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Theatre review: Cliff Cardinal's As You Like It takes audience on a journey of shock, vulnerability, then clarity

Performer plays the Trickster, dancing the line between humour and tragedy

FESTS, THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 6, 2022PuSh Festival, Crow's Theatre, Cliff Cardinal

Stir Cheat Sheet: 4 events where the arts leap off the page at the Jewish Book Festival

Online talks feature writers who explore subjects from painting-inspired poetry to theatre as a political act

READ, FESTSStir VancouverFebruary 5, 2022music, Jewish Book Festival, Cherie Smith JCC Jewish Book Festival

Stir Q&A: Journalist Alanna Mitchell travels from the ocean floor to the stage with Sea Sick

The non-fiction play taking a deep dive into the disastrous state of the world’s waters is back

THEATREGail JohnsonFebruary 4, 2022The Cultch, Homepage feature

Rainbow Robert steps away from TD International Jazz Festival

Coastal Jazz & Blues Society managing director, artistic programming had nurtured local talent and social justice at the organization

MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithFebruary 4, 2022TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Forgotten film Chameleon Street sees a 4K restoration, at The Cinematheque starting February 4

Indie find riffs stylishly on the exploits of a Michigan con man

SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 4, 2022The Cinematheque

Film review: Who We Are connects centuries of dots in complex chronicle of racism in America

Weaving law lecture with compelling personal stories, the new documentary kicks off Black History Month at VIFF Centre

SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 4, 2022VIFF, VIFF Centre, Homepage feature

Vancouver Chamber Choir celebrates next generation of young vocal talent in JUST SOCIETY

Live concert showcases three youth choir groups performing alongside VCC members

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 4, 2022Vancouver Chamber Choir, Partner Content

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

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