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Black Arts Vancouver co-founder Chase Keetley kicks off Sankofa Artist Talks at MOA, January 22

Joining the multidisciplinary African-Canadian artist is Chantal Gibson, who will read from her two recent books of poetry

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs Chopin, Fauré & Bologne

The concert features award-winning Canadian Chopin specialist Charles Richard-Hamelin

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 11, 2022Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Lynne Ramsay's dark, agonizing poetry celebrated at The Cinematheque, to February 4

With films like We Need to Talk About Kevin and You Were Never Really Here, the Scottish director is one of the most exciting voices in contemporary cinema

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 11, 2022The Cinematheque

The Cull, a biting new Arts Club Theatre Company audio play, now streaming

One of Arts Club’s Silver Commissions, it’s part of the organization’s 2021-22 Listen to This: Audio Play Series

THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 11, 2022Partner Content, Arts Club

Indigenous cuisine, culture on the table at Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2022

Salmon n’ Bannock hosts a groundbreaking new dining series with leading First Nations chefs from across Canada

Alexis Fletcher blends dance, poetry, and projections in meditation on memory and mortality

In assemble, a broken sail and layered coats are just some of the metaphorical imagery

DANCEJanet SmithJanuary 10, 2022Ballet BC, Alexis Fletcher, Dance Centre, Belle Spirale Dance Projects

VSO changes its tunes in response to latest COVID wave

Steven Page concert rescheduled to spring; new programming in January to increase physical distancing on-stage

MUSIC, NEWSGail JohnsonJanuary 10, 2022Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO, Steven Page, COVID-19, COVID

Tickets now on sale for a fully online Vancouver Short Film Festival, January 28 to February 6

This year’s 51 entries range from artistic documentaries to quarantine comedies and the genre-based “After Dark” series

SCREENStir VancouverJanuary 10, 2022Partner Content, VSFF, Vancouver Short Film Festival

Stir Q&A: C.R. Avery’s debut feature film is a bohemian love letter to East Van

The multidisciplinary artist releases Victory on East Hastings, accompanies premiere screening live with C.R. Avery Orchestra

MUSIC, SCREENGail JohnsonJanuary 10, 2022CR Avery, The Rio Theatre, East Vancouver

Sook-Yin Lee hosts online conversation Women in Punk, January 15

The Polygon Gallery’s OG Punk exhibition inspired the free chat

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonJanuary 9, 2022the Polygon, punk, Sook-Yin Lee, Dina Goldstein

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 cinematic trips to take at Italian Film Week, January 7 to 13 at VIFF Centre

The King of Laughter, The Hand of God, and more journey from old Naples to golden-lit Rome

SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverJanuary 7, 2022Italian, Italian Film Festival

Helen Walkley's John delves into the disappearance of her brother more than 50 years ago

A collection of letters helped inspire the dance-theatre duet for Josh Martin and Billy Marchenski

DANCEJanet SmithJanuary 7, 2022FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, Helen Walkley, Billy Marchenski, Josh Martin

A Tomorrow: Shane Koyczan releases new poem on video to give us all hope

The acclaimed spoken-word artist’s work speaks to a time when the pandemic is in our rear-view mirror

NEWS, READGail JohnsonJanuary 7, 2022Shane Koyczan, spoken word

TNT returns to Audain Art Museum, launches new series with Levi Nelson, January 11

Tuesday Night Talks’ season 3 premiere takes viewers to the Whistler gallery and to the New York-based Lil’wat Nation artist’s home

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJanuary 6, 2022Audain Art Museum, Levi Nelson, Whistler, Curtis Collins

New musical audio play has frank conversations about queerness, motherhood, relationships, and more

Queer local artists star in the frank theatre company’s adaption of Catherine Hernandez’s I Cannot Lie to the Stars That Made Me

THEATREGail JohnsonJanuary 6, 2022Fay Nass, the frank theatre company, queer

Here we go again: Vancouver performing arts forced to pivot and postpone in face of Omicron restrictions

While some organizations are persevering with 50-percent capacity, others are putting shows off until spring

NEWS, THEATRE, FESTS, DANCEJanet SmithJanuary 5, 2022Arts Club Theatre, PuSh Festival, Massey Theatre, COVID-19, Homepage feature

KDocsFF celebrates 10 years, announces lineup for online fest, February 18 to 27, 2022

Titled “Seeking Truth. Waging Change.”, Metro Vancouver's premier social justice film festival unveils roster of 21 documentary films, with tickets on sale January 5

SCREENJanet SmithJanuary 5, 2022KDOCS, KDocsFF, Kdocs