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Kasandra "La China" finds fresh ways to stoke flamenco fire through pandemic

Kasandra "La China" finds fresh ways to stoke flamenco fire through pandemic

Mozaico Flamenco maven reaches new students and continues pushing the form

DANCEJanet SmithApril 11, 2021mozaico flamenco, DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre, Kasandra La China, flamenco, Homepage feature

Film reviews: 2021 Oscar Nominated Short Films program gives an urgent view into the outside world

Film reviews: 2021 Oscar Nominated Short Films program gives an urgent view into the outside world

On view via VIFF Connect, shorts travel from the streets of Hong Kong to the checkpoints of the West Bank

SCREENJanet SmithApril 10, 2021VIFF, Homepage feature

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about String Quintets That Rock

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about String Quintets That Rock

Violist Emilie Grimes performs in Vetta Chamber Music’s virtual concert featuring works by Mozart and Brahms

MUSICStir VancouverApril 10, 2021Music, Vetta Chamber Music, Emilie Grimes

Stir Pairing:  the weekend brings spinning album covers, sakura-themed food, and B.C. sparkling wine

Stir Pairing: the weekend brings spinning album covers, sakura-themed food, and B.C. sparkling wine

Here’s an idea to pass pandemic time: visit the Commotion’s new online exhibition, order cherry blossom-inspired takeout from Yuwa, and sip Corcellette’s Santé

CULINARY, ART & DESIGN, WINEGail JohnsonApril 9, 2021CULINARY, art and design

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

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

Stirred, Not Shaken: the Keefer Bar collaborates with Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival for its Akebono cocktail kit

Stirred, Not Shaken: the Keefer Bar collaborates with Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival for its Akebono cocktail kit

Mixologist Amber Bruce devised the pink drink in celebration of sakura

CULINARY, DRINKGail JohnsonApril 9, 2021Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, Amber Bruce, the Keefer, cocktails, Sheringham Distillery, BC spirits, cocktail kits

Alexandra Morton shares the urgency behind the quest to save wild salmon in Not on My Watch

Alexandra Morton shares the urgency behind the quest to save wild salmon in Not on My Watch

The B.C. biologist’s new book, which looks at her work uncovering the catastrophic effects of open-net salmon farms on wild species, is as infuriating as it is inspiring

READGail JohnsonApril 9, 2021independent bookstores, Alexandra Morton

Film review: France's Slalom carves through the complexity of sexual abuse in women's sports

Film review: France's Slalom carves through the complexity of sexual abuse in women's sports

An assured, unsettling portrait from a director who knows competitive skiing

SCREENJanet SmithApril 9, 2021The Cinematheque

BC and Yukon Book Prizes unveil 2021 finalists in fiction, nonfiction, and more

BC and Yukon Book Prizes unveil 2021 finalists in fiction, nonfiction, and more

Five Little Indians, A History of My Brief Body, and Overdose among those up for two awards each

READJanet SmithApril 8, 2021

When the going gets tough, the Iron Chef creates meal kits for home cooks complete with video tutorials

When the going gets tough, the Iron Chef creates meal kits for home cooks complete with video tutorials

Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar’s Alex Chen teaches people how to prepare ready-to-make dinners from BLVD Provisions

CULINARYGail JohnsonApril 8, 2021Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar, Alex Chen, Vancouver restaurants, Vancouver chefs

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

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

Audain Art Museum collaborates with Lazy Gourmet for an appetizing Illuminate gala

Audain Art Museum collaborates with Lazy Gourmet for an appetizing Illuminate gala

The goal is for the virtual event to be as delicious as if it were in-person

CULINARY, WINE, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonApril 8, 2021Wine, BC wine, BC wineries, BC Wine Growers, BC Wine Month, Audain Art Museum, Lazy Gourmet

Trio of Edward Burtynsky films streams at VIFF as part of Capture Photography Festival, April 9 to May 6

Trio of Edward Burtynsky films streams at VIFF as part of Capture Photography Festival, April 9 to May 6

Manufactured Landscapes, Watermark, and Anthropocene: The Human Epoch find terrible beauty in environmental destruction

SCREEN, ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithApril 8, 2021VIFF, Capture Photography Festival

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

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

Ballet BC's GARDEN grows again as part of REACHING U program

Ballet BC's GARDEN grows again as part of REACHING U program

Medhi Walerski keeps hope alive, finally debuting his first production as artistic director

DANCEJanet SmithApril 8, 2021BALLET BC, Ballet BC, Homepage feature, livestream

Kevin Fraser and Immigrant Lessons bring dance to BIPOC youth

Kevin Fraser and Immigrant Lessons bring dance to BIPOC youth

The team is hosting ongoing workshops out of the Massey Theatre

DANCEStir VancouverApril 8, 2021Massey Theatre, Immigrant Lessons

Affair of Honor offers furious fun in Playthings at PHT, April 8 to 17

Affair of Honor offers furious fun in Playthings at PHT, April 8 to 17

The fight- and movement-based theatre and performance company livestreams a daring tale of mortals and gods

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonApril 7, 2021Theatre, Presentation House Theatre, PHT, What's Stirring

Artigiano partners with Vancouver Mural Festival, adds local art to coffee offerings

Artigiano partners with Vancouver Mural Festival, adds local art to coffee offerings

As the coffee chain grows, so will the number of public artworks

CULINARY, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonApril 7, 2021Artigiano, Vancouver Mural Festival

New Digidance film celebrates Red Sky Performance's 20th year of sharing Indigenous worldviews

New Digidance film celebrates Red Sky Performance's 20th year of sharing Indigenous worldviews

More Than Dance, We Are A Movement features excerpts of works and interviews with the arts group’s founder, Sarah Laronde

DANCEGail JohnsonApril 7, 2021Homepage feature, DanceHouse, Red Sky Performance, Digidance

Dance artists Deanna Peters and Less San Miguel find a new language in Orange

Dance artists Deanna Peters and Less San Miguel find a new language in Orange

With the help of a DJ, two artists from streetdance and experimental realms explore seeing and being seen

DANCEJanet SmithApril 7, 2021Mutable Subject, plastic orchid factory, livestream