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TWObigsteps Collective premieres Departure, a dance performance as part of explorASIAN – Asian Heritage Month

New works by Marissa Wong and Katie Cassady presented in partnership with the Dance Centre explore emotion and experiences

DANCEStir VancouverMay 17, 2021Partner Content, dance, The Dance Centre

Vancouver International Jazz Festival announces array of free livestreamed concerts and workshops

Daily performances from local stages join shows from Amsterdam and Paris

Film review: Enfant Terrible takes a fittingly raucous look back at Rainer Fassbinder

In an over-the-top portrayal, Oliver Masucci has the German auteur’s look down—potbelly and all

SCREENJanet SmithMay 16, 2021VIFF

Dance Review: In Body Parts, Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg gets personal

The founder of Tara Cheyenne Performance tackles the fraught topic of body image with her signature wry and razor-sharp humour

DANCEGail JohnsonMay 15, 2021Dance, Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg

At Upper Bench, wine and cheese are all in the family

B.C. cheese expert Shana Miller finds peace in her craft at Canada’s only maker of both products

CULINARYGail JohnsonMay 14, 2021culinary, wine, BC wine, BC wineries, Homepage feature

Film review: The Free Ones finds humanity at a wood-processing training program for inmates

The Quebec documentary brings a deep empathy and poetic lensing to a story of hard work and redemption

SCREENJanet SmithMay 14, 2021The Cinematheque, Homepage feature

The Cinematheque offers film lovers free Canadian premiere of Monographs: Video Essays on Asian Cinema, May 14 to 27

Audiovisual film criticism delves into everything from Indonesian horror movies to Vietnamese war movies

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMay 14, 2021The Cinematheque

Crafted Interiors goes global with virtual Lifestyle Exhibition

Crafted Vancouver’s online walk-through showcases outstanding hand-crafted furniture and home objects

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMay 14, 2021Partner Content, Crafted Vancouver

DOXA Documentary Film Festival announces 2021 award winners

Here are top docs to take in over the fest’s final weekend

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonMay 14, 2021DOXA, documentary, film, film festival, fests, Homepage feature

Kokoro Dance readies for the return of Wreck Beach Butoh workshops and performances

Training at the KW Studios to culminate in the well-known outdoor show amid sand and surf, July 12 to 25

DANCEStir VancouverMay 13, 2021Partner Content, Kokoro Dance

Outrage meets experimentation in yellow objects' multimedia battle cry for Hong Kong

Shadow puppets, sticky notes, projections, and umbrellas: installation confounds, rallies, and pushes form at the Firehall

THEATREJanet SmithMay 13, 2021Firehall Arts Centre, FIREHALL, rice and beans theatre

Dancing on the Edge Festival announces 2021 lineup

Canada’s longest-running contemporary-dance festival features online and on-stage performances

DANCEStir VancouverMay 13, 2021Partner Content, Dancing on the Edge

Grace Eiko Thomson releases memoir of Japanese Canadian internment, racism, and resilience

The inaugural director-curator of what’s now known as the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre shares moving stories in Chiru Sakura—Falling Cherry Blossoms

READGail JohnsonMay 13, 2021read, books, BC authors, Japanese Canadian

Stir Cheat Sheet: Five performances to catch at Music on Main's Listening. Together. festival

Featuring instruments from the cello to the santour, intimate filmed concerts to inspire and mesmerize

MUSIC, LIVESTREAM, FESTSStir VancouverMay 13, 2021Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN

Vancouver chef Marie Grapé creates ready-made plant-based meals for a positive impact on the world

MANNA Sacred Meals founder connects with her Filipino heritage through food, sees Asian Heritage Month as a time to honour descendants who helped shape Canada