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Dance as a form of prayer: Co. ERASGA's Offering returns, this time for live performances
Dance as a form of prayer: Co. ERASGA's Offering returns, this time for live performances

Choreographer Alvin Erasga Tolentino’s collection of solos for seven dancers, including Marc Arboleda, gets new life on-stage

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DANCEGail JohnsonOctober 12, 2021Co.ERASGA, Alvin Erasga Tolentino, The Anvil Centre
West Vancouver's James Harry joins six BC winners of Fulmer Award in First Nations Art
West Vancouver's James Harry joins six BC winners of Fulmer Award in First Nations Art

The BC Achievement Foundation prize recognizes artists behind totems, murals, beadwork, and more

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithOctober 12, 2021Fulmer Award, BC Achievement Foundation
Vetta Chamber Music returns to live performance with a concert of Beethoven and Brahms
Vetta Chamber Music returns to live performance with a concert of Beethoven and Brahms

The “B” Team is a beautiful program that kicks off Vetta’s 36th season

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 12, 2021Partner Content, Vetta Chamber Music
The Danish String Quartet doubles the musical pleasure, pairing Schubert with new companion pieces
The Danish String Quartet doubles the musical pleasure, pairing Schubert with new companion pieces

Vancouver Recital Society brings back the great Danes, live, with a Doppelgänger project that’s earning high praise

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 12, 2021VRS, Vancouver Recital Society
Dan Mangan announces world premiere of new documentary, online on October 30
Dan Mangan announces world premiere of new documentary, online on October 30

ALL TOGETHER NOW - A Dan Mangan Film by Amazing Factory captures his 2019 Vancouver homecoming show at the Vogue

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MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonOctober 12, 2021music, Dan Mangan, documentary, the Vogue, What's Stirring
Vancouver Writers Festival offers live, digital, and "cinematic" experiences, October 18 to 24
Vancouver Writers Festival offers live, digital, and "cinematic" experiences, October 18 to 24

Over 70 events in all, with high-profile literary happenings on Granville Island stage, plus stream and screen offerings

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READStir VancouverOctober 12, 2021Partner Content, The Writers Fest
Powwow meets classical music in electronic cellist Cris Derksen's daring compositions
Powwow meets classical music in electronic cellist Cris Derksen's daring compositions

The Cree-Mennonite musician performs in Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming concert

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MUSICGail JohnsonOctober 11, 2021VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Vancouver Improv Fest brings the laughs to the Cultch and home screens, October 12 to 17
Vancouver Improv Fest brings the laughs to the Cultch and home screens, October 12 to 17

A highlight of the 2021 festival is Mind of a Snail’s mash-up combining live projection, music, shadow puppets, and improv performers from Australia, India, the UK, and Canada

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COMEDY, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonOctober 11, 2021The Cultch, Vancouver Improv Festival, comedy, Mind of a Snail
Film reviews: The White Fortress, White Cube, and more worth cramming in VIFF's final days
Film reviews: The White Fortress, White Cube, and more worth cramming in VIFF's final days

An aching ode to Sarajevo’s youth, and art as a force of radical change in the Congo

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SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 10, 2021VIFF, VIFF 2021
Night Raiders director Danis Goulet draws on Cree heritage, painful residential-school legacy for dystopian thriller
Night Raiders director Danis Goulet draws on Cree heritage, painful residential-school legacy for dystopian thriller

Her film opened this weekend with the widest release of any Indigenous Canadian feature

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SCREENJanet SmithOctober 9, 2021VIFF, VIFF 2021, Indigenous film
IndieFest brings forward diverse new voices at musical gathering October 28 to November 7
IndieFest brings forward diverse new voices at musical gathering October 28 to November 7

Hosted by re:Naissance opera, the program features both performances and workshops, live and online

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 8, 2021Partner Content, IndieFest, re:Naissance opera
Stir Wine Pairing: A public-art tour via 2021 BIKEnnale/WALKennale calls for an artful picnic
Stir Wine Pairing: A public-art tour via 2021 BIKEnnale/WALKennale calls for an artful picnic

We’re following the self-guided, outdoor cultural tours with a board from the new Charcuterie Vancouver shop and a bottle of Liber Farm & Winery’s organic Merlot

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CULINARY, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonOctober 8, 2021CULINARY, wine, BC wine, BC wineries, Evelyn Lau, Wine, wine pairing, Vancouver Biennale
Pushing Boundaries exhibition showcases and celebrates contemporary Indigenous artists 
Pushing Boundaries exhibition showcases and celebrates contemporary Indigenous artists 

The theme of the group show at Cityscape Community ArtSpace is “Finding Our Place: Beading and Weaving Our Culture Together”

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverOctober 8, 2021Partner Content, North Van Arts, CityScape Community Art Space
ARTIVISM 2021 presents QUEER Coded: Slam + Spoken Word at MOA Haida House, October 13
ARTIVISM 2021 presents QUEER Coded: Slam + Spoken Word at MOA Haida House, October 13

Desi poet Anjalica Solomon headlines the event that’s part of the month-long UBC festival

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FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonOctober 8, 2021What's Stirring, Festivals, ARTIVISM, UBC, spoken word, slam poetry
Between Two Pandemics, Ballroom Has Something to Say, a talk by Michael Roberson, happens at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts October 14
Between Two Pandemics, Ballroom Has Something to Say, a talk by Michael Roberson, happens at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts October 14

The activist, artist, and U.S. LGBTQ community leader discusses ballroom’s response to marginalization, presented by SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement

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DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonOctober 8, 2021LGBTQ2SAI, SFU, What's Stirring
Josh Beamish's all-male Saudade aches with longing, via VIDF on October 8 and 9
Josh Beamish's all-male Saudade aches with longing, via VIDF on October 8 and 9

The MOVETHECOMPANY livestream seems well-suited to an era when we’re trying to connect

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DANCE, LIVESTREAM, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithOctober 7, 2021VIDF, Joshua Beamish
Yoko Ono: GROWING FREEDOM's calls to action still resonate in a world that's falling apart, at the Vancouver Art Gallery
Yoko Ono: GROWING FREEDOM's calls to action still resonate in a world that's falling apart, at the Vancouver Art Gallery

As simple as they are at first glance, interactive pieces are by turns metaphorical and meditative, troubling and empowering

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 7, 2021VAG, Vancouver Art Gallery, Yoko Ono, Homepage feature
Powell Street Festival Society's latest Paueru Gai Dialogues Event explores the theme of Expanding Diasporic  Imaginaries
Powell Street Festival Society's latest Paueru Gai Dialogues Event explores the theme of Expanding Diasporic Imaginaries

Panel includes artists, curators, and instructors melding worlds of art and activism

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FESTSStir VancouverOctober 7, 2021Partner Content, Powell Street Festival
Music on Main announces live in-person performances for 2021 Modulus Festival
Music on Main announces live in-person performances for 2021 Modulus Festival

From intimate listening experiences to family-friendly concerts, the focus is on creating new connections through music

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MUSICGail JohnsonOctober 7, 2021Music on Main, Modulus Festival, music
The Polygon Gallery announces Charlotte Zhang as winner of the 2021 Philip B. Lind Emerging Artist Prize
The Polygon Gallery announces Charlotte Zhang as winner of the 2021 Philip B. Lind Emerging Artist Prize

The multimedia artist wins for a short film and libretto called Every Method of Being in the World Looks Wrong But Feels Spectacular

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverOctober 6, 2021Partner Content, The Polygon
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Four relatives converge on an old house, discovering the story of an ancestor who journeyed to the City of Light during the Impr
Canadian art community mourns Gathie Falk. 

The pioneering multimedia artist who made her name with glossy ceramic fruits and shoes is being remembered for her “joyful affirmation of all that is beautiful in this world”. 

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Nikkei Mochitsuki celebrates a year-end Japanese tradition, December 29. 

Taiko drums and dance add to the festivities at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. 

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From family-friendly theatre in the afternoon to celebratory shows as midnight approaches, here’s a look at what’s on offer around the city this New Year’s Eve—plus a couple of New Year’s Day festivities too.

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O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy serves up a whimsical party at the Massey Theatre, December 28

James & Jamesy’s family-friendly show sails through a series of slapstick and sometimes surreal journeys. 

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