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Dance review: Even more to unpack in second viewing of Kidd Pivot's Revisor

Dark visions, mesmerizing dance, and new meaning, as Crystal Pite’s vision speaks directly to the state of the world

DANCEJanet SmithApril 1, 2022DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse, SPRING, Crystal Pite, Kidd Pivot

Métis Jiggers dance the Red River Jig and other steps at Festival du Bois

Master jigger Yvonne Chartrand leads the dance troupe in a celebration of Métis culture and community

Behind the scenes: Drinkwater director Stephen Campanelli dishes on Penticton-shot film starring Eric McCormack

The proudly Canadian project by Clint Eastwood’s most trusted “camera eye” opens the 2022 Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth

Stir Pairing: For a weekend of world music and French Canadian fare, just add local craft beer

Festival du Bois is serving up everything from zydeco to Mexican-folk-inspired music, alongside a menu of Québécois classics like tourtière and assorted Yellow Dog Brewing ales

CULINARY, MUSIC, FESTSGail JohnsonMarch 31, 2022Festival du Bois, Yellow Dog Brewing, Stir Pairing, SPRING

Vienna Piano Trio plays Friends of Chamber Music Concert April 10 as part of final tour

The trio plays with the kind of homogeneity and rapport that comes from 34 years of interaction and experience

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 31, 2022Friends of Chamber Music, Vienna Trio, SPRING

Music review: Architek Percussion finds tactile new sounds through drumming, in world premiere

Visually striking and sonically adventurous concert rolls out Sabrina Schroeder’s epic Stircrazer I

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 31, 2022Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, SPRING

Tahltan-Tlingit artist Dempsey Bob carves his culture

The first-ever retrospective of the master carver’s career is being held at Audain Art Museum

ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonMarch 31, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Audain Art Museum, Spring Guide 2022

The storied Blue Cabin artists' residency settles into its new home in Steveston

Throughout April and May, Musqueam artist Debra Sparrow will be holding weaving workshops onsite

ART & DESIGN, NEWSStir VancouverMarch 31, 2022Blue Cabin, SPRING

International Trans Day of Visibility 2022: Local artists reflect

Held annually on March 31, the event celebrates transgender and gender nonconforming people while raising awareness of discrimination and injustice

Hanging out with a cult cabaret caricature in 360 degrees, in Pochsy at the Airport Hotel

Theatre artist Karen Hines talks about the challenges and pleasures of working with VR video technology

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 30, 2022BOCA DEL LUPO, Boca del Lupo, SPRING

Vancouver Opera sets sail with Gilbert & Sullivan's HMS Pinafore, opening April 30

Writer-comedian JD Derbyshire has collaborated with director Brenna Corner to adapt the libretto for a modern audience

MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithMarch 30, 2022Vancouver Opera, SPRING

Circus-themed play Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls explores gender identity, to April 23

Carousel Theatre’s heartwarming production stars non-binary drag icon Rae Takei, aka Rose Butch, in the lead role

WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREJanet SmithMarch 29, 2022Carousel Theatre, trans, nonbinary, LGBTQ2SAI

Steve Dawson celebrates new CD at The BlueShore at CapU, April 13

Gone, Long Gone highlights Vancouver-bred, Nashville-based artist’s cinematic storytelling, suede-smooth vocals, and guitar wizardry

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 29, 2022CapU, Capilano University

Six of One: New Play Festival sees Melissa Oei come full circle, in directorial debut

A Studio 58 grad herself, the theatre artist was excited to work with acting students freed of their masks

THEATREStir VancouverMarch 29, 2022Studio 58, SPRING

Filmmaker Atom Egoyan reflects on The Sweet Hereafter, bringing new restoration to The Cinematheque

The celebrated Canadian director recalls the snowy BC shoot, the haunting performances, and the most indelible scenes

SCREENJanet SmithMarch 29, 2022The Cinematheque, Atom Egoyan

In Wonderland reimagines Lewis Carroll’s beloved stories to delight audiences of all ages

Gateway Theatre presents the show’s BC premiere, full of theatre magic

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 29, 2022Gateway Theatre, Partner Content, SPRING

Le Winston Band brings upbeat zydeco-, Cajun-, and French Canadian-influenced music to Festival du Bois

The Montreal five-piece honours Louisiana’s musical culture while doing its own Québécois-infused thing

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonMarch 29, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Quebecois, French Canadian, Festival du Bois

Early Music Vancouver presents fortepiano virtuoso Olga Pashchenko in Beethoven & Liszt: A Musical Affinity

The special live concert will also raise funds for Ukraine

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 28, 2022Early Music Vancouver, Partner Content

Skoden Indigenous Film Festival returns for 2022 in-person, March 31 to April 2

“Skoden” is a unifying Indigenous slang term that transcends a single language and means “let’s go then!”

SCREENJanet SmithMarch 28, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Skoden Indigenous Film Festival, SFU

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival 2022 celebrates a grand re-emergence of blooms—and of the city itself

As we come out of the pandemic, the fest’s new executive director sees the event as an opportunity to reflect on what’s most important to us

FESTSGail JohnsonMarch 28, 2022SPRING, Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival

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