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Film review: In charming Ténor, a Parisian rap artist goes to the Opera Garnier

Film review: In charming Ténor, a Parisian rap artist goes to the Opera Garnier

Screening at Visions Ouest, this breezy French find has a surprising amount to say about the power of art to connect a divided society

SCREENJanet SmithOctober 26, 2022VISIONS OUEST, SFU Woodward's

SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs reaches across country to work with Halifax's 2b theatre company

SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs reaches across country to work with Halifax's 2b theatre company

In latest ArtScape podcast and video, Michael Boucher speaks to Ben Caplan about the hit show Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story, which returns here December 1 to 4

THEATREStir VancouverOctober 26, 2022Partner Content, SFU Woodward's

Coraline director Harry Selick's new Wendell & Wild screens in time for Halloween, at VIFF Centre

Coraline director Harry Selick's new Wendell & Wild screens in time for Halloween, at VIFF Centre

Three screenings on October 31 for new stop-motion genius’s collab with Key and Peele

SCREENJanet SmithOctober 26, 2022VIFF Centre

Chutzpah! Festival workshops riff on clowning, comedy, and matzo balls

Chutzpah! Festival workshops riff on clowning, comedy, and matzo balls

Many of this year’s offerings complement the shows you’ll see on stage

FESTSStir VancouverOctober 26, 2022Partner Content, Chutzpah! Festival

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 diverse events to catch at the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 diverse events to catch at the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival

An opera blending Cantonese song, jazz, and Indigenous drumming; an immersive sound experience; and a collaborative dance work are among the highlights

FESTSStir VancouverOctober 26, 2022Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, Downtown Eastside, Festivals, Karen Jamieson, Vancouver Cantonese Opera

Review: Lush music, fresh cultural take at Vancouver Opera's The Pearl Fishers

Review: Lush music, fresh cultural take at Vancouver Opera's The Pearl Fishers

Production brings strong singing, and a new lens, to Bizet’s 19th-century piece

OPERA, MUSICJanet SmithOctober 25, 2022Vancouver Opera, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Vancouver Chopin Society welcomes Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko

Vancouver Chopin Society welcomes Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko

The musically dynamic and technically gifted young artist performs live at Vancouver Playhouse

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 25, 2022Partner Content, Vancouver Chopin Society

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

CULINARY, FESTSGail JohnsonOctober 25, 2022Dia de Los Muertos, Day of the Dead, Stir Pairing, cocktails, Vancouver food, Vancouver restaurants, MOA, Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival

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

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

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

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

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 24, 2022BC Achievement Foundation, Carter Wosk Applied Art and Design, Carter Wosk Awards, lighting design, luthier, Caine Heintzman, Robert Anderson, Louise Perrone, Cathy Terepocki

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

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

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

WHAT'S STIRRING, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 24, 2022Presentation House Theatre, STAND Festival, Blackout Art Society

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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