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Ne. Sans Opera & Dance performs excerpts set to Handel, Bach, and Philip Glass, March 1

Countertenor Shane Hanson, pianist/conductor Leslie Dala join noonhour Discover Dance! performance Vermette

WHAT'S STIRRING, DANCEGail JohnsonFebruary 21, 2022The Dance Centre, Ne.Sans Opera and Dance, Idan Cohen

Flamenco trio Calle Verde dances with light, February 28

The artists introduce a vital fourth member in this DanceLab showing

WHAT'S STIRRING, DANCEGail JohnsonFebruary 19, 2022Dance Centre, flamenco, Calle Verde

Walk-through lantern installation Into the Light keeps the Lunar New Year spirit glowing, February 18 to 20

Local artists draw on the legend of Nian, a sea-monster, for the imagery

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 16, 2022Gateway Theatre

AFAM African Fashion Week Vancouver 2022 hits the catwalk, February 19

Design, dance, and music aim to shift narratives about Africa and the African diaspora

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonFebruary 13, 2022fashion, Black History Month

Artificial intelligence-driven poetry blazes at UrbanScreen, February 12 to May 1

Body as Border: Traces and Flows of Connection is an immersive outdoor art installation on view after sunset

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonFebruary 10, 2022Surrey, Surrey Art Gallery

Vancouver artist Stephen Waddell takes viewers virtually into his studio at Audain Art Museum Tuesday Night Talk, February 15

Photographer discusses the work Termini in the online event

ART & DESIGN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 10, 2022Audain Museum

Sankofa Film Festival showcases stories of the African diaspora, February 12

Mini documentary fest accompanies MOA exhibition Sankofa: African Routes, Canadian Roots

WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENGail JohnsonFebruary 2, 2022MOA, Sankofa, Black, Hogan's Alley, Black History Month, documentary

Tiko Kerr explores nearness in career-spanning solo exhibition, now showing

Politics of Proximity showcases works on canvas, collage, and Plexiglas

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJanuary 31, 2022Tiko Kerr, Monica Reyes Gallery

Conversation on the Art of P.Mansaram livestreams via Surrey Art Gallery, February 5

The free talk about the prolific Rajasthani-born Ontario-based artist’s work is moderated by Indian Summer Festival’s Sirish Rao

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJanuary 26, 2022Surrey Art Gallery, Indian Summer Festival

Lynne Ramsay's dark, agonizing poetry celebrated at The Cinematheque, to February 4

With films like We Need to Talk About Kevin and You Were Never Really Here, the Scottish director is one of the most exciting voices in contemporary cinema

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 11, 2022The Cinematheque

Sook-Yin Lee hosts online conversation Women in Punk, January 15

The Polygon Gallery’s OG Punk exhibition inspired the free chat

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonJanuary 9, 2022the Polygon, punk, Sook-Yin Lee, Dina Goldstein

TNT returns to Audain Art Museum, launches new series with Levi Nelson, January 11

Tuesday Night Talks’ season 3 premiere takes viewers to the Whistler gallery and to the New York-based Lil’wat Nation artist’s home

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonJanuary 6, 2022Audain Art Museum, Levi Nelson, Whistler, Curtis Collins

Comedian Ed Hill performs at Slice of Life Art Gallery, January 15

The show is a follow-up to the Taiwanese-Canadian artist’s groundbreaking Amazon Comedy Special, Candy and Smiley

WHAT'S STIRRING, COMEDYGail JohnsonDecember 27, 2021Ed Hill, comedy, Slice of Life Art Gallery, Asian, immigrant experience

Hara Setsuko Centenary: The Noriko Trilogy screens three of Ozu Yasujirō’s greatest films, at The Cinematheque December 23 to January 3

Good things come in threes in legendary actor’s conflicted “Norikos”, in Late Spring, Early Summer, and Tokyo Story

Ballet BC's Unfold + Give mixed program streams diverse moods and styles, through December 31

Medhi Walerski’s serene GARDEN joins works by Ethan Colangelo, Company 605, and Lesley Telford

DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 22, 2021BALLET BC, Ballet BC

The Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker glitters onscreen at VIFF Centre on December 23, 24, and 26

The sumptuous spectacle draws Londoners in droves each holiday

DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRING, SCREENJanet SmithDecember 22, 2021VIFF, VIFF Centre, Festive, Festive 1

Melody Courage makes Canadian Opera Company debut in In Winter, online to June 18, 2022

The Vancouver-based Métis soprano performs Ian Cusson’s new work set to text by Katherena Vermette

WHAT'S STIRRING, OPERAGail JohnsonDecember 19, 2021Canadian Opera Company, Melody Courage, Indigenous

Free concerts, puppets, dance, and more window performances at Shine Bright New West

Ticketed performances take place evenings December 16 to 30

FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithDecember 14, 2021Anvil Centre, The Anvil Centre, Festive

Winter Open Studios happen at the Mergatroid Building, December 18

A dozen artists working in a range of disciplines show art lovers where it all happens

WHAT'S STIRRING, ART & DESIGNGail JohnsonDecember 10, 2021The Mergatroid, Festive

Snowflake looks at holiday intergenerational divides, at the Red Gate Revue Stage December 10 to 23

A father awaits his estranged daughter’s return in Mike Bartlett’s acclaimed British play

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 10, 2021Mitch and Murray Productions, Festive

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