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The Golden Road spotlights Afghan rubab virtuoso Homayoun Sakhi at the Kay Meek Arts Centre, November 18

Musician is joined by setar player Kiya Tabassian, percussionist Hamin Honari, and bamboo flutist Shashank Subramanyam in Early Music Vancouver copresentation

MUSIC, CULTUREJanet SmithNovember 16, 2023Kay Meek Arts Centre, Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER

Nominations now open for British Columbia Reconciliation Award, presented by the BC Achievement Foundation in partnership with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor

Nominees show leadership by advancing Calls to Action in Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s report

CULTUREStir VancouverNovember 15, 2023Partner Content, BC Achievement Foundation

Margo Kane wins annual National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring

Founder and artistic managing director of Full Circle: First Nations Performance receives $2,500 for her dedication to touring Indigenous works across Canada and globally

CULTURE, NEWSJanet SmithNovember 6, 2023National Arts Centre, Full Circle, Talking Stick Festival

Etuaptmumk/Two-Eyed Seeing: Ways of Being and Seeing offers dialogue and guidance amid the urgent climate crisis

Artists Lara Aysal and Rosemary Georgeson lead a Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival workshop based on conversations with Elders, activists, and academics

Stir Cheat Sheet: 3 ways to celebrate like it's an Indian wedding, at Diwali Fest 2023

For Metro Vancouver event’s 20th anniversary, South Asian mehendi, rangolis, live dance and music, and much more

CULTURE, FESTSStir VancouverOctober 24, 2023Diwali Fest, Diwali, Homepage feature

Theatre review: Te Tangi a te Tūī's acrobatic stories of Māori magical spirits speak eloquently to colonial damage

Indigenous language and oral storytelling traditions drive circus-theatre piece from New Zealand, commissioned by The Cultch and Urban Ink

DANCE, THEATRE, CULTUREJanet SmithOctober 21, 2023THE CULTCH, The Cultch

Indian Summer Festival extends deadline for Culture Lab: Artist as Healer applications

Call goes out for South Asian artists for project funding of up to $45,000

CULTURE, NEWS, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 19, 2023Indian Summer Festival

Cree composer Andrew Balfour brings Indigenous storytelling to Vancouver Chamber Choir as this season's composer-in-residence

Winnipeg-raised artist conducts his piece Waawaa-Steewak—Cree for “Northern Lights”—in upcoming concert

MUSIC, CULTUREJanet SmithOctober 16, 2023Vancouver Chamber Choir, Andrew Balfour

At Vancouver Writers Fest, Jen Sookfong Lee reflects on the pop culture that shaped her in Superfan

The local author says reality television is the great equalizer in social situations

READ, FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithOctober 14, 2023Jen Sookfong Lee, Vancouver Writers Fest

Stir Q&A: Tainui Tukiwaho talks about Te Tangi a te Tūī's unique meld of Māori culture, dance, and circus arts

Director-cowriter reflects on the safe creative space in unique collaboration between New Zealand’s Te Rēhia Theatre Company and The Dust Palace

Remembering the Future marks 50 years of arts and activism—for Chile, and for VLACC's Carmen Rodríguez

Performers celebrate Latin American music, poetry, and art, as the onetime dissident remembers their integral role in resistance

Sho Sho Esquiro hosts a curator tour of Pushing Boundaries 2023: Our Home on Native Land, October 14

At North Van Arts exhibition, Indigenous fashion designer’s works make powerful statements about Canada’s history of systemic flaws

ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithOctober 6, 2023North Van Arts

In Swapnaa Tamhane: No Surface is Neutral, sweeping textiles and handmade khadi paper resist colonial history in India

Montreal-based artist Tamhane works directly with block-printers and carvers in Kutch, India to craft her pieces

ART & DESIGN, CULTUREJanet SmithOctober 6, 2023Surrey Art Gallery, Homepage feature

BC Achievement Foundation announces recipients of this year's Polygon Award in First Nations Art

Xwalacktun (Rick Harry) receives Award of Distinction for Lifetime Achievement

ART & DESIGN, CULTUREJanet SmithOctober 4, 2023BC Achievement Foundation

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