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Brendan McLeod's multidisciplinary Ridge revisits mythmaking in Vimy history

Brendan McLeod's multidisciplinary Ridge revisits mythmaking in Vimy history

By stream and by screen, show uses storytelling, verbatim theatre, and music by The Fugitives

MUSIC, SCREENJanet SmithNovember 6, 2020Chan Centre

#ArtProject2020 Vancouver Biennale Art + Tech Expo demystifies burgeoning field of cryptoart

#ArtProject2020 Vancouver Biennale Art + Tech Expo demystifies burgeoning field of cryptoart

Speakers James Fox and Anna Louise Simpson talk about their successful leap into the digital sphere

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithNovember 6, 2020cryptoart, Homepage feature

Jack of All Trades battle brings the livestreamed energy of streetdance to the DanceHouse digital stage

Jack of All Trades battle brings the livestreamed energy of streetdance to the DanceHouse digital stage

November 15 show offers wider public a rare look in on supercharged insider event.

DANCEStir VancouverNovember 6, 2020Partner Content, DANCEHOUSE

The Cultch brings back the hit musical revue do you want what i have got? a craigslist cantata

The Cultch brings back the hit musical revue do you want what i have got? a craigslist cantata

The show based on weird and whacked-out ads livestreams November 19 to 22

THEATREStir VancouverNovember 5, 2020Partner Content, The Cultch

Stir Sips: Charme de L’île makes for distinctly BC bubbles

Stir Sips: Charme de L’île makes for distinctly BC bubbles

Some call the style a local Prosecco

CULINARY, WINEGail JohnsonNovember 5, 2020CULINARY, wine, BC wine, BC wineries, Unsworth Vineyards, Charme de L'ile, sparkling wine

Dis(place)ment: Explorations of Place, Past, Present and Future highlights Indigenous realities, November 7 to 23

Dis(place)ment: Explorations of Place, Past, Present and Future highlights Indigenous realities, November 7 to 23

The Skwachàys Lodge Gallery exhibit, part of Eastside Culture Crawl, features work by local Indigenous artists

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonNovember 5, 2020Skwachàys Lodge, Indigenous, Indigenous art, Indigenous culture, ECC, Eastside Culture Crawl, what's stirring

Two-hander play The Amaryllis plants the seed for theatre to grow again

Two-hander play The Amaryllis plants the seed for theatre to grow again

Director Mindy Parfitt talks rehearsal protocols and launching Vancouver’s newest theatre company on the eve of lockdown.

THEATREJanet SmithNovember 5, 2020Homepage feature, Firehall Arts Centre

Vancouver New Music’s Parallel 03 shares interactive visuals and soundscapes in new online collaboration and listening party

Vancouver New Music’s Parallel 03 shares interactive visuals and soundscapes in new online collaboration and listening party

Parallel 03: Endlings (Raven Chacon and John Dietrich) + collaborators takes place November 28

MUSICStir VancouverNovember 5, 2020Partner Content, Vancouver New Music

Jazz, blues, R&B, and gospel vocalist Dee Daniels sings of freedom and hope

Jazz, blues, R&B, and gospel vocalist Dee Daniels sings of freedom and hope

With tour dates cancelled, the pandemic has led to two local concerts

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 4, 2020music, VSO, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Dee Daniels, jazz, R&B, gospel

Watson film humanizes the Sea Shepherd's uncompromising eco-warrior

Watson film humanizes the Sea Shepherd's uncompromising eco-warrior

Documentary traces Paul Watson’s life, from his runaway youth to his exile at sea

SCREENStir VancouverNovember 4, 2020Sea Shepherd, Paul Watson, Environmentalism

Arts Umbrella alumni take starring roles in Nederlands Dans Theater's Dare to Say, livestreaming via DanceHouse November 6 to 8

Arts Umbrella alumni take starring roles in Nederlands Dans Theater's Dare to Say, livestreaming via DanceHouse November 6 to 8

Sophie Whittome and Nick Daniels appear in new rehearsal videos from the Dutch dance company.

DANCEJanet SmithNovember 4, 2020Arts Umbrella, DANCEHOUSE

Little Chamber Music and Vancouver Bach Choir's WW75—Women of the War remembers sacrifice beyond the battlefields

Little Chamber Music and Vancouver Bach Choir's WW75—Women of the War remembers sacrifice beyond the battlefields

Mountain View pop-up concerts, a streamed ceremony, and an online gallery shed light on lost stories

MUSICJanet SmithNovember 3, 2020Remembrance Day, WW75, Little Chamber Music Series, Mark Haney, Vancouver Bach Choir

Diwali Fest shines online, to November 21

Diwali Fest shines online, to November 21

Diwali Celebration Society marks the 2020 fest through several free online events

LIVESTREAM, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonNovember 3, 2020what's stirring, livestream, Diwali, Diwali Fest, Diwali Celebration Society

Makers of Indian sweets, Mithai & Co launches just in time for Diwali 2020

Makers of Indian sweets, Mithai & Co launches just in time for Diwali 2020

The Vancouver food company wants to elevate the profile—and popularity—of traditional treats like laddoo

CULINARYGail JohnsonNovember 3, 2020CULINARY, Homepage feature, Diwali, Coho Commissary, Mithai & Co, Indian food, Indian cuisine

Film review: controversial Antebellum brashly reflects America's divided times

Film review: controversial Antebellum brashly reflects America's divided times

Out on VOD, the racially charged revenge-horror alternately offends and provokes

SCREENJanet SmithNovember 3, 2020

William Greaves's 1972 documentary Nationtime gets the 4K restoration it deserves, to November 12

William Greaves's 1972 documentary Nationtime gets the 4K restoration it deserves, to November 12

The Cinematheque celebrates late African American director's work

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithNovember 3, 2020

Hong Kong Professional Musicians of Canada share their passion for Chinese pop

Hong Kong Professional Musicians of Canada share their passion for Chinese pop

The group is taking the music online through jam sessions, songwriting workshops, and more

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 3, 2020music, Cantopop, Hong Kong Professional Musicians of Canada

Senate of Canada honours Black artists with a new installation featuring the work of Vancouver's Chantal Gibson

Senate of Canada honours Black artists with a new installation featuring the work of Vancouver's Chantal Gibson

The local educator challenges systemic racism through her art

NEWS, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 2, 2020News, art & design, Chantal Gibson, Black artists, Black Lives Matter, Homepage feature

Global Soundscapes Festival streams the world to your livingroom, November 5 to 26

Global Soundscapes Festival streams the world to your livingroom, November 5 to 26

Erhus meet cellos, santurs meet ouds

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithNovember 2, 2020livestream

Eastside Culture Crawl takes a hybrid approach to 2020, with virtual, in-person, and other ways to engage with art and artists

Eastside Culture Crawl takes a hybrid approach to 2020, with virtual, in-person, and other ways to engage with art and artists

The fest has adapted to the times with myriad ways to connect with local creatives and discover their work

ART & DESIGN, FESTSStir VancouverNovember 2, 2020Partner Content, Eastside Culture Crawl