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The Performance Corporation's Emperor 101 serves VR-theatre fusion, April 20 to 23

Immersive virtual reality work is part of Boca del Lupo’s riveting LivePerformance360 series

SCREEN, THEATREStir VancouverApril 4, 2023Partner Content, Boca del Lupo

Métis artist Andrea Menard sings and tells stories of reconciliation in Rubaboo

Drawing on the four sacred elements, the cabaret also features live music

THEATREGail JohnsonApril 4, 2023The Arts Club, Andrea Menard, Indigenous, Homepage feature

Margaret Atwood, Louise Penny, and R.F. Kuang join Vancouver Writers Fest for The Bestsellers Series

Literary luminaries will discuss new works at the three-date event in May

Ali Hassan’s Does This Taste Funny? comes to Anvil Theatre, April 19

One-man stand-up show treats audiences to Hassan’s signature dish of comedy

COMEDYStir VancouverApril 3, 2023Partner Content, Anvil Theatre

Intersection explores memory and the aftershocks of Chilean military rule, April 5

Vancouver Latin American Film Festival presents local premiere of work that stars Carmen Aguirre

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithApril 3, 2023VLAFF, Vancouver Latin American Film Festival

Frida Kahlo: The Immersive Biography exhibition set to open May 3 at PNE Agrodome

Tickets go on sale April 4 for Western Canadian premiere of multimedia look at Mexican artist’s life

BlueShore at CapU presents Paul Pigat and Kevin Breit’s The Shut-Ins, April 23

Country-blues-rock group will perform tracks from their 2021 record and more

MUSICStir VancouverApril 3, 2023Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU

Theatre review: Black & Rural melds surreal African folklore with powerful personal anecdotes

Shayna Jones captivates in her grappling with belonging as Black person in the countryside

Speaking in Skins and Skirts brings together poets, textile artists, to May 13

The North Van Arts exhibition explores femaleness and mythologies of the skirt

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonApril 2, 2023North Van Arts, visual art, textile art, poetry, poems

Brewery & The Beast returns to Vancouver for 10th year of fire-kissed culinary arts

The fest is focused on ethically sourced flame-cooked food and features live music

Stir Pairing: The Kitchen, on the theatre stage and in Vancouver’s dining scene

Studio 58 mounts Arnold Wesker’s popular restaurant-set play; Cactus Club Cafe is perpetually evolving

CULINARY, THEATREGail JohnsonMarch 31, 2023Studio 58, Cactus Club Cafe, Stir Pairing

DanceHouse brings Dada Masilo’s The Sacrifice to the stage, May 5 and 6

Tswana-contemporary fusion dance draws inspiration from Stravinsky’s powerful work The Rite of Spring

DANCEStir VancouverMarch 31, 2023Partner Content, DanceHouse

Theatre review: Pretty Woman the Musical serves up light, fun story ripped directly from 1990 movie

Strong performances and visual energy offset a show that lacks depth

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 31, 2023Broadway Across Canada, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Yo-Yo Ma to launch Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s 105th season

Also part of VSO’s 2023-24 programming: guest solosists Steven Isserlis and Sarah Chang; B.C. premiere of John Adams’s Harmonielehre; new commissions; and more

Film review: Reel 2 Real festival's Belle and Sebastian: The New Generation is a beautifully shot, Alps-set boy-and-his-dog story

Closing-night French film takes an unaffected, unpatronizing look at nature, animal treatment, and disappearing farm traditions

SCREENJanet SmithMarch 30, 2023Reel 2 Real Film Festival for Youth, R2R Film Festival

The Flying Dutchman marks Vancouver Opera’s season end, April 29, May 4, and May 7

Performances at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre tell the tale of a ghost at sea

OPERAStir VancouverMarch 30, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Opera

Vancouver's Svava Tergesen turns food photography on its head in Ornamental Cookery

Site-specific installation at Audain Art Museum is part of the 2023 Capture Photography Festival

Black & Rural gives a glimpse into the lives of Black Canadians who call the countryside home

Storyteller Shayna Jones shares insights drawn from interviews with people of African ancestry who live outside of urban centres

THEATREGail JohnsonMarch 29, 2023Shayna Jones, Pi Theatre, Black & Rural, Black, Black Lives Matter, Spring 2023

Enjoy Silent Movie Mondays at Orpheum Theatre on May 1, June 5, and July 10

New Vancouver Civic Theatres series features early 1900s Charlie Chaplin flicks and more

SCREENStir VancouverMarch 29, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Camilla Tibbs to take helm of the Pacific Screenwriting Program in May

The nonprofit provides training and support to BC-based TV film and television writers at all levels

SCREEN, NEWSJanet SmithMarch 29, 2023Camilla Tibbs, Pacific Screenwriting Program

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