Articles — Stir

Subterranean documentary follows B.C. cavers who make record-breaking trips underground

New film captures frustrations and triumphs inherent to a punishing sport—and allows the rest of us to experience it by proxy

SCREENJanet SmithOctober 26, 2023Knowledge Network, caves, VIFF Centre, VIFF, Homepage feature

Pippa Mackie's Hurricane Mona marks world premiere, November 18 to December 3

In co-presentation from Touchstone Theatre and Ruby Slippers Theatre, a climate emergency takes centre-stage

THEATREStir VancouverOctober 26, 2023Partner Content, Touchstone Theatre, Ruby Slippers Theatre

Mandelring Quartet plays Beethoven, Shostakovich, and Ligeti in Friends of Chamber Music concert, October 29

Now in their 40th-anniversary year, critically acclaimed group returns to Vancouver for the first time since 2016

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithOctober 25, 2023Friends of Chamber Music

The Cunning Little Vixen sopranos revel in UBC Opera's rare performance of Janáček’s bittersweet fable

It’s full of animals, but performers have discovered how human the lushly orchestrated work is

MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithOctober 25, 2023UBC School of Music, UBC, opera

Canadian sextet The Paperboys play a Kay Meek Arts Centre concert, November 10

Globe-touring group’s style ranges from traditional Mexican folk to New Orleans brass band music

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 25, 2023Partner Content, Kay Meek Arts Centre

Canada Council for the Arts unveils selection of 70 finalists for 2023 Governor General's Literary Awards

Among the B.C. finalists are Angela Sterritt’s Unbroken, Susan Musgrave’s Exculpatory Lilies, and Harrison Mooney’s Invisible Boy: A Memoir of Self-Discovery

Chutzpah! Festival's opening and closing nights deliver laughs and life lessons, November 2 and 23

Opening night is a special presentation of The Debaters: Chutzpah Edition, and closing night features The Best of Israeli Comedy

COMEDY, FESTSStir VancouverOctober 25, 2023Partner Content, Chutzpah! Festival

Arthi Chandra explores intergalactic pop performance in STARBABY at The Array: An Exquisitely Sensitive Machine

Upintheair Theatre event features commissions from four groups of artists, including Chandra’s The Library Performance Collective

THEATREJanet SmithOctober 25, 2023Upintheair Theatre

Western Gold Theatre's A Doll's House Part 2 continues where Henrik Ibsen's 1879 play left off, November 9 to 26

Featuring Melissa Oei as Nora and Tom McBeath as Torvald, production explores gender roles in marriage

THEATREStir VancouverOctober 24, 2023Partner Content, Western Gold Theatre

Stir Cheat Sheet: 3 ways to celebrate like it's an Indian wedding, at Diwali Fest 2023

For Metro Vancouver event’s 20th anniversary, South Asian mehendi, rangolis, live dance and music, and much more

CULTURE, FESTSStir VancouverOctober 24, 2023Diwali Fest, Diwali, Homepage feature

The Cinematheque screens artist's short films Carole Itter: Choreography of the Everyday, November 2

Collaboration with the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery higlights Itter’s exhibition, which includes archival multidisciplinary materials

SCREENStir VancouverOctober 24, 2023Partner Content, The Cinematheque

East Van Panto: Beauty and the Beast hits the York Theatre from November 22 to January 7, 2024

Theatre Replacement and The Cultch’s holiday tradition is written by Jivesh Parasram and Christine Quintana this year

THEATREStir VancouverOctober 23, 2023Partner Content, THE CULTCH

Review: A playful, visually dazzling production finds the "magic" in Mozart's The Magic Flute

Goth-steampunk getups, a forested maze, and some powerhouse singing make for a fun night out at Vancouver Opera

MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithOctober 23, 2023Vancouver Opera, VANCOUVER OPERA, Mozart, Homepage feature

Eastside Culture Crawl launches 27th annual edition with Take Flight benefit to November 4

Event features Art Roulette draw with 31 pieces of original art, plus an online Silent Auction

Audain Foundation announces $2 million donation to Arts Umbrella at annual Splash Art Auction

Gift to build children’s and youths’ arts programs to meet increasing need, as well as to promote availability to underserved communities

NEWS, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 22, 2023Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA, Michael Audain

Cello superstar Sheku returns with a wide-ranging solo program, October 29 at the Chan Centre

Crossing centuries of music for the Vancouver Recital Society performance, the artist is planning a grand finale with young cellists

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithOctober 22, 2023Vancouver Recital Society, VANCOUVER RECITAL SOCIETY, Sheku

Refuge Canada is now open at the Museum of Vancouver until February 2, 2024

Exhibition allows visitors to explore Canada’s place in the global refugee crisis

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverOctober 21, 2023Partner Content, Museum of Vancouver

Jazz pianist Henrique Eisenmann effortlessly folds in influences, from world music to chants, October 27

The Sao Paulo-born, New York City-based musician and academic works across art forms and genres

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithOctober 21, 2023BlueShore at CapU, jazz

Theatre review: Te Tangi a te Tūī's acrobatic stories of Māori magical spirits speak eloquently to colonial damage

Indigenous language and oral storytelling traditions drive circus-theatre piece from New Zealand, commissioned by The Cultch and Urban Ink

DANCE, THEATRE, CULTUREJanet SmithOctober 21, 2023THE CULTCH, The Cultch

Jennifer Mascall reflects upon dance's ability to take social action ahead of The Impossible Has Already Happened's Canadian premiere

Piece co-created with Footnote New Zealand Dance explores water as a symbol of environmental distress

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 20, 2023MascallDance, Anvil Theatre, Homepage feature

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