Articles — Stir

Review: Sanctuary & Storm marries intergalactic planetarium projections with the strength of historic female figures

From Vancouver Opera and IndieFest, world premiere at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre offers moments of passion and a matriarchal dynamic in an up-close, intimate environment

FESTS, OPERA, MUSICJanet SmithNovember 19, 2023IndieFest, Vancouver Opera, re:Naissance opera, H.R. MacMillan Space Centre

Upcycled baby dolls, cute pottery, and hot apple cider: A first-timer tackles the Eastside Culture Crawl

Spoiler alert: two-and-a-half hours is only enough time to hit a small portion of open studios—but here are a neophyte’s coolest finds

ART & DESIGN, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 18, 2023Eastside Arts Society, Eastside Culture Crawl

Theatre Replacement and Company 605 unveil interdisciplinary HOLD ON LET GO festival lineup, beginning January 23

Previously known as PushOFF, newly named annual event highlights experimental works by the likes of Hong Kong Exile and Mardon + Mitsuhashi

THEATRE, DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 16, 2023Theatre Replacement, Company 605

Indigenous flute innovator Jessica McMann retraces her journey to meet her birth family, at IndieFest

Prairie Dusk album and multimedia concert explores profound loss and joy of belonging

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithNovember 15, 2023IndieFest, Re:Naissance Opera

Film reviews: A look at the European Union Film Festival's road trips, riders, and reindeer-herding rappers

In annual event at the Cinematheque, Cyprus/Greece/Italy’s The Man With the Answers, Poland’s Leave No Traces, and a few other standouts

SCREEN, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 15, 2023Homepage feature, European Union Film Festival

Stir Cheat Sheet: 7 food and beverage spots to pair with the Eastside Culture Crawl's array of artwork

From food-truck bites to pints at local breweries, here are Stir’s culinary highlights at the annual event

CULINARY, FESTSStir VancouverNovember 15, 2023Eastside Culture Crawl, Eastside Arts Society

At Eastside Culture Crawl, intricate paper cutting becomes beautiful multilayered art

Artists like Rachael Ashe and Tara Lee Bennett make magic with paper and scissors

ART & DESIGN, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 12, 2023Eastside Culture Crawl, Eastside Arts Society

At the Chutzpah! Festival, Rita Ueda's I Have My Mother’s Eyes channels two families' generational strength

Chamber opera tells story of a Japanese diplomat who aids in the escape of 6,000 Jews from Nazi-occupied Lithuania

MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 9, 2023Chutzpah! Festival, Powell Street Festival

At IndieFest, Sanctuary & Storm reflects on passion through two historical female figures, at H.R. MacMillan Space Centre November 17 to 19

World premiere from Vancouver Opera and re:Naissance Opera stars Kwagiulth-Stó:lō First Nations mezzo-soprano Marion Newman

MUSIC, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithNovember 9, 2023Vancouver Opera, re:Naissance opera, IndieFest

In one-woman play Whistle, Hadar Galron delves into the past, present, and future of the Holocaust

Actor-playwright developed semi-autobiographical monodrama with Yaakov Buchan, the son of Nazi doctor Josef Mengele’s secretary

THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithNovember 3, 2023Chutzpah! Festival

European Union Film Festival launches 26th annual Vancouver edition at The Cinematheque, November 16 to 30

Spanish romantic comedy Ramona opens the festival, and Ukrainian comedy Luxembourg, Luxembourg closes

SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverNovember 3, 2023Partner Content, The Cinematheque

Whistler Film Festival launches as holiday season hype begins in Whistler Village, November 29 to December 3

Featuring film premieres, industry summits, parties, and more, annual event is also the perfect opportunity to enjoy a relaxing, pre-festive getaway to a winter wonderland

SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverNovember 2, 2023Partner Content, Whistler Film Festival, Tourism Whistler

Stir Cheat Sheet: 3 screenings and installations to catch at F-O-R-M Festival of Recorded Movement

Offerings this year span stop-motion animation and immersive video environments, and topics from Indigenous belief systems to melting glaciers

DANCE, SCREEN, FESTSStir VancouverNovember 2, 2023F-O-R-M, Festival of Recorded Movement

Behtab Behseta's one-woman show at the STAND Festival depicts growth and resilience in the aftermath of trauma

The performer and Blackout Art Society’s artistic director Amir Hosseini speak to the festival’s origins and the importance of uplifting immigrant artists

THEATRE, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 31, 2023Blackout Art Society, STAND Festival

Belle Spirale Dance Projects' KIN navigates intergenerational memory at the STAND Festival, November 2

Piece directed by Alexis Fletcher highlights the partnerwork and emotion of Brazilian dancers Juan Duarte and Lazaro Silva

Klezmer master Michael Winograd's dedicated research allows him to bridge 21st century and distant ancestors

Appearing with the Honorable Mentshn and Socalled at the Chutzpah! Festival, clarinet virtuoso approaches his work as a “repairer of chains”

MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithOctober 29, 2023Michael Winograd, Chutzpah! Festival, klezmer

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