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Ballet BC unveils a full live season with nine new works on the Queen Elizabeth Theatre stage

Three separate programs include creations by Company 605, Out Innerspace, Crystal Pite, Lesley Telford, and artistic director Medhi Walerski

DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 22, 2021BALLET BC, Ballet BC

Vancouver Bach Choir performs works by Mozart, Britten at the Orpheum this fall

Under the musical direction of Leslie Dala, VBC launches its 91st season with a return to live concerts

MUSICGail JohnsonSeptember 22, 2021music, Vancouver Bach Choir, Leslie Dala

Lively Roma jazz as Lache Cercel and ensemble kick off Shadbolt Centre for the Arts' live season, September 23

Group mixes together sounds from around the world

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 22, 2021Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Scotiabank Dance Centre celebrates its 20th anniversary this season

One of Canada’s flagship dance facilities, the purpose-built centre has become a cultural hub

DANCEStir VancouverSeptember 22, 2021Partner Content, Scotiabank Dance Centre, The Dance Centre

Stir Pairing: An outdoor dance pop-up on Granville Island kicks off fall

New Works presents performances outside the Public Market; we make a day of it with Popina Cantina and a Prosecco-style wine from Hester Creek

DANCE, CULINARYGail JohnsonSeptember 21, 2021BC wine, culinary, dance, food

DanceHouse celebrates a return to live in-theatre events with Montreal's RUBBERBAND

The company’s first major work for its entire 10-member company hits Vancouver Playhouse stage October 22 and 23

DANCEStir VancouverSeptember 21, 2021Partner Content, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE

New solo exhibition showcases Sho Sho Esquiro's unique mix of couture, Indigenous tradition, and activism

Doctrine of Discovery tackles injustice through fashion, at Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithSeptember 21, 2021Bill Reid Gallery, Sho Sho Esquiro, Fashion, Homepage feature

Candy Palmater hosts a special edition of her show as part of TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival

The broadcaster-comedian is joined by Buffy Sainte-Marie, Colin Mochrie, Tom Wilson, and Keenan Simik Komaksiutiksak in the virtual variety event

FESTSGail JohnsonSeptember 20, 2021Transform Festival, Transform Cabaret Festival, Candy Palmater, comedy, Indigenous

Vancouver Chamber Choir announces its first live performance in nearly a year

TOGETHER features a diverse program of enchanting choral works from near and far

MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 20, 2021Partner Content

Sounds of Indian classical music beckon at the Mushtari Begum Festival, at the Massey Theatre on September 25

Ghazal singer and tabla virtuoso Cassius Khan performs in venue’s first return to live events

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithSeptember 20, 2021Massey Theatre

Phyllis Webstad, founder of Orange Shirt Day, launches book at Massy Books, September 25

The Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation member will sign copies of Beyond the Orange Shirt Story at the Indigenous-owned bookstore

Comedians Phil Hanley, Yumi Nagashima hit the Hollywood Theatre, September 27

Kevin Banner hosts the next edition of Comedy Here Often?’s monthly stand-up series

COMEDY, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonSeptember 20, 2021Comedy Here Often?, Hollywood Theatre, Standup comedy, What's Stirring

From dance jams to film screenings, BC Culture Days' cultural ambassadors bring people together

Local emerging artists help people reconnect with their communities during the month-long festival

FESTSGail JohnsonSeptember 18, 2021BC Culture Days, culture

Sound of the City: Vancouver singer-songwriter Dawn Pemberton talks humanity, balance, and Elvis: The Musical

The funk, soul, and R&B artist found freedom amid the pandemic

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 17, 2021Sound of the City, music, Dawn Pemberton

Queer Based Media brings new visual magic to TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival's filmed celebrations

Bash program journeys to waterfalls and forests, while The Darlings delve into dreamlike detective story

FESTS, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithSeptember 17, 2021The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Urban Ink Theatre, Homepage feature

Inspired by skies, local artist sends “art hugs” amid pandemic isolation

Surrey Art Gallery Association announces its October Thursday Artist Talk live online with landscape painter Olive Chan

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverSeptember 17, 2021Partner Content, Surrey Art Gallery

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to tune into for Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s live comeback concert

From Beethoven to Anishinaabekwe composer Barbara Assiginaak, the Orpheum performance kicks off the 2021-22 season

MUSICGail JohnsonSeptember 17, 2021music, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO

Vancouver Opera to host two free outdoor concerts downtown, September 18 and 19

Afternoon shows span Rossini, Chopin, Previn, and Tesori

OPERA, MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 16, 2021Vancouver Opera

Local illustrator works for Black liberation through art

Sade Alexis is participating in Hope Meets Action, an exhibition led by the B.C. Black History Awareness Society at Royal B.C. Museum

ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonSeptember 16, 2021Royal BC Museum, BC Black History Awareness Society

ArtsVote BC tries to reach voters at a "tipping point" for cultural community

“It feels like there’s a lot more at stake” in this federal election

NEWSJanet SmithSeptember 15, 2021BC Alliance for Arts and Culture

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