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At International Guitar Night, Israeli-Canadian musician Itamar Erez joins three other superpickers on-stage

At International Guitar Night, Israeli-Canadian musician Itamar Erez joins three other superpickers on-stage

Australian classical virtuoso Stephanie Jones, Spanish flamenco master Jesus Guerrero, and Montreal-based jazz performer Jocelyn Gould also featured in the guitar showcase

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 19, 2023International Guitar Night, Massey Theatre, Itamar Erez, guitar

Review: Circa's Sacre builds dark beauty out of its dance-acrobatic hybrid

Review: Circa's Sacre builds dark beauty out of its dance-acrobatic hybrid

At The Cultch and DanceHouse, Aussie company slow-builds to a frantic climax of bodies bending, tangling, and lifting in kaleidoscopic formations

DANCEJanet SmithJanuary 18, 2023Circa, DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse, The Cultch, THE CULTCH

Gord Grdina’s The Marrow performs rare gig with premier Persian vocalist, January 30 at BlueShore at CapU

Gord Grdina’s The Marrow performs rare gig with premier Persian vocalist, January 30 at BlueShore at CapU

Fathieh Honari is known for bringing a profound understanding of Persian classical poetry to her deeply expressive vocals.

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 18, 2023Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU, Gord Grdina, oud, Persian

Stir Pairing: Vancouver celebrates Lunar New Year through the arts, food, cocktails, and the return of the Chinatown parade

Stir Pairing: Vancouver celebrates Lunar New Year through the arts, food, cocktails, and the return of the Chinatown parade

Year of the Rabbit events range from an audio play to takeout feasts

CULINARYGail JohnsonJanuary 18, 2023Lunar New Year, Year of the Rabbit, Vancouver food, Gateway Theatre, Chinatown Storytelling Centre, Arts Umbrella, Vancouver restaurants

Each piece in Joby Burgess’s A Percussionist’s Songbook tells its own, rich story

Each piece in Joby Burgess’s A Percussionist’s Songbook tells its own, rich story

From the warmth of West African drumming to the marimba-laced electronics of Stravinsky’s grandson, Music on Main and PuSh Fest concert is expansive and collaborative

MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverJanuary 18, 2023PuSh Festival, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, Homepage feature

Vancouver Folk Music Festival cofounder Gary Cristall, musician Dan Mangan, and more express early reactions to fest's looming demise

Vancouver Folk Music Festival cofounder Gary Cristall, musician Dan Mangan, and more express early reactions to fest's looming demise

“I don’t see why you would kill such a thing after all these years”, says Cristall; BC Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport also weighs in

NEWS, MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJanuary 17, 2023Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Squamish Constellation Festival weighs in with its own dire future after Vancouver Folk Music Festival cancellation

Squamish Constellation Festival weighs in with its own dire future after Vancouver Folk Music Festival cancellation

Cofounder says cost escalations and the lack of longer-term recovery funding have the concert event desperately looking for an investor “angel”

MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithJanuary 17, 2023Squamish Constellation Festival

Fast-rising cellist Julia Hagen joins Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for Haydn concerto, February 3 to 5

Fast-rising cellist Julia Hagen joins Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for Haydn concerto, February 3 to 5

Program also features Elgar’s shimmering Enigma Variations

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 17, 2023Partner Content, VSO

Vancouver Folk Music Festival won’t return for 2023, as board moves to shut down 45-year-old event

Vancouver Folk Music Festival won’t return for 2023, as board moves to shut down 45-year-old event

Board cites increasing costs, greater competition for funding as it asks members to vote on dissolution of VFMF Society

NEWS, MUSIC, FESTSGail JohnsonJanuary 17, 2023Vancouver Folk Music Festival, VFMF, Folk Festival

Massey Theatre presents Ballet Jörgen Canada’s Cinderella

Massey Theatre presents Ballet Jörgen Canada’s Cinderella

The contemporary take on the classic fairy tale features innovative, dramatic sensibilities

DANCEStir VancouverJanuary 17, 2023Partner Content, Massey Theatre

Vancouver Chamber Choir soars into the cosmos in Under the North Star, January 20

Vancouver Chamber Choir soars into the cosmos in Under the North Star, January 20

Ēriks Ešenvalds’s ode to the Northern Lights, Jordan Nobles’s multilingual names of stars join a stellar program at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 16, 2023Vancouver Chamber Choir

Film reviews: Michael Roemer retrospective explores broken family bonds, isolation, and civil-rights era

Film reviews: Michael Roemer retrospective explores broken family bonds, isolation, and civil-rights era

At The Cinematheque, Nothing But a Man and Vengeance Is Mine reveal an overlooked American master

SCREENJanet SmithJanuary 16, 2023The Cinematheque

New Westminster’s Anvil Centre Theatre launches Outside/In, with free indoor performances and an outdoor street fest over six dates

New Westminster’s Anvil Centre Theatre launches Outside/In, with free indoor performances and an outdoor street fest over six dates

The celebration of arts and culture features local and national artists

MUSIC, FESTSGail JohnsonJanuary 16, 2023Anvil Centre, New Westminster, Outside/In

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

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

WHAT'S STIRRING, CULINARYJanet SmithJanuary 16, 2023Greater Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival, Vancouver food, Vancouver restaurants, chocolate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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