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Alimentaria Mexicana hosts Indigenous Mayan chef Hugo Durán, April 30 to May 3

The self-taught culinary artist to lead workshops on non-nixtamalized maize, serve five-course dinner

WHAT'S STIRRING, CULINARYJanet SmithApril 28, 2022SPRING, Alimentaria Mexicana, Mexican food, Mayan

Image Before Us series highlights the human spirit and immigration policy at The Cinematheque, May 4

BC film Turbulence explores the fallout of Iran-Iraqi war, while Continuous Journey takes a well-crafted look back at the Komagata Maru incident

WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENJanet SmithApril 28, 2022The Cinematheque

Vancouver New Music, Vancouver Art Gallery mount Auditory Borderlands – Sounding The Dusk Meridian, April 28

Immersive experience set to live music lets people move through Keith Langergraber’s installation at the VAG’s Offsite space

Photos to neon, Vancouver Art Gallery opens three new exhibits starting Easter weekend

The playful, youth-focused Kids Take Over combines with restless new Asian art and a tribute to photo collector and donor Andrew Gruft

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithApril 14, 2022VAG, Vancouver Art Gallery, SPRING

Theatre Conspiracy premieres Same Difference at the Shadbolt, April 19 to 23

Immersive mixed-media installation and digital performance examines identity and belonging

A Minaret for the General’s Wife comes to Richmond Art Gallery, April 22 to July 31

Turkish-Canadian artist Erdem Taşdelen’s installation centres on a little-known architectural oddity in Lithuania

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithApril 11, 2022Richmond Art Gallery

The Cinematheque revisits the aching urban loneliness of Taiwanese auteur Tsai Ming-liang's Vive l'amour

New restoration celebrates the striking cinematography of a Taipei story as sad as it is sexually charged

WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENJanet SmithApril 10, 2022The Cinematheque

Vienna Piano Trio says farewell with works by Schubert and Mendelssohn, April 10

After 34 years, the globally acclaimed ensemble will bid the stage adieu at Friends of Chamber Music concert

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithApril 7, 2022Friends of Chamber Music, piano, SPRING, Spring Arts Guide

With Bear Grease, Lightning Cloud brings Indigenized musical theatre to the Massey, April 9 and 10

All Indigenous cast offers a new take on the show that Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta made famous

WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREJanet SmithApril 6, 2022Massey Theatre, Indigenous, musical

Horror in more ways than one at A Night with Greg Sestero: Miracle Valley and The Room, at the Rio Theatre April 8

The star of Tommy Wiseau’s cult hit hosts a double bill with his own desert horror flick

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithApril 6, 2022Rio Theatre, Greg Sestero

From amaretto to whisky, BC Distilled returns to Vancouver, April 9

Llocal producers put the art in artisanal distilling

Charlie Demers, Jane Stanton, Peter Kelamis, and more, as 1 Night Stand raises funds for Ukraine, April 9

Yumi Nagashimi, Justin Nichol round out an all-star comedy benefit for a serious cause

WHAT'S STIRRING, COMEDYJanet SmithApril 4, 2022The Cultch, THE CULTCH

Circus-themed play Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls explores gender identity, to April 23

Carousel Theatre’s heartwarming production stars non-binary drag icon Rae Takei, aka Rose Butch, in the lead role

WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREJanet SmithMarch 29, 2022Carousel Theatre, trans, nonbinary, LGBTQ2SAI

Illuminate Gala & Auction for Audain Art Museum returns in person, April 23

Haida artist James Hart’s Shaman, a signed bronze sculpture, up for bidding

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 28, 2022Indigenous, Audain Art Museum, SPRING

Black culture, costume, and dance meet in Ensemble at the Polygon, to March 13

Five short films by contemporary artists call for justice through Black joy and imagination

WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREEN, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonFebruary 21, 2022The Polygon, short film

Ne. Sans Opera & Dance performs excerpts set to Handel, Bach, and Philip Glass, March 1

Countertenor Shane Hanson, pianist/conductor Leslie Dala join noonhour Discover Dance! performance Vermette

WHAT'S STIRRING, DANCEGail JohnsonFebruary 21, 2022The Dance Centre, Ne.Sans Opera and Dance, Idan Cohen

Flamenco trio Calle Verde dances with light, February 28

The artists introduce a vital fourth member in this DanceLab showing

WHAT'S STIRRING, DANCEGail JohnsonFebruary 19, 2022Dance Centre, flamenco, Calle Verde

Walk-through lantern installation Into the Light keeps the Lunar New Year spirit glowing, February 18 to 20

Local artists draw on the legend of Nian, a sea-monster, for the imagery

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 16, 2022Gateway Theatre

AFAM African Fashion Week Vancouver 2022 hits the catwalk, February 19

Design, dance, and music aim to shift narratives about Africa and the African diaspora

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonFebruary 13, 2022fashion, Black History Month

Artificial intelligence-driven poetry blazes at UrbanScreen, February 12 to May 1

Body as Border: Traces and Flows of Connection is an immersive outdoor art installation on view after sunset

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonFebruary 10, 2022Surrey, Surrey Art Gallery

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