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Highly recommended at the Arts Club’s Stanley:
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Theatre review: Dial M for Murder's sly performances and stylish tension make for devilish fun — Stir
Under director Jillian Keiley’s deft hands, the pacing stays airtight and the dry comedy never tips into full camp.
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February 16, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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Theatre review: Batshit’s surreal mashup packs a deeply affecting punch — Stir
At The Cultch, removable limbs, retro TV shows, and absurd cabaret numbers about female madness frame a genuinely unsettling story of a grandmother’s institutionalization
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February 13, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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Here's our round-up of five events taking place at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver's Jewish Book Festival, on from February 21 to 26:

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Stir Cheat Sheet: John Irving to comic-book heroes, 5 events to catch at the JCC Jewish Book Festival — Stir
Talks with cellist Janet Horvath, the Berkowitz Bros., and more unpack themes of identity and resilience
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February 11, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is celebrating Lunar New Year with a full evening of music and traditional Chinese activities on February 12:

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Canadian pianist Sophia Liu joins the VSO's celebratory Lunar New Year event, February 12 — Stir
Prior to the concert, the Orpheum hosts traditional art-making activities and lion dancing
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February 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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"You always have to think seven generations back and then also seven generations forward," says Beany John, who is collaborating with Sophie Dow in a presentation by O.Dela Arts and The Dance Centre at Matriarchs Uprising.

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Hoop dance and Métis jigging meet as Beany John and Sophie Dow take the stage at Matriarchs Uprising — Stir
The Dance Centre and O.Dela Arts present the piece that draws on the performers’ Indigenous ancestors
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February 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Adopted as a child, filmmaker travels back to Haitian birthplace in Through Her Eyes (À travers tes yeux), February 11 — Stir
Visions Ouest and Alliance Française present poignant documentary about a woman retracing her roots to a vibrant but deeply troubled country
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February 10, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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"UPU is a theatre work that centres poetry and the word, and then has all the beautiful bells and whistles that theatre provides to bring it to life," says Aotearoa/New Zealand poet Grace Iwashita-Taylor.

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UPU speaks poetic language of storytelling created by generations of Pacific Islanders — Stir
Samoan poet Grace Iwashita-Taylor describes working with accomplished director Fasitua Amosa to honour the stories, struggles, and joys of a vast and diverse region
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February 9, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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You’re the Top delivers a “De-Lovely” Valentine’s date with Cole Porter — Stir
Classic film scholar Michael van den Bos hosts evening that mixes vintage film clips with the jazz sounds of the Laura Crema Sextet
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February 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Stir Cheat Sheet: 4 aural adventures to catch at Music on Main’s kid-friendly BIG BANG Festival — Stir
Visitors can hit gamelan and percussion rooms, plus custom DJ sets and more, at the Roundhouse on February 15
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February 7, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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“In the world today, when in every newspaper and online it’s horrific news, you start to wonder, does music make a difference?” Tracey Pier speaks to Stir about her new ode to ‘60s resistance singers, House of Folk, opening soon at the Firehall:
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House of Folk revives a Canadian cultural touchstone at the Firehall — Stir
Tracey Power’s new show features songs by Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, and other folk icons
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February 6, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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Zero Input Enclosure Movement challenges the idea of noise as unwanted sound — Stir
AO Roberts’s installation for Vancouver New Music creates oscillating drones that are equal parts comforting and unsettling
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February 5, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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"He plans this epic revenge story to the millionth degree," says actor Tyrell Crews of his character Tony in the Arts Club Theatre Company and Theatre Calgary's Dial M for Murder.

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Tyrell Crews brings audiences on a suspenseful ride through a 1950s affair in Dial M for Murder — Stir
The Arts Club and Theatre Calgary co-production focuses on a disgruntled husband who plots to kill his wife when he finds out she’s cheating
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February 5, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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Artists like Dee Daniels, Brandon Thornhill, and Krystle Dos Santos are performing around the city this February in honour of Black History Month. Check out some of the events happening in our round-up below:

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Vancouver arts groups mark Black History Month with film screenings, live music, and more — Stir
Artists like Dee Daniels, Brandon Thornhill, and Krystle Dos Santos are performing around the city this February
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February 5, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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American-Swedish couple Champian Fulton and Klas Lindquist stoke their musical rapport at Jazz at the Bolt — Stir
Partners in music and life, the pianist-singer and sax master share a love of jazz’s rich history, plus a fresh warmth and energy on their first album together, At Home
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February 4, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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In Batshit, Aussie artist unpacks grandmother’s psychiatric mistreatment in unexpected ways — Stir
Drawing on everything from absurd comedy to cabaret, Leah Shelton ties family tragedy to a system that still pathologizes women as “hysterical”, “high-strung”, or god forbid, “hormonal”
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February 4, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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"I remember seeing my mom filming and crying the whole time, and it was just like....'This is what I was made to do,'" Ruby Chopstix tells Stir of becoming the first-ever drag queen to receive an arts residency in Canada.

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Ahead of the Family Forward Festival, Ruby Chopstix praises their mom’s unconditional support — Stir
In a short documentary, the Vietnamese Canadian queen reflects on becoming the country’s first drag artist-in-residence
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February 3, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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Justine A. Chambers wins 2025 VIVA Award, while Lorna Brown receives 2025 Alvin Balkind Curator’s Prize — Stir
Dance artist has explored gesture and her Black matrilineal heritage, while curator has made her mark at Artspeak Gallery, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, and far beyond
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February 3, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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I like to talk about my style as braiding. It brings together the traditional First Nation sense, the contemporary experience as a professional dancer and the classical ballet into one.”
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Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s T’əl: The Wild Man of the Woods braids Indigenous storytelling with classical dance — Stir
Rising Tla’amin choreographer Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe draws on a tale he heard growing up for a large-scale work that joins Carmina Burana on a double bill
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February 2, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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Fluevog Shoes unveils pretty pink heels to mark Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival’s 20th annual event — Stir
The sakura-inspired look is just one of the styles on offer at a February 5 shopping-night fundraiser for the fest
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February 2, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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"We're petty, we fall in love, we fall out of love, and we make fools of ourselves. And I think that's what makes this play so much fun," says Jörgen Dance choreographer Bengt Jörgen.

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Ballet Jörgen gives Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream a ’50s Albertan twist — Stir
Fun riffs on the classic include a moose-headed Bottom wearing buffalo plaid and an appearance by a royal couple
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January 30, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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A couple reminisces about five decades of anniversaries on their cozy cottage deck, at @artsclub.bsky.social. Here's our review: www.createastir.ca/articles/the...
Theatre review: Arts Club's The Golden Anniversaries weaves a tender story about love and memory  — Stir
With strong performances and set design, Mark Crawford’s dramedy from playwright relives a marriage’s milestones on a lived-in cottage’s cosy front porch 
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January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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It was a pleasure speaking with drag artist Wet Mess ahead of their sold-out Canadian premiere of TESTO at @pushfestival.bsky.social.

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January 30, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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Stir speaks to the artist behind TESTO, a show that's about “being able to lean into confusion and the mess of it, being transparent about the complexities...” @pushfestival.bsky.social
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Celebrated drag artist Wet Mess leans into confusion and complexity with TESTO — Stir
The London-based performer reveals the struggle and growth behind the bold, disarming visions of their latest show, now on its way to PuSh Festival
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January 29, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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"We’re unpacking together what it means to gift a present, what it means to receive a balikbayan box..." Anjela Magpantay speaks about her new, 50-cardboard-box show at the upcoming #HOLDONLETGO festival, put on by @theatrereplacement.bsky.social and Company 605:
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At HOLD ON LET GO, Anjela Magpantay unpacks the weight of gifts and absence — Stir
In her show titled it is for when you meet me , the creator and performer explores what it means to give and receive through the Filipino tradition of pasalubong and balikbayan boxes
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January 29, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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"The idea that I could just write and then surprise myself with what I came up with, and to have something a little bit left-field, was so fun and freeing," says playwright-actor Faly Mevamanana.

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Actor-playwright Faly Mevamanana embraces the weird in The Baking Show Show: The Play — Stir
In this left-field comedy, the obsessive lead character is driven by the same perfectionism that her creator has learned to leave aside in life
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January 28, 2026 at 11:12 PM