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Stir Cheat Sheet: John Irving to comic-book heroes, 5 events to catch at the JCC Jewish Book Festival

Talks with cellist Janet Horvath, the Berkowitz Bros., and more unpack themes of identity and resilience

READ, FESTSStir VancouverFebruary 11, 2026JCC Jewish Book Festival, JCC, Jewish Community Centre, Jewish Book Festival

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts hosts Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita's SUBA Trio, March 13

Musicians celebrate ancestral connections to Africa with a unique fusion of genres

Canadian pianist Sophia Liu joins the VSO's celebratory Lunar New Year event, February 12

Prior to the concert, the Orpheum hosts traditional art-making activities and lion dancing

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 11, 2026VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, lunar new year, Lunar New Year

Carousel Theatre stages an interactive Where the Wild Things Are, March 10 to 22

Production by Presentation House Theatre draws on Maurice Sendak’s beloved storybook

THEATREStir VancouverFebruary 11, 2026Partner Content, Carousel Theatre for Young People, Carousel Theatre

Dance review: Flowing forms and abstract storytelling in Royal Winnipeg Ballet double bill

T’əl: The Wild Man of the Woods heralds an exciting new voice, while Carmina Burana strips the work down to its essence

DANCEJanet SmithFebruary 10, 2026Royal Winnipeg Ballet

Metro Theatre presents the audience-favourite musical comedy Nunsense, February 27 to March 21

Dan Goggin’s popular production follows five nuns who must stage an emergency fundraiser after an unfortunate cooking accident

THEATREStir VancouverFebruary 10, 2026Partner Content, Metro Theatre

Hoop dance and Métis jigging meet as Beany John and Sophie Dow take the stage at Matriarchs Uprising

The Dance Centre and O.Dela Arts present the piece that draws on the performers’ Indigenous ancestors

Powerful compositions by Dame Ethel Smyth and Kati Agócs mark Canadian premieres at the Orpheum, February 28

Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs presents the 1893 masterpiece Mass in D major and contemporary work Hosanna of the Clouds

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 10, 2026Partner Content, Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs, Vancouver Bach Choir

Adopted as a child, filmmaker travels back to Haitian birthplace in Through Her Eyes (À travers tes yeux), February 11

Visions Ouest and Alliance Française present poignant documentary about a woman retracing her roots to a vibrant but deeply troubled country

Review: Vancouver Opera’s cheeky Così fan tutte satirizes men as much as women

Set handsomely in a hotel lounge in the Canadian Rockies, the show features a strong and comedically adept cast that helps finesse a fun new spin on Mozart’s original

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 9, 2026Vancouver Opera, VANCOUVER OPERA

UPU speaks poetic language of storytelling created by generations of Pacific Islanders

Samoan poet Grace Iwashita-Taylor describes working with accomplished director Fasitua Amosa to honour the stories, struggles, and joys of a vast and diverse region

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 9, 2026THE CULTCH, York Theatre, Warrior Festival, Full Circle