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Goh Ballet brings classical beauty to the virtual Discover Dance! series, June 3 to 17

Streaming from the Dance Centre, program showcases classical, traditional Chinese, and contemporary works

DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJune 2, 2021The Dance Centre, Goh Ballet, livestream

Dance, song, food, wine, wilderness, and wellness: Indigenous Tourism BC announces virtual workshops for National Indigenous History Month

From cedar-weaving to smudging, free educational seminars explore local First Nations culture

Toronto Japanese Film Festival streams award-winning dramas, documentaries, and more across Canada, June 5 to 27

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre event is the largest showcase of its kind in the country

SCREENStir VancouverJune 1, 2021Partner Content, TJFF, Toronto Japanese Film Festival

Olive theory's Shion Skye Carter wins Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award

Through the award, the genre-blending artist will create a new show inspired by Japanese calligraphy

DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithJune 1, 2021The Dance Centre

TESSEL, featuring 14 Black dance makers from across Canada, streaming nationwide for free, to June 30

Esie Mensah’s dance film launches on the one-year anniversary of Blackout Tuesday

As BC’s Restart plan unfolds, movie theatres still reeling from restrictions

June 15 is the date for up to 50 people; operators say they’re confused, unfairly targeted by the provincial-health orders

SCREEN, NEWSGail JohnsonJune 1, 2021The Rio Theatre, movies, movie theatres, COVID-19

Bill Millerd Artist Fund helps theatre artists hone skills in everything from singing to shamisen-playing and wig-making

The 2021 recipients were announced for the program set up in honour of the Arts Club Theatre’s director emeritus

THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithJune 1, 2021Arts Club Theatre

Talking Stick Festival launches Summer Sojourn in celebration of Indigenous art and culture

The month-long festival by Full Circle: First Nations Performance coincides with National Indigenous History Month

FESTSGail JohnsonJune 1, 2021Talking Stick, Talking Stick Festival, Full Circle

Five Little Indians, Kamloopa win Governor General’s Literary Awards

BC Indigenous authors Michelle Good, Kim Senklip Harvey earn Canada Council for the Arts’ prestigious prizes

Maria Avila wins Vancouver International Dance Festival’s Biennial Choreographic Award

The independent artist focuses on flamenco, investigates how singing and guitar can enhance her movements

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 shows to feed imaginations at the Vancouver International Children's Festival

Human percussion instruments, Congolese storytellers, and off-the-hook break-dancers

Reading List: Perfect pairings—Books, wine, and events to pore over as the world opens

The pair behind Upstart & Crow raise a glass to fine writing everywhere in their monthly column

READStir VancouverMay 31, 2021Read, books, BC books, Upstart & Crow, indie, independent bookstores

Comedy and the COVID era: Newcomer Rachael Bowser struggles to build a career in a virtual world

The standup artist, who doubles as an event coordinator and blogger, talks about the perils of performing at home

COMEDYStir VancouverMay 31, 2021

Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada – West gets cooking, June 3

Vancouver’s Dirty Apron Cooking School helps set the 2021 Authentic Italian Table

Turning Point Ensemble releases video trailer for Interactive concert June 11

Composers David Eagle and Mauricio Pauly perform live electronics alongside TPE players

MUSICStir VancouverMay 31, 2021Partner Content, TPE, Turning Point Ensemble

Stir Q&A: Ideas Bobert's Candice Roberts spills the beans on the emotional awareness of clowning

The Vancouver International Children’s Festival show explores hope, failure through a playful character’s old-school world of big-band music, silent film, and tap dance

Dance review: TWObigsteps Collective's final double bill captures the ephemeral emotions of this suspended time

Two people reach to connect across a socially distanced void, while another reflects on relationship to the past

THEATREJanet SmithMay 30, 2021DANCE CENTRE, The Dance Centre

Dance review: CAMP performers show their swagger in WANTED

The livestream at the Vancouver International Dance Festival draws from the Wild West

DANCEGail JohnsonMay 29, 2021VIDF, Vancouver International Dance Festival, CAMP

Sommelier pairs B.C. wine, beer, cider, and spirits with local meal-delivery program

Tractor At Home is changing the experience of ready-to-eat meals by teaming up with Maude Renaud-Brisson

CULINARYGail JohnsonMay 29, 2021culinary, wine, BC wine, Tractor, Maude Renaud-Brisson

Film review: Moby Doc takes a self-consciously strange look at fame and unhappiness

The musician unpacks stardom, addiction, and self-loathing with the help of puppets, drawings, and David Lynch

SCREENJanet SmithMay 29, 2021VIFF

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