Among the nominated writers and artists with local connections are Kim Fu, Brandi Bird, Julie Morstad, and Jovanni Sy

Calgary artist’s world premiere reflects on feelings of displacement and discomfort that come with spiritual transformation

Four-time Tony Award–winning rock musical takes audiences on a wild ride through themes of identity, heartbreak, and belonging

The 1980s-themed party includes a free-play arcade, a pop-up tattoo parlour, and live performances by Trauma Novelle, Reveal Yourself, and Devours

Annual Christmas concert features compositions by Shireen Abu-Khader, Srul Irving Glick, Marie-Claire Saindon, and Stephen Smith

In new Electric Company Theatre play, premiering at the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, real grief over his sister mixes with fictional elements and age-old myth

Captivating duet stars dancer-choreographer Alexa Solveig Mardon and drummer Jen Yakamovich

The touring production returns to Vancouver after seven years, featuring a 14-metre rain curtain and giant treadmills powered by 28 car batteries

Led by director Greg Caisley, concert features 60-voice choir, orchestra, and four outstanding soloists

Season opener, coproduced with Pacific Opera Victoria, features a strong central trio of singers and striking lighting and sets

Milestone year brings the Preview Exhibition to the Eastside Arts Society’s newly purchased building at 716 E. Hastings Street

This time out, the Nunsense sisters produce a chaotic Christmas special for cable-access television

Virtual reality exhibition features works by local and international artists, including a special presentation of Martin Messier’s 1 Drop 1000 Years

Willow Lewmos directs the darkly comedic solo show as part of the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival

Intimate performance explores the absurd world of amateur YouTube videos

Visions Ouest and Alliance Française present the Quebec comedy-drama about a healthy senior who gathers his clan at a cottage to announce his plans for MAID

Vocals, movement, and lighting meet in a bold reimagining of David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize–winning choral composition

Offerings spans queer cinema, live electronic music, and dance throughout this multidisciplinary collaboration between six emerging curators

Immersive theatre experience arrives just in time for spooky season, featuring freaky performances and mischievous sewer rats

Award-winning performer, composer, and producer leads a project that blends blues, gospel, hip hop, and griot traditions

With plenty of laughter, improv-comedy veterans Naomi Snieckus and Matt Baram candidly explore loss and how we attach meaning to objects

Award-winning filmmaker discusses his mission to highlight the unmatched diversity of wild cats in India

The Cree-Dene composer’s new work joins a program aimed at instilling calm, bliss, and joy

Hilarious production is bursting with outrageous innuendos and queer chaos

Cataloguing the campy to the harrowing, the writer behind Shot in Vancouver: Adventures in Hollywood North appears at the Vancouver Writers Fest on October 24 and 25

Accompanying silent auction raises funds for children with serious illnesses across British Columbia and the Yukon

As part of the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, the new show nods to Mexico’s Día de los Muertos and similar traditions from other countries

Baroque masters William Christie and Paul Agnew lead the vocal ensemble in a revelatory program devoted to the lauded Italian composer

Featuring contemporary and canonical pieces, the acclaimed ensemble’s program at the Kay Meek Arts Centre reflects dedication to creating space for emerging and marginalized voices