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Latin Expressions series celebrates Latin American Heritage Month with events throughout October

Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre-hosted lineup spans a Chilean VIFF premiere, dance workshops, and beyond

CULTUREStir VancouverSeptember 29, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre, VLACC

National Ballet of Ukraine set to bring Canadian tour to Vancouver from February 5 to 7

Production Nadiya Ukraine represents hope in a time of war, with excerpts from Le Corsaire and Don Quixote

DANCE, CULTUREJanet SmithSeptember 29, 2023National Ballet of Ukraine

Arts organizations honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation across the region

Storytelling, a live carving demonstration, and a theatre performance are among some of the ways people can reflect upon Indigenous history

In late Nisga'a playwright Larry Guno's Bunk #7, actors Kiefer Collison and Nick Dangeli tell a true story of Indigenous resilience

Directed by Marianne Brørup Weston with dramaturg Yvette Nolan, play about residential-school riot draws upon generational connections, humour, and strength

Mooncakes, lantern crafting, and an audio play at Gateway Theatre's Family Fun Mid-Autumn Celebration, September 24

Event in honour of upcoming Chinese holiday features live reading of Five Blessings collective’s Legend of the Whooshhh

CULTURE, THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithSeptember 18, 2023Gateway Theatre

Emily Carr University hosts event marking new Pacific Song of the Ancestors totem pole, September 29

The art installation, eight years in the making, is created by Master Carvers Dempsey Bob, Stan Bevan, and Lyonel Grant

CULTUREStir VancouverSeptember 18, 2023Partner Content, Emily Carr University

Vancouver International Flamenco Festival welcomes wide array of forms

From Jafelin to Rosanna Terracciano, Rosario Ancer’s open-minded program embraces tradition, multiple cultures, and the edgily conceptual

DANCE, CULTURE, FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 15, 2023flamenco, Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, Homepage feature

Artisan market at Come Toward the Fire festival spotlights Indigenous-owned businesses, September 16

A selection of 10 vendors are on site at Chan Centre selling handmade soaps, beadwork earrings, soy candles, and more

FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithSeptember 11, 2023Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, CHAN CENTRE

Isaac Gasangwa fuses traditional Rwandese dance and modern street style in The African Dream

The 10-dancer piece shares Gasangwa’s story of living in the aftermath of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide

DANCE, CULTUREJanet SmithSeptember 8, 2023The Dance Centre, DANCE CENTRE, Afrobeats Van

Black Belt Eagle Scout reconnects with Coast Salish homelands at Come Toward the Fire

Headlining Chan Centre festival, singer-songwriter Katherine Paul melds Indigenous traditions and Pacific Northwest grunge influences

MUSIC, CULTUREJanet SmithSeptember 8, 2023Homepage feature, Indigenous, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, CHAN CENTRE

AHFOMAD festival brings the best of African-diaspora music and dance to Massey Theatre and Eighth & Eight, September 1 to 3

Dremo, Selmor Mtukuzi, Ndidi O, Mimi O’Bonsawin, Liya, and Kays, plus Vancouver’s own Alpha Yaya Diallo.

CULTURE, FESTS, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 31, 2023AHFOMAD, Massey Theatre, Eighth & Eight

SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs supports Turkish Tunes 6, presented by the Turkish-Canadian Society on September 9

Music from jazz singer Fuat Tuaç, lively group Istanbul the Band, and more characterize community event

MUSIC, CULTUREStir VancouverAugust 30, 2023Partner Content, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs

Discover the Sea to Sky’s abundant arts and culture scene this fall

Activities across Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton honour the region’s history with bold autumn flair

CULTUREStir VancouverAugust 21, 2023Partner Content, Tourism Whistler

Vancouver Latin American Film Festival to spotlight Cuba's Pavel Giroud, Argentina’s Santiago Mitre, and more, September 7 to 17

Event kicks off with Brazil’s provocative Rule 34 and closes with Pinochet-era-set Chile ‘76

FESTS, SCREEN, CULTUREJanet SmithAugust 17, 2023VLAFF, Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, Latinx

Vines Art Festival is on until August 19 with free events at parks around the city

Highlights include Indigenous artistry in Rooted Relations and the connective power of water in Flowing Upstream

CULTURE, MUSIC, DANCEStir VancouverAugust 15, 2023Partner Content, Vines Art Festival

Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts' Gurpreet Sian puts local South Asian talent in the spotlight

Multitasking event producer, bhangra dancer, dohl drummer, and NHL commentator aims to increase representation—and throw a big street party

Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts returns to Vancouver from August 17 to 31

Event celebrates South Asian culture with art, music, dance, workshops, and performances

CULTURE, FESTSStir VancouverJuly 22, 2023Partner Content, Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts

Cultural currents flow in composer-sitarist Mohamed Assani's new Watersmeet, at Indian Summer Festival

The artist brings together an array of Western and South Asian musicians for an aquatically inspired new suite of music

MUSIC, CULTURE, FESTSJanet SmithJuly 7, 2023Mohamed Asani, sitar, Summer 2023, Indian Summer Festival

Watch master carver Xwalacktun craft a house post at Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre to September 3

Live-action Whistler project with apprentice Brandon Hall is part of Salish Summer Carving Series

Talking Stick Festival celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day with music and culture, June 21

Logan Staats, DJ Kookum to perform at events held by Full Circle: First Nations Performance

FESTS, CULTURE, MUSICStir VancouverJune 14, 2023Partner Content, Full Circle

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