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Stir Q&A: FakeKnot choreographer Ralph Escamillan chats HINKYPUNK, race in ballroom culture, and lululemon

Stir Q&A: FakeKnot choreographer Ralph Escamillan chats HINKYPUNK, race in ballroom culture, and lululemon

The Vancouver International Dance Festival is livestreaming the Vancouver artist’s riveting solo.

DANCEGail JohnsonSeptember 28, 2020VIDF, FakeKnot, Ralph Escamillan, dance

3 things to stream at IDS Vancouver, from life-affirming philosophies to death as regeneration, October 1 to 8

3 things to stream at IDS Vancouver, from life-affirming philosophies to death as regeneration, October 1 to 8

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonSeptember 28, 2020IDS, Interior Design Show Vancouver, what's stirring

Vancouver artist Marie Khouri imbues her modernist sculptures with emotion

Vancouver artist Marie Khouri imbues her modernist sculptures with emotion

The Vancouver sculptor is hosting intimate studio tours as part of IDS Vancouver 2020.

ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonSeptember 28, 2020art & design, sculpture, Marie Khouri, IDS, Interior Design Show Vancouver, Public Art

Stephen Chatman, Mark Takeshi McGregor, Snotty Nose Rez Kids win big for B.C. at Western Canadian Music Awards

Stephen Chatman, Mark Takeshi McGregor, Snotty Nose Rez Kids win big for B.C. at Western Canadian Music Awards

The prizes went to classical composition and artist, as well as hip-hop, and more.

NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 28, 2020classical music, hip-hop, rap

Stir Q&A: VIFF Immersed's Randall Okita talks about virtual world of The Book of Distance

Stir Q&A: VIFF Immersed's Randall Okita talks about virtual world of The Book of Distance

The writer-director uses handmade art and high tech to tell the true story of his grandfather and Japanese internment.

SCREEN, FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithSeptember 28, 2020VIFF, Japanese Internment, History, VR, XR

VIFF review: Maguy Marin: Time to Act offers rare chance to see haunting French dance work

VIFF review: Maguy Marin: Time to Act offers rare chance to see haunting French dance work

May B.’s clay-caked crones speak to our pandemic times.

SCREEN, DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 26, 2020VIFF, Contemporary Dance, Maguy Marin

Vancouver Mural Festival Pop-Up Patio Sessions Vol. 1 and 2 stream September 26 and 27

Vancouver Mural Festival Pop-Up Patio Sessions Vol. 1 and 2 stream September 26 and 27

Relive performances by the likes of ra/sol and Horsepowar streamed via Soundon

FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 26, 2020Vancouver Mural Festival, Horsepowar, Soundon

Early Music Vancouver kicks off Digital Concert Series September 30

Early Music Vancouver kicks off Digital Concert Series September 30

Pacific Baroque Orchestra opens the new program

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 25, 2020baroque, early music vancouver, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, harpsichord, classical music

VIFF review: First We Eat follows family's year as locavores in the Great White North

VIFF review: First We Eat follows family's year as locavores in the Great White North

Eating local in the Yukon is a test of patience with nourishing rewards..

SCREENGail JohnsonSeptember 25, 2020VIFF, Documentary, screen, eat local, locavore, Yukon, food

Tenor Jeremy Dutcher mixes ancient and new via the Chan Centre, September 25

Tenor Jeremy Dutcher mixes ancient and new via the Chan Centre, September 25

The classically trained vocalist reworks century-old Indigenous recordings.

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 24, 2020Chan Centre

VIFF Centre unveils a $2.8 million reno, complete with new studio screen

VIFF Centre unveils a $2.8 million reno, complete with new studio screen

Curb appeal includes a sleek new concession-bar and a multiscreen wall.

SCREENJanet SmithSeptember 24, 2020VIFF

VIFF review: Super Frenchie takes viewers into the mind of a madman/genius ski BASE jumper

VIFF review: Super Frenchie takes viewers into the mind of a madman/genius ski BASE jumper

Matthias Girarud combines two extreme sports and finds personal fulfillment.

SCREENGail JohnsonSeptember 24, 2020VIFF, Documentary, screen, BASE jumping, skiing, extreme sports, Matthias Giraud

Out of tenacity and gum paste come Vancouver pastry chef Fumiko Moreton’s stunning sugar flowers

Out of tenacity and gum paste come Vancouver pastry chef Fumiko Moreton’s stunning sugar flowers

The local culinary maven has turned unexpected spare time into the opportunity to hone her cake-decorating craft.

CULINARYGail JohnsonSeptember 24, 2020CULINARY, pastry chef, cake decorating, wedding cakes, Vancouver restaurants, covid-19, trump international hotel & towers Vancouver, culinary arts

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things you should know about the VAG’s Offsite: Sanaz Mazinani installation

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things you should know about the VAG’s Offsite: Sanaz Mazinani installation

We get the story behind the eerie world of glacial forms and live plants.

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithSeptember 23, 2020VAG

No Child... star Celia Aloma tackles 16 characters in solo Arts Club show

No Child... star Celia Aloma tackles 16 characters in solo Arts Club show

Celia Aloma plays a visiting drama teacher at an underfunded high school in the Bronx.

THEATRELucy LauSeptember 23, 2020

Stir Q&A: Shot of Scotch Vancouver's Susan Nace dishes on Highland dance

Stir Q&A: Shot of Scotch Vancouver's Susan Nace dishes on Highland dance

It takes strength and stamina—and sometimes a wee dram.

DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 23, 2020Dance Centre, DANCECENTRE, DANCE CENTRE

Theatre in the time of COVID: Vancouver seasons mix scaled-back live plays with scaled-up digital streaming

Theatre in the time of COVID: Vancouver seasons mix scaled-back live plays with scaled-up digital streaming

Here we are, six months after lockdown, and stage companies have managed to pull together seasons with a live component.

THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 23, 2020Theatre, Stage, The Cultch, Firehall Arts Centre, Greater Vancouver Theatre Alliance, FIREHALL

Stir Q&A: Upstart & Crow opens on Granville Island, bringing books to Vancouver in the midst of the pandemic

Stir Q&A: Upstart & Crow opens on Granville Island, bringing books to Vancouver in the midst of the pandemic

Stir connects with the duo behind Vancouver’s newest independent bookstore.

READ, NEWSGail JohnsonSeptember 23, 2020books, read, granville island, book stores, Upstart & Crow, independent bookstores, authors

At VIFF, Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets elegizes the lowly dive bar and its booze artists

At VIFF, Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets elegizes the lowly dive bar and its booze artists

The Ross brothers hit VIFF’s Totally Indie Day with the Sundance hit they made in a single marathon shoot.

SCREENAdrian MackSeptember 23, 2020VIFF, Ross Brothers, Totally Indie Day, Film Festival, Film

VIFF review: The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel finds capitalism running even further amok

VIFF review: The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel finds capitalism running even further amok

Joel Bakan and Jennifer Abbot entertainingly expose a new cast of nauseating villains

SCREENAdrian MackSeptember 23, 2020VIFF, The Corporation, Joel Bakan, Jennifer Abbot, Grand Chief Stewart Philip, Chris Hedges, Shannon May, Jay Kimmelman, Capitalism, Unilever, Documentary