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Dance artists reflect on creative residencies that culminate in Re-Centering/Margins performance

Emerging choreographers Sidney Chuckas, Mohammed Rashead, and Ana Sosa draw on everything from sci fi to anime to the play between light and dark in Dance West Network showcase

DANCE, CULTUREJanet SmithApril 25, 2023Dance West Network, KW Studios, Spring 2023, BIPOC, LGBTQ

Tuareg blues band Tamikrest plays a concert at Massey Theatre, May 26

Group formed in Mali pulls influences from world music, heavy American rock, and more

MUSICStir VancouverApril 25, 2023Partner Content, Massey Theatre

The Paella Guys celebrate fifth anniversary with a fiesta, May 5 to 7

The culinary experience features the namesake dish as well as tapas, sangria, Spanish music, and more

WHAT'S STIRRING, CULINARYGail JohnsonApril 24, 2023paella, The Paella Guys, food, Vancouver food, Spanish

Some Assembly Theatre Company's The Identity Bureau explores the urge to confine people to categories

Set in the near future, youth-created production aims for message of inclusivity and acceptance

THEATREJanet SmithApril 24, 2023Some Assembly Theatre, Spring 2023

The Dance Centre celebrates International Dance Day on April 29

Full day of accessible events includes free performances and studio showings

DANCEStir VancouverApril 24, 2023Partner Content, The Dance Centre

Raven takes an acrobatic exploration of the nonstop circus of motherhood

Berlin trio still human draws from personal experience in show that blends aerial feats with the juggling act of raising kids and pursuing a career

DANCE, THEATREJanet SmithApril 23, 2023Homepage feature, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, York Theatre, Spring 2023, SPRING 2023

Craft Council of BC presents The Earring Show exhibition from May 4 to 18

Annual event will feature jewellery design full of culture, craftsmanship, and expression

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverApril 23, 2023Partner Content, Craft Council of BC

Unexpecting celebrates queer love, modern motherhood, May 5 to 21

Zee Zee Theatre’s female-led play is geared to anyone who has struggled with the decision to become parents

WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREGail JohnsonApril 22, 2023Zee Zee Theatre, LGBTQ2SAI, SPRING 2023

Raman Kalyan brings Carnatic flute to Granville Island with The Offering of Curtis Andrews, May 5

Concert presented by Time Will Tell Arts Society and Indian Summer Festival blends South Indian music with jazz

Humour meets dark history in Sansei: The Storyteller, April 27 to 29

Kunji Mark Ikeda explores Japanese-Canadian internment through light comedy in the solo coming to Vancouver

Liliya Syvytska’s Elegy of Living Voices documents war in Ukraine at The Polygon Gallery, April 27

Film and photo exhibition captures striking reality of Russian occupation in Chernihiv

ART & DESIGN, SCREENStir VancouverApril 21, 2023Partner Content, The Polygon Gallery

TV host Todd Talbot revisits his triple-threat talents in Royal City Musical Theatre's Crazy for You

After years of HGTV and real estate, actor hones his song-and-dance skills again

THEATREJanet SmithApril 21, 2023Todd Talbot, Royal City Music Theatre, Massey Theatre

Vancouver Opera unveils 2023-24 season of large-scale classics The Magic Flute, Don Pasquale, and Carmen

A vivid pop reimagining, a critically acclaimed mezzo, and Ashlie Corcoran and Rachel Peake in directors’ chairs

MUSIC, OPERA, NEWSJanet SmithApril 21, 2023Vancouver Opera

Coastal Jazz and Blues Society unveils free programming at this year’s Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Forty-five free shows will be held around the city from June 23 to July 2

From symphony orchestra to chamber ensembles to prison outreach, cellist Henry Shapard finds meaning as a musician

The youngest VSO member is about to make his Vetta Chamber Music debut with a Benjamin Britten solo

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about UNA Productions' Grass is Green, at the Rothstein on April 25

Inspired by devastating forest fires, California work features a drag cellist-pianist and six dancers

Eighth & Eight Creative Spaces introduce new food and beverage program

Located in the Massey Theatre Arts Complex, the spaces welcome two familiar faces from New Westminster’s dining scene

CULINARYGail JohnsonApril 20, 2023Massey Theatre, Eighth & Eight, food, New Westminster

Dinuk Wijeratne plays the Chan Centre in The Journeyed Compass, May 5

Sri Lankan composer-conductor-pianist to perform alongside musicians Layale Chaker and Kinan Azmeh

MUSICStir VancouverApril 20, 2023Partner Content, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

New Bill Reid Gallery exhibition celebrates namesake’s influence on Northwest Coast art, opening April 26

Bright Futures features works by emerging and established Indigenous artists alongside pieces by the iconic Haida goldsmith, carver, and sculptor

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonApril 20, 2023Bill Reid Gallery, Indigenous art, Bill Reid

Huu Bac Quintet brings Chinese-Vietnamese jazz fusion to Anvil Theatre, May 6

Group pulls influence from founder’s heritage and travels across China, Peru, Montréal, and beyond

MUSICStir VancouverApril 20, 2023Partner Content, Anvil Theatre

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