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Stir Q&A: Through My Eyes re-creates childlike wonder with imaginative dance and a kaleidoscope of colours
Stir Q&A: Through My Eyes re-creates childlike wonder with imaginative dance and a kaleidoscope of colours

Piece for young audiences by Montreal company Bouge de là’s Hélène Langevin plays with shadows, shapes, and illusions

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DANCEStir VancouverNovember 8, 2023Anvil Theatre, Bouge de là
Chris Dodd performs Deafy at Pi Theatre as part of the Pi Provocateurs series, November 24 to 26
Chris Dodd performs Deafy at Pi Theatre as part of the Pi Provocateurs series, November 24 to 26

Show combining ASL, surtitles, and spoken word is designed to be accessible to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing audiences

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THEATREStir VancouverNovember 8, 2023Partner Content, Pi theatre, Pi Provocateurs
Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs hosts over 400 singers in annual Christmas with the Bach Choir concert, December 3
Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs hosts over 400 singers in annual Christmas with the Bach Choir concert, December 3

Giant choral celebration featuring the Orpheum Theatre’s historic Wurlitzer organ kicks off the holiday season

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 8, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Bach Choir, Holiday 2023
Eastside Culture Crawl's sneak preview: Out of Control unleashes a wild array of work, at galleries around town to November 25
Eastside Culture Crawl's sneak preview: Out of Control unleashes a wild array of work, at galleries around town to November 25

Pop-culture paintings, dreamscape glass, and more at exhibit spread across Pendulum Gallery, The Cultch, Alternative Creation Gallery, and Strange Fellows Gallery

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WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithNovember 8, 2023Eastside Arts Society, Eastside Culture Crawl
Arts Umbrella’s School of Dance launches its 2024 International Audition Tour, December 3
Arts Umbrella’s School of Dance launches its 2024 International Audition Tour, December 3

Auditions for five ballet-based programs travel from Vancouver to Amsterdam, New York City, and Toronto

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DANCEStir VancouverNovember 8, 2023Partner Content, Arts Umbrella
Stir Cheat Sheet: 6 things to know about legendary South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim
Stir Cheat Sheet: 6 things to know about legendary South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim

The prolific octogenarian artist coming to the Chan Centre played at Nelson Mandela’s 1994 inauguration

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 8, 2023Chan Centre, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, jazz, piano, Homepage feature
Vancouver Men's Chorus performs annual Making Spirits Bright holiday concert, December 8 to 10
Vancouver Men's Chorus performs annual Making Spirits Bright holiday concert, December 8 to 10

Festive cheer and impeccable harmonies are expected at 43rd edition of winter show

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 7, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Men's Chorus, Holiday 2023
Stir Cheat Sheet: Recycled sheers to mossy art, 5 artisans to check out at the 2023 Circle Craft Holiday Market
Stir Cheat Sheet: Recycled sheers to mossy art, 5 artisans to check out at the 2023 Circle Craft Holiday Market

Empowering candles, retro mugs, and more at the Vancouver Convention Centre

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverNovember 7, 2023Circle Craft Christmas Market
In Chor Leoni's Boundless concert, Don Macdonald's High Flight honours the life and loss of a Second World War air-force pilot
In Chor Leoni's Boundless concert, Don Macdonald's High Flight honours the life and loss of a Second World War air-force pilot

Six-movement composition features in choir’s annual Remembrance Day program curated by artistic director Erick Lichte

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MUSICJanet SmithNovember 7, 2023CHOR LEONI
Awe-inspiring cave documentary Subterranean premieres on Knowledge Network, November 7
Awe-inspiring cave documentary Subterranean premieres on Knowledge Network, November 7

Film directed by François-Xavier De Ruydts dives into the world of hobbyist cavers on record-setting adventures

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SCREENStir VancouverNovember 7, 2023Partner Content, Knowledge Network
Theatre review: Nostalgic appeal helps CTORA Theatre's The Wizard of Oz fly
Theatre review: Nostalgic appeal helps CTORA Theatre's The Wizard of Oz fly

Strong performances and visuals, not to mention airborne witches and monkeys, make for a classic trip over the rainbow

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THEATREJanet SmithNovember 6, 2023CTORA Theatre, Homepage feature
Elf: The Musical kicks off the holiday musical season, at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, to December 31
Elf: The Musical kicks off the holiday musical season, at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, to December 31

Actor Andrew McNee plays the beloved cotton-headed ninny muggins in the Arts Club production

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WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREGail JohnsonNovember 6, 2023Arts Club Theatre, Holiday 2023
Promethean Theatre announces world premiere of Tragedy, Slander, & Wine, November 13 to 19
Promethean Theatre announces world premiere of Tragedy, Slander, & Wine, November 13 to 19

Production spanning comedy, mystery, and mockumentary examines spread of misinformation after a small-town murder

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THEATREStir VancouverNovember 6, 2023Partner Content, Promethean Theatre
Margo Kane wins annual National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring
Margo Kane wins annual National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring

Founder and artistic managing director of Full Circle: First Nations Performance receives $2,500 for her dedication to touring Indigenous works across Canada and globally

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CULTURE, NEWSJanet SmithNovember 6, 2023National Arts Centre, Full Circle, Talking Stick Festival
Western Gold Theatre reimagines famous heroine's story in A Doll’s House Part 2, November 9 to 26
Western Gold Theatre reimagines famous heroine's story in A Doll’s House Part 2, November 9 to 26

Tony-nominated playwright Lucas Hnath picks up the plot 15 years after Nora slammed the door on domesticity in Henrik Ibsen’s masterpiece

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THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGGail JohnsonNovember 6, 2023Western Gold Theatre, Ibsen, Melissa Oei
Vancouver Chamber Choir and musica intima present Nightingales on November 25
Vancouver Chamber Choir and musica intima present Nightingales on November 25

Concert highlighting Latvian composer Uģis Prauliņš’s The Nightingale features recorder soloist Vincent Lauzer

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MUSICStir VancouverNovember 6, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir, musica intima
Dance review: At Ballet BC's HERE season opener, its largest-ever work brings the audience to its feet
Dance review: At Ballet BC's HERE season opener, its largest-ever work brings the audience to its feet

Shahar Binyamini’s exhilarating and unforgettable 50-dancer BOLERO X caps a top-notch program that showcases a powerhouse corps

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DANCEJanet SmithNovember 4, 2023Ballet BC, Batsheva, BALLET BC, ARTS UMBRELLA, Vancouver Civic Theatres
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents adult comedy-tinged stepsisters from Cinderella in The Spinsters, November 16 to 18
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents adult comedy-tinged stepsisters from Cinderella in The Spinsters, November 16 to 18

Show full of scandalous rules and secrets reimagines the lives of infamous fairytale characters

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THEATREStir VancouverNovember 4, 2023Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's Verdi's Requiem showcases more than 150 musicians in sync, November 3 and 4
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's Verdi's Requiem showcases more than 150 musicians in sync, November 3 and 4

Performance melds opera singing, orchestra music, and solo voices in a rendition of Giuseppe Verdi’s Messa da Requiem

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MUSICJanet SmithNovember 3, 2023Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
In one-woman play Whistle, Hadar Galron delves into the past, present, and future of the Holocaust
In one-woman play Whistle, Hadar Galron delves into the past, present, and future of the Holocaust

Actor-playwright developed semi-autobiographical monodrama with Yaakov Buchan, the son of Nazi doctor Josef Mengele’s secretary

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THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 3, 2023Chutzpah! Festival
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When a Prime Minister’s assistant’s romantic hotel rendez-vous is interrupted, a host of hilariously chaotic misunderstandings ensue. 

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DanceHouse and The Cultch present an extraordinary work of circus/dance, the North American premiere of Recirquel’s otherworldly Paradisum. 

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