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Bill Reid Gallery and Jewish Museum & Archives of BC explore decades-old potlatch recordings in Keeping the Song Alive

The mixed-media exhibition highlights work by late ethnomusicologist Ida Halpern and Kwakwaka'wakw Chiefs Billy Assu and Mungo Martin to document hundreds of sacred, traditional songs

Elektra Women's Choir presents beloved holiday concert Chez Nous on November 26 and 27

Familiar carols meet Canadian compositions and two contrasting works from Berlin

MUSIC, HOLIDAY22Stir VancouverNovember 3, 2022Partner Content, ELEKTRA, Elektra Women's Choir, Holiday, Holiday 2022

Hourglass comes to fruition with a full journey through Philip Glass's Piano Études, at the Chutzpah! Festival November 5 and 6

Leslie Dala is at the keyboard while eight dancers take the stage

FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRING, DANCEJanet SmithNovember 2, 2022Chutzpah Festival, Ne.Sans Opera and Dance

Friends of Chamber Music brings The Juilliard String Quartet to Vancouver

The ensemble is celebrating its 75th anniversary this season

MUSICStir VancouverNovember 2, 2022Partner Content

Duos to quintets, IronFest III offers up fresh jazz juxtapositions, November 3 to 5 at IronWorks

One-off combo nights span local and international names, from Josh Zubot and François Houle to Jay Clayton and Kate Gentile

Stir Q&A: Mom's the Word: Talkin' Turkey sees the mothers come home for the holidays

The five members of the Moms the Word Collective dish on credit-card bills, family, and how challenging the festive season can be

THEATRE, HOLIDAY22Gail JohnsonNovember 2, 2022Arts Club Theatre, Arts Club, Mom's the Word, Holiday 2022, Christmas, festive, women, moms

Florence Pugh takes centre stage in The Wonder, set to open at VIFF Centre on November 4

The critically lauded exploration of science and faith is set in mid-19th-century Ireland

SCREENStir VancouverNovember 2, 2022Partner Content, VIFF, VIFF Centre, Vancouver International Film Festival

Chor Leoni projects peace in 2022 Remembrance Day concert, We Sang Our Songs

Vancouver’s revered 65-member male choir aims to offer solace in unsettling times

MUSICGail JohnsonNovember 2, 2022Chor Leoni, Remembrance Day, choir, Don Macdonald, Erick Lichte, Homepage feature

Zee Zee Theatre’s annual storytelling project returns with The Rainbow Elders & Allies Collection

Community-engagement project gives people the chance to hear queer histories one-on-one, 20 minutes at a time

WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREJanet SmithNovember 2, 2022Zee Zee Theatre

SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs releases more tickets for Old Stock: A Refugee Story

Hit klezmer-folk-fuelled musical now has an extended run from December 1 to 11

THEATREStir VancouverNovember 2, 2022Partner Content, SFU Woodward's

From South Africa to Vancouver, Soweto Gospel Choir sings of hopefulness

The renowned 22-member ensemble performs its concert HOPE: It’s Been a Long Time Coming

Vancouver's Eastside Culture Crawl officially launches 26th-anniversary festival with Take Flight Benefit

Highlights include the buzz-worthy Art Roulette, with a new collectors’ cocktail party, and a silent auction

Dance artist Shion Skye Carter reconnects with calligraphy and her Japanese culture in Residuals (住み・墨)

Translucent paper, brushlike movement, and memories of her grandparents’ traditional house drive the choreographer-performer’s new work

DANCEJanet SmithNovember 1, 2022Shion Skye Carter, DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre

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