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Plastic orchid factory stages Nate Yaffe's solo work faith hole, October 25 and 26

Le Radeau production sees Yaffe cultivate an exchange between performer and audience with unguarded emotion and humour

DANCEStir VancouverOctober 17, 2024Partner Content, plastic orchid factory, Le Radeau

Ridge gives prominence to untold stories from the First World War

At long last, the multidisciplinary piece by playwright Brendan McLeod and the Fugitives has its Vancouver premiere

THEATRE, MUSICJanet SmithOctober 17, 2024Ridge, Firehall Arts Centre, Brendan McLeod, The Fugitives, Homepage feature

Stir Cheat Sheet: 3 acts to catch at this weekend's PROPULSION 2024 fest

The Vancouver New Music festival features a diverse lineup of sound artists

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 16, 2024Vancouver New Music

Western Front presents Japanese singer Phew on her Canadian tour, October 19

Vancouver Island-based experimental artist Piu opens the concert curated by Aki Onda

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 16, 2024Partner Content, Western Front

Historical watercolour painting by Emily Carr acquired by Whistler’s Audain Art Museum

Unveiled at Heffel Fine Art Auction House, War Canoes, Alert Bay, circa 1908, was held for many years in private collections

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 16, 2024Emily Carr, Audain Art Museum, Michael Audain

Tentacle Tribe’s Prism makes intricate play with perception

Colour, light, reflection, and hip-hop-influenced moves as Montreal troupe’s kaleidoscopic new piece hits The Cultch

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 16, 2024Tentacle Tribe, dance, Homepage feature, THE CULTCH, New Works

Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival weaves community and connection, October 30 to November 10

Vancouver Moving Theatre’s 21st-annual fest includes a tribute to Theatre in the Raw’s late artistic director Jay Hamburger, Day of the Dead celebrations, and more

Jenny Scheinman reflects on and rejoices in nature with All Species Parade

The California-based violinist and composer will perform tracks off her new double album in concert at BlueShore at CapU on October 21

MUSICJanet SmithOctober 15, 2024BlueShore at CapU, Homepage feature

Theatre review: The Woman in Black delivers slow-burning horror in the desolate English countryside

Bernard Cuffling directs and stars in this Metro Theatre adaptation of a West End classic, complete with a fog-shrouded set and ever-building tension

THEATREJanet SmithOctober 15, 2024Metro Theatre, Bernard Cuffling

Theatre review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory shines with humour and energy

CTORA Theatre’s production is marked by strong on-stage talent and delightful visuals

THEATREJanet SmithOctober 15, 2024CTORA Theatre, Homepage feature

Vancouver Chamber Choir melds dance and choral artistry in Path of Miracles, November 8

Alexis Fletcher and Justin Rapaport of Belle Spirale Dance Projects interpret Joby Talbot’s emotional composition Path of Miracles

Colourful diyas and rangolis as Diwali Vancouver lights up downtown, October 27

Foodtrucks, music, and a market at the Roundhouse, with additional events in Coquitlam on October 18 and in Surrey on October 20

WHAT'S STIRRING, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 14, 2024Diwali, Diwali Fest, Roundhouse Community Centre, South Asian

Review: Cirque du Soleil's ECHO creates a sleek, paper-cutout world that contrasts past outings

First new show in Vancouver since pandemic features a parade of surreal white animals and a giant, magical cube

STAGE, THEATREJanet SmithOctober 14, 2024Cirque du Soleil, ECHO, circus

100 Vases of Italian Design exhibition hits Italian Design Weeks, October 18 to 20

The show highlights a century of artistic vases

Benjamin Christensen’s 1922 silent horror film Häxan offers an edgy take on witchcraft

The Cinematheque curator Sonja Baksa delivers a week of programming centred on celluloid witches, just in time for Halloween

SCREENJanet SmithOctober 11, 2024The CInematheque, The Cinematheque, Halloween

Chor Leoni honours Remembrance Day with Shadows Into Dawn, November 11

Reflective program includes works by Bob Dylan and Ben E. King, Indigenous musician Russell Wallace’s “Forgotten Warriors”, and more

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 10, 2024Partner Content, Chor Leoni, CHOR LEONI, choir

Vancouver artist Jin-me Yoon’s work displayed on exterior façade of the National Gallery of Canada

The large-scale collage, Honouring a Long View, is part of the venue’s Leading with Women series

ART & DESIGNGuest UserOctober 10, 2024Jin-me Yoon, National Gallery of Canada, lens-based art

FOREST makes a multisensory investigation of arboreal life

NOW Society and Mind of a Snail installation and performance explore the woods via improvised music, projected visuals, and innovative set design

MUSICJanet SmithOctober 10, 2024NOW Society, NOW Orchestra, Mind of a Snail, 8EAST

Keep Calm and Murray On brings Bill Murray burlesque to the Beaumont Studios, October 17 to 31

Just in time for Halloween, chaotic show incorporates some of the actor and comedian’s most iconic moments from films like Ghostbusters and Caddyshack

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGEmily LythOctober 10, 2024Beaumont Studios, the Beaumont, Bill Murray