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Dance review: Social justice meets nonstop energy in show by Colombia's Sankofa Danzafro

Dance review: Social justice meets nonstop energy in show by Colombia's Sankofa Danzafro

The City of Others uses a rich mix of dance styles to explore racism and resilience, in DanceHouse production with Blackout Art Society, Latincouver, and VLACC

DANCEJanet SmithFebruary 22, 2025DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, VLACC, Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre, Blackout Art Society, Latincouver

Monsieur Aznavour opens Rendez-Vous French Film Festival with iconic chansons, February 26

Monsieur Aznavour opens Rendez-Vous French Film Festival with iconic chansons, February 26

Sweeping biopic returns with nostalgic songs and atmospheric cinematography

WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 21, 2025Visions Ouest, Rendez-Vous French Film Festival

Metro Theatre ratchets up the suspense with And Then There Were None

Metro Theatre ratchets up the suspense with And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie’s classic play is one of the legendary writer’s most haunting and sophisticated works

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 21, 2025Metro Theatre, Homepage feature, Spring 2025

Translinear Light: The Music of Alice Coltrane comes to the Chan Centre, February 28

Translinear Light: The Music of Alice Coltrane comes to the Chan Centre, February 28

Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane leads an ensemble through his late mother’s final album

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 20, 2025Chan Centre, CHAN CENTRE, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Swiss keyboardist Nik Bärtsch looks to architecture and design for inspiration

Swiss keyboardist Nik Bärtsch looks to architecture and design for inspiration

The bandleader of the quartet Ronin brings “controlled intensity” to BlueShore at CapU

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 20, 2025BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts, BlueShore at CapU

Red Sky Performance’s Sandra Laronde, actor Graham Greene among Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards

Red Sky Performance’s Sandra Laronde, actor Graham Greene among Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards

Jeremy Dutcher also receives the National Arts Centre Award as part of the announcement

MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithFebruary 20, 2025Jeremy Dutcher, Governor General's Literary Awards

Tap dancer Danny Nielsen brings the rhythm to Vancouver Cantata Singers ROAM concert

Tap dancer Danny Nielsen brings the rhythm to Vancouver Cantata Singers ROAM concert

Diverse program features songs that evoke feelings of wanderlust, including new arrangements of “Roam” by the B-52s and Billy Joel’s “River of Dreams”

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 20, 2025Vancouver Cantata Singers, Danny Nielsen, tap dance, Homepage feature

Applications for Realwheels Theatre's second Academy cohort are open now to March 15

Applications for Realwheels Theatre's second Academy cohort are open now to March 15

Performing arts training program for D/disability-identified artists will run from September 2025 to June 2028

THEATREStir VancouverFebruary 20, 2025Partner Content, Realwheels Theatre, Adam Grant Warren

Music on Main highlights Canadian composers at Classical Road to the Junos, February 25

Music on Main highlights Canadian composers at Classical Road to the Junos, February 25

Program hosted by Paolo Pietropaolo features zheng player Dailin Hsieh, flutist Paolo Bortolussi, cellist Jonathan Lo, and pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 20, 2025Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, CBC, Junos, Juno Awards, Jocelyn Morlock, Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival returns for 2025, its most ambitious year yet

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival returns for 2025, its most ambitious year yet

The fest features multiple events for all ages celebrating the city’s blooms

FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 20, 2025Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, Blossoms After Dark, Sakura Days Japan Fair, Spring 2025

Open letter to provincial government calls for renewal of BC Fairs, Festivals and Events Fund

Open letter to provincial government calls for renewal of BC Fairs, Festivals and Events Fund

Local arts and culture organizations say “the clock is ticking” as they await answers from Premier David Eby and Spencer Chandra Herbert

FESTS, NEWSJanet SmithFebruary 19, 2025BCFFE, BC Fairs, Spencer Chandra Herbert

Sundar Prize Film Festival announces 2025 edition, April 10 to 13

Sundar Prize Film Festival announces 2025 edition, April 10 to 13

Second-annual event opens with Mahesh Pailoor’s Paper Flowers and closes with Enrique Vázquez’s Firma Aquí (Sign Here)

SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverFebruary 19, 2025Partner Content, Sundar Prize Film Festival, Spring 2025

Comedian Kumail Nanjiani appears at Just for Laughs VANCOUVER, February 22

Comedian Kumail Nanjiani appears at Just for Laughs VANCOUVER, February 22

The artist got his big break on The Big Sick

COMEDY, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 19, 2025Just for Laughs Vancouver, Just For Laughs Vancouver

Can I Get a Witness? and Sugarcane join B.C. winners at Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards

Can I Get a Witness? and Sugarcane join B.C. winners at Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards

A Real Pain’s Jesse Eisenberg and Anora’s Sean Baker among international award-winners to send in acceptance videos for event at VIFF Centre

SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 19, 2025VIFF Centre, VFCC

DanceHouse presents Le Patin Libre’s exhilarating ice-dance show Murmuration, March 20 to 23

DanceHouse presents Le Patin Libre’s exhilarating ice-dance show Murmuration, March 20 to 23

Inspired by the mesmerizing flight patterns of bird flocks, the work makes its Vancouver premiere in partnership with Canada Dance Ice Theatre

DANCEStir VancouverFebruary 19, 2025Partner Content, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Spring 2025

Theatre review: Primary Trust finds simple wisdom in small-town life

Theatre review: Primary Trust finds simple wisdom in small-town life

Andrew Broderick leads a versatile cast through Eboni Booth’s quietly endearing play

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 19, 2025Arts Club Theatre Company, eboni booth, Andrew Broderick, Spring 2025

Czech Republic's Pavel Haas Quartet returns to Friends of Chamber Music in concert, March 16

Czech Republic's Pavel Haas Quartet returns to Friends of Chamber Music in concert, March 16

Renowned musicians to play compositions by Martinů, Korngold, and Dvořák

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 18, 2025Partner Content, Friends of Chamber Music, Spring 2025

The Slocan Ramblers hit Kay Meek Arts Centre, February 22 and 23

The Slocan Ramblers hit Kay Meek Arts Centre, February 22 and 23

The Toronto-based band is a leader in today’s bluegrass music scene

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 18, 2025Kay Meek Arts Centre

Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill and T’uy’t’tanat Cease Wyss win 2024 VIVA Awards

Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill and T’uy’t’tanat Cease Wyss win 2024 VIVA Awards

Both artists recognized for addressing land, politics, and economies

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithFebruary 18, 2025Shadbolt Foundation, VIVA Awards, Indigenous artists

Indigenous dance artist Lara Kramer’s Gorgeous Tongue makes Vancouver comeback at Matriarchs Uprising, February 21

Indigenous dance artist Lara Kramer’s Gorgeous Tongue makes Vancouver comeback at Matriarchs Uprising, February 21

The solo for Jeanette Kotowich addresses the choreographer’s mixed Oji-Cree and Mennonite ancestry

DANCE, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 18, 2025Matriarchs Uprising, Lara Kramer, Jeanette Kotowich, Indigenous, O.Dela Arts, The Dance Centre, Scotiabank Dance Centre