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Stir Cheat Sheet: Zines to punk protests, 5 gallery shows stirring things up this spring
Stir Cheat Sheet: Zines to punk protests, 5 gallery shows stirring things up this spring

A massive ode to zine culture, plus Ian Wallace, Pussy Riot, and more

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMarch 6, 2024Western Front, Vancouver Art Gallery, The Polygon Gallery, POLYGON, Spring 2024, SPRING 2024, Homepage feature
South African cellist Abel Selaocoe helms the Manchester Collective in Vancouver Recital Society concert, April 11
South African cellist Abel Selaocoe helms the Manchester Collective in Vancouver Recital Society concert, April 11

Energetic program Sirocco spans classics by Stravinsky and Haydn, original African music, and Danish folk songs

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MUSICStir VancouverMarch 6, 2024Partner Content, VANCOUVER RECITAL SOCIETY, Spring 2024
For Elektra Women's Choir's At the Spring Dawn, female composers write songs of peace and calm
For Elektra Women's Choir's At the Spring Dawn, female composers write songs of peace and calm

In concert marking International Women’s Day, Vancouver-based Gerda Blok-Wilson’s meditative harmonies join a contemplative roster

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MUSICJanet SmithMarch 5, 2024Elektra Women's Choir, ELEKTRA, Spring 2024, SPRING 2024
Reel 2 Real Film Festival for Youth unveils program for event April 7 to 16 at VIFF Centre and Roundhouse
Reel 2 Real Film Festival for Youth unveils program for event April 7 to 16 at VIFF Centre and Roundhouse

Fest opens with animated Nina and the Hedgehog’s Secret, and features three Canadian premieres from Jordan, Costa Rica, and Germany

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithMarch 5, 2024Reel 2 Real Film Festival for Youth, R2R Film Festival, Spring 2024
The Dance Centre hosts Brazilian dance and music troupe Aché Brasil in Discover Dance! series, March 28
The Dance Centre hosts Brazilian dance and music troupe Aché Brasil in Discover Dance! series, March 28

Company performs folkloric Afro-Brazilian movement style that blends dance, music, and martial arts

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DANCEStir VancouverMarch 5, 2024Partner Content, The Dance Centre, Spring 2024
Puppets navigate dreary Cementland in Frog Belly Rat Bone at Anvil Theatre, March 8 and 9
Puppets navigate dreary Cementland in Frog Belly Rat Bone at Anvil Theatre, March 8 and 9

Children’s show based on book by Timothy Basil Ering teaches of the beauty that can come from a little effort and patience

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WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREJanet SmithMarch 5, 2024Anvil Theatre, Axis Theatre, Spring 2024
Friends of Chamber Music hosts Germany's Fauré Quartett in Vancouver debut, March 26
Friends of Chamber Music hosts Germany's Fauré Quartett in Vancouver debut, March 26

Vancouver Playhouse concert features Gabriel Fauré’s Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, plus works by Brahms and Mahler

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MUSICStir VancouverMarch 5, 2024Partner Content, Friends of Chamber Music, Spring 2024
Big-name musicals and two Canadian premieres as Arts Club Theatre Company announces 2024-25 season
Big-name musicals and two Canadian premieres as Arts Club Theatre Company announces 2024-25 season

Waitress, Jersey Boys, Cambodian Rock Band, and more shows hit the Stanley

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THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithMarch 4, 2024Arts Club Theatre Company
Elektra Women’s Choir announces Bruce Hoffman's return as marketing director
Elektra Women’s Choir announces Bruce Hoffman's return as marketing director

Long-time member of both Chor Leoni and Christ Church Cathedral Choir previously held role from 2004 to 2012

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MUSICStir VancouverMarch 4, 2024Partner Content, Elektra Women’s Choir
In genre-busting Malaise dans la civilisation, four oblivious characters dismantle expectations and unleash chaos
In genre-busting Malaise dans la civilisation, four oblivious characters dismantle expectations and unleash chaos

Surprises await in Pi Theatre and Théâtre la Seizième show, as Quebec’s Alix Dufresne and Étienne Lepage embrace their “interior idiots”

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THEATREJanet SmithMarch 4, 2024Theatre la Seizieme, Pi Theatre, Spring 2024
Filmmaker Justin Ducharme invites the public in on research for his new film, Seventeen, about queer, urban Indigenous trio
Filmmaker Justin Ducharme invites the public in on research for his new film, Seventeen, about queer, urban Indigenous trio

Events at Libby Leshgold Gallery at Emily Carr University of Art + Design feature everything from a live reading to Real Housewives viewing party

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ART & DESIGN, SCREENJanet SmithMarch 4, 2024Emily Carr University, Libby Leshgold Gallery
Ariel Barnes revisits "transformative journey" of Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time, with Vetta Chamber Music
Ariel Barnes revisits "transformative journey" of Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time, with Vetta Chamber Music

Unique program travels from pain and tumult of tango through to transcendence

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MUSICJanet SmithMarch 4, 2024Vetta Chamber Music, Spring 2024
Film review: Ru brings Kim Thúy's beloved novel to achingly beautiful life
Film review: Ru brings Kim Thúy's beloved novel to achingly beautiful life

At Rendez-Vous French Film Festival, movie captures the poetry, imagery, and culture shocks of refugee family’s journey to Quebec

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SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithMarch 4, 2024Rendez-Vous French Film Festival, Visions Ouest, VISIONS OUEST, Spring 2024
Arts Umbrella Dance Company hosts annual Midseason performance, March 15 and 16
Arts Umbrella Dance Company hosts annual Midseason performance, March 15 and 16

Led by Artemis Gordon, evenings of world-class repertoire and brand-new works showcase pre-professional dancers’ captivating progress

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DANCEStir VancouverMarch 4, 2024Partner Content, Arts Umbrella, Spring 2024
MOI–Momentum of Isolation takes a multimedia look at our wired existence, at the Firehall Arts Centre March 6 to 9
MOI–Momentum of Isolation takes a multimedia look at our wired existence, at the Firehall Arts Centre March 6 to 9

Fully realized production integrates powerhouse group numbers and solos, projections, and even puppets to capture digital disconnection

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DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 3, 2024Radical System Art, Shay Kuebler, FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, Spring 2024
Theatre review: A strong cast finds all the comedy and complexity in Father Tartuffe
Theatre review: A strong cast finds all the comedy and complexity in Father Tartuffe

Relocating Molière’s farce to a 1967 “rez mansion”, play moves entertainingly between big laughs and deeper reflection

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THEATREJanet SmithMarch 2, 2024Arts Club Theatre, Arts Club Theatre Company, Touchstone Theatre, Homepage feature
In Sacred & Profane, Vancouver Chamber Choir concert spans iron's destructive potential to guiding lights, March 8 and 15
In Sacred & Profane, Vancouver Chamber Choir concert spans iron's destructive potential to guiding lights, March 8 and 15

Lineup juxtaposes three classic choral works with three pieces written by modern-day composers

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WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithMarch 2, 2024Vancouver Chamber Choir, Valley Concert Society, Spring 2024
Former Ballet BC dancer Kirsten Wicklund to take helm at Ballet Edmonton
Former Ballet BC dancer Kirsten Wicklund to take helm at Ballet Edmonton

Vancouver’s Wen Wei Wang will leave position as artistic director of the Alberta company at the end of this season

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DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithMarch 1, 2024Ballet BC, Ballet Edmonton, Wen Wei Wang, Kirsten Wicklund, ballet
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts gets go-ahead for $55-million rebuild of James Cowan Theatre
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts gets go-ahead for $55-million rebuild of James Cowan Theatre

Reconstruction of 1940s performing-arts space to begin later this year, with an estimated completion in 2027

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NEWSJanet SmithMarch 1, 2024Shadbolt Centre, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, City of Burnaby, James Cowan Theatre
Maestro Leonard Slatkin makes Vancouver Symphony Orchestra debut, as principal cellist Henry Shapard’s life comes full circle
Maestro Leonard Slatkin makes Vancouver Symphony Orchestra debut, as principal cellist Henry Shapard’s life comes full circle

Renowned American conductor leads Spanish Adventures program, while string player performs Don Quixote solo with one of his musical heroes on the podium

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MUSICJanet SmithMarch 1, 2024VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Spring 2024
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