Articles — Stir

Film review: 7 Beats Per Minute plunges viewers into otherwordly ocean depths

Stunning cinematography and a compelling story make documentary about freediver Jessea Lu a breathless watch

SCREENJanet SmithMarch 12, 2025NFB, National Film Board, VIFF, VIFF Centre, Homepage feature

Home Deliveries makes Canadian debut at the Jericho Arts Centre, March 21 to April 13

United Players of Vancouver, in association with Ruby Slippers Theatre, presents the show about two dissatisfied moms who seduce a string of lovers

Theatre review: A Taste of Hong Kong reveals warmth and fears of a censored city

With its anonymous playwright, the Pi Theatre production faces the unease and violence beneath Hong Kong’s bustling surface

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 12, 2025Pi Theatre, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre, the Cultch

Quicksilver Baroque Ensemble plays extravagant early-music sonatas in concert, March 21

Ahead of the Early Music Vancouver presentation, Alexander Weimann leads a chat with accomplished violinist Robert Mealy, the group’s codirector

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 12, 2025Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER

Le Patin Libre's elite skaters unleash the glide in Murmuration

At DanceHouse, Montreal choreographer Alexandre Hamel blends a love of birds and a background in competitive figure skating to create a dazzling new kind of ice show

DANCEJanet SmithMarch 12, 2025DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse, Spring 2025, Homepage feature

Krystle Dos Santos brings A History of Motown to the Firehall Arts Centre, April 2 to 13

Concert takes audiences on a journey through the sound of a generation, from The Supremes to Stevie Wonder

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 12, 2025Partner Content, Firehall Arts Centre, Krystle Dos Santos, Spring 2025

Vancouver Greek Film Festival review: 01 offers insider's view of a brilliant century in arts

At The Cinematheque, Nanos Valaoritis’s memories of a long life in poetry are like a museum you never want to leave

SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithMarch 11, 2025Vancouver Greek Film Festival, The Cinematheque

Music on Main presents A Month of Tuesdays at the Fox Cabaret, April 8 to 29

Alfredo Santa Ana, Dálava, Eve Egoyan, and Chloe Kim will grace the stage, offering up everything from classical influences to improvisations

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 11, 2025Partner Content, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, Fox Cabaret, Spring 2025

Artists of Belle Spirale Dance Projects seek resilience in the face of uncertainty with UNIVERSUS

Presented by VIDF with New Works and the Chutzpah! Festival, double bill premieres works by Alexis Fletcher and Fernando Hernando Magadan

Gaurav Bhatti premieres Kathak dance work Bulleh Shah: Seeker of Light, March 28 and 29

Inspired by the titular Sufi mystic, renowned artist’s new solo is co-presented by The Dance Centre and New Works

In Tranquility of Communion, Rotimi Fani-Kayode's images of queer desire take on new urgency

Showing at the Polygon Gallery, British photo-artist broke Thatcher-era taboos with luminous photographs that defy easy categorization

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithMarch 10, 2025POLYGON, POLYGON GALLERY, Polygon Gallery, Homepage feature, Spring 2025

Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs performs Britten's War Requiem, April 5

Soprano Melody Courage, tenor Asitha Tennekoon, and baritone Tyler Duncan to join the choirs alongside the West Coast Symphony

Theatre review: Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer weaves irreverent Trickster tale

Nlaka’pamux playwright Kevin Loring mines stereotypes for sharp comedy and dark insights on an absurd world

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 10, 2025THE CULTCH, The Cultch

Ins Choi: Son of a Preacherman makes its world premiere at Pacific Theatre, April 2 to 13

Through songs and stories, the mind behind Kim’s Convenience riffs on Bible stories, his creative process, and growing up in a Korean church

THEATREStir VancouverMarch 10, 2025Partner Content, Pacific Theatre, Ins Choi, Spring 2025

Tom Allen tells the story of a young Johann Sebastian Bach at Kay Meek Arts Centre, March 16

J.S. Bach’s Long Walk in the Snow features guest musicians Suzie LeBlanc, Leslie Dala, David Harding, and Lori Gemmell

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 10, 2025Kay Meek Arts Centre, Bach

Friends of Chamber Music hosts the Czech Republic's Pavel Haas Quartet, March 16

Works by Dvořák, Martinů, and Korngold are on the program for the Vancouver Playhouse matinee

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 10, 2025Friends of Chamber Music, Spring 2025

Dance review: Ballet BC conjures distinctive worlds at ZENITH

Cosmic circles, monumental walls of light, and inventive partnering as new Andrea Peña and Fernando Hernando Magadan works bring audiences to their feet

DANCEJanet SmithMarch 8, 2025BALLET BC, Ballet BC, Spring 2025