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Blackbird Theatre's Waiting for Godot is respectful and moving

While Samuel Beckett's 1953 masterpiece could use an update for contemporary audiences, this production is nothing short of excellent.

The creative sparks flew in Vancouver's arts scene in 2011

By Colin Thomas, Guy MacPherson, Janet Smith, Jessica Werb, and Robin Laurence | December 29, 2011

When you look back on 2011’s arts events, it’s not the overall shows you remember but the small, unforgettable moments.

Comedian Demetri Martin spins the one-liners his way

By Guy MacPherson | December 29, 2011

Law-school dropout Demetri Martin has been telling his brand of absurd one-liners in the tradition of Steven Wright since 1997.

Blackbird Theatre gears up for Waiting for Godot

By Colin Thomas | December 22, 2011

Simon Webb and Anthony F. Ingram are drawing on their strong working relationship to mount Samuel Beckett’s absurd classic.

Local ballet star Tara Williamson morphs into the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Alberta Ballet’s Nutcracker

By Janet Smith | December 22, 2011

If locally born dancer Tara Williamson is enjoying anything at Alberta Ballet, it’s variety.

Christopher Brayshaw's Into Thin Air is a quiet revelation

By Robin Laurence | December 19, 2011

It takes nerve to establish your reputation as an art critic and curator and then present yourself to the world as an artist.

Goh Ballet's The Nutcracker is family fun

By Janet Smith | December 16, 2011

Choreographer Anna-Marie Holmes' version of the beloved Christmas ballet may be one of the most child-friendly versions out there.

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Norwegian violinist Henning Kraggerud is a man for all Four Seasons

By Jessica Werb | December 15, 2011

It takes some determination—and cooperative hotel staffers—for the Straight to finally make contact with the Norwegian violinist Henning Kraggerud.

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Winter Harp promises a very Celtic Christmas

By Tony Montague | December 15, 2011

Ireland’s Patrick Ball brings his legendary and rarely heard instrument to this year’s Winter Harp concert.

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The Sound of Music is never boring

By Colin Thomas | December 14, 2011

This Gateway production is seldom less than handsome, and it really comes alive when it’s at its most original and eccentric.

Portraits and Scenes of Female Creatures conjures an eerie atmosphere

By Janet Smith | December 9, 2011

Portraits and Scenes of Female Creatures starts out promisingly, conjuring an oceanscape so real that you can almost smell the salty sea air.

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Pacific Theatre's A Christmas Carol is for purists

By Colin Thomas | December 9, 2011

Ron Reed’s adaptation sticks close to Charles Dickens’s original text, which is its first great strength.

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Hotel Bethlehem is all about rhythm, absurdity, and irreverence

By Colin Thomas | December 8, 2011

Not everything in Drew McCreadie’s new comedy Hotel Bethlehem hits its comic mark, but who cares?

Tori Amos channels the classics for Night of Hunters

By Alexander Varty | December 8, 2011

For Night of Hunters, songstress Tori Amos conjures the ghosts of composers like Franz Schubert and Johann Sebastian Bach.

Goh Ballet's Nutcracker gets star appeal

By Janet Smith | December 8, 2011

When you’re ballet stars like Michele Wiles and Cory Stearns, dancing the Nutcracker is as familiar a Christmas tradition as homemade gingerbread and tree decorating.

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Dubai mirrors Vancouver in Maraya

By Robin Laurence | December 6, 2011

Vancouver-based architectural critic Trevor Boddy captures the master-planning connections between the north shore of False Creek and the Dubai Marina in photographs and videos.

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