Musician rises to the challenge of Brahms’s sole Violin Concerto on program that also features guest conductor Han-Na Chang

Productions that “push” forms include dance works that play with props and stereotypes, as well as ethereal odes to nature and the northern lights

Under the inspiring title I Fall, I Rise, the concert also features the Focus post-secondary choir and winners of the Young Composers’ Competition

Offerings range from storytelling event The Family Flame to dance parties, documentary screenings, drag performances, and more

The starkly moving show by the Czech Republic’s Archa Centre of Documentary Theatre recounts true stories of lives upended by the conflict

Production by Tracey Power transports audiences back to the time of coffeehouse open mics that nurtured musicians like Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen

Aleksi Campagne, Bagatelle, Nicolas Pellerin et les Grands Hurleurs, and the Jocelyn Pettit Band are among offerings at celebration of Maillardville’s francophone roots

Annual fundraiser features a romantic piano recital by Leslie Dala, along with wine, chocolate, and optional charcuterie

After years in the U.K., the Vancouver-born artist returns home with a deeply speculative work at Western Front

Bruno Allary leads the Marseille, France–based Compagnie Rassegna as it plays songs from Sicily, Spain, Western Algeria, and Occitania

Théâtre Gauche production probes into linguistic insecurities and the stigma of being a “bad francophone”

Producer Natália Fábics says the Hungarian work, co-presented by DanceHouse and The Cultch, is as much a contemporary artwork and philosophical epic as a fusion of circus and dance

Choreographer’s latest creation is a dazzling blend of dance, lighting, and sound that draws on her Black matrilineal heritage

Marian Penner Bancroft, Angela Grossmann, Vance Wright, Maya Fuhr, and Simranpreet Anand among names showing at galleries and museums around town

Big bands play West African music with guests Dawn Pemberton, Khari McClelland, and others

Between Lines and Horizons by French photographer Matthieu Rocher features images from his travels around the Pacific Northwest and Europe

On to March 22, group exhibition pairs pieces by early-career artists connected to Surrey with works by Salish artists

At the Kay Meek Arts Centre, Nova Scotian siblings blend old Celtic sounds with new influences

Romantic comedy set in 1960s New York City follows newlyweds navigating marriage, compromise, and the beautiful mess of learning how to live

The intimate event takes place at VisualSpace Gallery on Dunbar Street, where an exhibition called Seasons is on view

Presented with the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts and Presentation House Theatre, Faly Mevamanana’s play centres on a cultural obsession with competition

Zacharias Kunuk’s latest epic tells a meditative, mystical story of two young lovers separated by fate

Copresentation by Music on Main, PuSh Festival, and Chan Centre features Inuit throat singers in new performance language

With innovative materials and approaches, Nicole Alosinac, Paul Pigat, and Warren Murfitt retune a classic design that has defined music for decades

Electrifying performance reclaims hyper-sexualized “video vixen” of hip hop’s golden era

The former CBC radio host is being remembered for his long, deep relationship with the literary community

Ralph Fiennes plays a choir director in 1916, tasked with performing Edward Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius

Acclaimed Indigenous writer, musician, academic, and activist discusses her latest prize-winning book, Theory of Water

A historical adventure about Cervantes and documentaries about a flamenco guitarist and a matador are among the must-sees at the expanded event at the VIFF Centre

Skilled Canadian ventriloquist has competed on America’s Got Talent and headlined with Disney Cruise Line for more than two decades