Gioachino Rossini’s opera buffa is the subject of countless pop-culture references by characters like Bugs Bunny and Homer Simpson

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

Powerful composition shares a program with Henri Dutilleux’s Tout un monde lointain… (A Whole Distant World…) and Michael Oesterle’s La Chapelle

The former head of Theatre, Music & Film at Arts Umbrella has worked across local stages and screens

Matt Johnson is back with a chaotic, unabashedly Canadian followup to the cult web series

Musical dialogue between santour and tar explores concepts of space and unity

At The Cultch’s Warrior Festival, award-winning two-hander presents a provocative scenario where a man tells a woman’s story

Pieces by Katerina Gimon, Andrew Staniland, and more offer reflections on climate change and peace

Talks with cellist Janet Horvath, the Berkowitz Bros., and more unpack themes of identity and resilience

Musicians celebrate ancestral connections to Africa with a unique fusion of genres

Prior to the concert, the Orpheum hosts traditional art-making activities and lion dancing

Production by Presentation House Theatre draws on Maurice Sendak’s beloved storybook

T’əl: The Wild Man of the Woods heralds an exciting new voice, while Carmina Burana strips the work down to its essence

Dan Goggin’s popular production follows five nuns who must stage an emergency fundraiser after an unfortunate cooking accident

The Dance Centre and O.Dela Arts present the piece that draws on the performers’ Indigenous ancestors

Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs presents the 1893 masterpiece Mass in D major and contemporary work Hosanna of the Clouds

Visions Ouest and Alliance Française present poignant documentary about a woman retracing her roots to a vibrant but deeply troubled country

Set handsomely in a hotel lounge in the Canadian Rockies, the show features a strong and comedically adept cast that helps finesse a fun new spin on Mozart’s original

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

Classic film scholar Michael van den Bos hosts evening that mixes vintage film clips with the jazz sounds of the Laura Crema Sextet

Abrasive production by award-winning playwright Caroline Bélisle depicts the paralyzing anxiety that can come with motherhood

Visitors can hit gamelan and percussion rooms, plus custom DJ sets and more, at the Roundhouse on February 15

Each show is an immersive cinematic experience featuring a live band, film, and dance

Three B.C.-connected directors bring distinct visions to Tosca, The Barber of Seville, and La Traviata

Titles elevate local artists whose work deserves national recognition, while also highlighting the creativity that shapes B.C.’s cultural landscape

Tracey Power’s new show features songs by Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, and other folk icons

Organist Neil Cockburn and theorbo player Konstantin Bozhinov join the choir to play Schütz’s monumental final composition

AO Roberts’s installation for Vancouver New Music creates oscillating drones that are equal parts comforting and unsettling

One-day gathering for artists, educators, and choreographers explores how leadership can be more responsive to the dance world

The Arts Club and Theatre Calgary coproduction focuses on a disgruntled husband who plots to kill his wife when he finds out she’s cheating