Articles — Stir

The Polygon presents Woman, Life, Liberty: Feminist Cinema from Iran

In solidarity with Iranian women, new series screens some of the greatest Persian films ever made

SCREENStir VancouverNovember 1, 2022Partner Content, the Polygon, The Polygon Gallery

Games in Music concert plays into the power of video-game soundtracks

Lucas Waldin will conduct UBC Symphony Orchestra and UBC A Cappella in a performance with live interactive elements and VR immersive art

From new opera to mythological avatars, IndieFest unveils its genre-defying lineup for event November 16 to 27

Genre-defying highlights include Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Angel’s Bone and first live performance of Live from the Underworld II: Eurydice’s Calling

MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverOctober 31, 2022Partner Content, re:Naissance opera, IndieFest

Paris Opera Ballet performs Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman’s Play to launch Digidance 2022-23 season

Canadian premiere of virtual production features 36 dancers and a score by Swedish composer (and Alicia Keys collaborator) Mikael Karlsson

WHAT'S STIRRING, DANCEJanet SmithOctober 31, 2022Digidance, DanceHouse

Theatre review: In magical-realist YAGA, strong cast brings folk-tale characters to complex, contemporary life

Colleen Wheeler, Aidan Correia, and Genevieve Fleming are outstanding playing multiple roles each in a play that reimagines the wicked old witch

THEATREStir VancouverOctober 31, 2022Touchstone Theatre, Kat Sandler, Roy Surette

Little Miss Higgins uncorks an on-stage version of The Fire Waltz podcast at the Shadbolt

The singer-guitarist tells a story about a potato-farmer’s daughter who ended up in Southern Alberta to become a housekeeper—and it’s an important tale

MUSICJanet SmithOctober 31, 2022Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, concerts

Upintheair Theatre's cosmic-themed performance series returns with The Array

Three highly original new works explore the theme of Beyond the Knowledge of Humankind

THEATREStir VancouverOctober 31, 2022Partner Content, Upintheair Theatre

Ukrainian concert pianist Vadym Kholodenko plays music to heal in his Vancouver debut

The acclaimed artist will reveal multiple layers in the music of Franz Schubert and Sergei Prokofiev

MUSICJanet SmithOctober 31, 2022Vancouver Chopin Society, piano, Ukraine, Vadym Kholodenko, Vancouver Civic Theatres

In-demand Dutch siblings’ Heart Drive brings the surreal and sexual to Ballet BC OVERTURE/S program

In Vancouver for a pioneering coproduction, Marne and Imre van Opstal have been shaking up Euro contemporary dance and Paris fashion runways

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 30, 2022BALLET BC, Ballet BC, Vancouver Civic Theatres

SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs celebrates partnership with South African Film Festival

In the latest episode of the ArtScape podcast, SFUW’s Michael Boucher speaks to the fest about its programming and collaboration

SCREENStir VancouverOctober 30, 2022Partner Content, SFUW, SFU Woodward's, South African Film Festival

Ayelet Rose Gottlieb evokes the awe of the moon with 13 Lunar Meditations

Show’s large, eclectic cast of musicians—including jazz legend Jay Clayton—will spread from Music on Main’s Modulus Festival over to Coastal Jazz’s improvised IronFest III series

Tom Jackson brings Stories, Songs and Santa Causes to the Massey Theatre this November

The Juno and Gemini Humanitarian Award winner kicks off the holiday season with his signature charm

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 28, 2022Partner Content, Massey Theatre

The Calidore String Quartet brings a unique balance to Vancouver from New York City

The ensemble’s four members have different ideas about what to focus on in rehearsal—and that works to their advantage

Legendary Louise Lecavalier returns to Vancouver with new solo Stations, at DanceHouse November 23 to 26

Fou glorieux artistic director pushes her body to the edge, exploring fluidity, control, meditation, and obsession

DANCEStir VancouverOctober 28, 2022Partner Content, DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse

Theatre Replacement's Best Life explores our attachment to domestic machines

Creator Maiko Yamamoto drew on family memories of suburbia and concern for the planet in audience-generated new work

MICHELIN Guide honours eight Vancouver restaurants with a Star

The inaugural local selections also include 40 Recommended eateries, 12 “Bib Gourmands”, and three special awards

CULINARY, NEWSStir VancouverOctober 27, 2022CULINARY, MICHELIN, Vancouver restaurants, Vancouver food, Homepage feature

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents Jon Kimura Parker Plays Bernstein

Joining the legendary Canadian pianist is Grammy-winning conductor Karen Kamensek in her VSO debut

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 27, 2022Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Double Happiness: Detour This Way duo expands its music-theatre vision with more family and community input

At the Modulus Festival, Nancy Tam and Robyn Jacob’s rich, genre-defying exploration of immigration and displacement re-emerges from pandemic limbo

Vancouver Bach Choir's Reflections for Our Times concert reflects on issues of the modern world, November 12

Show marks world premiere of Frank Horvat's Memories of Self-Isolation and Western Canadian premier of Sarah Kirkland Snider's Mass for the Endangered

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 27, 2022Partner Content, Vancouver Bach Choir