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Music review: Paul Lewis charms in first of four Schubert piano sonata concerts with Vancouver Recital Society
Music review: Paul Lewis charms in first of four Schubert piano sonata concerts with Vancouver Recital Society

Standing O, as British pianist launches concert series with a carefully considered performance that moves from youthful playfulness to fatalistic angst

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MUSICJanet SmithMay 13, 2024Paul Lewis, Schubert, Piano, VANCOUVER RECITAL SOCIETY, Vancouver Recital Society, Spring 2024
Upintheair Theatre's rEvolver Festival hones in on transformation through self-acceptance, May 22 to June 2
Upintheair Theatre's rEvolver Festival hones in on transformation through self-acceptance, May 22 to June 2

Show topics span technology, neurodiversity, loss, and more across 14 mainstage presentations, including Multi – Vs, Silent Howl, and The Ballad of Georges Boivin

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THEATRE, DANCEStir VancouverMay 13, 2024Partner Content, Upintheair Theatre, Spring 2024
Red Fever, Bye Bye Tiberias, and La Laguna del Soldado amid award winners at DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Red Fever, Bye Bye Tiberias, and La Laguna del Soldado amid award winners at DOXA Documentary Film Festival

Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way named best short, while Kamay takes Elevate prize

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SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithMay 11, 2024DOXA, DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Vancouver Folk Music Festival releases Main Stage schedule for Jericho Beach Park, July 19 to 21
Vancouver Folk Music Festival releases Main Stage schedule for Jericho Beach Park, July 19 to 21

Event’s 47th annual edition will open with Côte d’Ivoire singer Dobet Gnahoré, and close with JUNO and Polaris prize-winner Jeremy Dutcher

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MUSICStir VancouverMay 11, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Dance review: Flowing beauty, atmospheric visuals as FOR EVER devotes an evening to Ballet BC artistic director's work
Dance review: Flowing beauty, atmospheric visuals as FOR EVER devotes an evening to Ballet BC artistic director's work

Sophisticated choreography, with nods to classical roots, drive Medhi Walerski’s Chamber, SWAY, and the new Pieces of Tomorrow

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DANCEJanet SmithMay 11, 2024BALLET BC, Ballet BC, Spring 2024
The Improv Centre revisits summer camp mayhem in Camp What's-It-Called
The Improv Centre revisits summer camp mayhem in Camp What's-It-Called

Artistic director and former avid summer camper Jalen Saip tapped into her experiences for a show about the wild world of canoeing, campfires, and crushes

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COMEDY, THEATREGuest UserMay 10, 2024The Improv Centre, improv, comedy, Spring 2024, Homepage feature
Bard on the Beach hosts Hamlet on the BMO Mainstage, June 13 to September 20
Bard on the Beach hosts Hamlet on the BMO Mainstage, June 13 to September 20

Nadeem Phillip Umar Khitab plays the lead role of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, in captivating Shakespeare tale of revenge and existential crisis

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THEATREStir VancouverMay 10, 2024Partner Content, Bard on the Beach, Shakespeare
West Coast Modern Week announces 2024 programming
West Coast Modern Week announces 2024 programming

Celebration of West Coast Modern architecture and design runs July 9 to 14 and features walking tours, exhibitions, a documentary screening, and more

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ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonMay 10, 2024West Coast Modern Week, West Vancouver Art Museum, architecture, Arthur Erickson, Modernism
Théâtre la Seizième brings Joey Lespérance’s solo show Michel(le) to the stage, May 29 to June 8
Théâtre la Seizième brings Joey Lespérance’s solo show Michel(le) to the stage, May 29 to June 8

Autobiographical play follows siblings Joey and Michel(le) as they grow up in working-class 1970s Quebec

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THEATREStir VancouverMay 10, 2024Partner Content, Theatre la Seizieme
New documentary sheds light on Joan Baez's personal life, at Kay Meek Arts Centre May 13
New documentary sheds light on Joan Baez's personal life, at Kay Meek Arts Centre May 13

Joan Baez: I am a Noise draws from a vast archive that includes newly discovered home movies

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SCREENGuest UserMay 9, 2024Kay Meek Arts Centre, documentary, Joan Baez
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about adventurous U.K. guitarist Martin Harley
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about adventurous U.K. guitarist Martin Harley

Roots-and-blues musician playing the Kay Meek Arts Centre on May 17 has strummed alongside Vieux Farka Touré in Mali, toured England by bicycle, and more

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MUSICStir VancouverMay 9, 2024Martin Harley, Kay Meek Arts Centre, Spring 2024, cheat sheet, Homepage feature
Dancing on the Edge announces 2024 lineup featuring more than 30 performances of cutting-edge works
Dancing on the Edge announces 2024 lineup featuring more than 30 performances of cutting-edge works

36th annual festival of contemporary dance to present world premieres, Western Canadian debuts, and works-in-progress throughout Metro Vancouver from June 13 to 22

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DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithMay 9, 2024Dancing on the Edge, dance, fests
Boca del Lupo presents TREE with the Vancouver International Children's Festival, May 28 to June 2
Boca del Lupo presents TREE with the Vancouver International Children's Festival, May 28 to June 2

Two shows, one for infants ages 0 to 2 and one for neurodiverse children ages 4 and up, will be hosted as part of the Micro Performance Series

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THEATREStir VancouverMay 8, 2024Partner Content, Boca del Lupo, Micro Performance Series, Vancouver Internationl Children's Festival, Spring 2024
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 artful designs to check out at Craft Council of BC's The Earring Show
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 artful designs to check out at Craft Council of BC's The Earring Show

Playful metal molds, sea glass, handcut leather, and fine tourmalines are just some of the materials transformed into jewellery by more than 90 artists from around the world

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ART & DESIGNStir VancouverMay 8, 2024Craft Council of BC, The Earring Show, Spring 2024, SPRING 2024, Homepage feature
Vancouver Chamber Choir performs rare 15th-century music in The Godfather, May 24
Vancouver Chamber Choir performs rare 15th-century music in The Godfather, May 24

Concert’s focal point is Josquin des Prez’s late-1490s chanson “Nymphes des bois”, an elegy to composer Johannes Ockeghem

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MUSICStir VancouverMay 8, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir
Theatre review: The Lifespan of a Fact serves up a fast, witty showdown over stories and the meaning of truth
Theatre review: The Lifespan of a Fact serves up a fast, witty showdown over stories and the meaning of truth

Sharp dialogue as a writer, a fact-checker, and an editor wrestle over writerly embellishments in Kindred Theatre Society production

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THEATREJanet SmithMay 7, 2024Kindred Theatre Society
Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra plays season finale concerts, May 25 and 26
Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra plays season finale concerts, May 25 and 26

Joined by trumpet player Jens Lindemann and pianist Ian Parker, ensemble will perform Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

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MUSICStir VancouverMay 7, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra, VAM Symphony Orchestra, VAM, Jens Lindemann, Spring 2024
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about Paul Lewis Plays Schubert
Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about Paul Lewis Plays Schubert

Acclaimed English pianist will perform 12 Schubert piano sonatas over the course of four concerts at the Vancouver Playhouse, starting May 11

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MUSICStir VancouverMay 7, 2024Paul Lewis, VANCOUVER RECITAL SOCIETY, Vancouver Recital Society, Schubert, Piano, Spring 2024, Homepage feature
Stir Q&A: Renowned composers sound off on two new ground-breaking pieces for Chor Leoni
Stir Q&A: Renowned composers sound off on two new ground-breaking pieces for Chor Leoni

Melissa Dunphy and Grammy-nominee Kile Smith take audiences on a musical journey in Earth and Aether: the archaeology of soul and sky

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MUSICGuest UserMay 7, 2024Chor Leoni, choral music, Melissa Dunphy, Kile Smith, CHOR LEONI
Arts Umbrella Dance Company hosts Season Finale 2024 at the Vancouver Playhouse, May 23 to 25
Arts Umbrella Dance Company hosts Season Finale 2024 at the Vancouver Playhouse, May 23 to 25

Performance from the company’s graduating dancers will feature choreography by Crystal Pite, Mats Ek, William Forsythe, Wen Wei Wang, and more

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DANCEStir VancouverMay 7, 2024Partner Content, Arts Umbrella
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The Horseradish Theatre stages the quirky Slavic-accented comedy Number 13, December 18 to 21. 

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. 

Directed and choreographed by Bence Vági, Paradisum explores the new possibilities of
Christmas With the Marches welcomes viewers into the famous sisters’ home for the holidays, while A Christmas Carol animates the Victorian setting with coloured lights and projections.

Head to Stir for the @hiddenstagesproductions theatre revi
At grunt gallery, Jenie Gao transforms paper, wood, and familial lore into reimagined keepsakes. 

In Where Mountain Cats Live exhibit, Kansas-raised printmaker and installation artist illuminates Taiwanese-Chinese American experience through everyth
Energized title-role performance by Azaleah Korn leads an ensemble with a gift for the physical comedy and classic song-and-dance numbers of this beloved musical. 

Head to Stir for the full review of @gatewaythtr’s Annie. 

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At bars from Botanist to Meo, mixologists riff on Christmas pudding, mulled wine, grandma’s baking, and much more.✨

Head to Stir for a look at where to find festive spirits on Vancouver’s cocktail scene. 

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