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Film reviews: Beyond Moving's bittersweet ballet story and street kids in Durban, at South African Film Festival

Film reviews: Beyond Moving's bittersweet ballet story and street kids in Durban, at South African Film Festival

Documentary with Canadian ties is a must for dance fans

SCREEN, DANCEJanet SmithNovember 1, 2020VSAFF, South Africa

HireBIPOC grows, with more Vancouver groups joining effort to boost representation in front of and behind the camera

HireBIPOC grows, with more Vancouver groups joining effort to boost representation in front of and behind the camera

Creative BC, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, and Women in Film and Television Vancouver sign on

SCREEN, NEWSGail JohnsonNovember 1, 2020Screen, News, BIPOC, HireBIPOC, Creative BC, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, VAFF, WITF

Le Tigre food truck rolls again, hawking Taiwanese and Korean street food

Le Tigre food truck rolls again, hawking Taiwanese and Korean street food

For chef Steve Kuan, the menu’s bao buns are a taste of home

CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 1, 2020CULINARY, food trucks, Le Tigre, Torafuku, Steve Kuan, Vancouver chefs, Homepage feature

South Korean scares as Vancouver Asian Film Festival opens Halloween night with The Closet

South Korean scares as Vancouver Asian Film Festival opens Halloween night with The Closet

Here’s the latest contender from a country whose horror movies kick ass

SCREENJanet SmithOctober 30, 2020Streaming

Theatre review: Buffoon teeters between slapstick and tragedy in an unabashedly offbeat portrait

Theatre review: Buffoon teeters between slapstick and tragedy in an unabashedly offbeat portrait

Wildly physical storytelling pushes performer to extremes

THEATREJanet SmithOctober 30, 2020

Indigenous artists and knowledge keepers share untold stories of Vancouver’s Eastside in In the Beginning

Indigenous artists and knowledge keepers share untold stories of Vancouver’s Eastside in In the Beginning

The cultural-sharing events will fill in blanks in the area’s recorded past

FESTSGail JohnsonOctober 30, 2020Festivals, fests, Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, Firehall Arts Centre, Indigenous People, Indigenous

SNFU singer Chi Pig memorialized in new mural on Cambie Hotel

SNFU singer Chi Pig memorialized in new mural on Cambie Hotel

The punk legend will live on in a portrait by artistic duo Lacey & Layla

NEWSJanet SmithOctober 30, 2020SNFU, Chi Pig

Irreparable Harm? helps kick off Vancouver Fringe's third mini fest, to November 7

Irreparable Harm? helps kick off Vancouver Fringe's third mini fest, to November 7

Timely play is based on real court transcripts from the Trans Mountain pipeline protest

WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREJanet SmithOctober 29, 2020

Cornucopia Whistler returns with intimate winery dinners and drink seminars, November 6 to 29

Cornucopia Whistler returns with intimate winery dinners and drink seminars, November 6 to 29

You can stimulate your brain while you safely sip and savour

CULINARY, WHAT'S STIRRING, WINEGail JohnsonOctober 29, 2020CULINARY, wine, BC wine, BC wineries, Whistler, Cornucopia Whistler, Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre

Vancouver theatremakers win 2020-21 Dan Fund Commissions from Toronto's The Musical Stage Company

Vancouver theatremakers win 2020-21 Dan Fund Commissions from Toronto's The Musical Stage Company

New musicals in the works by Amiel Gladstone and Veda Hille, as well as by the creative team of Niall McNeil, Anton Lipovetsky, and Lucy McNulty

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithOctober 29, 2020

Eastside Culture Crawl marches forward for 2020, fuelled by hope

Eastside Culture Crawl marches forward for 2020, fuelled by hope

The annual art walk has been entirely reconfigured for the pandemic era, but its celebratory spirit is unchanged

ART & DESIGN, FESTSGail JohnsonOctober 29, 2020Eastside Culture Crawl, ECC, visual art, art & design, Homepage feature

Bright BC artists and designers honoured with Carter Wosk Award

Bright BC artists and designers honoured with Carter Wosk Award

Costume designer Nancy Bryant recognized for her outstanding skill and dedicated career

NEWS, THEATRE, DANCEGail JohnsonOctober 28, 2020Carter Wosk Awards, applied art and design, Nancy Bryant, costumes, Crystal Pite

Ballet BC returns to the stage in a collaboration with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra at the Polygon Gallery

Ballet BC returns to the stage in a collaboration with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra at the Polygon Gallery

Re-space marks a pandemic-safe return to live performance

DANCE, NEWSGail JohnsonOctober 28, 2020Ballet BC, dance, ballet, the Polygon, VSO

Violin virtuoso James Ehnes takes a half-glass-full approach to orchestral maneuvers in the pandemic

Violin virtuoso James Ehnes takes a half-glass-full approach to orchestral maneuvers in the pandemic

The celebrated musician joins VSO for a streaming of Beethoven & Sibelius

MUSICGail JohnsonOctober 28, 2020VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, James Ehnes, classical music, Orpheum Theatre

Egg beaters to car-grill wings: SUM gallery takes viewers through the assemblages of late artist Geoff McMurchy

Egg beaters to car-grill wings: SUM gallery takes viewers through the assemblages of late artist Geoff McMurchy

Time-Lapse exhibit showcases the dazzlingly displayed collections of the disability-arts pioneer

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 28, 2020Queer Arts Festival, Pride Art Society, Disability Arts

B.C. cookbooks take home big wins at the 2020 Taste Canada Awards

B.C. cookbooks take home big wins at the 2020 Taste Canada Awards

Burdock & Co chef Andrea Carlson was doing “farm to table” cooking long before it became a catchphrase.

CULINARY, READ, NEWSGail JohnsonOctober 27, 2020CULINARY, BOOKS, Burdock & Co, Andrea Carlson, cookbooks

Cowichan Valley winemaker spills on how a blend can be a work of art

Cowichan Valley winemaker spills on how a blend can be a work of art

You could say the budget-friendly Blue Grouse Quill Q White was made mindfully

CULINARY, WINEGail JohnsonOctober 27, 2020CULINARY, wine, BC wineries, BC wine, Blue Grouse

At Rumble Theatre's Tremors 2020, Munish Sharma unleashes his love of dance

At Rumble Theatre's Tremors 2020, Munish Sharma unleashes his love of dance

Theatre artist uses puppets, poetry, and movement to explore his lifelong passion

FESTSJanet SmithOctober 27, 2020Rumble Theatre, Tremors 2020, Munish Sharma, South Asian dance

Grounds for Goodness Downtown Eastside highlights the positive side of humanity

Grounds for Goodness Downtown Eastside highlights the positive side of humanity

The virtual residency at the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival reminds of how people help each other

THEATRE, FESTSStir VancouverOctober 27, 2020Partner Content, Vancouver Moving Theatre, Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival

Virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Celso Machado explores the roots and branches of Brazilian music through Jongo, Choro, and Afro-Samba in one-night-only event

Virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Celso Machado explores the roots and branches of Brazilian music through Jongo, Choro, and Afro-Samba in one-night-only event

The São Paulo-born Vancouver-based dynamo gets to the African, Indigenous, and European heart of his art with musical guests

MUSICGail JohnsonOctober 27, 2020music, Partner Content, Celso Machado, VLACC, Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre, Brazilian music, Bossa Nova, Afro-Samba, Orpheum Theatre