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L’Attachement delves movingly into life, loss, and found family, at Alliance Française on September 3

Strong performances in the story of a French bookstore owner who forms bonds with a father and child make Visions Ouest’s final summer installment a must-see

SCREENJanet SmithAugust 29, 2025VISIONS OUEST, Visions Ouest, Alliance Francaise

Archie Barry's Try Keeping an Open Channel debuts at Western Front, September 6

Australian artist’s video-based solo exhibition explores themes of death, disembodiment, and transness

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverAugust 29, 2025Partner Content, Western Front

Stir Q&A: Dancers break free from the fog of routine in Shion Skye Carter’s in the wake of a sleeping machine

New ensemble work presented by Odd Meridian Arts draws inspiration from Studio Ghibli film Howl’s Moving Castle

Still Moon Arts Society welcomes autumn with the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival, September 12 to October 4

With a Wetlands theme, the 23rd annual festival features an afternoon of artmaking, a labyrinth walk, a lantern procession, and much more

Stir Q&A: With Cicadas, filmmaker Luna Marán reflects collective vision that shapes Oaxaca life

Through its mix of Indigenous artists, musicians, and technicians, the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival feature puts the common good at the centre

SCREENJanet SmithAugust 28, 2025Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, VLAFF

Vetta Chamber Music kicks off 40th season with Beginnings, September 26 to 29

Program includes Canadian composer Kelly-Marie Murphy’s Dark Energy alongside masterworks by Shostakovich and Beethoven

MUSICStir VancouverAugust 28, 2025Partner Content, Vetta Chamber Music

Rent speaks vividly to artistic struggles of today, at Metro Theatre from September 5 to 20

The rock musical’s creator and composer, Jonathan Larson, didn’t live to see its enduring success

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 28, 2025Metro Theatre

Camino y Despedida (Walking Farewells) reveals bittersweet aspects of migration, August 29 and 30

Copresentation by TEMPO Dance & Visual Art and VLACC weaves contemporary movement with live music, video projection, and multilingual text

Realwheels Theatre rebrands as Glitch Theatre for launch of 2025-26 season

Faye’s Room by disability-identified playwright Alex K. Masse marks company’s first mainstage production since the rebrand

THEATREJanet SmithAugust 27, 2025Realwheels Theatre, Glitch Theatre

Vancouver International Film Festival unveils whole program, with Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague opening

Ido Fluk’s ode to Keith Jarrett concert Köln 75 closes the fest, while VIFF Live brings in Mad Professor, claire rousay, and more

FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithAugust 27, 2025VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival

Flamenco Rosario's Soulfulness celebrates 35 years of the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, September 27

Evening of ensemble works and solo pieces features local company dancers alongside international guest artists from Montreal, Spain, and Mexico

Deckchair Cinema caps sci-fi summer with David Lynch's Dune and a Devours concert, August 28

The Polygon Gallery’s annual outdoor film series takes place on Cates Deck

Chan Centre hosts fourth edition of ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl Come Toward the Fire, September 20 and 21

Indigenous-led festival features performances by powwow group Northern Cree and pop singer Tia Wood, plus film screenings, a marketplace, and more

Millennia of Coast Salish tradition are woven into Continuing the Ceremony, at West Vancouver Art Museum

Chief Dr. Janice George brings knowledge as both curator and practitioner to works that reflect not only the deep past but also the emerging future of Indigenous weaving arts

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithAugust 26, 2025Coast Salish, West Vancouver Art Museum, Homepage feature

Immersive audio-visual installation Shiki & Kū premieres at VIVO Media Arts Centre, September 13 to 28

Soundscape artist Yota Kobayashi draws on Japanese symbolism in co-presentation by Formscape Arts in partnership with Vancouver New Music and IM4 Media Lab

MUSIC, ART & DESIGNStir VancouverAugust 26, 2025Partner Content, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC, Vancouver New Music

Film review: Vingt Dieux (Holy Cow) mixes coming-of-age story with the fine art of French cheesemaking

Visions Ouest screens earthy charmer set in Jura agricultural region

SCREENJanet SmithAugust 25, 2025Visions Ouest, Alliance Francaise

Art collides with state bureaucracy in Chronicles of the Absurd, at Vancouver Latin American Film Festival

In documenting years of official disapproval and meddling, independent Cuban filmmakers Miguel Coyula and Lynn Cruz set out to trouble viewers of all political stripes

SCREENJanet SmithAugust 25, 2025Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, VLAFF

Theatre review: The Lion King’s powerful songs and artistic innovation still dazzle

Anchored by a knockout Rafiki and a parade of still-magical animal puppets, the Broadway Across Canada touring show proves this musical is still king of the jungle

THEATREJanet SmithAugust 24, 2025Broadway Across Canada, Vancouver Civic Theatres, Homepage feature