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Vancouver’s Livona Ellis, Gabrielle Martin, and Kevin Fraser join other leading Black artists from across Canada for new collaborative dance film

TESSEL, a co-commission of Fall For Dance North and Harbourfront Centre, is a national show of unity

SCREEN, DANCEGail JohnsonMay 4, 2021dance, screen, film, Ballet BC, Black artists

Vidya Kotamraju transforms choreography for digital realm at Vancouver International Dance Festival

The local bharata natyam dancer reflects on the new reality of livestream, embraces new forms of storytelling

DANCEStir VancouverMay 4, 2021dance, VIDF, bharata natyam, Vidya Kotamraju

JCC Jewish Book Festival presents a Conversation with Colum McCann, May 12

The author of Apeirogon joins Gary Barwin, Yiddish for Pirates writer, in a virtual public talk

Sound designer David Mesiha says audio series Isolation Suite is a new meld of sound, story, and character

Theatre Conspiracy and Rumble Theatre work has just seen the release of a new video for the song “Don’t Start Thinking Too Early”

THEATRE, PODCASTSStir VancouverMay 4, 2021Partner Content, Rumble Theatre, RUMBLE THEATRE

Vancouver playwrights Kim Senklip Harvey and Christopher Cook join Governor-General's Literary Award finalists

Today’s postponed 2020 list also includes local authors Ivan Coyote, Billy-Ray Belcourt, and Lisa Robertson

THEATRE, READJanet SmithMay 4, 2021GG Books, Canada Council for the Arts

The Boy in the Moon moves beyond tears in story about raising a son with a severe disability

Chelsea Haberlin and her team drew on the real experiences of parents from the Rare Disease Foundation

THEATREJanet SmithMay 3, 2021The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Neworld Theatre

Green Thumb gives a public presentation of STILL/FALLING during National Mental Health Week, May 6

The theatre company’s hit show for youth goes digital, features a post-show discussion in partnership with Anxiety Canada

STAGE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonMay 3, 2021stage, theatre, Green Thumb Theatre, mental health

Metro Vancouver restaurants celebrate Cinco de Mayo with takeout and patio fare

Ceviche, tacos, and tequila cocktails are all on offer to mark a Mexican victory on May 5

CULINARY, DRINKGail JohnsonMay 3, 2021culinary, Cinco de Mayo, Mexican cuisine, Mexican food

BC government announces grant funding for artists and arts organizations across B.C.

Grants are in response to such pandemic effects as venue closures; help artists like Vancouver’s Davey Calderon pivot to digital

NEWSGail JohnsonMay 3, 2021news, BC government, BC Arts Council, Davey Calderon

ParkerArtSalon expands to two new galleries and an online auction for COVID era

Gallery George, around the corner from the 1000 Parker Street hub, has helped the event weather the pandemic

For Kokoro Dance, collaboration with artists across genres is a creative wellspring

Partnering with musicians, visual artists, and other dancers has led to wildly inventive works

DANCEStir VancouverMay 3, 2021sponsored content, Kokoro Dance

Vancouver dance artists find new national platform in 60-film CAPSULE video gallery

Ziyian Kwan conceives project with NAC and F-O-R-M to screen free short works from the past pandemic year

DANCE, LIVESTREAM, NEWSJanet SmithMay 3, 2021NAC, National Arts Centre, Dumb Instrument Dance, livestream

North Van Arts offers online creative writing classes to boost mental health

Courses inspire wellness and creativity, offer opportunities to stay connected

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMay 3, 2021Partner Content, POLYGON GALLERY, North Van Arts

Unapologetically Asian brings theatre artists together for a frank conversation, May 6

The virtual roundtable is moderated by the Banff Centre’s Howard Jang and curated by Vancouver actor Melissa Oei

STAGEGail JohnsonMay 3, 2021What's Stirring, stage, theatre, Asian

Reading List: Fiction in translation opens the door to discovery and delight

Four recommendations from Upstart & Crow for books originally written in other languages and published in English

READGail JohnsonMay 3, 2021Read, books, Upstart & Crow, fiction

Vancouver chefs dish up celebratory sweets, cultural culinary experiences for Mother's Day

From laksa to pad Thai to cakes and classic French pastries, local kitchens are going all out to honour mom

CULINARYGail JohnsonMay 2, 2021Mother's Day, Vancouver chefs, Vancouver restaurants, foofd

Dreamwalker Dance Company takes audiences to the stars as part of ExplorASIAN Festival, to May 30

Dance artist Andrea Nann and shadow-puppet master Annie Katsura Rollins explore family lineage

In Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliche, a daughter crafts a rich and loving audio-visual memorial to a true punk original

At DOXA, director Celeste Bell takes a look back at the late, charismatic X-Ray Spex frontwoman

SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithMay 1, 2021DOXA

From Nuba to Chancho to the forthcoming Alimentaria Mexicana, Vancouver chef Ernesto Gomez stirs things up at the Polygon

The Mexican-Canadian restaurateur kicks off the gallery’s new cooking series, will soon open a tortilleria, cantina, and shop on Granville Island

Gurdeep Pandher seeks to spark happiness and hope through bhangra

The Punjabi-born Yukon resident wants to take his joyful dance-based mission nationwide once the pandemic ends

DANCEGail JohnsonMay 1, 2021dance, bhangra, Gurdeep Pandher, Yukon

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