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Rendez-Vous French Film Festival unveils diverse program of screenings, February 18 to March 31

Lush period pieces and poetic docs, with tribute to late Quebec director Jean-Marc Vallée

SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 4, 2022VISIONS OUEST, Rendez-Vous French Film Festival

For Mani Soleymanlou, the search for identity is back to ZÉRO

The Montreal-based Iranian-Canadian theatre artist explores origins in autobiographical solo

THEATREGail JohnsonFebruary 4, 2022Theatre la Seizieme

Ballet BC announces works by renowned choreographers Crystal Pite, Marco Goecke in Reveal + Tell

The second live performance of the company’s 2021-22 season also includes a new piece by artistic director Medhi Walerski

DANCEJanet SmithFebruary 3, 2022Ballet BC, Crystal Pite, Medhi Walerski

Arts Umbrella Spring Break Dance Intensives explore a range of styles and inspiration

Guest artists are also on hand, in a program divided into two age groups

DANCEJanet SmithFebruary 3, 2022ARTS UMBRELLA, Arts Umbrella

Theatre review: On a virtual recruitment call, TM asks audiences to ponder their world view

There’s no fluff or filler in the one-on-one livestream by Belgium’s Ontroerend Goed

THEATREGail JohnsonFebruary 2, 2022The Cultch

Culinary arts: Vancouver chefs pour their hearts into Valentine's Day dishes

From white-chocolate rose petals to an iconic French cake, there are edible works of art to be found

CULINARYGail JohnsonFebruary 2, 2022Valentine's Day, Thomas Haas, Kafka's Coffee

Massey Theatre offers half-price tickets to frontline workers for Noises Off, February 15 to 27

Offer of laughter and fun is aimed at thanking everyone from teachers to grocery clerks to performing artists for their dedication

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 2, 2022Massey Theatre

Shhh, it's a secret: Here are the few things we can tell you about William Shakespeare’s As You Like It: A Radical Retelling by Cliff Cardinal.

The PuSh show relies on the element of surprise, but Crow’s Theatre’s Chris Abraham says it’s “exhilarating”

THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 2, 2022PuSh Festival, Crow's Theatre, Shakespeare, Cliff Cardinal

Sankofa Film Festival showcases stories of the African diaspora, February 12

Mini documentary fest accompanies MOA exhibition Sankofa: African Routes, Canadian Roots

WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENGail JohnsonFebruary 2, 2022MOA, Sankofa, Black, Hogan's Alley, Black History Month, documentary

Friends of Chamber Music presents the Han, Finckel, Setzer Trio

Esteemed musicians will perform powerful works by Beethoven, Dvorak, and Anglo-African composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 2, 2022Partner Content, Friends of Chamber Music

Stir Q&A: Mi'gmaq photographer and mask-maker Duane Isaac explores Indigenous relationship between land and body

Sovereignty at SUM gallery is the queer artist’s first solo exhibition in Vancouver

ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonFebruary 2, 2022SUM Gallery, Duane Isaac, Indigenous, photography, masks, Homepage feature

LunarFest Vancouver offers lively celebrations to welcome Year of the Tiger

Special activities include art workshops, film screenings, fortune-telling, and more

FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 1, 2022LunarFest, Partner Content

Montreal's Mélanie Demers unleashes the female voice in La Goddam Voie Lactée

MAYDAY dancers learned everything from singing to playing guitar for a work formed by volatile times

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 1, 2022PuSh Festival, The Dance Centre, DANCE CENTRE

Talking Stick @ Club PuSh brings Indigenous beats, comedy, and burlesque to Performance Works February 3

Co-curators Rob Thomson and Nimkish Younging present DJ O Show, Sparkle Plenty, and more at the fest’s laid-back, licensed venue

FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 1, 2022PuSh Festival, Club PuSh, Talking Stick Festival, Frank Theatre

JCC Jewish Book Festival: From fictional worlds of beasts to frank takes on antisemitism, the 2022 event covers vast ground

Vancouver author Rachel Rose, author of The Octopus Has Three Hearts, is featured in the annual literary event’s Short Stories Extravaganza

With TM, Belgium's Ontroerend Goed prompts audiences to question their fear of "the other"

The one-on-one online theatre piece slyly reframes conspiracy theorists and the “polarized world”

THEATRE, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithJanuary 31, 2022The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Homepage feature

Tiko Kerr explores nearness in career-spanning solo exhibition, now showing

Politics of Proximity showcases works on canvas, collage, and Plexiglas

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJanuary 31, 2022Tiko Kerr, Monica Reyes Gallery

Vancouver comedian Simon King announces new album, As Good As Or Better Than

Robin Williams once called the stand-up artist a “truly gifted comedian”

COMEDYJanet SmithJanuary 31, 2022Comedy Here Often?, 604 Records, Simon King

Music community mourns trailblazing Coast Salish opera singer Rose-Ellen Nichols

Mezzo-soprano helped bring alive groundbreaking works such as Marie Clements’ Missing and Margaret Atwood’s Pauline

MUSIC, NEWS, OPERAJanet SmithJanuary 31, 2022City Opera, opera

The 37th Annual Cherie Smith JCC Jewish Book Festival represents a diversity of experiences and cultures

The online event showcases recent literature that revels in pivotal ideas of the modern world, sparks meaningful conversation

BOOKS, FESTSJanet SmithJanuary 31, 2022Jewish Book Festival, Partner Content

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