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Grounded in Community, Carrying it Forward thematically guides this year's Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival

Founded by Vancouver Moving Theatre’s Savannah Walling and Terry Hunter, the festival’s collaborative history guides its 20th annual edition

FESTSStir VancouverSeptember 19, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Moving Theatre

Jazzy Cuban soul meets Latin pop in singer-songwriter Alex Cuba’s upcoming Kay Meek Arts Centre concert, September 23

A four-time Latin Grammy Award-winner, Cuba has collaborated with artists from Nelly Furtado to Jason Mraz

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 19, 2023Kay Meek Arts Centre

Arts Umbrella hosts Stagecraft Pro-D Day workshop series throughout 2023-24 school year

Fall workshops include Stage Management with Marijka Asbeek Brusse on October 20, and Sound Design with Matthew Piton on November 24

THEATRE, NEWSStir VancouverSeptember 19, 2023Partner Content, Arts Umbrella

For Lilya Zilberstein, Rachmaninoff runs in the blood—and can be played in defiance

The star pianist, who left Russia 33 years ago, also plays Schubert and Liszt at Vancouver Chopin Society solo concert

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 18, 2023Vancouver Chopin Society, piano, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Mooncakes, lantern crafting, and an audio play at Gateway Theatre's Family Fun Mid-Autumn Celebration, September 24

Event in honour of upcoming Chinese holiday features live reading of Five Blessings collective’s Legend of the Whooshhh

CULTURE, THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithSeptember 18, 2023Gateway Theatre

Emily Carr University hosts event marking new Pacific Song of the Ancestors totem pole, September 29

The art installation, eight years in the making, is created by Master Carvers Dempsey Bob, Stan Bevan, and Lyonel Grant

CULTUREStir VancouverSeptember 18, 2023Partner Content, Emily Carr University

Music review: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's triumphant season opener took listeners from depths of despair to euphoric heights

Thorvaldsdóttir’s astounding rallying cry for the climate crisis met Mahler’s demanding Sixth

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 18, 2023Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Rat Academy, The Pigeon & The Dove among big winners at Vancouver Fringe awards

A stylized story of Alberta rodents was chosen best of the fest, while musical exploration of homelessness won Stir Social Impact Award

FESTS, THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 18, 2023Vancouver Fringe Festival, Granville Island

Friends of Chamber Music announces 76th season with 10-concert lineup for 2023-24

Opening concert features Zemlinsky Quartet on October 17, and Bennewitz Quartet closes on April 9

MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 18, 2023Partner Content, Friends of Chamber Music

Realwheels Theatre announces 20th-anniversary season, welcomes artistic associate Adam Grant Warren

2023-24 lineup includes Warren’s Saturday Night At Axles, which centres a wheelchair user who works as a travel YouTuber

THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithSeptember 17, 2023Realwheels Theatre

Solo exhibition Swapnaa Tamhane: No Surface is Neutral opens at Surrey Art Gallery, September 23

Artist uses embellished textiles and handmade cotton-cloth paper to consider India’s colonial history

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverSeptember 17, 2023Partner Content, Surrey Art Gallery

Ground Awakening Ceremony at new Vancouver Art Gallery site marks long-awaited start of construction

With more than $340 million raised of the gallery’s $400-million goal, the building’s estimated completion is now set for 2028

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithSeptember 15, 2023Vancouver Art Gallery, Homepage feature

Vancouver International Flamenco Festival welcomes wide array of forms

From Jafelin to Rosanna Terracciano, Rosario Ancer’s open-minded program embraces tradition, multiple cultures, and the edgily conceptual

DANCE, CULTURE, FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 15, 2023flamenco, Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, Homepage feature

Massey Presents series kicks off at Massey Theatre with Oktopus, October 21

Eight-member band blends klezmer music with a jazz-accented Québécois repertoire

MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 15, 2023Partner Content, Massey Theatre

Theatre review: The ravenous plant villainess is just the start of the fun in an enjoyably evil Little Shop of Horrors

Strong comedic performances, catchy songs, and over-the-top visual design make Arts Club opener a blast

THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 15, 2023Arts Club Theatre, Homepage feature

Film review: Mutiny in Heaven: Nick Cave & The Birthday Party takes a stage dive back into legendary band's chaotic rise and fall

Through a wild mix of rare concert footage, animation, and interviews, new documentary revisits Aussie group that “annihilated” its audiences

SCREENJanet SmithSeptember 14, 2023VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival, Nick Cave

Dumb Instrument Dance rejects ageism and embraces self-acceptance in Cobalt & Crone

Solos from Ziyian Kwan and Shion Skye Carter express their bodies’ comforts and capabilities

DANCEJanet SmithSeptember 14, 2023Dumb Instrument Dance, Morrow, Ziyian Kwan, Homepage feature

Little Miss Higgins serenades at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, September 29

Western Canadian Music Award-winning singer-musician delivers a signature blend of blues, folk, and jazz

MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 14, 2023Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Film review: What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? casts a spell in The Cinematheque's ode to Georgian films

Beautiful characters and old-world enchantment make it a great introduction to a country’s cinema that has only recently been rediscovered by Western viewers

SCREENJanet SmithSeptember 14, 2023The Cinematheque

Vetta Chamber Music opens new season with Life’s a Beach, October 13 to 15

Concert features famed American composer Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet in F sharp minor, Op. 67

MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 14, 2023Partner Content, Vetta Chamber Music

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