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Said The Whale joins forces with VSO in concert on April 19
Said The Whale joins forces with VSO in concert on April 19

Juno Award-winning band from Vancouver will meld their indie rock with symphony music

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 4, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Theatre review: Studio 58's The Kitchen is a rare chance to see elaborately choreographed work get cooking
Theatre review: Studio 58's The Kitchen is a rare chance to see elaborately choreographed work get cooking

Immersive set and busily moving cast bring to life restaurant culture and relevant questions around working to live—or living to work

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 4, 2023Studio 58, Spring 2023, review, theatre review
The Performance Corporation's Emperor 101 serves VR-theatre fusion, April 20 to 23
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

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SCREEN, THEATREStir VancouverApril 4, 2023Partner Content, Boca del Lupo
Métis artist Andrea Menard sings and tells stories of reconciliation in Rubaboo
Métis artist Andrea Menard sings and tells stories of reconciliation in Rubaboo

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

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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
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

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WHAT'S STIRRING, READGail JohnsonApril 3, 2023Vancouver Writers Fest, literary, books, Eddy Boudel Tan, Margaret Atwood, R.F. Kuang
Ali Hassan’s Does This Taste Funny? comes to Anvil Theatre, April 19
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

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COMEDYStir VancouverApril 3, 2023Partner Content, Anvil Theatre
Intersection explores memory and the aftershocks of Chilean military rule, April 5
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

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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
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

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ART & DESIGN, NEWSJanet SmithApril 3, 2023Frida Kahlo, Frida Kahlo: The Immersive Biography, Spring 2023
BlueShore at CapU presents Paul Pigat and Kevin Breit’s The Shut-Ins, April 23
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

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MUSICStir VancouverApril 3, 2023Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU
Theatre review: Black & Rural melds surreal African folklore with powerful personal anecdotes
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

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THEATREJanet SmithApril 3, 2023Spring 2023, Shayna Jones, Pi Theatre, Pacific Theatre, review, theatre review, Homepage feature
Speaking in Skins and Skirts brings together poets, textile artists, to May 13
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

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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
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

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WHAT'S STIRRING, CULINARYGail JohnsonApril 2, 2023Brewery & the Beast, food, Vancouver food, culinary arts, Wildlight Kitchen + Bar, Como Taperia, Published on Main, Two Rivers Meats
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

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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
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

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DANCEStir VancouverMarch 31, 2023Partner Content, DanceHouse
Theatre review: Pretty Woman the Musical serves up light, fun story ripped directly from 1990 movie
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

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THEATREJanet SmithMarch 31, 2023Broadway Across Canada, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Yo-Yo Ma to launch Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s 105th season
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

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MUSICGail JohnsonMarch 30, 2023Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Otto Tausk, VSO, Vancouver Civic Theatres, Angela Elster, Yo-Yo Ma
Film review: Reel 2 Real festival's Belle and Sebastian: The New Generation is a beautifully shot, Alps-set boy-and-his-dog story
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

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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
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

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OPERAStir VancouverMarch 30, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Opera
Vancouver's Svava Tergesen turns food photography on its head in Ornamental Cookery
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

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonMarch 30, 2023Audain Art Museum, Capture Photography Festival, photography, food, food photography, Spring 2023, Homepage feature
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

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