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Margaret Atwood goes to the opera with Pauline

Drawn to the woman and her words, author Margaret Atwood takes a West Coast icon back to the stage in her first libretto.

Repertoire doesn't define Iestyn Davies

The former boy chorister came to notice in 2004 when he won the Audience Prize at the London Handel Singing Competition.

Jerusalem Quartet brings freshness to Vancouver Recital Society’s Brahms Festival

Despite a whooping standing ovation, the group declined an encore.

Vancouver arts groups harness the power of social media

From Ballet B.C. to Vancouver Opera to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, arts groups are using social media like never before.

PuSh Festival: Tanya Tagaq wrestles with feelings about Nanook of the North

Coordinating a time for an interview with a working mother is a tricky affair. Even more so when that mother is internationally renowned Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq.

Rachel Barton Pine is a violinist for all Four Seasons

String star Rachel Barton Pine takes on Vivaldi and Mozart here, but she finds just as much joy playing with a thrash-metal band.

Emily Carr art students tackle Granville Street graffiti

Close to a dozen Emily Carr University of Art and Design undergraduate students are having their artwork showcased on electrical boxes in downtown Granville Street.

More construction for the Cultch

After completing two major construction projects in the last five years, the Cultch’s executive director isn’t ready to hang up her hardhat just yet.

A gift guide to the new year’s arts shows

The perfect gift doesn’t necessarily come ensconced in wrapping paper.

Arts groups welcome York Theatre's long-awaited reopening

After years of protest and advocacy, Durrie can finally rest assured that his beloved York Theatre is safe from the threat of wrecking balls and condo developers.