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Stir Cheat Sheet: 3 screenings and installations to catch at F-O-R-M Festival of Recorded Movement
Stir Cheat Sheet: 3 screenings and installations to catch at F-O-R-M Festival of Recorded Movement

Offerings this year span stop-motion animation and immersive video environments, and topics from Indigenous belief systems to melting glaciers

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DANCE, SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverNovember 2, 2023F-O-R-M, Festival of Recorded Movement
Director Mark Carter reflects on his lifelong love of The Wizard of Oz ahead of CTORA Theatre's upcoming production
Director Mark Carter reflects on his lifelong love of The Wizard of Oz ahead of CTORA Theatre's upcoming production

Storyline sticks true to the 1939 film based on L. Frank Baum’s novel, from the elaborate costumes to the incidental underscore

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 2, 2023CTORA Theatre
The Dance Centre presents Calle Verde and Jhoely Triana Flamenco in Discover Dance! series, November 9
The Dance Centre presents Calle Verde and Jhoely Triana Flamenco in Discover Dance! series, November 9

Flamenco artists navigate tradition and experimentation with concepts spanning from a bullfight to finding strength in roots

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DANCEStir VancouverNovember 1, 2023Partner Content, The Dance Centre
Behtab Behseta's one-woman show at the STAND Festival depicts growth and resilience in the aftermath of trauma
Behtab Behseta's one-woman show at the STAND Festival depicts growth and resilience in the aftermath of trauma

The performer and Blackout Art Society’s artistic director Amir Hosseini speak to the festival’s origins and the importance of uplifting immigrant artists

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THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 31, 2023Blackout Art Society, STAND Festival
VIFF and VSO School of Music showcase pianist James Carson's Cabin Music, November 9
VIFF and VSO School of Music showcase pianist James Carson's Cabin Music, November 9

Event features Carson’s self-directed documentary at the VIFF Centre, followed by a live piano concert at Pyatt Hall

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SCREEN, MUSICStir VancouverOctober 31, 2023Partner Content, VIFF, VIFF Centre
Belle Spirale Dance Projects' KIN navigates intergenerational memory at the STAND Festival, November 2
Belle Spirale Dance Projects' KIN navigates intergenerational memory at the STAND Festival, November 2

Piece directed by Alexis Fletcher highlights the partnerwork and emotion of Brazilian dancers Juan Duarte and Lazaro Silva

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 31, 2023Blackout Art Society, STAND Festival, Scotiabank Dance Centre, Belle Spirale Dance Projects
Vancouver New Music presents Diné composer Raven Chacon’s Voiceless Mass, November 18
Vancouver New Music presents Diné composer Raven Chacon’s Voiceless Mass, November 18

Pulitzer Prize-winning piece creates space for historically unsung voices

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 31, 2023Partner Content, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC
Nlaka'pamux artist Nadine Spence’s 13 Moons Around the Lake brings travelling message chests and other works to Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
Nlaka'pamux artist Nadine Spence’s 13 Moons Around the Lake brings travelling message chests and other works to Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art

Project continues the multiyear Honouring Our Grandmothers Healing Journey, featuring art from multiple First Nations

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ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithOctober 30, 2023Bill Reid Gallery, Northwest Coast Art
South African jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim plays the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, November 19
South African jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim plays the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, November 19

Pianist-composer is joined by Cleave Guyton on flute, piccolo, and saxophone, plus Noah Jackson on bass and cello

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MUSICStir VancouverOctober 30, 2023Partner Content, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
Music review: Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason lives up to all the hype—and more.
Music review: Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason lives up to all the hype—and more.

At VRS, star finds exquisite tone in a thoughtfully curated program, and gives local young cellists bragging rights for years to come

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MUSICJanet SmithOctober 30, 2023Vancouver Recital Society, VANCOUVER RECITAL SOCIETY, Sheku
Corporeal Imago inverts traditional circus dance with the return of aerial fusion piece Throe, November 3 and 4
Corporeal Imago inverts traditional circus dance with the return of aerial fusion piece Throe, November 3 and 4

Aerial rope choreography and emotive contemporary dance form the basis of post-apocalyptic work by Gabrielle Martin and Jeremiah Hughes

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DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithOctober 30, 2023Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Corporeal Imageo
The Polygon Gallery's Art Auction 2023, featuring 22 original artworks, is on now until November 8
The Polygon Gallery's Art Auction 2023, featuring 22 original artworks, is on now until November 8

Pieces donated to support the gallery’s programming range in estimated value from $1,250 to $30,000

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverOctober 30, 2023Partner Content, The Polygon Gallery
Dance review: The Impossible Has Already Happened conjures melting glaciers and climate change through projected imagery and fluid movement
Dance review: The Impossible Has Already Happened conjures melting glaciers and climate change through projected imagery and fluid movement

MascallDance-Footnote New Zealand Dance coproduction takes a gentle, humanistic, and dreamlike approach to global warming

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DANCEJanet SmithOctober 30, 2023MascallDance, Jennifer Mascall, climate change, Anvil Centre, Anvil Theatre
Klezmer master Michael Winograd's dedicated research allows him to bridge 21st century and distant ancestors
Klezmer master Michael Winograd's dedicated research allows him to bridge 21st century and distant ancestors

Appearing with the Honorable Mentshn and Socalled at the Chutzpah! Festival, clarinet virtuoso approaches his work as a “repairer of chains”

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 29, 2023Michael Winograd, Chutzpah! Festival, klezmer
Etuaptmumk/Two-Eyed Seeing: Ways of Being and Seeing offers dialogue and guidance amid the urgent climate crisis
Etuaptmumk/Two-Eyed Seeing: Ways of Being and Seeing offers dialogue and guidance amid the urgent climate crisis

Artists Lara Aysal and Rosemary Georgeson lead a Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival workshop based on conversations with Elders, activists, and academics

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CULTURE, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 29, 2023Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver Moving Theatre, The Only Animal, FIREHALL
Dance review: By turns cerebral and funny, Kidd Pivot's Assembly Hall plays elaborate games
Dance review: By turns cerebral and funny, Kidd Pivot's Assembly Hall plays elaborate games

In Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young’s world premiere, ancient stories and unruly humans can’t be contained

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DANCEJanet SmithOctober 28, 2023DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite
Ballet BC's 50-dancer BOLERO X becomes an act of unity and humanity in the face of division and inhumanity
Ballet BC's 50-dancer BOLERO X becomes an act of unity and humanity in the face of division and inhumanity

Israeli choreographer and Batsheva alumnus Shahar Binyamini grabs the last ticket out to bring Vancouver his epic work set to Ravel’s masterpiece

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DANCEJanet SmithOctober 27, 2023Ballet BC, BALLET BC, ballet, Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA
Three films by Japanese director Somai Shinji screen at The Cinematheque, November 4 to 13
Three films by Japanese director Somai Shinji screen at The Cinematheque, November 4 to 13

Masterful lineup includes P.P. Rider (1983), Typhoon Club (1985), and Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1982)

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SCREENStir VancouverOctober 27, 2023Partner Content, The Cinematheque
In Hopeful Monster, Eve Egoyan and Mauricio Pauly create eerie abstraction at Music on Main’s Modulus Festival
In Hopeful Monster, Eve Egoyan and Mauricio Pauly create eerie abstraction at Music on Main’s Modulus Festival

Pianist and multi-instrumentalist’s album collaboration wields a supernatural sound using digital processing, among other techniques

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MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 27, 2023Music on Main, Modulus Festival
Godzilla vs Hedorah emerges as a fan favourite amid the Cinematheque's glorious ode to the King of Kaiju
Godzilla vs Hedorah emerges as a fan favourite amid the Cinematheque's glorious ode to the King of Kaiju

The atomic lizard suffers a critical wounding from an organism made entirely of pollution in a monster marathon made for Halloween

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SCREENJanet SmithOctober 27, 2023The Cinematheque, Godzilla
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La Venue de l’avenir (Colours of Time) takes a lighthearted trip back to 1895 Paris, at VIFF Centre to January 5. 

Four relatives converge on an old house, discovering the story of an ancestor who journeyed to the City of Light during the Impr
Canadian art community mourns Gathie Falk. 

The pioneering multimedia artist who made her name with glossy ceramic fruits and shoes is being remembered for her “joyful affirmation of all that is beautiful in this world”. 

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Nikkei Mochitsuki celebrates a year-end Japanese tradition, December 29. 

Taiko drums and dance add to the festivities at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. 

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From family-friendly theatre in the afternoon to celebratory shows as midnight approaches, here’s a look at what’s on offer around the city this New Year’s Eve—plus a couple of New Year’s Day festivities too.

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O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy serves up a whimsical party at the Massey Theatre, December 28

James & Jamesy’s family-friendly show sails through a series of slapstick and sometimes surreal journeys. 

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