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Margaret Grenier pays tribute to matriarchs in multimedia Raven Mother

The Dancers of Damelahamid’s most ambitious production to date explores the precious artistic legacy passed down by Elder Margaret Harris

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 2, 2024Dancers of Damelahamid, Margaret Grenier, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Homepage feature

Russna Kaur embraces colour in major new exhibition at Whistler’s Audain Art Museum

The local artist has expanded on smaller works by painting on walls at the gallery

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithOctober 1, 2024Audain Art Museum, Russna Kaur, Homepage feature

Sky Dancers explores the rich energy of stillness through bharatanatyam and meditation

At The Dance Centre, Anusha Fernando directs an expressive piece born from a year’s worth of nonhierarchical gatherings

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 artists to catch at the 2024 North Shore Art Crawl

From moss art to blown glass, there’s much to discover at the 14th annual event

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverSeptember 26, 2024North Shore Art Crawl, Homepage feature, North Van Arts

Legendary Vancouver chef Hidekazu Tojo celebrated in new documentary playing at VIFF

The Chef & the Daruma gets to the heart of the acclaimed culinary artist’s inspirations

SCREEN, FESTS, CULINARYGail JohnsonSeptember 25, 2024VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival, Hidekazu Tojo, sushi, Homepage feature

ANOHNI and the Johnsons take an intimate look at what’s really happening

The New York City–based artist takes an unflinching look at grief, loss, and ecological collapse

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 25, 2024ANOHNI, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, CHAN CENTRE, Homepage feature

Inuk singer Elisapie gets deeply emotional on Inuktitut

Recording her new album of cover songs was intensely heart-breaking

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 24, 2024Elisapie, Homepage feature

Nineteen-year-old Canadian pianist Kevin Chen balances works by his favourite composers

Chopin and Liszt are on the program at the Kay Meek Arts Centre, as the internationally acclaimed musician makes his Vancouver debut

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 23, 2024Kay Meek Arts Centre, Kevin Chen, Piano, piano, Homepage feature

VIFF opener Ari's Theme brings lifelong dream to fruition, with live-performed score

Vancouver Island’s Ari Kinarthy wrote the score and stars in a screening event that memorializes his life

Rebecca Belmore wins $100,000 Audain Prize for the Visual Arts

Presenting the Anishinaabe artist with the award at today’s ceremony, Scott Watson described her as “one of not just Canada’s, but her generation’s most important artists”

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithSeptember 17, 2024Rebecca Belmore, Audain Foundation, Homepage feature

The Improv Centre dives into deception in Betrayers

New show created by Allen Morrison is based on the hit reality-TV series The Traitors

COMEDYGail JohnsonSeptember 17, 2024The Improv Centre, TIC, improv, Homepage feature

Qwalena: The Wild Woman Who Steals Children addresses the ongoing impacts of the Indian Act

The titular character in the show by 3 Crows Productions represents government agents who removed Indigenous kids from their homes to attend residential school

Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival celebrates community and creativity

Still Moon Arts Society artistic director Carmen Rosen realized her vision of a lantern procession through the park

FESTSGail JohnsonSeptember 11, 2024Still Moon Arts Society, Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival, Homepage feature

Alvin Erasga Tolentino’s Co.ERASGA confronts the climate crisis in season opener at the Roundhouse

What on EARTH features world premieres of ensemble pieces by Tolentino and artists in residence Naishi Wang and Alvin Collantes that speak to global warming

DANCEGail JohnsonSeptember 10, 2024Alvin Erasga Tolentino, Co.ERASGA, dance, Homepage feature

Stir Q&A: Andalusian-born flamenco sensation Marco Flores dives into his art form’s “endless search”

Dancer premieres Rayuela, an electrifying conversation between dancer, guitarist, and singer, at Vancouver International Flamenco Festival

DANCE, FESTSJanet SmithSeptember 5, 2024Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, flamenco, Homepage feature

Stir Q&A: Mexican filmmaker Ángeles Cruz on grief, silence, and reappearing at Vancouver Latin American Film Festival

The creative force behind Valentina or the Serenity delves into mourning through the perspective of a young girl

FESTS, SCREENJanet SmithSeptember 3, 2024VLAFF, Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, Homepage feature

Through funerals and drunken jokes, women find their place in the world at this year's Vancouver Fringe Festival

Bitches with Baggage sees two ex-friends reunite to mourn a high-school teacher, while A Man Walks Into a Bar emphasizes the importance of healthy communication