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Starr Muranko draws from personal tribulations, and joy, in Chapter 21, at Presentation House Theatre March 17

The Raven Spirit Dance artist dances through the experience of becoming a mother at the same time as facing a cancer diagnosis

WHAT'S STIRRING, DANCEJanet SmithMarch 13, 2023Presentation House Theatre

South African guitar adventurer Derek Gripper talks the kora, Bach, and improvisation

Africa meets Western tradition on his nylon-strung Spanish instrument

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 13, 2023BlueShore at CapU, Cap Global Roots, The Rogue Folk Club

Puppets, animatronic reptiles are part of the action in A Dinosaur Tale, March 18 and 19

The family-friendly theatre production is set in the Alberta Badlands

WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREGail JohnsonMarch 13, 2023Massey Theatre, family, Spring 2023

Music review: Elektra Women’s Choir stirs up collective emotions in Humanity

Soulful and thoughtful, the concert combined a cappella singing with large-scale photographic projections

MUSICGail JohnsonMarch 12, 2023Elektra Women's Choir, concerts, review, music, Music review, Spring 2023

New FEAST! Vancouver celebrates gathering over food and drink

Culinary fest features collaborative dinners, masterclasses, cocktails, a grand tasting, and more with chefs from across Canada

Vancouver Chamber Choir presents SPRINGTIME on April 2

Choir’s program full of premieres will include piano legend Jane Coop

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 10, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir

Theatre Review: Sense and Sensibility delivers frothy, boisterous fun

The Arts Club’s take on Kate Hamill’s stage adaptation of the Jane Austen classic is delightfully playful

Leslie Uyeda's new song cycle works through grief and grieving, March 16 at Mountain View Cemetery

Readings by poet Lorna Crozier interweave with work for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble at SUM gallery and Little Chamber Music’s reflective event

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithMarch 10, 2023Spring 2023, Little Chamber Music, Leslie Uyeda

At VIDF, Hiromoto Ida shares a love story in Birthday Present for Myself

An old man raises a glass of sake to himself in moving meditation on life and loss

Film reviews: An aching Italian love story and a matchmaking comedy at Vancouver Jewish Film Festival

Beautifully shot The Shadow of the Day captures prewar Italy, while Matchmaking coins the ultra-orthodox rom-com

FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithMarch 9, 2023Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, Spring 2023

A toast to spring: 3 B.C. wines to while winter away

“The grape of the Fraser Valley”, a time-honoured Riesling, and a sunny Viognier are on the table; so are wine-tasting experiences

CULINARYGail JohnsonMarch 9, 2023Spring 2023, BC wine, wine, Hillside Winery, Singletree, Chronos, Time Winery

Vancouver choreographer Shay Kuebler brings his signature physicality to Ballet BC for the first time

Artist stages a 20-dancer work about society and surveillance, all set to God Speed You! Black Emperor

DANCEJanet SmithMarch 9, 2023BALLET BC, Ballet BC, Shay Kuebler, Radical System Art, Spring 2023

Buzzy London-based Elias String Quartet brings verve to Vancouver, March 14

Works by Stravinsky, Beethoven, and Hadyn are on the bill

Theatre review: Anastasia is a fairy-tale spectacle, complete with ballet and Broadway-belt songs

The Broadway musical, inspired by the animated film, rides on the talents of its young, triple threat cast and dazzling digital projections

STAGE, THEATREJanet SmithMarch 8, 2023Vancouver Civic Theatres, Broadway Across Canada

Tour Surrey Art Gallery’s exhibition Through the Lattice on March 16

Multimedia artwork on display until March 26 examines nuances of pandemic lockdown

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMarch 8, 2023Partner Content, Surrey Art Gallery

Bboyizm's large-scale In My Body explores the struggles behind superhuman hip-hop moves

Faced with his own knee surgeries, Canadian B-boy trailblazer Yvon Soglo crafts an energized look at aging

DANCEJanet SmithMarch 8, 2023Spring 2023, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE

Studio Ghibli Forever! comes to VIFF from March 13 to 25

Part one of Japanese animated film series features My Neighbour Totoro and other favourites

FESTS, SCREENStir VancouverMarch 8, 2023Partner Content, VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival

Women take spotlight as Early Music Vancouver unveils newly renamed summer festival, July 27 to August 5

Themed WOMENinSIGHT, event formerly known as Vancouver Bach Festival to feature world premiere of The Queen of Carthage, Servir Antico, and more

FESTS, MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithMarch 8, 2023EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Vancouver Bach Festival

Two Vancouver authors make the new Carol Shields Prize for Fiction’s 2023 longlist

World’s first and largest literary prize for women and nonbinary writers includes Chelene Knight, Tsering Yangzom Lama among 15 finalists

Taketeru Kudo explores the depths of isolation in The Foot on the Edge of Knife, March 15 to 18

At Vancouver International Dance Festival, Japanese artist unveils work created during Tokyo’s extended COVID lockdown

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