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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 29/09/2026
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 29/09/2026
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At VIFF, Soran Mardookhi’s The Flight witnesses collective action fuelled by individual grief — Stir
The Kurdish-Canadian filmmaker’s feature documentary follows three families of Flight PS752 victims in their ongoing fight for justice
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 28/09/2026
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Tawnie Olson’s Missa Brevis reflects light and hope in political darkness — Stir
Steeped in her faith, this new work by the Vancouver Chamber Choir’s composer in residence is a timely reminder of what human beings have endured and survived
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 28/09/2026
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Theatre review: Arts Club’s complex Heist unfolds with seamless efficiency — Stir
With live visual tricks and countless technical cues, the tale of high-tech burglary builds the momentum needed to pull off Arun Lakra’s time-jumping storyline
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 28/09/2026
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Latin Expressions 2026 festival celebrates the diversity of Latin American cultures — Stir
The event, which takes place during October to mark Latin American Heritage Month, includes live music, literary readings, and guided tours of exhibitions featuring ancient and modern-day art
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 24/09/2026
“You do see his power and his power is actually really incredible. And he’s also really funny. You see all his charm.” Stir speaks to filmmaker Matthew Rankin about Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney ahead of its screenings at @viffest.bsky.social #NFB www.createastir.ca/articles/lad...
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With Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney, Canadian filmmaker Matthew Rankin says he’s crafted "a maximalist film for a maximalist politician" — Stir
At the Vancouver International Film Festival, the Winnipeg writer-director forges a witty, fast-moving mashup of archival footage, ironic retro-design, and uncorked humour
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 24/09/2026
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Little Miss Higgins considers no town or venue to be too small for annual Harvest Tour — Stir
The Winnipeg-based country-blues performer has more than just music in store for fans this time around—she also has her very own crop of garlic
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 24/09/2026
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At The Dance Centre, Tasha Faye Evans’s Cedar Woman honours a legacy of Coast Salish women — Stir
Rooted in the cultural teachings of the Ancestor’s Eye, the dance and theatre artist’s work draws on a traditional Coast Salish story of hope and resilience
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 23/09/2026
Stunning “authenticity and vulnerability”: Vancouver artist Steven Shearer receives Audain Art Prize today www.createastir.ca/articles/ste...
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Vancouver's Steven Shearer wins Audain Art Prize, praised for helping us to "see the world differently" — Stir
Celebrated in Europe and elsewhere, artist uses paintings, sculpture, and photo-based work to explore expansive ideas around memory, isolation, pop culture, art history
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 23/09/2026
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Xiu Xiu explores the sonic and visual worlds of David Lynch’s surrealist horror classic Eraserhead — Stir
At VIFF Live, the experimental rock band’s Jamie Stewart and Angela Seo imagine what sights and sounds could exist beyond the edges of the writer-director’s debut feature
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 23/09/2026
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Whistler Film Festival announces B.C. highlights, including Chris Carter’s Queens for a Day and Vic Sarin’s The Lightkeeper — Stir
Event’s 26th edition runs December 2 to 6, with X-Files creator hosting master class at Content Summit
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 22/09/2026
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In Job, The Cultch presents a psychological thriller for the age of social media — Stir
Playwright Max Wolf Friedlich’s award-winning drama is a tense intergenerational showdown between a millennial content moderator and her baby boomer therapist
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 22/09/2026
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Theatre review: Human and puppet neighbours of Avenue Q take wittily raunchy view of life — Stir
With hummable songs and intricate choreography, Metro Theatre opens its season with a Sesame Street parody that delights in poking fun at the absurdity of it all
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 21/09/2026
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Bard on the Beach 2027 season to include a ’70s-musical Midsummer Night’s Dream and a classic Romeo and Juliet — Stir
Juliet: A Revenge Comedy , Eddie and Will , and Shakespeare’s Will to alternate on the Douglas Campbell Theatre stage
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 20/09/2026
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Maria Reva's Endling and Julian Brave NoiseCat's We Survived the Night top BC and Yukon Book Prizes — Stir
A photo book celebrating the work of Tamio Wakayama and a poetry collection by Amber Dawn were also amid the winners
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 18/09/2026
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The Improv Centre hosts a Deadly Dinner Party, September 25 to October 30 — Stir
Expect murder-mystery tropes to be torn down as a cast of characters descends on a mansion where mayhem ensues
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 18/09/2026
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BC Coalition of Arts, Culture, and Heritage set to host candidates’ forum ahead of municipal election — Stir
Amid concerns of rising costs and declining cultural spaces, candidates will share their stances on issues surrounding the city’s arts sector, September 22 at Museum of Vancouver
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 18/09/2026
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Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about Vetta Chamber Music’s season opener, Legacy — Stir
The concerts signal the beginning of a new era for the long-running local institution, with the 2026-27 season marking violist Hung-Wei Huang’s first as Vetta’s artistic director
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 17/09/2026
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Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival welcomes the harvest moon with lanterns and live music, to September 26 — Stir
The month-long event culminates in a twilight parade along the creek and a finale performance featuring a giant, community-made puppet
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 16/09/2026
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Stir Q&A: In Raven Transforms, author Gary Wyatt traces Haida artist Christian White’s 50-year legacy — Stir
Art curator’s new book documents nearly 200 of White’s argillite carvings now in private collections, galleries, and institutions around the world
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 16/09/2026
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B.C.’s Roger Lee and Carole Itter among winners for Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts — Stir
Vancouver-based art historian and artist join six other laureates from across the country recognized for their contributions to Canadian culture
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 15/09/2026
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Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 shows to set emotions on fire at the Vancouver Flamenco Festival — Stir
Montreal-based guitarist Philippe Jean, Spanish innovator Víctor Fernández, and more hit Flamenco Rosario’s annual celebration
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 14/09/2026
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Other Light explores the power of light as a political and spiritual force, to November 28 — Stir
The installation at the Western Front includes hourly screenings of Uzbekistani artist Saodat Ismailov’s films Melted into the Sun and To the Throat of the Sun
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 14/09/2026
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With its technically demanding production of Heist, the Arts Club aims to wow the audience — Stir
Arun Lakra’s play is like a caper movie crossed with a whodunit, and director Andrew Kushnir says pulling it off requires the combined forces of an A team of designers and actors
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 11/09/2026
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Domestic life and video-game music shaped Basia Bulat’s most recent batch of songs — Stir
Montreal-based singer-songwriter talks about the dreamy layers of sound that went into her latest album—and stripping them away for her new EP and solo tour
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 10/09/2026
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Pop Up Dances turns Vancouver Public Library into a stage — Stir
Two-day festival from New Works Dance allows companies like Generous Mess to find new freedom of movement in non-traditional spaces that include staircases and rooftop gardens
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 10/09/2026
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At Come Toward the Fire, singer-songwriter Logan Staats values connections—to both audiences and other Indigenous artists — Stir
The Mohawk musician’s career trajectory has taken him from bar shows to The Launch to Nashville, but he’s always stayed grounded in his Six Nations community
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 09/09/2026
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Chutzpah! Festival unveils 2026 programming, with actor Ari’el Stachel, comedian Jacob Samuel, dance artist Meghann Michalsky, and more — Stir
The 26th annual edition spans theatre, dance, comedy, and music from November 3 to 15
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 09/09/2026
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In “Sisters”, Vancouver’s Maria Munro honours the life of her long-lost sibling — Stir
The filmmaker’s directorial debut, screening at the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, traces her personal journey to unite with a sister she never knew existed
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 08/09/2026
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VIVA Alliance’s Plasticity exhibition explores change and reinvention, September 9 to 16 — Stir
The fourth edition of the annual juried exhibition features works in a variety of media by 17 artists at the Roundhouse Arts and Recreation Centre
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Robert Kuang @robertkuanghome.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It was a pleasure checking out some of the exciting films at this year's Vancouver Queer Film Festival. My latest for Stir:
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 04/09/2026
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Dragons, drama, and tour-de-force monologues highlight Théâtre la Seizième’s 2026–27 season — Stir
The local French-language theatre company will present everything from a live video game to an emotionally intense two-hander based on a Virginia Woolf masterpiece
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 03/09/2026
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Film reviews: Powerful documentaries and dimsum pleasures at Vancouver Queer Film Festival — Stir
Saving Etting Street looks at an inspiring building project in Baltimore; “Egg Yolk Custard Bun (奶黃包)” features full-bodied food performances; and What Will I Become takes a moving look behind the ...
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 02/09/2026
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Singer-guitarist John Pizzarelli continues the storied tradition of Italian-American jazz — Stir
The New York artist draws on everything from the guitar work of legends like Joe Pass and his own father to the unmistakable voice of Tony Bennett—the inspiration of his latest album
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 01/09/2026
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Chor Leoni announces 2026–27 season featuring sea shanties, returning holiday favourites, and day of free concerts — Stir
A new series of public performances and a cross-country collaboration with La Nef and Seán Dagher mark the choir’s 35th season 
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 31/08/2026
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Mexico’s Silvana Estrada brings her eclectic influences to the Chan Centre on September 6 — Stir
The singer-songwriter and Latin Grammy winner has collaborated with artists from all over the world, and she will perform with Vancouver’s own Black Dog String Quartet
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 28/08/2026
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Theatre review: Postcards to my Younger Transexual Self captures the soft ache of reaching for somebody across distance — Stir
In playwright-performer Christina Cook’s new show, reality-bending correspondence plays out across a stage loosely divided between the three generations of women
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 27/08/2026
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Alex Mah’s birdcage explores identity, family, and migration at EDAM, September 3 to 5 — Stir
Part of the Pi Provocateurs Performing Arts Series, the new work finds the Vancouver interdisciplinary artist performing with violinist Ilana Waniuk
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Jessica Gutteridge aka Hotsy Flashy @gateau.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I am so proud of this project, a true labour of love from The Improv Centre
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 26/08/2026
Some fun late-summer French gilms, folks: www.createastir.ca/articles/vis...
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Film reviews: Social satire abounds at Visions Ouest and Alliance Française summer screen series — Stir
François.e helps a cynical screenwriter see the world through trans eyes; The Electric Kiss revels in 1920s-era comedy; and The Party’s Over creates a biting critique under the southern French su...
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 26/08/2026
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Jesse Eisenberg’s The Debut to open Vancouver International Film Festival, while Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine to close it — Stir
Amid today’s full programming announcement of more than 160 features, DEVO icon Mark Mothersbaugh is added to VIFF Live lineup
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 25/08/2026
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East Van Schools Improv Project is about much more than funny business — Stir
Improv Centre program introduces secondary students to improvisational comedy while teaching skills that are applicable to many other areas of life
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 24/08/2026
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At THIS Gallery, Angela Fama’s Love Letters to Turbulence reimagines ideas of identity following trauma — Stir
In her participatory exhibition, interdisciplinary artist invites visitors to share narratives of trauma and healing through drawings, workshops, collaborative zines, and an online space
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 21/08/2026
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To Love or Not to Love puts a modern spin on a medieval Persian epic, August 27 to 30 — Stir
Majid Tafreshi’s play intertwines Nezami Ganjavi’s 12th-century poetry with the lives of contemporary theatre actors
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 20/08/2026
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Improv Butoh rises again at Kokoro Dance’s KW Studios, August 21 — Stir
Guitarist Cole Schmidt performs at a jazz-driven music-and-dance series reborn after the June passing of Tony Wilson
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 19/08/2026
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Where the Blood Mixes, Bordertown Café, Benevolence as Firehall Arts Centre announces 2026–27 season — Stir
A new dance work by Kirsten Wicklund and Peter Smida, the world premiere of a musical, and more round out the lineup
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 19/08/2026
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Elektra announces its 40th anniversary season with new voices and returning favourites — Stir
For 2026–27, the choir will premiere new commissions by Canadian composers Suba Sankaran and Alex Eddington, as well as revisiting works from its inaugural year
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 18/08/2026
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The Polygon Gallery goes online with new digital exhibition platform, Parallelogram — Stir
The inaugural offering, Volume 1: Interior Infinite Revisited, is a look back at a pandemic-era show that explored costume, transformation, and fluid identity
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 17/08/2026
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Flutist Mark Takeshi McGregor strives to keep Jocelyn Morlock’s music alive — Stir
With the new CD Artemis Sleeps , the late composer’s former roommate celebrates chamber works that range from pithy to rhapsodic to enigmatic
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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 15/08/2026
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Vancouver Queer Film Festival unveils 2026 program, slated for September event — Stir
Compelling shorts, strong documentaries, and features such as Apolo and Gugu’s World bring forward local and international voices
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