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Howard Jang named new executive and artistic director of ArtSpring on Salt Spring Island

The esteemed arts and cultural leader takes over the role in January 2022

NEWS, ART & DESIGN, MUSICGail JohnsonDecember 8, 2021ArtSpring, Howard Jang, Salt Spring Island

From tiny voices to advanced singers, Vancouver Youth Choir performs at the Chan Centre, December 11

All Is Bright features six ensembles whose artists range in age from kindergarten to 24 years

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonDecember 7, 2021Vancouver Youth Choir, Festive, Chan Centre

Theatre review: Lights illuminates the humour and heartbreak around holiday family dynamics

Strong acting team brings to life new play amid East Coast-intimate sets

THEATREJanet SmithDecember 6, 2021Touchstone Theatre, Adam Grant Warren, Festive

Vancouver Chamber Choir breathes new life into Benjamin Britten’s first masterpiece, December 16 and 17

Wassail features the British composer’s A Boy Was Born, plus other holiday works

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonDecember 6, 2021Vancouver Chamber Choir, Festive, Christmas

Stir Q&A: Local author, historian, and musician Aaron Chapman on his new book, Vancouver Vice

Diving deep into the West End of the 1970s and 80s, the read is part murder mystery, part investigative profile

READGail JohnsonDecember 6, 2021Arsenal Pulp Press, Aaron Chapman, BC books, Vancouver history, the West End

Review: Vancouver Opera's Orfeo ed Euridice conjures a dreamlike world of serene dancing and music

Balloons, chandeliers, and ghost-white jesters make for a fascinating, Felliniesque interpretation

OPERA, MUSIC, DANCEJanet SmithDecember 6, 2021Vancouver Opera, DANCE CENTRE, Ne.Sans Opera and Dance, The Dance Centre

Savage Society launches new podcast series featuring Indigenous stories and experiences

Aiysiniiksin: Keeping the Tradition Alive is hosted by Darylina Powderface

PODCASTSGail JohnsonDecember 6, 2021Savage Society, Darylina Powderface, podcasts, Indigenous

Dee Daniels puts a little pop into Christmas with VSO at the Orpheum, December 10 and 11

The local blues, jazz, R&B, and gospel singer puts her own spin on holiday classics

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonDecember 6, 2021Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Dee Daniels, Festive, Christmas, music

Film reviews: Drinkwater, Tzoulahem, and Run Woman Run shine at Whistler Film Festival

Eric McCormack plays a doofus dad; a documentary shines a light on a Quamichan warrior chief; and a story of self-love is shot on Six Nations of the Grand River

SCREEN, FESTSGail JohnsonDecember 4, 2021whistler Film Festival, Homepage feature

FlyOver Canada soars from coast to coast with Santa at Canada Place, December 9 to January 3

With stunning footage of some of the country’s most iconic locations, the attraction is akin to a 4D film that gives you the feeling of flight

WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENGail JohnsonDecember 4, 2021FlyOver Canada, Festive, screen

Felted ornaments, beaded beauties as Toque Craft Fair goes online, December 1 to 5

Sales help both artists and the artist-run culture at home venue the Western Front

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithDecember 3, 2021Western Front, Festive

Christmas with Chor Leoni features a mix of familiar and brand-new seasonal songs

The all-male choir’s 2021 Yuletide offering is more than a concert, says artistic director Erick Lichte

MUSICGail JohnsonDecember 3, 2021Festive, Chor Leoni, choral music

Film review: The Truth dissects the little lies that family members tell each other and themselves

French screen legends Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche star in Hirokazu Kore-eda’s subtle look at mother-daughter dynamics

SCREENJanet SmithDecember 3, 2021The Cinematheque

The Polygon Gallery announces new sculptural commission by artist Brian Jungen

Upside Down Flagpole speaks to the relationship of national symbols and colonization

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverDecember 3, 2021Partner Content, POLYGON GALLERY, the Polygon

Vines Art Festival launches first group show, at Access Gallery to December 20

Commodified Trauma & Supernatural Gentrification features works by queer Indigenous artists

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonDecember 2, 2021Vines Art Festival, Indigenous, queer, Access Gallery

Livona Ellis and Rebecca Margolick join forces in Fortress

New collaboration plus four solos at Scotiabank Dance Centre on December 17 and 18

DANCEStir VancouverDecember 2, 2021Partner Content, The Dance Centre, BC Movement Arts Society

Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Jason Camp and the Posers, and more perform at Miác̓i: Canned Salmon Music Festival at Vancouver Art Gallery

The outdoor concert launched by Coastal First Nations Great Bear Initiative celebrates Indigenous-led conservation efforts

Words and music merge in unpredictable ways in Applied Silence's Screen Door

Playwright José Teodoro and composer-musician Stephen Lyons approach theatre-making through integrative thinking

THEATRE, MUSICGail JohnsonDecember 1, 2021Pi Provocateurs, Pi Theatre, Stephen Lyons, Jose Teodoro, Deer Lake

Mezzo soprano Mireille Lebel keeps looking ahead in Vancouver Opera's Orfeo ed Euridice

Vancouver-bred performer reconnects with her hometown and some of her favourite music in new dance-filled production

OPERA, MUSICJanet SmithDecember 1, 2021Vancouver Opera, Mireille Lebel

Emily Carr University announces Summer Institute for Teens 2022 scheduled to run on campus

Registration is now open for the intensive pre-university program, with online options for 2D Animation, Illustration, and Creative Coding + Web Design studios

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverDecember 1, 2021Partner Content, Emily Carr University

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