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Lighting designer Itai Erdal honours his late mother's legacy in How to Disappear Completely
Lighting designer Itai Erdal honours his late mother's legacy in How to Disappear Completely

Through projected footage and photographs, Erdal chronicles the last nine months of his mother’s life following a terminal cancer diagnosis

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THEATREJanet SmithMarch 4, 2025the Cultch, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, The Chop Theatre, The Elbow Theatre, Itai Erdal, Spring 2025, Homepage feature
Registration is now open for Arts Umbrella's Spring Break Dance Intensive, March 24 to 28
Registration is now open for Arts Umbrella's Spring Break Dance Intensive, March 24 to 28

Week-long, half-day program is designed for beginner students ages eight to 15

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DANCEStir VancouverMarch 4, 2025Partner Content, Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA, Spring 2025
Acclaimed U.K. band Still House Plants headlines a night of experimental music at Western Front, March 15
Acclaimed U.K. band Still House Plants headlines a night of experimental music at Western Front, March 15

The three-piece squeezes something jagged yet soulful from its sparse guitar-drum-vocal setup

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WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICAdrian MackMarch 4, 2025Western Front, Spring 2025
Documentarian Frederick Wiseman gets a big screen upgrade at The Cinematheque
Documentarian Frederick Wiseman gets a big screen upgrade at The Cinematheque

The series presents 14 titles by the master of nonfiction film, rarely seen in the cinema

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SCREENJanet SmithMarch 3, 2025The CInematheque, documentary, Spring 2025
A double bill of feminist cinema runs at the VIFF Centre from March 7 to 17
A double bill of feminist cinema runs at the VIFF Centre from March 7 to 17

Housewife of the Year unpacks a long-running Irish TV show, while There’s Still Tomorrow follows a working-class Italian woman in the 1940s

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SCREENStir VancouverMarch 3, 2025Partner Content, VIFF, VIFF Centre, International Women's Day, Spring 2025
After 50 years, Québécois trad-folk icon Yves Lambert has no plans to slow things down
After 50 years, Québécois trad-folk icon Yves Lambert has no plans to slow things down

The veteran musician, hitting Festival du Bois, revisits the breadth of his career with Le Grand Orchestre

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FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithMarch 3, 2025Festival du Bois, Quebec, Francophone, Mackin Park, Spring 2025
Opera West Society and UBC Opera stage Jules Massenet’s Manon, March 28 and 30
Opera West Society and UBC Opera stage Jules Massenet’s Manon, March 28 and 30

French Romantic masterpiece stars soprano Emily Pogorelc as Manon and tenor Frédéric Antoun as Chevalier des Grieux

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MUSICStir VancouverMarch 3, 2025Partner Content, Opera West Society, UBC Opera, Spring 2025
Stir Q&A: At GEMFest, One Must Wash Eyes takes a nuanced look at Women, Life, Freedom protests
Stir Q&A: At GEMFest, One Must Wash Eyes takes a nuanced look at Women, Life, Freedom protests

Director Sepideh Yadegar’s debut feature follows Iranian international student Sahar as she stands up for women’s rights in Vancouver

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 28, 2025GEMFest, VIFF Centre, Stir Q&A, Spring 2025
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts hosts Silkroad Ensemble: Uplifted Voices, March 30
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts hosts Silkroad Ensemble: Uplifted Voices, March 30

Concert shines a light on previously under-recognized Japanese, Armenian, Irish, Scottish, and Indigenous music

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MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 28, 2025Partner Content, CHan Centre for the Performing Arts, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Chan Centre, Silkroad Ensemble, Spring 2025
Saxophonist Julia Nolan joins The Four Jays—Live! for a celebration of International Women’s Day
Saxophonist Julia Nolan joins The Four Jays—Live! for a celebration of International Women’s Day

Vetta Chamber Music concert features a quartet that also includes violinist Joan Blackman, bassist Jodi Proznick, and pianist Jane Hayes

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MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 28, 2025Vetta Chamber Music, Julia Nolan, Spring 2025
Internationally trained Ballet BC dancers harness their power in ZENITH program
Internationally trained Ballet BC dancers harness their power in ZENITH program

Taiwan-born Pei Lun Lai and Costa Rica-raised Eduardo Jiménez Cabrera negotiate new challenges in the studio—and in their adopted Vancouver hometown

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DANCEJanet SmithFebruary 27, 2025Ballet BC, BALLET BC, Vancouver Civic Theatres, Homepage feature, Spring 2025
A Doll's House, Kimberly Akimbo, and much more as Arts Club Theatre Company announces 2025–26 season
A Doll's House, Kimberly Akimbo, and much more as Arts Club Theatre Company announces 2025–26 season

Disney FROZEN, Dial M for Murder, and Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women are all on the books

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THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 27, 2025Arts Club Theatre Company, Ashlie Corcoran
The VSO presents Dvořák’s New World Symphony, March 21 to 23
The VSO presents Dvořák’s New World Symphony, March 21 to 23

Program also features mezzo-soprano Marion Newman in the world premiere of Marcus Goddard’s Mountain Visions

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MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 27, 2025Partner Content, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Spring 2025
A Taste of Hong Kong takes a bite out of the region’s history and culture
A Taste of Hong Kong takes a bite out of the region’s history and culture

Food plays a leading role in the Pi Theatre production starring Derek Chan, presented in association with Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre

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THEATRE, CULTUREJanet SmithFebruary 27, 2025Pi Theatre, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre, Derek Chan, Spring 2025
NFB doc The Stand returns to screens after triumphant Haida land agreement
NFB doc The Stand returns to screens after triumphant Haida land agreement

At Vancity Theatre, Christopher Auchter’s film takes us back to the 1985 protest that led to a historic win

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SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 26, 2025NFB, Vancity Theatre, Indigenous artists, Spring 2025
Tadasu Takamine’s Sculptural Rebirth debuts in Canada at the Vancouver Art Gallery, March 2
Tadasu Takamine’s Sculptural Rebirth debuts in Canada at the Vancouver Art Gallery, March 2

Japanese artist’s experimental work features 14 performers, including students from Emily Carr University of Art + Design

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ART & DESIGNJanet SmithFebruary 26, 2025Vancouver Art Gallery, VANCOUVER ART GALLERY, VAG, Tadasu Takamine, Emily Carr, Emily Carr University, ECUAD
Little Red Warrior & His Lawyer makes Vancouver comeback, March 6 to 16
Little Red Warrior & His Lawyer makes Vancouver comeback, March 6 to 16

The production written and directed by Nlaka’pamux playwright Kevin Loring is a land-claims farce

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THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 26, 2025The Cultch, Indigenous, York Theatre, Spring 2025
Berlin's Notos Quartett makes its West Coast debut at the Vancouver Playhouse
Berlin's Notos Quartett makes its West Coast debut at the Vancouver Playhouse

Friends of Chamber Music concert includes William Walton’s Piano Quartet in D minor, a varied piece with an interesting backstory

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MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 26, 2025Notos Quartet, Friends of Chamber Music, Homepage feature, Spring 2025
At Vancouver International Dance Festival, street dance expands "beyond the concrete"
At Vancouver International Dance Festival, street dance expands "beyond the concrete"

From We All Fall Down’s Papillon to BRKFST Dance Company’s STORMCLUTTER, artists bridge the gap between contemporary and street styles

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DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 26, 2025VIDF, Vancouver International Dance Festival, Deanna Peters, Victor Vân Tran, Homepage feature, homepage feature, Spring 2025
Film reviews: A heartwarming blockbuster and an enigmatic mystery as Rendez-Vous French Film Festival kicks off
Film reviews: A heartwarming blockbuster and an enigmatic mystery as Rendez-Vous French Film Festival kicks off

La Femme Cachée faces buried trauma; En Fanfare celebrates the power of music; and Saint-Exupéry tells an old-style adventure story

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FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 25, 2025Visions Ouest, VISIONS OUEST, Alliance Francaise, Alliance Francaise Vancouver, Rendez-Vous French Film Festival, Spring 2025
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The Nutcracker at Wethersfield follows New York City Ballet to a wintry estate, to December 28 at VIFF Centre. 

The Leading Ladies bring to life Duke Ellington’s swingy twist on Tchaikovsky score at December 14 screening. 

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Vancouver Cantata Singers bridge generations with Christmas Reprise concerts

Up-and-coming composer Sophia Colpitts contributed to the program—with a little help from her grandpa. Read more at Stir. 

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Goh Ballet fosters young talent and holiday cheer with 15th edition of The Nutcracker

Amid tulle tutus and fleecey lambs, director Chan Hon Goh reflects on the history of the “feel-good production”. 

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