Articles — Stir

Film review: A chef serves up a revolution in Délicieux at Rendez-Vous French Film Festival

Grégory Gadebois plays Pierre Manceron, a chef in demand by royalty

FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 17, 2022Rendez-Vous French Film Festival

Jarrett Martineau named curator-in-residence at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Host of CBC’s Reclaimed and City of Vancouver’s Music Officer will aim to forge new cultural and Indigenous connections

MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithFebruary 17, 2022Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, CHAN CENTRE

The Porter rolls across Canada, sharing stories of the Black diaspora

The new CBC and BET+ original series looks at the lives of railway sleeping-car porters in the 1920s

SCREENGail JohnsonFebruary 17, 2022CBC, The Porter, Black History Month, homepage feature, Homepage feature

Homegrown comedy Kim's Convenience hits the Arts Club stage on February 24

Ins Choi’s hit Canadian comedy classic spawned the TV series of the same name

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 17, 2022Arts Club Theatre

Dance review: Out of South Africa, Via Kanana captivates in its expression of rage

The North American streaming premiere of Gregory Maqoma’s pantsula-based ensemble piece for Via Katlehong proves mesmerizing

DANCEGail JohnsonFebruary 17, 2022DanceHouse, Digidance, Via Katlehong, Via Kanana, South Africa, Homepage feature

Walk-through lantern installation Into the Light keeps the Lunar New Year spirit glowing, February 18 to 20

Local artists draw on the legend of Nian, a sea-monster, for the imagery

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 16, 2022Gateway Theatre

The art of Yoko Ono inspires Growing Freedom High Tea at 1931 Gallery Bistro

It’s tea for two at the Vancouver Art Gallery restaurant, which draws inspiration from GROWING FREEDOM: The instructions of Yoko Ono / The Art of John & Yoko

CULINARYGail JohnsonFebruary 16, 2022Vancouver Art Gallery, Yoko Ono, afternoon tea

Reconnecting music and contemporary dance with Ne. Sans Opera & Dance

Idan Cohen’s company performs March 1 for the Dance Centre’s Discover Dance! series

DANCEJanet SmithFebruary 16, 2022The Dance Centre, Partner Content

Beautiful Man takes aim at the patriarchy through brutally funny satire

Vancouver director Keltie Forsyth can relate to playwright Erin Shields’s rage

THEATRE, FESTSGail JohnsonFebruary 16, 2022The Cultch, Pi Theatre, Femme Festival, Homepage feature

KDocsFF's opening Special Presentation features The Gig Is Up, Ride Fair, and Waging Change filmmakers

Directors and film subjects discuss the gig economy and fair wages, February 19 at 7 pm

SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 15, 2022KDocsFF

Circus Without Borders looks at acrobatics as survival in Africa and the Arctic, at The Cinematheque February 17

Documentary is a perfect primer for Kalabanté at the Chan Centre next week

SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 15, 2022The Cinematheque, CHAN CENTRE

COVID-19 in BC: It’s back to full capacity at theatres, concert venues, and performance spaces as of February 16 at 11:59 pm

Dr. Bonnie Henry announces easing of pandemic restrictions thanks in part to high vaccination rates

NEWSJanet SmithFebruary 15, 2022COVID-19

Friends of Chamber Music presents buzz-worthy Bennewitz Quartet

The dynamic young Czech quartet is fast gaining global praise

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 15, 2022Friends of Chamber Music, Partner Content

Vancouver's Only A Visitor blurs boundaries between art music and pop

The quintet founded by Robyn Jacob performs at IronFest2: Electric Bugaloo

MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 15, 2022Coastal Jazz, Only A Visitor, art music

Big Giant Wave's ode to the power of music was a labour of love for director Marie-Julie Dallaire

Rendez-Vous French Film Festival opener makes flowing connections between the worlds of science and art

SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 15, 2022Rendez-Vous French Film Festival, VISIONS OUEST

Pedal-steel player Scott Smith joins Tony Wilson to pay tribute to 1978 LP Minors Aloud

Pair reinterprets Emmons-Breau album that brought together jazz and country in new ways—and continues to blow minds

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 14, 2022Coastal Jazz, Ironworks, IronFest

Matriarchs Uprising taps a growing wave of Indigenous women innovating in contemporary dance

A full roster of new video works streams all week, while a live double bill features choreographer Jeanette Kotowich’s exploration of sovereignty and Cree cosmology

DANCEJanet SmithFebruary 14, 2022Matriarchs Uprising, Dance Centre, DANCE CENTRE