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Cirque Alfonse's Animal takes circus back to the farm, complete with tractor tires and mechanical bulls

The company based out of a barn north of Montreal keeps its funny, glitz-free act down-to-earth, even though the tricks are superhuman

The Cultch announces fall 2022 season, with six in-person shows

The lineup runs the gamut from circus arts to verbatim drama; plus, it’s the 10th anniversary of the East Van Panto

THEATREJanet SmithJune 28, 2022The Cultch

Photographic "frieze" captures the shifts of a homeless encampment throughout pandemic, at The Gallery at The Cultch until June 30

Artist Esther Rausenberg focuses lens on Strathcona Park tents, tarps, firepits, flags, and multistoried constructions

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJune 7, 2022Esther Rausenberg, The Cultch

Youth-driven IGNITE! 2022 Festival hits the Cultch, May 18 to 22

Highlights include new one-act plays and a VR stand

WHAT'S STIRRING, FESTSJanet SmithMay 17, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, IGNITE!, The Cultch

Hip-hop-driven Can I Live? looks at how people of colour have been excluded from climate activism, online to May 15

Artist Fehinti Balogun on hand for watch party and talkback at The York Theatre, May 14

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRING, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithMay 12, 2022The Cultch, THE CULTCH

Theatre review: Haunting Lampedusa takes a complex look at two lives in a callous global economy

Strong performances and atmospheric lighting and music intensify two thought-provoking monologues

THEATREJanet SmithMay 9, 2022Pi Theatre, The Cultch, Homepage feature

Theatre review: Himmat shows a father and daughter finding the strength to relate to each other

Strong performances and handsome lighting and projections help bring a universal family story to life

THEATREStir VancouverMay 9, 2022THE CULTCH, The Cultch, SPRING

Gavan Cheema weaves an immigrant story of family, labour, and addiction in new Himmat

Blending Punjabi and English, actor-playwright draws on stories revealed to her at her father’s hospital bed

THEATREJanet SmithMay 4, 2022The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Theatre Conspiracy, SPRING

Theatre review: The Invisible: Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare proves fiercely inspiring

Jonathan Christenson’s musical-theatre piece inspired by the only women to be given combat roles in World War II is bold, suspenseful

THEATREGail JohnsonApril 30, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, The Cultch, Catalyst Theatre, York Theatre

In Lampedusa, characters navigate very different waters to find common humanity

Vancouver’s Pi Theatre mounts the Canadian premiere of British playwright Anders Lustgarten’s acclaimed play

THEATREGail JohnsonApril 27, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Pi Theatre, Melissa Oei, The Cultch

Stir Q&A: The Invisible: Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare's Melissa MacPherson talks about a musical that breaks the mould

Noir, mystery, or historical drama, the new show based on women’s true World War II spy stories is full of surprises

THEATREJanet SmithApril 25, 2022THE CULTCH, The Cultch, SPRING

COVID forces The Cultch to postpone Bad Parent to 2022-23 season

The much-anticipated world premiere by Ins Choi was scheduled to open April 21

THEATREJanet SmithApril 21, 2022The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre, Ins Choi

Veda Hille forges new album Beach Practice out of a global shutdown

The Vancouver singer-songwriter explores familiar themes of love and survival, and yet it’s like nothing else in her catalogue

MUSICJanet SmithApril 12, 2022Veda Hille, The Cultch

Charlie Demers, Jane Stanton, Peter Kelamis, and more, as 1 Night Stand raises funds for Ukraine, April 9

Yumi Nagashimi, Justin Nichol round out an all-star comedy benefit for a serious cause

WHAT'S STIRRING, COMEDYJanet SmithApril 4, 2022The Cultch, THE CULTCH

Bunny takes a bold look at one woman's sexual journey, without the shame

Director Mindy Parfitt and playwright Hannah Moscovitch embrace the challenge of staging a show about intimacy after an era of isolation

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 15, 2022The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Hannah Moscovitch, The Search Party, SPRING

Theatre review: Clean/Espejos is by turns hilarious and devastatingly sad

Christine Quintana’s play in Spanish and English takes audiences to the real Mexico, deep into her characters’ hearts

THEATREGail JohnsonMarch 13, 2022The Cultch, Christine Quintana, SPRING, Spring Arts Guide

Be-Longing takes an interdisciplinary look at the queer diaspora, to March 13 online via The Cultch

Frank theatre’s multicultural, multilingual collaboration explores love and exile

Christine Quintana's Clean/Espejos brings together two women from different sides of a Mexican resort

New play is performed in English and Spanish to fully explore both perspectives

Kevin Loring aims to turn things upside-down and shake them up with Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer

Playwright-director says his new land-claims farce “slays everything”

Theatre review: Beautiful Man turns the long-defined idea of a woman’s place on its head

The play explores feminine sexuality, oppression of gender roles through strong language, biting humour, and sharp wit

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 28, 2022The Cultch, SPRING

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