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Arts Beat

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Electric Company's Initiation Trilogy a moving feast of visual imagery, poetry and theatre

Part treasure hunt, part art installation, part poetry reading, part theatre experience, Electric Company’s Initiation Trilogy can leave audiences emotionally touched and inspired.

Electric Theatre's Initiation Trilogy immerses audience in a poetic adventure

Themes of femininity, sexuality and cultural identity at secret locations on Granville Island.

Opera singers enjoy randy good fun in Le Nozze di Figaro

The singers of Vancouver Summer Opera Studio, led by director Andy Maton and conducted by Kinza Tyrrell, have spent their August romping through Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, which was first...

Mary Poppins delights with magical fun at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre

If you're running low on magic these days, Broadway across Canada's Mary Poppins can help. The show runs until Sunday July 22 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, where you can expect day-glow worlds...

The Interplay Project joins artistic collaborators in exciting interdisciplinary performance series

From dancers to musicians to visual artists to spoken word artists, The interplay Project shows what can happen when interdisciplinary artists create together.

Broadway Across Canada's Mary Poppins sprinkles magic on Vancouver this summer

The cast of Mary Poppins sing to the wonder of the word "supercalifrajilisticexpialidocious.

Beat Nation showcases Indigenous artists from across the continent through a hip hop lens

A mesmerizing and beat-driven exhibit at the Vancouver Art Gallery until June 3 features a youth-savvy mash-up of politics, tradition and urban realities.

DIGNITY Vancouver Photo exhibition and auction brings social change through breathtaking images

Looking for a social event with a cause? Check out this gorgeous photo exhibition on Thursday, which helps raise funds for non-profit organizations.

Arts Umbrella Dance's Season Finale combines fresh talent with stellar choreographers

Strong technique coupled with pedal-to-the-metal risk-taking shines at the Arts Umbrella Season Finale. Photo:Michael Slobodian Dancers: Kiera Hill and Daniel Alwell.

Cole Porter musical combines wit with familiar melodies in High Society

The Arts Club's new musical, "High Society", brings audiences back to a time when when second marriages were scandalous and affairs even more so -- and the gorgeous wit and melodies of Cole Porter...
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