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Composer Kati Agócs reveals sacred music as source of resistance in Hosanna of the Clouds

Vancouver Bach Choir performs Canadian premiere of work that draws on both ancient tradition and the 20th-century avant garde to explore the creative act

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 17, 2026Vancouver Bach Choir, Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs

DanceHouse hosts the B.C. premiere of Ex Machina and Côté Danse's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, March 18 to 21

With community partners Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival and Théâtre la Seizième, bold reinterpretation of the tragic play hits the stage

DANCEStir VancouverFebruary 17, 2026Partner Content, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, Bard on the Beach, Ex Machina, Côté Danse

Theatre review: Dial M for Murder's sly performances and stylish tension make for devilish fun

Under director Jillian Keiley’s deft hands, the pacing stays airtight and the dry comedy never tips into full camp.

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 16, 2026Arts Club Theatre Company, Homepage feature

Baritone Geoffrey Schellenberg sings the role of Figaro in The Barber of Seville, February 21 to 28

Gioachino Rossini’s opera buffa is the subject of countless pop-culture references by characters like Bugs Bunny and Homer Simpson

Theatre review: Batshit’s surreal mashup packs a deeply affecting punch

At The Cultch, removable limbs, retro TV shows, and absurd cabaret numbers about female madness frame a genuinely unsettling story of a grandmother’s institutionalization

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 13, 2026THE CULTCH, The Cultch

Maestro Otto Tausk guides the VSO through Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony, March 13 to 15

Powerful composition shares a program with Henri Dutilleux’s Tout un monde lointain… (A Whole Distant World…) and Michael Oesterle’s La Chapelle

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 13, 2026Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO

Studio 58 announces Paul Moniz de Sá as its new artistic director

The former head of Theatre, Music & Film at Arts Umbrella has worked across local stages and screens

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 12, 2026Studio 58, Langara, Langara College, Paul Moniz de Sá

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie time travels to absurd new heights, at the Park Theatre February 13 to 26

Matt Johnson is back with a chaotic, unabashedly Canadian followup to the cult web series

WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENJanet SmithFebruary 12, 2026The Park, Matt Johnson, Park Theatre

Alliance Française Vancouver presents Amir Amiri and Elham Menouchehri's MA, March 14

Musical dialogue between santour and tar explores concepts of space and unity

In Red Like Fruit, playwright Hannah Moscovitch grapples with the uncertainty of memory and consent

At The Cultch’s Warrior Festival, award-winning two-hander presents a provocative scenario where a man tells a woman’s story

Elektra unites Canadian composers with If the Earth Could Sing, March 28 and 29

Pieces by Katerina Gimon, Andrew Staniland, and more offer reflections on climate change and peace

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 12, 2026Partner Content, Elektra, ELEKTRA, Elektra Women's Choir

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

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