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The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts announces ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire), plus ANOHNI

Soul and folk singer Celeigh Cardinal and genre-defying singer-producer Sebastian Gaskin headline Indigenous festival on September 14; ANOHNI performs with the Johnsons on October 5

Hank Willis Thomas's new public artwork at Vancouver Art Gallery's Offsite captures empowerment and solidarity of last half-decade

Shown for the first time together and in water, three steel sculptures on West Georgia play with reflection and

Company 605 faces grief and moves forward again with lossy, premiering at Dancing on the Edge

Drawing on the endless scroll of dance fragments online, the new work pushes into fresh territory for the troupe—as does Josh Martin’s new Helen Walkley solo, blocking

Bard on the Beach presents Measure for Measure on the Howard Family Stage, July 4 to September 20

Absurdist Shakespeare play adapted and directed by Jivesh Parasram deals with dancing, morality, coercion, and hypocrisy

THEATRE, FESTSStir VancouverJune 7, 2024Partner Content, Bard on the Beach, Summer 2024

PRISMA Festival transports audiences around the globe in Ice, Silk and Turkish Delight

The fest’s grand-opening concert on June 20 features stunning visual projections of land and seas

MUSICJanet SmithJune 7, 2024PRISMA Festival, Powell River, Homepage feature, Summer 2024

BC Achievement Foundation opens nominations for Sam Carter Award Applied Art + Design

Applications accepted until June 30 for British Columbians who display excellence and inspire achievement in applied art and design

Pi Theatre delves into mental health in writer Enda Walsh’s Medicine

Physical comedy, dark comedy, surrealism, musical theatre, and absurdism all show up in the play having its Canadian premiere in Vancouver

THEATREJanet SmithJune 6, 2024Pi Theatre, theatre, Enda Walsh, Homepage feature, Summer 2024

B.C. poet George McWhirter wins international $130,000 Griffin Poetry Prize with Mexican poet Homero Aridjis

Translator of Spanish-language poetry collection Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence shares award with original author

NEWS, READJanet SmithJune 6, 2024Griffin Poetry Prize, George McWhirter

Lara Kramer’s Gorgeous Tongue embodies choreographer’s Anishinaabe heritage, June 15 and 16

Taking place at Dancing on the Edge, the solo features Nêhiyaw/Métis dancer Jeanette Kotowich

DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJune 6, 2024Dancing on the Edge, dance, Summer 2024

Cascade Peaks ChamberFest announces lineup of concerts for inaugural season

Perched on the perimeter of BC’s scenic wine country, the Cascade Peaks ChamberFest features works by Beethoven, Brahms, Dvořák, Gilliand, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Ravel, and Schubert

FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverJune 6, 2024Partner Content, Cascade Peaks ChamberFest, Summer 2024

The new Sundar Prize Film Festival gives voice to those who are underrepresented

The inaugural fest, taking place in Surrey on June 15 and 16, showcases films with purpose

FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithJune 6, 2024Sher Vancouver, Sundar Prize Film Festival, film, Homepage feature

Bare skin, beards, and beer kegs, as Cirque Alfonse brings Barbu to The Cultch

Antoine Carabinier Lépine and his troupe take wild inspiration from Quebec’s century-old circus sideshow traditions

THEATREJanet SmithJune 5, 2024Cirque Alfonse, Quebec, circus, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Homepage feature, Summer 2024

VIFF celebrates centenary of famed Vancouver architect with Erickson on Film, June 14, 16, and 18

Homage to Arthur Erickson will feature rare screenings of documentaries and Hollywood features, plus dialogues with architects and filmmakers

SCREENStir VancouverJune 5, 2024Partner Content, VIFF, VIFF Centre, Summer 2024

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 arts, culture, and culinary stops to check out at Doors Open Richmond

From taste-testing Ukrainian pierogies to learning watercolour-painting techniques, this year’s offerings have plenty of free activities in store

Copy Machine Manifestos traces zine culture, stitching together niche networks from the 1960s to today

Exhibition captures a raucous “multitude of voices” and work by names like Raymond Pettibon and K8 Hardy at Vancouver Art Gallery

Vancouver’s Queer Arts Festival launches new printmaking exhibition, on now to June 30

Varied Editions showcases the diversity and queerness of the printmaking community

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGGuest UserJune 4, 2024QAF, Queer Arts Festival, queer, Summer 2024

Cartoonist Miriam Libicki receives formal apology from Vancouver Comic Arts Festival after protests led to ban

The Vancouver artist, who was banned after protesters disrupted the festival, is now using her art to raise funds for Palestinian and Israeli women peace activists

NEWS, ART & DESIGN, READJanet SmithJune 4, 2024graphic novels, Miriam Libicki

BlueShore at CapU presents jazz legends Regina Carter and Kenny Barron, June 25

Performance will be presented as part of North Shore Jazz series at Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Progress for 221A’s Cultural Land Trust proposal as Vancouver City Council backs motion

City backs removing barriers to artist studios, while new working group will devote further research into providing arts sector with vital real-estate support

Mission Folk Music Festival takes place July 26 to 28 at Fraser River Heritage Park

Early-bird tickets are now available for the 37th annual fest, which offers a glorious weekend of global beats, folk songs, blues riffs, Celtic tunes, and more

FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverJune 3, 2024Partner Content, Mission Folk Music Festival, Summer 2024

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