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Stir Cheat Sheet: 10 hot tickets at the 2022 Vancouver Fringe Festival

This year’s fest features everything from a professional cello player clowning around to a burlesque artist confronting the C-word

FESTS, THEATREStir VancouverSeptember 2, 2022Homepage feature, Vancouver Fringe Festival, theatre, Fringe Fest

Bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch shows new sides of himself in Take This Waltz, at Chutzpah! PLUS

Ne.Sans Opera & Dance’s interdisciplinary work finds the operatic star exploring the music of Leonard Cohen

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 1, 2022Chutzpah! Festival, Ne.Sans Opera and Dance, Daniel Okulitch, Homepage feature

At Vancouver Fringe Festival, comedian Ed Hill gets personal

The Taiwanese-Canadian artist has two entirely different shows hitting local stages, with the Fringe’s Stupid Ed culminating in an Off-Off Broadway residency and comedy-special filming

COMEDY, THEATRE, FESTSGail JohnsonSeptember 1, 2022Vancouver Fringe Festival, TAIWANfest, Ed Hill, comedy, Homepage feature, SUMMER

Nanya Spark, TÖME, Khari Wendell McClelland, and Curtis Clear Sky take to the AHFOMAD stage

From Afrobeat to IndigiFunk, the artists are part of the diverse lineup at the 2022 African Heritage Festival of Music and Dance

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 31, 2022AHFOMAD, Festival African Heritage Music and Dance Society, SUMMER

The art, community, and resilience of Indonesian migrants, in TAIWANfest Silaturahmi installation

Artist-activists travelled to a southern Taiwan port town to document a unique culture

ART & DESIGN, FESTSJanet SmithAugust 30, 2022TAIWANfest, SUMMER

Follow the sound of stamping feet to free Vancouver International Flamenco Festival shows, September 3 and 4 on Granville Island

Mozaico Flamenco, Jhoely Triana, Linda Hayes, and more take open-air stage at Picnic Pavilion

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithAugust 30, 2022flamenco, Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, SUMMER

Infinitus, Saxophilia, and more hit outdoor Blueridge Chamber Festival, September 3 and 4 at Trout Lake, and September 5 at Cates Park

Elysian Trio, Vancouver Erhu Quartet, Jodi Proznick Trio, and other local bright lights take to new acoustically designed FOLIUM stage

MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithAugust 29, 2022Blueridge Chamber Festival, Infinitus, Saxophilia, SUMMER

At TAIWANfest, four-piece band Kanatal epitomizes an island society with harmony that crosses borders

Taking its name from the Amis word for “island”, Kanatal performs Peace as part of the 2022 festival

FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithAugust 29, 2022TAIWANfest, Partner Content, SUMMER

TAIWANfest bridges cultures through culinary experiences

From a self-guided tour of independent Vancouver restaurants to a bento-inspired art installation, food brings people together at the annual festival

Silaturahmi installation explores the story of Tangkáng's Indonesian migrant fishers at TAIWANfest

Exhibit transports you to a lively community with its own music, daily feasts, and more

FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithAugust 26, 2022TAIWANfest, SUMMER

Stir Cheat Sheet: All you need to know about African Heritage Festival of Music and Dance (AHFOMAD) 2022

With Fally Ipupa headlining, the fest also features food and fashion, all in celebration of Black Peoples through the arts

Film reviews: Two deeply personal excavations of family at Vancouver Latin American Film Festival

It Runs in the Family artfully interweaves archival photos, interviews, animation, and more, while a Mexican-Tzotzil director makes amends with his Mamá

SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithAugust 24, 2022VLAFF, Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, SUMMER