Articles — Stir

Greater Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival whisks up drinkable art, to February 14

From cherry and coconut to Parmigiano Reggiano, the fest offers 145 creative flavours for 2023

Music review: String star Hilary Hahn brings lyricism and clarity to Sibelius’s beloved Violin Concerto in D Minor with the VSO

Moving encore of Bach’s aching “Sarabande” was dedicated to the late Maestro Bramwell Tovey

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 15, 2023VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Hilary Hahn

Film review: Women Talking takes a stark yet deep look at the power of words

Strong performances as females in a religious colony find their voices amid sexual assaults

SCREENJanet SmithJanuary 14, 2023Sarah Polley, Women Talking

Vancouver pastry chef Kiko Nakata pours whimsy into desserts at Archer

The culinary artist dishes on the creative process behind some of her most popular menu items

CULINARYGail JohnsonJanuary 13, 2023Vancouver food, Vancouver restaurants, culinary arts, pastry, pastry chef, Kiko Nakata, Archer

The Cinematheque presents major Guy Maddin retrospective

Series features all 12 feature-length films by the Canadian cult icon

SCREENStir VancouverJanuary 13, 2023Partner Content, The Cinematheque

In hyper-stylized Door Mouse, Avan Jogia pays tribute to Vancouver's grittier side

Star’s directorial debut sets dark issues of drugs and missing women inside a neo-noir fairy tale

SCREENJanet SmithJanuary 13, 2023Avan Jogia, VIFF, VIFF Centre

The Weather Station’s Tamara Lindeman sings through the darkness

Coming to Vancouver for the Chan Centre EXP series, the Juno-nominated artist finds things to celebrate amid so much societal nihilism

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 13, 2023Chan Centre, Chan Centre EXP, The Weather Station

Panjabi Garden exhibition celebrates Sikh artist Keerat Kaur’s mother tongue, opening January 21

The multimedia solo show at Surrey Art Gallery explores the richness of language and nature

3 shows that bend genre at the interdisciplinary PuSh International Performing Arts Festival

Soliloquio, Selfie Concert, and The Seventh Fire are just some of the dynamic interdisciplinary productions at the 2023 fest, January 25 to February 5

FESTSStir VancouverJanuary 12, 2023Partner Content, PuSh Festival

Never Twenty One pushes beyond gun violence into Black identity and creativity

Presented by the PuSh fest and Dance Centre, Smaïl Kanouté’s intense dance work draws on his own quest to connect with Afro communities around the world

DANCEJanet SmithJanuary 12, 2023DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre, PuSh Festival, Homepage feature

Theatre review: Big laughs, colourful details in marionette master Ronnie Burkett's new Little Willy

The eccentric Daisy Theatre characters are back in full, over-the-top form, in a show that strays hilariously from Shakespearean satire

THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 12, 2023THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Ronnie Burkett

At PuSh Festival, Jaha Koo explores linguistic imperialism in Lolling and Rolling

The South Korean, Belgian-based multimedia artist uses “tongue-tie surgery” as a jumping off point to delve into cultural identity

FESTS, THEATREGail JohnsonJanuary 12, 2023PuSh Festival, Korean, multimedia, Homepage feature

Vetta Chamber Music announces Romanticism Unleashed, with a dynamic duo from Barcelona

Violinist Kai Gleusteen and pianist Catherine Ordronneau join Vetta for the classic program of romantic chamber music

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 11, 2023Partner Content, Vetta Chamber Music

Kokoro Dance performs with musicians Tony Wilson, Joe Williamson, and Kai Basanta, January 13

Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi team up with jazz artists for the KW Production Studio show

DANCEJanet SmithJanuary 11, 2023Kokoro Dance, Jay Hirabayashi

Arts Umbrella's Professional Training Program in Musical Theatre Performance hosts auditions January 28

Yearlong intensive instruction, coaching, and performance opportunities help build “triple threat” talents, for grades 8 to 12

THEATREStir VancouverJanuary 11, 2023Partner Content, Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA

Vancouver violin virtuoso Cameron Wilson's BBC Trio plays jazz in concert, January 15

Standards and original compositions make up the program for the Kay Meek Arts Centre’s third show in its Jazz Violin Concert series

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 11, 2023Kay Meek Arts Centre, Cameron Wilson, jazz, violin

Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2023 announces 350+ participating restaurants

Reservations are now open; newcomers include Riley’s Fish + Steak, Gastronomy, The Farmhouse, VV Tapas Lounge, Delara, Monarca, and Nightshade, among others

CULINARY, FESTSJanet SmithJanuary 11, 2023Dine Out Vancouver Festival, Vancouver food, Vancouver restaurants