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Stir Pairing: Día de los Muertos 2022 comes to life in Vancouver

Local Day of the Dead celebrations include altar installations, Hanky Panky cocktails, and more

Mani Soleymanlou, in association with 40 creators and performers from francophone Canada, brings Un.Deux.Trois. to Vancouver

The national production is the largest to date in the history of Franco-Canadian theatre

THEATREStir VancouverOctober 25, 2022Partner Content, Theatre la Seizieme

Cultural scene mourns Vancouver contemporary artist Rodney Graham

From the chandelier under the Granville Street Bridge, to a cheeky tale of a sailor at the Venice Biennale, he leaves a huge, genre-busting legacy

ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithOctober 24, 2022Rodney Graham

Vancouver lighting designer Caine Heintzman, Victoria master luthier Robert Anderson among recipients of 2022 Carter Wosk Award in Applied Art + Design

The BC Achievement Foundation’s 18th annual program also recognizes textile jewellery artist Louise Perrone and ceramicist Cathy Terepocki

Vancouver Chamber Choir serves up a feast of music to celebrate St. Cecilia

Benjamin Britten, Ina Boyle, and three Cecilias are some of the composers on the roster

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 24, 2022Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir

STAND Festival showcases works by immigrant and refugee artists, November 2 to 8

The multidisciplinary fest features a range of arts events created and led by newcomers to Canada

Juno-winning vocalist Caity Gyorgy brings vocal command of swing music to the Shadbolt

The singer-songwriter will be joined by a stellar five-piece band

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 23, 2022Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Comedy review: Blueberries Are Assholes finds the absurd within the ordinary, at the Firehall Arts Centre

TJ Dawe’s hilarious one-man show will have you looking at just about everything in a different way

COMEDY, THEATREStir VancouverOctober 22, 2022TJ Dawe, FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre

Dance reviews: Killer clowns, an intense look into the void, and a warm embrace

Arresting dancers in Hofesh Schechter’s Double Murder, and an immersive multimedia universe at Forêt

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 22, 2022DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Dance Centre, DANCE CENTRE, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Chris Funk brings his spectacular magic show with live music to the Shadbolt

REDEFINING WONDER showcases the awe-inspiring artist’s groundbreaking illusions that feature violin, guitar, flute, and more

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 21, 2022Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

YAGA retells the story of the wicked old witch, from a powerful woman's point of view

The play by Kat Sandler launches Touchstone Theatre’s 2022-23 season

THEATREGail JohnsonOctober 21, 2022Touchstone Theatre, Roy Surette, theatre, The Cultch, Homepage feature

At the Vancouver Art Gallery, Jin-me Yoon's new works explore interconnections between identity, history, nature, and more

Video- and photo-based works created in Canada and South Korea take form in the flowing, curving About Time exhibition

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 21, 2022Vancouver Art Gallery, VAG, Jin-me Yoon, Homepage feature

Leading Czech ensemble the Smetana Trio performs in Vancouver for Friends of Chamber Music

The celebrated musical group features Jitka Cechová on piano, Jan Talich on violin, and Jan Pálenícek on cello

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 21, 2022Partner Content, Friends of Chamber Music

Vancouver's Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival sees community as a mentor

The 19th annual multidisciplinary, multi-venue fest celebrates the neighbourhood through the transformative power of the arts

Film review: Tár takes an ominous and breathtakingly crafted trip into rarefied world of classical music

Cate Blanchett is icily perfect as the elite conductor whose polished image starts to show cracks

SCREEN, MUSICJanet SmithOctober 20, 2022Tár

Little Miss Higgins blends old country blues, jazz, and folk, at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, November 4

The Kansas-raised, Manitoba-based Canadian artist will sing songs from her latest album, My Home, My Heart

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 20, 2022Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

At Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, Honouring Our Grandmothers keeps the fires burning

Through arts and ceremony, the Healing Journey brings together family and residents who work to restore relationships between generations and communities

FESTSStir VancouverOctober 20, 2022Partner Content, Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival

Quartetto di Cremona travels from Italy to Vancouver, with fine 17th- and 18th-century instruments, October 25

The musicians are honourary citizens of the ensemble’s namesake city, which is on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list for violin making

Coastal Jazz's IronFest III will match local talent with global performers for three nights at The Ironworks

SICK BOSS hits the IronWorks stage on November 3, while Modulus Fest artists mix with local jazz names on November 4 and 5

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 19, 2022Partner Content, Coastal Jazz, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society

Rising conductor Kamna Gupta makes Vancouver Opera debut with a cleverly reframed The Pearl Fishers

Maestro sees her choral work, classical training, and even her childhood Bharatanatyam lessons coalesce in production of Bizet work

MUSIC, STAGE, OPERAJanet SmithOctober 19, 2022Vancouver Opera, Kamna Gupta, Vancouver Civic Theatres

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