Arts Features

Winter Harp marks 25 by following the Call of the Sea

the new CD is string queen Lori Pappajohn’s attempt to summon the magic of that oceanic encounter.

VSO highlights the harmonies behind Home Alone

Thanks partly to his being an in-demand conductor, and partly to his being a father of two small children, Julian Pellicano figures that he’s seen Home Alone somewhere in the neighbourhood of 40 times.

Telepresence brings immersive virtual reality to concert setting

At the Western Front, JP Carter, his electronically augmented trumpet, and his listeners will find themselves ringed by a multichannel sound system, while each audience member gets a VR headset.

Royal Winnipeg Ballet Nutcracker finds a fine fit with Ballet BC

It's a glittering holiday tradition for local families, performed by one of the top companies of its kind in the country.

Bach Collegium Japan brings fresh ears to Baroque music

It’s not surprising that the island nation would be hospitable to current directions in early music.

Vancouver comic Ivan Decker to star in Netflix's Comedians of the World

The series of half-hour specials, which features standup artists from around the world, premieres on the streaming service in 2019.

Vancouver Art Gallery installation Fitness for All riffs on Chinese state-run exercise programs

As photo ops go, this has to be one of the most unusual—and amusing.

New musical rendition of It’s a Wonderful Life celebrates a conflicted yet heroic Christmas everyman

Peter Jorgensen is well aware that the look of his new version is almost as important as the script and the music.

Frédérick Gravel gets real and doubles the raw energy in This Duet That We've Already Done (so many times)

The Montreal artist is leaving the electric guitars and big dance numbers behind to rid the pas de deux of all its cliches.

Ed the Sock is back, grouchier and smellier than ever

“There’s no better time to return to the world, because the world has never needed me more than it does now."

With Merry Kiss-mas, Vancouver TheatreSports League salutes the cheesy clichés of holiday movies

It's VTSL’s new improvised ode to all the Christmas tropes you know and love.

Elektra Women's Choir welcomes guest-star tenor Ben Heppner to Chez Nous

To honour Heppner’s heritage, the company has commissioned a new arrangement of an 18th-century Mennonite carol.

Holiday arts roundup: Vancouver's seasonal shows are ready to make merry

Nostalgia packs the calendar this year.

East Van Panto takes satirical trip to the Land of Oz

Playwright Marcus Youssef and star Christine Quintana help put new political twist on this ’hood tradition.

Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal's Dance Me secured Leonard Cohen's blessing before he died

The ode to the poet-singer's songs is the biggest project in the company's 46-year history. It's brought to life by three choreographer and projections.

York University theatre department celebrates 50 years of disruption

The celebrated school has launched the careers of many actors and directors.

With dance work Chotto Desh, Akram Khan creates a vivid story in search of home

The U.K. artist uses intricate projected drawings and classical Indian dance to tell a story of a boy’s quest for identity.

Mortified tells a teen story of sex, shame, and secrets

Playwright Amy Rutherford created an older and a younger self to portray events from alternate viewpoints.

Three Vancouver concerts mark remembrance of war and peace

The VSO, Chor Leoni, and the Little Chamber Music Series That Could look back across a century to Armistice.

With Threnody, Vancouver Cantata Singers give voice to lost Indigenous women

Kristi Lane Sinclair's song reminds us of killing that's happening right here at home.

Ziyian Kwan finds a feminist camaraderie in Public and Private

The new piece was inspired by the ripple effects of the #MeToo movement.

Standup comic Gad Elmaleh strives to be funny in another language

“My next challenge is to write material that doesn’t talk about this whole fish-out-of-water situation."

The Enemy tells a timely tale of contaminated truth

Contaminated water, politicians choosing economics over the environment, and media grappling with truth versus fake news—those may sound like themes pulled from today’s headlines.

Vancouver Podcast Festival explores In the Dark

At a time when most cultural bets seem to be on the short and immediate, this podcast has taken long-form journalism to what can only be described as an extreme.