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BC Movement Arts showcases OURO Collective's mixed program from March 5 to 11

Touring across rural communities in B.C., the performance is part of the society’s North Island Contemporary Dance Series

DANCEStir VancouverFebruary 27, 2023Partner Content, BC Movement Arts Society

Multi-instrumentalist Kofi Gbolonyo leads celebration of West African music, March 3

Born in Ghana and based in Vancouver, the vocalist-percussionist teams up with CapU jazz ensembles and faculty for high-energy show

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonFebruary 27, 2023BlueShore at CapU

Stir Cheat Sheet: 4 winery dinners at Vancouver International Wine Festival 2023

On the menu are iconic wines from South America, Masi’s 250th winemaking anniversary, and more

Music review: Passion meets precision as Vancouver Symphony Orchestra pulls off massive Carmina Burana

Vancouver Bach Choir vocal power, thundering percussion, and tight string section earn standing ovation

The first West Coast String Summit comes to Vancouver from March 9 to 12

Spanning four days and three venues, event celebrates creative music and the power of strings

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 24, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver New Music, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC

Vancouver Academy of Music Orchestra conjures Arabian fairy-tale world of Scheherezade, at Kay Meek Arts Centre on February 26

Brahms violin concerto and Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde also on the program

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 24, 2023Kay Meek Arts Centre, Vancouver Academy of Music

Review: Broken Chord delivers potent social commentary through dance, song, and South African history

Voices of South African artists and members of Vancouver Chamber Choir prove outstanding

DANCE, MUSICGail JohnsonFebruary 24, 2023DanceHouse, Vancouver New Music, Vancouver Civic Theatres, African, South Africa

Firehall Arts Centre presents Our Ghosts from March 19 to April 2

Production tells true story of a military flight officer who disappeared in fighter jet near Comox

THEATREStir VancouverFebruary 23, 2023Partner Content, FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre

Theatre review: Québécois-Indigenous playwright Jocelyn Sioui's Mononk Jules has a hairpin turn

The performer-puppeteer erases nothing about his Huron-Wendat great-uncle’s history

THEATREGail JohnsonFebruary 23, 2023Theatre la Seizieme, French, Indigenous

Vancouver actor Sabrina Vellani welcomes The Wrong Bashir's comedic take on her Ismaili community

New play uses laughter to explore intergenerational conflict around traditions

THEATRE, CULTUREJanet SmithFebruary 23, 2023Touchstone Theatre, FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, Homepage feature, Spring 2023

Vancouver Chamber Choir presents JUBILEE on March 11

Guest conductor Rollo Dilworth leads the celebration of Afrocentric choral classics and contemporary works

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 23, 2023Partner Content

Chor Leoni brings fiery energy to PopCappella III

The 65-voice men’s choir gives winter a boot with concert of hits by the likes of Adele, Katrina and the Waves, and AC/DC

MUSICGail JohnsonFebruary 23, 2023Chor Leoni, PopCappella, choral music, pop music, Homepage feature

Vancouver Fringe Festival announces Duncan Watts-Grant as new executive director

He has long association with the theatre fest, and has worked at VSO and Langara College

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 22, 2023Vancouver Fringe Festival

Vancouver’s PiDGiN restaurant announces Tara Lee Bennett as latest artist-in-residence

Inspired by the paper artist’s works, the chef at the Michelin-recommended Gastown eatery creates a monochromatic dessert

ART & DESIGN, CULINARYGail JohnsonFebruary 22, 2023PiDGiN, Vancouver food, Vancouver restaurants, Spring 2023, SPRING 2023

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents The Rite of Spring from March 10 to 12

The concert in Vancouver and Surrey includes Stravinsky’s masterpiece as well as other exceptional works

THEATREStir VancouverFebruary 22, 2023Partner Content, VSO

Film reviews: Rendez-Vous French Film Festival's Babysitter and That Kind of Summer explore gender and sexuality in wildly different ways

From Quebec, a manic and stylized satire of sexism, plus a defiantly nonjudgmental look at female sex addicts

SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 22, 2023Rendez-Vous French Film Festival, VISIONS OUEST

Vancouver Jewish Film Festival announces 27 world and Canadian premieres for 34th annual event

The longest running Jewish film festival in Canada takes place in March, in person and online

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonFebruary 22, 2023Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, film, film festival, Jewish, SPRING 2023, Spring 2023

Vancouver International Dance Festival presents Christopher House in New Tricks

The veteran choreographer and performer explores the queering of the body and the imagination in riveting solo

DANCEStir VancouverFebruary 22, 2023Partner Content, VIDF

KDocsFF reviews: Engrossing Backlash unmasks cyberbullying against women; The Cartel Project peels away a cover up; and more

The Doctrine of Recovery spotlights Indigenous resistance; The Happy Worker probes the modern workplace; Navalny unfolds like a thriller

FESTS, SCREENGail JohnsonFebruary 22, 2023KDocsFF, documentary, film festival

BlueShore at CapU presents Irish band JigJam on March 9

The four-piece Irish ensemble thrills audiences with blazing banjo, red-hot fiddle, and beautiful harmonies

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 21, 2023Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU

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