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Psychology interweaves with contemporary dance and Renaissance art in Voirelia's De/Formed Revival, at the Shadbolt Arts Centre March 30 to April 1

Premiere draws on the troupe’s unique blend of inspirations

DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 28, 2023Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Shadbolt Centre

Richmond Cherry Blossom Festival 2023 blooms at Garry Point Park, April 2

Dance, taiko drumming, folk singing, food, and more are part of the sakura celebration

WHAT'S STIRRING, FESTSGail JohnsonMarch 27, 2023Richmond Cherry Blossom Festival, sakura

Piano virtuoso Jane Coop joins Vancouver Chamber Choir for SPRINGTIME, April 2

Three world premieres are on the program that celebrates the season

UN/REAL hits Arbutus Greenway billboards for Capture Photography Festival, to June 11

Dutch artist Viviane Sassen’s work purposefully confuses our perception of space

Podorythmie, Forró do Cana, and Métis Jiggers get Festival Du Bois dancing, March 24 to 26

Fiddles, hard-shoe step-dancing, and more to get you moving at the 34th annual event

MUSIC, FESTS, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 24, 2023Festival du Bois, Spring 2023

Queens of the Qing Dynasty is an endearing, offbeat treat, at VIFF Centre starting March 17

Deadpan, dreamlike magic from one of Canada’s most exciting new voices in film

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 16, 2023VIFF, VIFF Centre, Spring Arts 2023

Anthony Shim's award-winning BC film Riceboy Sleeps opens wide March 17

As the Vancouver filmmaker told Stir last fall, the affecting mother-son story explores two generations’ experiences of cultural challenges

SCREEN, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 16, 2023Anthony Shim

New York City hip-hop dance trailblazer Rokafella takes part in online conversation, March 19

Dance West Network copresentation is aimed at inspiring street-dance communities around the continent

DANCE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 15, 2023Dance West Network

Starr Muranko draws from personal tribulations, and joy, in Chapter 21, at Presentation House Theatre March 17

The Raven Spirit Dance artist dances through the experience of becoming a mother at the same time as facing a cancer diagnosis

WHAT'S STIRRING, DANCEJanet SmithMarch 13, 2023Presentation House Theatre

Puppets, animatronic reptiles are part of the action in A Dinosaur Tale, March 18 and 19

The family-friendly theatre production is set in the Alberta Badlands

WHAT'S STIRRING, THEATREGail JohnsonMarch 13, 2023Massey Theatre, family, Spring 2023

Leslie Uyeda's new song cycle works through grief and grieving, March 16 at Mountain View Cemetery

Readings by poet Lorna Crozier interweave with work for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble at SUM gallery and Little Chamber Music’s reflective event

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithMarch 10, 2023Spring 2023, Little Chamber Music, Leslie Uyeda

Buzzy London-based Elias String Quartet brings verve to Vancouver, March 14

Works by Stravinsky, Beethoven, and Hadyn are on the bill

Taketeru Kudo explores the depths of isolation in The Foot on the Edge of Knife, March 15 to 18

At Vancouver International Dance Festival, Japanese artist unveils work created during Tokyo’s extended COVID lockdown

Top African-American conductor Rollo Dilworth leads Vancouver Chamber Choir in JUBILEE, March 11

The prolific Philadelphia-based artist composes music focused on social justice and change

Koto star Miyama McQueen-Tokita helps herald spring with the VSO, March 10 and 12 at the Orpheum

The Tokyo virtuoso plays a new work by Rita Ueda on a program that spans Stravinsky and Sharman

From the Beach Boys to Bach, Vetta Chamber Music thinks outside the box in Joan and Joe, March 3 to 6

The upcoming concert features Vetta’s artistic director Joan Blackman performing with the Joe Trio

Coastal Dance Festival honours Indigenous stories, March 2 to 5

Dancers of Damelahamid welcome Indigenous artists from around the globe for 16th annual cultural celebration

Oz reimagines the writing of the famous children's story, at the Waterfront Theatre March 1 to 26

Carousel Theatre for Young People’s production innovatively reimagines author L. Frank Baum working through writer’s block

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 27, 2023Carousel Theatre

Multi-instrumentalist Kofi Gbolonyo leads celebration of West African music, March 3

Born in Ghana and based in Vancouver, the vocalist-percussionist teams up with CapU jazz ensembles and faculty for high-energy show

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonFebruary 27, 2023BlueShore at CapU

VCC’s Flourish Gala 2023 supports aspiring culinary artists, February 28

Leading Vancouver chefs taking part include Bruno Feldeisen, Hamid Salimian, Erin Vickars, and Shelome Bouvette

WHAT'S STIRRING, CULINARYGail JohnsonFebruary 21, 2023VCC, culinary arts, Hamid Salimian, BC chefs

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