Articles — Stir

DanceHouse and Vancouver New Music team up to present Broken Chord

Featuring one dancer, four vocal soloists, and an onstage a cappella chorus, the epic work runs from February 23 to 25

DANCEStir VancouverJanuary 25, 2023Partner Content

The Marrow builds hypnotic rhythms around Gord Grdina's love of the lute-like oud

Jazz improvisation meets historical Middle Eastern forms in group formed with percussionist Hamin Honari, cellist Hank Roberts, and bassist Mark Helias

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 24, 2023Gord Grdina, The Marrow, BlueShore at CapU

American jazz scientist Scott Robinson cuts loose with CapU Jazz Ensembles on February 3

New Jersey-based artist is fluent in all jazz genres, as well as a multitude of reed and brass instruments

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 24, 2023Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU

At the Polygon Gallery, Leaving and Waving chronicles 27 years of parents saying goodbye in the driveway

Deanna Dikeman’s deeply affecting photo exhibit speaks to mortality and the importance of familial bonds

At PuSh Festival, Le Cri des Méduses transports haunting French painting to the stage

Quebec City’s Alan Lake Factorie blends dance, theatre, visual art, and cinema in its founder’s interpretation of a grisly 1819 masterpiece

FESTS, DANCEGail JohnsonJanuary 24, 2023PuSh Festival, dance, Quebec, Alan Lake, Vancouver Civic Theatres

In Sinatra & Beyond, singer-songwriter-pianist Tony DeSare does things his way

The New York City-based artist joins Vancouver Symphony Orchestra with his signature concert

MUSICGail JohnsonJanuary 23, 2023Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Civic Theatrees

Friends of Chamber Music welcome back beloved Han Finckel Setzer Trio

The ensemble of cellist David Finckel, violinist Philip Setzer, and pianist Wu Han is a Vancouver-audience favourite

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 23, 2023Partner Content, Friends of Chamber Music

Momentum grows to save Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Fest supporters issue public statement urging members to oppose pending dissolution of the organization; meanwhile, others in favour of the move to dissolve

FESTS, NEWSGail JohnsonJanuary 23, 2023Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Gary Cristall

North Van Arts’ Art Rental Show spans screen prints, collage, digital imagery, and more, to February 11

Exhibition features more than 400 works by local artists

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJanuary 22, 2023North, North Van Arts, Art Rental Show, Xwalactun

Dance review: Never Twenty One builds an intense new dance language out of African diaspora

At the PuSh Festival, Smail Kanouté’s thought-provoking new work interweaves spoken testimonials, graffitied bodies, and a mix of street-dance languages

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithJanuary 20, 2023PuSh Festival, DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre