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Leif Garrett, Black Sabbath, and upside-down Christmas trees: Steven Shearer mines archived imagery for a deeply layered viewing experience
Leif Garrett, Black Sabbath, and upside-down Christmas trees: Steven Shearer mines archived imagery for a deeply layered viewing experience

New exhibition at the Polygon Gallery speaks directly, and sometimes painfully, to growing up in the 1970s

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithNovember 21, 2021THE POLYGON, The Polygon Gallery, Homepage feature
East Van Panto: Alice in Wonderland gives the topsy-turvy fairy tale a sassy update
East Van Panto: Alice in Wonderland gives the topsy-turvy fairy tale a sassy update

Writer Sonja Bennett re-creates Commercial Drive through the eyes of a modernized protagonist

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THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 21, 2021The Cultch, Theatre Replacement, East Van Panto, Sonja Bennett, Homepage feature, Festive
In conjunction with Sankofa, Sound House hosts Sadé Awele, Maia Wallace, and Brandon Bwanakocha at MOA's Haida House, November 25
In conjunction with Sankofa, Sound House hosts Sadé Awele, Maia Wallace, and Brandon Bwanakocha at MOA's Haida House, November 25

Diverse sounds of the African diaspora are featured in MOA’s music series

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MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 20, 2021MOA
Stir's ultimate guide to Metro Vancouver holiday markets
Stir's ultimate guide to Metro Vancouver holiday markets

Here’s where to get into the holiday spirit and check out the latest by local artists, designers, makers, and creatives

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 19, 2021Festive, First Pick Handmade, Vancouver Christmas Market, POLYGON GALLERY, Got Craft?, Festive 1
Stir Pairing Eastside Culture Crawl edition: Where to find a special craft beer and nostalgic snacks during the fest
Stir Pairing Eastside Culture Crawl edition: Where to find a special craft beer and nostalgic snacks during the fest

We’re hitting Strange Fellows Brewing and the Drive Canteen during the festival’s open-studio weekend

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CULINARY, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonNovember 19, 2021Eastside Culture Crawl, Eastside Arts Society, East Vancouver, Strange Fellows Brewing, the Drive
 Manuel Piña to give an artist's talk about his moving video installation Naufragios, at Surrey Art Gallery
Manuel Piña to give an artist's talk about his moving video installation Naufragios, at Surrey Art Gallery

Exploring migration, the ocean, and utopia, the UBC instructor appears December 2

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverNovember 19, 2021Partner Content, Surrey Art Gallery
Faya Dayi takes a hallucinatory look at Ethiopia’s khat crops, to November 24 at The Cinematheque
Faya Dayi takes a hallucinatory look at Ethiopia’s khat crops, to November 24 at The Cinematheque

Poetic black-and-white imagery explores the intoxicating hold the green leaves have on a people

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SCREENJanet SmithNovember 19, 2021The Cinematheque
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 sweet ceramic studios to scope out at the Eastside Culture Crawl
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 sweet ceramic studios to scope out at the Eastside Culture Crawl

Sleek black and white, ghostly forms, and “antiques for the future”

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverNovember 19, 2021Eastside Arts Society, Eastside Culture Crawl
Forev Circus brings its stunts to Evergreen Cultural Centre, November 24 and 25
Forev Circus brings its stunts to Evergreen Cultural Centre, November 24 and 25

Former Cirque du Soleil performers, a husband-and-wife duo start their own circus act

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THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 19, 2021Evergreen Cultural Centre, Forev Circus, circus, Cirque du Soleil, What's Stirring
Dance West Network supports dance artists and writers in conversation
Dance West Network supports dance artists and writers in conversation

Re-centering/Margins creative residency offers emerging dance artists of colour the chance to invite emerging writers of colour to accompany their in-studio processes

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DANCEStir VancouverNovember 18, 2021Partner Content, Dance West Network
Red Sky Performance looks to the night sky through the eyes of the Anishinaabe
Red Sky Performance looks to the night sky through the eyes of the Anishinaabe

A work for six dancers with live music and cosmic visuals, Trace explores Indigenous star stories

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DANCEGail JohnsonNovember 18, 2021DanceHouse, Red Sky Performance, Sandra Laronde, Homepage feature
For Romeo and Juliet, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and SFU's Precursor Lab team up to create a musical-visual experience
For Romeo and Juliet, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and SFU's Precursor Lab team up to create a musical-visual experience

Live performers interact with shadow puppetry for a real-time hybrid effect that visually responds to Sergei Prokofiev’s romantic score

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MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 18, 2021VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Vancouver New Music's Parallel 04: UNION Immersed performances and installations unveiled November 28
Vancouver New Music's Parallel 04: UNION Immersed performances and installations unveiled November 28

Ten artists from farflung disciplines came together for a workshop in WebXR

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MUSIC, ART & DESIGNStir VancouverNovember 18, 2021Partner Content, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC, Vancouver New Music
With Hasalala Danxalax, mezzo Marion Newman and fellow performers reframe operatic performance
With Hasalala Danxalax, mezzo Marion Newman and fellow performers reframe operatic performance

With a mix of western and Indigenous repertoire, the Chan Centre’s new guest curator aims for change on- and off-stage

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MUSICJanet SmithNovember 18, 2021CHAN CENTRE, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
Theatre review: Farm to Fable dishes up warmth and comfort via Zoom
Theatre review: Farm to Fable dishes up warmth and comfort via Zoom

Meaghan Chenosky is an affable chef and aspiring restaurateur in writer-director Amiel Gladstone’s new comical play

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CULINARY, THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 18, 2021The Cultch, Amiel Gladstone, Meaghan Chenosky, Zoom
Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir announces Sing We Now of Christmas concert series
Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir announces Sing We Now of Christmas concert series

The highly anticipated seasonal event features performances at four local venues plus a new virtual concert

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 17, 2021Partner Content, Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir, Festive
Stir Cheat Sheet: Five things to know about Vancouver Chamber Choir's FIFTY celebration
Stir Cheat Sheet: Five things to know about Vancouver Chamber Choir's FIFTY celebration

Canada’s longest-existing pro choir celebrates with a few of its hundreds of commissions

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MUSIC, LIVESTREAMGail JohnsonNovember 17, 2021Vancouver Chamber Choir
Bard on the Beach announces return to live performance under the tents for its 33rd season
Bard on the Beach announces return to live performance under the tents for its 33rd season

The Shakespeare Festival will be back at its iconic waterfront site for 2022 after a two-year hiatus

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NEWS, THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 17, 2021Theatre, Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare, Christopher Gaze
Dance review: Two creatively inspired solos explore the joy and struggle of artistic expression at Chutzpah Festival
Dance review: Two creatively inspired solos explore the joy and struggle of artistic expression at Chutzpah Festival

Alexis Fletcher’s light in the rafters riffs on Tiko Kerr’s paintings, while Idan Cohen’s Solo for Orpheus taps vaudeville, Baroque, and drag

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DANCEJanet SmithNovember 17, 2021Chutzpah Festival, Chutzpah! Festival, Idan Cohen, Ne.Sans Opera and Dance, Belle Spirale Dance Projects
The Pi Provocateur series returns with Screen Door's unconventional ghost stories, December 3
The Pi Provocateur series returns with Screen Door's unconventional ghost stories, December 3

Applied Science’s inaugural show brings together playwright José Teodoro and composer-musician Stephen Lyons

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MUSIC, THEATREStir VancouverNovember 17, 2021Partner Content, Pi theatre, Pi Provocateurs, Pi Theatre
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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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#vancouverarts #stirvancouver #taikodrums
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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#yvrarts #yv
Winter Solstice Lantern Festival illuminates the longest night of the year, December 21. 

Secret Lantern Society’s annual offering includes outdoor processions, workshops, song and dance performances, and more across Yaletown and Granville Isl
Ballet BC has just announced that its artistic director Medhi Walerski will leave his role as of June 30, 2027, following the company’s big 40th-anniversary season.

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#balletbc #ballet #vancouverarts #contemporarydance
 

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