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"Kosher-style" comedian Talia Reese defies categorization at Chutzpah! Plus, March 20

The standup artist also happens to follow Modern Orthodox Judaism and was once a New York City attorney

FESTS, COMEDY, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 13, 2025Chutzpah! PLUS, Chutzpah! Festival

Quicksilver Baroque Ensemble plays extravagant early-music sonatas in concert, March 21

Ahead of the Early Music Vancouver presentation, Alexander Weimann leads a chat with accomplished violinist Robert Mealy, the group’s codirector

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 12, 2025Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER

Tom Allen tells the story of a young Johann Sebastian Bach at Kay Meek Arts Centre, March 16

J.S. Bach’s Long Walk in the Snow features guest musicians Suzie LeBlanc, Leslie Dala, David Harding, and Lori Gemmell

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 10, 2025Kay Meek Arts Centre, Bach

Friends of Chamber Music hosts the Czech Republic's Pavel Haas Quartet, March 16

Works by Dvořák, Martinů, and Korngold are on the program for the Vancouver Playhouse matinee

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 10, 2025Friends of Chamber Music, Spring 2025

Acclaimed U.K. band Still House Plants headlines a night of experimental music at Western Front, March 15

The three-piece squeezes something jagged yet soulful from its sparse guitar-drum-vocal setup

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICAdrian MackMarch 4, 2025Western Front, Spring 2025

Little Red Warrior & His Lawyer makes Vancouver comeback, March 6 to 16

The production written and directed by Nlaka’pamux playwright Kevin Loring is a land-claims farce

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 26, 2025The Cultch, Indigenous, York Theatre, Spring 2025

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players perform Mozart, Brahms & Bartók, March 6 and 9

Musicians of the VSO curate intimate concerts at Pyatt Hall

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 24, 2025Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO, Spring 2025

Monsieur Aznavour opens Rendez-Vous French Film Festival with iconic chansons, February 26

Sweeping biopic returns with nostalgic songs and atmospheric cinematography

WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 21, 2025Visions Ouest, Rendez-Vous French Film Festival

Translinear Light: The Music of Alice Coltrane comes to the Chan Centre, February 28

Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane leads an ensemble through his late mother’s final album

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 20, 2025Chan Centre, CHAN CENTRE, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Music on Main highlights Canadian composers at Classical Road to the Junos, February 25

Program hosted by Paolo Pietropaolo features zheng player Dailin Hsieh, flutist Paolo Bortolussi, cellist Jonathan Lo, and pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 20, 2025Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, CBC, Junos, Juno Awards, Jocelyn Morlock, Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa

Comedian Kumail Nanjiani appears at Just for Laughs VANCOUVER, February 22

The artist got his big break on The Big Sick

COMEDY, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 19, 2025Just for Laughs Vancouver, Just For Laughs Vancouver

The Slocan Ramblers hit Kay Meek Arts Centre, February 22 and 23

The Toronto-based band is a leader in today’s bluegrass music scene

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 18, 2025Kay Meek Arts Centre

Indigenous dance artist Lara Kramer’s Gorgeous Tongue makes Vancouver comeback at Matriarchs Uprising, February 21

The solo for Jeanette Kotowich addresses the choreographer’s mixed Oji-Cree and Mennonite ancestry

At Western Front, Fish Tail unfolds as an epistolary narrative, February 20

The one-woman performance and installation is by Montreal’s Marie Ségolène Brault

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 16, 2025Western Front

Théâtre la Seizième presents a staged reading of À toi, pour toujours, ta Marie-Lou, February 21 and 22

Sébastien David directs Michel Tremblay’s tragic play as part of the ÉCHO(S) series

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 15, 2025Theatre la Seizieme, Théâtre la Seizième, French theatre, French

Friends of Chamber Music fan-favourite Han Finckel Setzer Trio returns to the Vancouver stage, February 18

The distinguished musicians will perform Haydn’s Piano Trio in A major, Beethoven’s Piano Trio in G major, and Dvořák’s Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 12, 2025Friends of Chamber Music, Han Finckel Setzer Trio

Otosan makes a local comeback at Gateway Theatre, February 17 to 22

The puppetry show was a hit at last year’s Vancouver International Children’s Festival

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 10, 2025Gateway Theatre, The Little Onion Puppet Co

The Improv Centre goes straight to the heart during LOVE MONTH

Valentine’s Day and the month of February have plenty in store for lovers looking for a laugh

COMEDY, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 6, 2025TIC, The Improv Centre, improv, Valentine's Day

Friends of Chamber Music presents the Schumann Quartet in concert, February 11

Making its Vancouver debut, the Cologne, Germany-based ensemble has earned critical acclaim around the globe

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 4, 2025Friends of Chamber Music, Schumann Quartet

A Doll’s House, Part 2 returns to Vancouver in Pacific Theatre presentation, February 5 to 23

Western Gold Theatre production explores the aftermath of Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 play A Doll’s House

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 29, 2025Pacific Theatre, Western Gold Theatre, Melissa Oei

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