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Deborah Colker takes viewers into Brazil's Capibaribe River region with Dog Without Feathers

Mud-caked dancers bring to life the human cost of an eco-disaster

DANCE, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithSeptember 26, 2021DANCEHOUSE, DanceHouse

Online cooking and a live East Van Panto as The Cultch unveils a hybrid fall season

The hyperlocal holiday tradition heads to Wonderland

THEATRE, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithSeptember 23, 2021The Cultch, THE CULTCH

Queer Based Media brings new visual magic to TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival's filmed celebrations

Bash program journeys to waterfalls and forests, while The Darlings delve into dreamlike detective story

FESTS, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithSeptember 17, 2021The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Urban Ink Theatre, Homepage feature

New works from Le Gateau Chocolat, The Darlings, and Kim Senklip Harvey as The Cultch and Urban Ink unveil TRANSFORM Festival lineup

Event September 23 to October 2 will be a digital and live-performance hybrid

FESTS, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithAugust 26, 2021THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Transform Festival

Choreographer Jamie Robinson comes through the void to explore connection in Paradise Replica

Using repetitive movement, the Iris Garland Award-winner deconstructs the way dance is made

DANCE, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithAugust 17, 2021DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre, Homepage feature

Kate Besworth's Done/Undone asks hard questions about racism and misogyny in Shakespeare

Bard on the Beach commissions a two-hander that looks critically at the playwright it’s named for

THEATRE, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithAugust 6, 2021Bard on the Beach, Homepage feature

East Van to Edinburgh takes The Cultch's online shows to the world's largest Fringe fest

From The Boy in the Moon to The Darlings and 1 Hour Photo, local productions will find a huge new audience

LIVESTREAM, THEATREJanet SmithAugust 5, 2021The Cultch, THE CU:TCH

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about the fiery Piano Burning at the Queer Arts Festival, August 8

Complete with a fireproof red gown, the event takes on deeper metaphors about decolonization

Posh Ball builds an energized and empowering new tradition at Pride Vancouver

Van Vogue Jam’s Ralph Escamillan takes international runway competition online

DANCE, FESTS, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithJuly 27, 2021Pride Vancouver

Fiddling meets frenzied footwork as PEI's Gordie "Crazy Legs" Mackeeman & His Rhythm Boys hit Mission Folk Music Festival

The Maritime musician can’t imagine standing still for a performance

MUSIC, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithJuly 23, 2021Mission Folk Festival

Stir Cheat Sheet: 4 standout songs streaming at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival

From a Mexican-flavoured party starter to trips into blues and Celtic fiddle, here are a few online highlights

LIVESTREAM, MUSICStir VancouverJuly 22, 2021Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Singer-songwriter Leela Gilday reconnects with the land and reflects on a year of reckoning

Appearing at this year’s online Mission Folk Music Festival, the Dene artist sings of hard truths and resilience

MUSIC, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithJuly 20, 2021Mission Folk Festival

Lil’wat playwright Yvonne Wallace's new short film reflects her own language recovery

Her cuzlhkán kalāxsa nqwal̛úttena (I am going to remember my language) debuts at Touchstone Theatre’s Seismic Shift on July 21

LIVESTREAM, THEATREJanet SmithJuly 19, 2021Touchstone Theatre, Lil'wat

Singer-songwriter Marin Patenaude channels the loss and pain of past year into emotionally virtuosic music

Vancouver Folk Music Festival appearance might finally help bring the artist’s career-defining 2020 release Sight Unseen the attention it so deserves

HIVE 2021: Flight Paths finds new ways to keep micro-performances buzzing

Via laptop or cellphone, individual audience members can connect with innovative 15-minute-max shows

THEATRE, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithJune 27, 2021Hive

Emad Armoush bridges Arabic, jazz, and even flamenco worlds with new Rayhan project

At the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, the Syrian ex-pat’s new quintet crosses cultures in captivating ways

Tabla master Zakir Hussain reconnects with his late father while strengthening cross-cultural ties

The musician, who appears at Indian Summer Festival, has found happiness revisiting music of the past during the pandemic

LIVESTREAM, MUSICJanet SmithJune 21, 2021Indian Summer Festival, Homepage feature

Stir Cheat Sheet: Five performances to catch at Music on Main's Listening. Together. festival

Featuring instruments from the cello to the santour, intimate filmed concerts to inspire and mesmerize

MUSIC, LIVESTREAM, FESTSStir VancouverMay 13, 2021Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN

The Cultch to livestream Nicholas Krgovich's This Spring: Songs by Veda Hille record release

Both music artists and longtime friends will take the stage

MUSIC, LIVESTREAMStir VancouverMay 12, 2021Partner Content, THE CULTCH, The Cultch

Islamic art workshop, Indigenous plant walk, and more at Burnaby Festival of Learning May 9

Free online sessions range build skills in everything from photography to herbs

FESTS, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithMay 7, 2021Burnaby Festival of Learning, livestream

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