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Raven takes an acrobatic exploration of the nonstop circus of motherhood

Berlin trio still human draws from personal experience in show that blends aerial feats with the juggling act of raising kids and pursuing a career

DANCE, THEATREJanet SmithApril 23, 2023Homepage feature, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, York Theatre, Spring 2023, SPRING 2023

Bring Back the '90s! re-creates the era of boy bands and Nintendo through comedy

The Improv Centre’s new show celebrates the pastel decade

COMEDYGail JohnsonApril 19, 2023The Improv Centre, TIC, comedy, improv, Spring 2023, 90s, Homepage feature

Stir Bedside Table: Hilary Atleo

The Indigenous co-owner of Iron Dog Books talks science fiction, graphic novels, and beach reads

Stir Q&A: B.C.’s best sommelier for 2023 spills on Beaujolais, her new wine school, and more

Michelin-starred Burdock & Co’s wine director Kelcie Jones to be honoured at the Vancouver International Wine Festival

Vancouver International Dance Festival 2023 wraps up with new work by Noam Gagnon, April 20 to 22

A solo called being by the acclaimed choreograher-dancer and founder of Vision Impure will be livestreamed

WHAT'S STIRRING, DANCEGail JohnsonApril 17, 2023VIDF, Noam Gagnon, Vision Impure, Spring 2023

Vancouver Juno-winning band Said the Whale rocks with the VSO, April 19

SaidHeads rejoice: the indie-rock group emerged from the pandemic stronger than ever

Emperor 101 takes a virtual-reality trip into the mind of a conspiracy theorist, with actors as avatars

Brought here by Boca del Lupo Theatre, Ireland’s The Performance Corporation tries to unpack why people get drawn down online rabbit holes

THEATREJanet SmithApril 16, 2023Boca del Lupo, BOCA DEL LUPO, Spring 2023, Homepage feature

Nightingales to warblers, La Rêveuse: The Birds Concert draws inspiration from avian song

French ensemble goes beyond sonic beauty with compelling ecological message in Early Music Vancouver program

Dance review: Israeli artist Hillel Kogan's We Love Arabs proves hilariously provocative

The excellent dance-theatre hybrid explores prejudices as it skewers the choreographic process

DANCE, THEATREGail JohnsonApril 14, 2023The Dance Centre, Theatre la Seizieme, review, Hillel Kogan, Spring 2023

Stir Pairing: Bean & Hat and Blasted Church Vineyards

In the Canadian clowning show and at the Okanagan Falls winery, there’s craft behind the creativity

CULINARY, THEATREGail JohnsonApril 13, 2023Blasted Church, Bean & Hat, LGBTQ2SAI, Spring 2023

BC and Yukon Book Prizes announce 2023 shortlists

West Coast Book Prize Society names finalists in eight categories

READGail JohnsonApril 13, 2023BC and Yukon Book Prizes, Spring 2023

Juno-winning Florian Hoefner Trio brings modern jazz to BlueShore at CapU, April 18

Ensemble will perform songs off of acclaimed album Desert Bloom

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonApril 13, 2023BlueShore at CapU, jazz, Spring 2023

White Noise returns to the Firehall Arts Centre with its biting look at Truth and Reconciliation, to May 7

Frank, smart story of a dinner party gone awry attracted rave reviews last year

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithApril 13, 2023Firehall Arts Centre, FIREHALL, Spring 2023

Stir Q&A: Bird's Kylie Vincent talks pain, laughter, and the coolest dog she knows

Comedian’s standup-theatre-memoir mashup digs fearlessly into the trauma she suffered in her teens

COMEDY, THEATREJanet SmithApril 13, 2023THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Spring 2023

Architectural photojournalist Ema Peter chases the decisive moment

New exhibition at West Vancouver Art Museum features a career-spanning selection of the local artist’s transfixing images

George Hinchcliffe’s Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain puts "outsider instrument" to everything from Bach to punk to bebop

The plucky project, coming to Vancouver Recital Society, has confounded expectations and toured the world for almost 40 years now

Argentinian wine, empanadas, and live Latin jazz come together in Vancouver for Malbec World Day

Marquis Wine Cellars hosts free tasting, featuring goods from Panaderia Latina Bakery and music by Andre Stepanian

CULINARYGail JohnsonApril 11, 2023wine, Malbec, Spring 2023, Marquis Wine Cellar

Pianist Tomasz Ritter brings his passion for period instruments to Vancouver Chopin Society

Polish star will play Beethoven, Schubert, and, of course, Chopin on a faithful copy of an 1819 Conrad Graf piano

Stir Q&A: Ensemble chemistry, laughter, and snacks, as director Mindy Parfitt stages Stupid F*cking Bird

Bringing Aaron Posner’s hit spin on Chekhov’s The Seagull: to life means “food is made, songs are sung, and there’s definitely more swearing”

THEATREJanet SmithApril 10, 2023The Search Party, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Spring 2023

Naishi Wang's Taking Breath is a full-body exploration of breathing in a time of climate crisis

Toronto piece is a part of New Work’s one-night-only MERGE mixed program

DANCEJanet SmithApril 8, 2023New Works, Roundhouse Community Centre, Spring 2023

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