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Verses Festival of Words celebrates poetry and more virtually, April 22 to May 1

Performances, workshops, masterclasses, and music merge in the online fest

FESTS, READ, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonApril 19, 2021Verses, fests, spoken word, What's Stirring

2021 Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth focuses on interactivity, featuring virtual workshops in animation

The festival is virtual for 2021, with jury selections happening April 24

FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverApril 19, 2021Reel to Real Film Festival, R2R Film Festival

Film review: Sisters: Dream & Variations is so much more than a documentary at 2021 R2R Film Fest

The art film travels to Iceland with creative sisters Tyr Jami and Jasa Baka

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonApril 14, 2021R2R Film Festival, Reel to Real Film Festival, Documentary, film, screen

Filmmaker Patrycja Kamska delves into dancers’ worlds in new VIDF web series

The artist captures the behind-the-scenes of the Vancouver International Dance Festival

DANCE, FESTSStir VancouverApril 13, 2021Partner Content, dance, VIDF, Vancouver International Dance Festival

Vancouver International Children’s Festival announces extraordinary 2021 online lineup

World-class theatre, music, dance, and storytelling created specifically for children and youth will be experienced from the comfort of home

Acadian duo Sirène et Matelot's Lennie Gallant and Patricia Richard bring more than love songs to Festival du Bois

Acclaimed bilingual singers share music that touches on everything from climate change to mental health at Maillardville’s fest

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonApril 12, 2021Festival du Bois, music, Francophone

Anti-Oppression Progression workshop brings inclusion into spotlight at Vancouver International Burlesque Festival

Shanique Kelly, who comes from the world of DJing, takes anti-racism far beyond who’s on-stage

FESTSJanet SmithApril 9, 2021Vancouver Burlesque Festival

Verses Festival of Words 2021 goes online, celebrating spoken word, poetry, and stories

Canada’s largest alternative literary festival features a poetry workshop with Indigenous author Lee Maracle

FESTS, READStir VancouverApril 8, 2021Partner Content, Verses

Sisters: Dream & Variations follows the artistic journey of fiercely creative siblings to Iceland and beyond at 2021 R2R Film Fest

Catherine Legault’s artful documentary about Jasa Baka and Tyr Jami has its West Coast premiere at the R2R Film Festival

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonApril 8, 2021R2R Film Festival, Reel to Real Film Festival, Fests, Screen

Vancouver chefs capture the beauty—and taste—of cherry blossoms for Sakura at Home

The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival’s virtual fundraiser features take-out meals by some of the city’s best restaurants

Stir Q&A: Artist Anique Jordan explores skin tone and the Black woman's body at Capture Photography Festival

Works from the Darkie series find new resonance as large-scale public art

FESTS, ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMarch 31, 2021Capture Photography Festival, BLM, Homepage feature

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 facts about Mi'kmaq artist Jordan Bennett’s al’taqiaq: it spirals

His first lens-based public artwork will be unveiled as part of Capture Photography Festival at BC Hydro’s Dal Grauer Substation

Instruments from the trombone to the oboe and organ take spotlight at Sonic Boom Festival, March 27 and 28

Angelique Po joins forces with Jeremy Berkman, while Beth Orson gives new pieces wind

MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithMarch 26, 2021Sonic Boom, livestream

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival features a new way to appreciate the trees: dance with them

Desiree Dunbar’s Soundwalk Dance is an exception to the beloved annual event’s virtual 20201 format

Festival du Bois, Maillardville’s annual music festival, announces 2021 lineup

B.C.’s largest fest of French Canadian and Francophone music and culture celebrates online with artists from all across Canada

FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverMarch 24, 2021Partner Content, Festival du Bois, Maillardville, Francophone

Stir Q&A: At Sonic Boom, piano sensation Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa tackles 10 pieces by 10 BC composers

Practising Japanese, morning smoothies, and walks at Trout Lake help get her in the right mindset to tackle range of works

MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithMarch 19, 2021Sonic Boom, livestream, Homepage feature

Film review: The Great Green Wall takes a musical journey across the width of Africa, to combat desertification

As the climate crisis threatens a vulnerable land, Mali singer Inna Modja wants people to live the African way

SCREEN, FESTSGail JohnsonMarch 17, 2021Screen, Fests, KDocsFF, KDOCS, Kdocs, Documentary

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 speakers pursuing social justice to catch at KDocsFF

Joel Bakan, Alexander von Bismarck among those taking part in talks at the 2021 documentary-film festival

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonMarch 14, 2021Screen, KDocsFF, KDOCS, Kdocs, docum, Joel Bakan, Film Festival

Camyar Chai, Carmen Aguirre, Camilla Tibbs, and other arts names take board reins to rebuild PuSh International Performing Arts Festival

“The time for blame is over,” the new board president says after AGM

FESTS, NEWSJanet SmithMarch 8, 2021PuSh Festival, Carmen Aguirre, Camyar Chaichian

Themes of resistance, freedom, and justice run through KDocsFF

Witnessing the power of documentaries to spur people to action, Janice Morris founded the KPU film festival on social justice

SCREEN, FESTSGail JohnsonMarch 8, 2021Screen, Fests, KDOCS, KDocsFF, KPU, Documentary, Kdocs

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