The Van Arts Review

All things Vancouver. All things art.

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DAWN showcases stunning works by Crystal Pite, Pierre Pontvianne, and Imre and Marne van Opstal, each steeped in burning philosophical questions. Read our review of @BalletBC’s newest presentation 👉🏽 https://t.co/GBnuGsVPw1 #Vancouver

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Vancouver Opera’s “Strauss’ Die Fledermaus” is a marvellous Halloween treat! Read @Maira_hsn’s review 👉🏽 https://t.co/cND4ID0mSR @VancouverOpera

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Maya Prasasto reviewed Montreal dance collective @TentacleTribe’s new show “Prism.” A visual feast. Read the review here 👉🏽 https://t.co/qOZbBiBTwk #Vancouver @TheCultch

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“A journalist’s role is to tell the truth.” We talked to our hero, @TanyaTalaga about her new book and documentary series, “The Knowing,” family, and justice. Read our interview here 👉🏽 https://t.co/oSQJ3p0LJ9 @VanWritersFest @cbcgem #Vancouver

[The Van Arts Review @vanlovesart]

We caught “As You Like It Or The Land Acknowledgement,” @CliffCardinal ’s a brutally honest take on performative solidarity at @TheCultch . Read @MaayaWeeeeeeeee ’s review here 👉🏽 https://t.co/dl818dc9rs

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We spoke to Giller- nominated author Shashi Bhat as she gets ready for @VanWritersFest next week! Read our talk with her here 👉🏽 https://t.co/lUrhqPbEly

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We spoke to @LutaloJones ahead of his show at the @HollywoodYVR on October 18th, about inspiration, upbringing, and an artist’s environment. Read our interview here 👉🏽 https://t.co/EPVY1Wo0YU

[Kevin Chong @thatkevinchong]

My brilliant former @TWSSFU students asked me questions for this interview!

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[fatimah asghar. @asgharthegrouch]

to me, decolonization is not an intellectual enterprise but a spiritual one. it challenges us to detangle our programming, to learn from our ancestors and the things that they regret/ struggled with/ have shame around to transmute into fuel for creating the world that we hope +

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Writer Silvia Moreno-Garcia chatted with us about her new novel, “Silver Nitrate,” films, genre and writing. See her at the Vancouver Writers Festival tonight in conversation with Robert J. Wiersema, and read our interview with her here 👉🏽 https://t.co/Bn7XZHzjYB

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Tonight, catch Kevin Chong (@thatkevinchong) at @VanWritersFest for Marvelous Meta-Fiction! Kevin’s @TWSSFU students asked him questions about craft and the @GillerPrize shortlisted “The Double Life of Benson Yu.” Read the Q&A here 👉🏽 https://t.co/1if5YTh3Ol #vancouver

[Room Magazine @RoomMagazine]

Writers, our 2023 Short Forms Contest is calling! 🪁

Stand a chance to win $500 and publication in ROOM. Submit by Dec 1, 2023 to be read by @tseringylama, whose debut novel WE MEASURE THE EARTH WITH OUR BODIES was a finalist for The Giller Prize!

https://t.co/q8RwQiJV4R

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Read Shruthi’s review of The Old Oak, now playing at #viff2023. She highly recommends it! https://t.co/iyTiCsJAOV #Vancouver

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Our review of @RocioMolinaOfic’s brilliant work, Fallen from Heaven (Caída del Cielo). A must see! https://t.co/dwIrIkXDS1 @dancehouse_van @flamencoviff #vancouver

[Maira Hassan @Maira_hsn]

If a fun night filled with 70s disco hits is your jam, definitely go see Stage Fright 2: Murder at the Disco! They will fill your belly with laughter while keeping it groovy 😎🕺🪩 @vanlovesart

[The Cultch @TheCultch]

It is the last weekend to see @Briefsfactory's DIRTY LAUNDRY in Vancouver! Do not miss out!

🤣“Dirty Laundry is chock-full of entertainment – there’s acrobatics, juggling, gymnastics, burlesque, risque banter and unlimited laughs.” — @vanlovesart

https://t.co/t4djXMFQHN

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More Fringe Festival reviews! The Yellow Wallpaper, The DK Effect and Ha Ha da Vinci 👉🏽 https://t.co/52H4WhgT5U @VancouverFringe

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Read our first round of @VancouverFringe reviews! Tango to the Pointe, Discounted Hotpot Centre, Guys Don’t Journal and 30 Neo-Futuristic Plays 🎈 👉🏽 https://t.co/HM8DCq1v83 @pointetango @BrambleTheatre

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Theatre Under the Stars present “We Will Rock You” and “Something Rotten” this year. Read @Maira_hsn’s reviews of these two fun summer shows! https://t.co/MPv9RF15wP @TUTSVancouver #vancouver

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Bard on the Beach’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is the perfect summer outing ⛱ Read Dayna Mahannah’s review here 🤓👉🏽 https://t.co/Gqxklxsfcw #vancouver @bardonthebeach @daynamahannah