ComedyFest headliner dishes on sexuality, Kim Jong-il, and why standup still rules.

Wendy Noel's long road back to stage

By Colin Thomas | January 26, 2012

After an eight-year break from theatre, the three-time Jessie-winning actor will play Annie in the Arts Club Theatre Company's Calendar Girls.

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Dances for a Small Stage celebrates a big 10 years

By Janet Smith | January 26, 2012

To understand how popular Dances for a Small Stage has become over 10 years, you need only look outside its doors a few hours before showtime.

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Chill Out guide: Five arts events to warm a winter's eve

By Janet Smith | January 26, 2012

In case we haven’t offered enough impetus to head out to local performance halls this winter, here are five more shows that are worth leaving hibernation for.

Chill Out guide: Winter festivals flaunt lanterns and divine dance

By Janet Smith | January 26, 2012

The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, LunarFest, and Vancouver International Dance Festival are just three ways to chill out and indulge in the arts this season.

Chill Out guide: Warm up this winter with these hot events

By Staff | January 26, 2012

Are the gloomy winter days getting you down? Here's our guide to the best ways to warm up this season.

Babak Golkar’s Persian carpets rise in 3-D at the Charles H. Scott Gallery

By Robin Laurence | January 25, 2012

In Grounds for Standing and Understanding, Babak Golkar uses his art to create dialogues between cultures—East and West, modern and premodern.

Composer Rodney Sharman tells no tales in Chamber Symphony

By Alexander Varty | January 25, 2012

Glenn Gould once proclaimed Richard Strauss as the most important musical figure of the 20th century, but according to Rodney Sharman, the great pianist got it wrong.

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La La La Human Steps's New Work moves at the speed of light

By Janet Smith | January 19, 2012

Edouard Lock deconstructs two operas and puts them en pointe to create a dizzying blur of movement in La La La Human Steps’ New Work.

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Vancouver Symphony Orchestra mixes it up at MahlerPlus festival

By Jessica Werb | January 18, 2012

Gustav Mahler: famed Austrian composer of deeply emotional, difficult, and often brooding symphonies and lieder.

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PuSh Festival: Noche Flamenca feels flamenco's puro heart

By Tony Montague | January 12, 2012

Soledad Barrio didn’t grow up in a flamenco family, but she is flamenco to her molten core.

Painting the stage Red

By Robin Laurence | January 12, 2012

For his portrait at the Playhouse, Canadian actor Jim Mezon finds new meaning in the fiery hues of abstractionist Mark Rothko.

PuSh Festival: Do You Want What I Have Got? An expanded song cycle conjures stories from classifieds

By Alexander Varty | January 12, 2012

When the PuSh Festival announced its 2012 lineup, regular attendees were surprised to see Veda Hille and Bill Richardson’s Do You Want What I Have Got? described as a premiere.

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