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Stir Q&A: olive theory's Stefan Nazarevich and Shion Skye Carter talk piano wires, DIY, and hardware synthesizersd
Stir Q&A: olive theory's Stefan Nazarevich and Shion Skye Carter talk piano wires, DIY, and hardware synthesizersd

The Vancouver multidisciplinary duo draws from their expertise in music and dance

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DANCE, MUSICStir VancouverApril 17, 2021olive theory
Dance review: Ballet BC goes from fluid to fierce in REACHING U's strikingly shot double bill
Dance review: Ballet BC goes from fluid to fierce in REACHING U's strikingly shot double bill

The troupe shows its versatilty to striking effect in GARDEN and Bedroom Folk

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DANCEJanet SmithApril 16, 2021BALLET BC
Works by Stan Douglas, Jack Shadbolt, Gordon Smith, Dana Claxton, and more are on the auction block at Audain Art Museum fundraiser
Works by Stan Douglas, Jack Shadbolt, Gordon Smith, Dana Claxton, and more are on the auction block at Audain Art Museum fundraiser

Chief curator Curtis Collins is just a little bit excited about the artworks on offer at the Illuminate Gala & Auction

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonApril 16, 2021art and design, Audain Art Museum, Audain, Stan Douglas, Jack Shadbolt, Gordon Smith, Dana Claxton, Whistler, Tiko Kerr
Co.ERASGA opens the virtual doors to a Spring Studio Salon, April 17 and 18 at 5 pm
Co.ERASGA opens the virtual doors to a Spring Studio Salon, April 17 and 18 at 5 pm

Tin Gamboa, Salome Nieto, Jeanette Kotowich, and Sammy Chien make for a diverse, boundary-pushing program

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DANCEJanet SmithApril 16, 2021Co.ERASGA, livestream
VIFF Connect brings a world of Oscar-nominated shorts to home screens to April 29
VIFF Connect brings a world of Oscar-nominated shorts to home screens to April 29

Take part in an Oscars Voting Survey for a chance to win a Silver VIFF+ membership

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SCREENStir VancouverApril 16, 2021Partner Content, VIFF
Laugh Wild's Nina Wilder learns to laugh through ever-shifting pandemic regulations
Laugh Wild's Nina Wilder learns to laugh through ever-shifting pandemic regulations

From online “Comedy Snacks” to microphone covers, producer-comedian has navigated a new world of obstacles

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COMEDYStir VancouverApril 15, 2021Laugh Wild Comedy
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra ChamberFest offers an intimate virtual experience
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra ChamberFest offers an intimate virtual experience

The online concert series kicks off with a free livestream of Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet, featuring Jeanette Jonquil

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MUSICGail JohnsonApril 15, 2021music, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Eric Rohmer's A Tale of Springtime offers a French fix, at the Cinematheque to May 6
Eric Rohmer's A Tale of Springtime offers a French fix, at the Cinematheque to May 6

Film joins a newly restored seasonal quartet from the celebrated director

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SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithApril 15, 2021The Cinematheque
New street banners bridge Musqueam and Punjabi cultures in Indian Summer project
New street banners bridge Musqueam and Punjabi cultures in Indian Summer project

Debra Sparrow and Jag Nagra’s birds and bold textile patterns help renew historic Punjabi market

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithApril 15, 2021Indian Summer Festival, Punjabi market
Dance review: Red Sky Performance—More Than Dance, We Are A Movement mesmerizes
Dance review: Red Sky Performance—More Than Dance, We Are A Movement mesmerizes

The streaming Digidance film celebrates the Indigenous performance company’s 20th anniversary

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DANCEGail JohnsonApril 14, 2021Digidance, Red Sky Performance, Indigenous, Indigenous dance, DanceHouse
Film reviews: Buladó takes viewers into the mystical countryside of Curaçao at 2021 R2R Fest
Film reviews: Buladó takes viewers into the mystical countryside of Curaçao at 2021 R2R Fest

Elsewhere, Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale tells a complex history of German unification in disarming animated style

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SCREENJanet SmithApril 14, 2021R2R Film Festival, Homepage feature
Sacred Foods introduces popped lotus seeds, a popular Indian snack, to Vancouver
Sacred Foods introduces popped lotus seeds, a popular Indian snack, to Vancouver

Founder Mika Gioia grew up with the superfood in Pune

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CULINARYGail JohnsonApril 14, 2021Sacred Foods, Vancouver food
Film review: Sisters: Dream & Variations is so much more than a documentary at 2021 R2R Film Fest
Film review: Sisters: Dream & Variations is so much more than a documentary at 2021 R2R Film Fest

The art film travels to Iceland with creative sisters Tyr Jami and Jasa Baka

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FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonApril 14, 2021R2R Film Festival, Reel to Real Film Festival, Documentary, film, screen
DOXA Documentary Film Festival to bring 49 features to home screens for 20th anniversary, May 6 to 16
DOXA Documentary Film Festival to bring 49 features to home screens for 20th anniversary, May 6 to 16
SCREENJanet SmithApril 13, 2021DOXA
Filmmaker Patrycja Kamska delves into dancers’ worlds in new VIDF web series
Filmmaker Patrycja Kamska delves into dancers’ worlds in new VIDF web series

The artist captures the behind-the-scenes of the Vancouver International Dance Festival

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DANCE, FESTSStir VancouverApril 13, 2021Partner Content, dance, VIDF, Vancouver International Dance Festival
Youth Filmmakers Showcase offers a unique glimpse at the world through BC teens' eyes, starting April 14 at 2021 Reel 2 Real
Youth Filmmakers Showcase offers a unique glimpse at the world through BC teens' eyes, starting April 14 at 2021 Reel 2 Real

Short films tackle topics from pandemic isolation to homophobia

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SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithApril 13, 2021R2R Film Festival
Khari Wendell McClelland searches for the essential, in life and in multidisciplinary new shows
Khari Wendell McClelland searches for the essential, in life and in multidisciplinary new shows

The musician gathers a range of thinkers and artists to ask the questions that have haunted him this year

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MUSIC, CULTUREJanet SmithApril 13, 2021The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Gospel, Soul
To mark Ramadan, Yasma restaurant offers authentic iftar meals to go
To mark Ramadan, Yasma restaurant offers authentic iftar meals to go

Several culturally significant dishes are available to break the fast

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CULINARYGail JohnsonApril 13, 2021culinary, Vancouver restaurants, Yasma
Vancouver Fringe Festival announces departure of executive director Rohit Chokhani
Vancouver Fringe Festival announces departure of executive director Rohit Chokhani

The organization commits to “rethink and refresh” after a year of pandemic hurdles

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THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithApril 13, 2021
Vancouver International Children’s Festival announces extraordinary 2021 online lineup
Vancouver International Children’s Festival announces extraordinary 2021 online lineup

World-class theatre, music, dance, and storytelling created specifically for children and youth will be experienced from the comfort of home

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FESTSStir VancouverApril 13, 2021Partner Content, Vancouver International Children's Festival
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Rowdy film captures Quebec’s hugely popular Les Cowboys Fringants in concert, January 8. 

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