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Film reviews: European Union Film Festival 2025 travels through folk superstition, trauma, and comedy — Stir
Criss-crossing the map from the Lithuanian countryside to a painful Maltese dinner party, this year’s program provokes both chills and laughs
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November 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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"You need to trust yourself to be able to show up for your partner," dancer-choreographer Omer Backley-Astrachan tells Stir. The Chutzpah! Festival presents his duet Common Place with Jana Castillo on November 20.
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Stir Q&A: At the Chutzpah! Festival, Australian duo’s Common Place taps into the magic of partnerwork — Stir
Dancers Omer Backley-Astrachan and Jana Castillo explore the importance of connection and trust
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November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"You need to trust yourself to be able to show up for your partner," dancer-choreographer Omer Backley-Astrachan tells Stir. The Chutzpah! Festival presents his duet Common Place with Jana Castillo on November 20.
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“I just loved working on a piece that could really take me to a new place with the instrument.” www.createastir.ca/articles/rit...
Sparks fly as harpist Rita Costanzi joins Vetta Chamber Music’s return to Schafer’s chamber-music masterpiece, Theseus — Stir
At Stirrings, strings piece explores rich contemporary territory, alongside classical Borodin and Debussy
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November 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
“I just loved working on a piece that could really take me to a new place with the instrument.” www.createastir.ca/articles/rit...
At TRANSFORM Festival, Santee Smith's Kaha:wi Dance Theatre delivers a haunting yet hopeful production created in collaboration with survivors of the Mohawk Institute residential school. The Cultch and Urban Ink present the show from November 14 to 16.
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Created with survivor testimonials, The Mush Hole tells the truth about Canada’s longest-running residential school — Stir
Renowned Indigenous choreographer Santee Smith brings her haunting yet hopeful piece to The Cultch and Urban Ink’s TRANSFORM Festival
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November 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
At TRANSFORM Festival, Santee Smith's Kaha:wi Dance Theatre delivers a haunting yet hopeful production created in collaboration with survivors of the Mohawk Institute residential school. The Cultch and Urban Ink present the show from November 14 to 16.
www.createastir.ca/articles/tra...
www.createastir.ca/articles/tra...
"Between Breaths, for me, is kind of a wish: that we may all exit the world being, at least in our own minds, the best versions of ourselves," says playwright Robert Chafe. The Firehall Arts Centre presents his Artistic Fraud production from November 12 to 23.
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Stir Q&A: Between Breaths tells the true story of a Newfoundland man who rescued over 500 whales — Stir
Artistic Fraud production at the Firehall Arts Centre centres on conservationist Jon Lien’s powerful work and eventual battle with dementia
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November 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"Between Breaths, for me, is kind of a wish: that we may all exit the world being, at least in our own minds, the best versions of ourselves," says playwright Robert Chafe. The Firehall Arts Centre presents his Artistic Fraud production from November 12 to 23.
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“I’m really excited for people to see street dance in a different light,” OURO Collective's Rina Pellerin tells Stir. OUROFEST international street dance festival will be at the Massey Theatre on November 14 and 15.
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From contortion to krumping, OUROFEST shines a spotlight on form-pushing street dance — Stir
OURO Collective’s second annual festival features mainstage performances at Massey Theatre by the likes of TARANTISM and RubberLegz
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November 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
“I’m really excited for people to see street dance in a different light,” OURO Collective's Rina Pellerin tells Stir. OUROFEST international street dance festival will be at the Massey Theatre on November 14 and 15.
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"This is a very actor-driven piece. It’s all about the relationships—and they are beautiful and messy and complicated," director Jivesh Parasram tells Stir. Read more about Rumble Theatre and ITSAZOO Productions's The Effect in our Q&A:
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Stir Q&A: Dark thriller The Effect probes the crossover between authentic feelings and chemical manipulation — Stir
Presented by Rumble Theatre and ITSAZOO Productions, Lucy Prebble’s play is about two people who fall in love after testing a dopamine-regulating drug
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October 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"This is a very actor-driven piece. It’s all about the relationships—and they are beautiful and messy and complicated," director Jivesh Parasram tells Stir. Read more about Rumble Theatre and ITSAZOO Productions's The Effect in our Q&A:
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Responding to childhood memories of war, Kurdish-American artist Pedram Baldari forges dulcimers and woodwinds from decommissioned firearms
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Gun barrels become instruments of life in Modulus Festival’s Resonant Transmutations — Stir
Responding to childhood memories of war, Kurdish-American artist Pedram Baldari forges dulcimers and woodwinds from decommissioned firearms
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October 29, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Responding to childhood memories of war, Kurdish-American artist Pedram Baldari forges dulcimers and woodwinds from decommissioned firearms
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Erik Angel brings his project Comedy for Peace to the Chutzpah! Festival on November 22 at 7:30 pm at the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre.
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Erik Angel performs hilarious Comedy for Peace at the Chutzpah! Festival, November 22 — Stir
Unforgettably funny event features comedians of different religions—Ashley Austin Morris, Natan Badalov, and Zara Khan—working and laughing together
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October 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Erik Angel brings his project Comedy for Peace to the Chutzpah! Festival on November 22 at 7:30 pm at the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre.
More details and tickets in story link:
www.createastir.ca/articles/chu...
More details and tickets in story link:
www.createastir.ca/articles/chu...
"I just knew that there was an appetite to honour Oscar," dancer Lia Grainger tells Stir. An homage to her mentor, flamenco powerhouse Oscar Nieto, is coming to The Cultch's Historic Theatre, presented by TFM Flamenco in collaboration with Caravan World Rhythms.
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Oscar: Homage to the Rebel Maestro of Flamenco honours a dance luminary’s extraordinary legacy — Stir
Co-producer Lia Grainger reflects on the storied life of Oscar Nieto, who helped establish flamenco’s presence in Vancouver
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October 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"I just knew that there was an appetite to honour Oscar," dancer Lia Grainger tells Stir. An homage to her mentor, flamenco powerhouse Oscar Nieto, is coming to The Cultch's Historic Theatre, presented by TFM Flamenco in collaboration with Caravan World Rhythms.
www.createastir.ca/articles/osc...
www.createastir.ca/articles/osc...
Imaginative puppetry and powerhouse performances abound with wicked wit and heartfelt emotion in CTORA Productions's James and the Giant Peach. Read more about the show in our review:
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Theatre review: CTORA conjures Roald Dahl’s playful magic in James and the Giant Peach — Stir
Imaginative puppetry and powerhouse performances embody the wicked wit and heartfelt emotion of a classic children’s tale
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October 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Imaginative puppetry and powerhouse performances abound with wicked wit and heartfelt emotion in CTORA Productions's James and the Giant Peach. Read more about the show in our review:
www.createastir.ca/articles/cto...
www.createastir.ca/articles/cto...
