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Hawaiian poet laureate Kealoha left physics lab for stage

It wasn’t, he says, as radical a shift as it might seem.

Improv dance goes to bold new extremes in Katie Duck's CAGE

We can’t tell you exactly what the veteran dance renegade's new piece will look or sound like next week—and that’s exactly the point.

Michel Tremblay's classic play Les Belles-soeurs remains a radical act

Gay, working-class, and fabulously talented, Tremblay was expressing his disgust with a system that was conspiring against his potential.

Two Vancouver comics make the finals of SiriusXM Top Comic

Sophie Buddle and Ryan Williams make the finals to the biggest Canadian comedy competition on September 27

Vancouver International Flamenco Festival spotlights a diverse array

Here are some must-see shows on the menu.

Spain's Sara Calero brings new flourish to the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival

With Petisa Loca, rising Madrid dancer Sara Calero pushes the form, telling the story of Spanish women in exile.

With Kamloopa, Kim Senklip Harvey shifts theatre's view of Indigenous women

Her first experience of the professional stage nearly left her broken—but now theatre’s making her whole.

Choreographer Vanessa Goodman dives into flowing set design with new work Never Still

The innovative piece uses watery video and a surprise material that’s spread across the stage.

Comedian Chelsea Handler talks political activism, cannabism and culture at upcoming Vancouver event

The truth-telling blond will be visiting seven major cities across the Great White North on the brink of our country’s impending legislative changes this October.

Lifelong passion drives Aida Cuevas's reign as Queen of Ranchera

The singer and actress has become a Mexican national icon, notching up 39 albums.

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Arts Features

Hawaiian poet laureate Kealoha left physics lab for stage

Improv dance goes to bold new extremes in Katie Duck's CAGE

Michel Tremblay's classic play Les Belles-soeurs remains a radical act

Two Vancouver comics make the finals of SiriusXM Top Comic

Vancouver International Flamenco Festival spotlights a diverse array

Spain's Sara Calero brings new flourish to the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival

With Kamloopa, Kim Senklip Harvey shifts theatre's view of Indigenous women

Choreographer Vanessa Goodman dives into flowing set design with new work Never Still

Comedian Chelsea Handler talks political activism, cannabism and culture at upcoming Vancouver event

Lifelong passion drives Aida Cuevas's reign as Queen of Ranchera

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