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The Cultch presents Theatre Replacement's East Van Panto: Robin Hood, November 20 to January 5

In annual holiday show directed by Anita Rochon, Robin Hood must save East Van from the rich and powerful when all city parks are suddenly privatized

Margaret Grenier pays tribute to matriarchs in multimedia Raven Mother

The Dancers of Damelahamid’s most ambitious production to date explores the precious artistic legacy passed down by Elder Margaret Harris

DANCEJanet SmithOctober 2, 2024Dancers of Damelahamid, Margaret Grenier, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Homepage feature

Cliff Cardinal raises necessary dialogue on uncomfortable truths in As You Like It or The Land Acknowledgement

In his one-man show, the theatre artist of Cree and Lakota heritage addresses empty land acknowledgements with unapologetic conviction

THEATREJanet SmithSeptember 24, 2024the Cultch, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Cliff Cardinal, indigenous, Shakespeare, Cree

Theatre review: Cirque Alfonse’s Barbu makes rowdy, undie-clad circus up-close-and-personal at The Cultch

Audience goes wild for an often surreal and literally cheeky performance of sideshow antics and gravity-defying stunts

THEATREJanet SmithJune 13, 2024Cirque Alfonse, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Summer 2024

Bare skin, beards, and beer kegs, as Cirque Alfonse brings Barbu to The Cultch

Antoine Carabinier Lépine and his troupe take wild inspiration from Quebec’s century-old circus sideshow traditions

THEATREJanet SmithJune 5, 2024Cirque Alfonse, Quebec, circus, THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Homepage feature, Summer 2024

Frog choruses and short works tackle climate crisis at rEvolver Festival, running May 22 to June 2

Jami Reimer’s Soft tongues: a bioacoustic opera takes a sonic and video-enhanced trip to the Brazilian rainforest, while Neworld Theatre’s Earth Case Scenario presents short eco-works

Theatre review: Homecoming's intergenerational story of Filipinx women is at its strongest in the delicate details

Paper planes, food rituals, and more, in Urban Ink and The Cultch production that maps the connections and disconnections over decades

Theatre review: Fat Joke's brutally honest comedy-talk is a fearless indictment of fatphobia

Theatre schools, the BMI, critics, and casting auditions: everything’s fair game in a show that flips easily between biting, big laughs and darker reflections

Fat Joke mixes standup comedy, storytelling, and research, at The Cultch's Vancity Culture Lab, April 25 to May 5

Taboo-buster Cheyenne Rouleau traverses more personal terrain in new one-woman show

Cutting-edge rEvolver Festival unveils lineup for event May 22 to June 2

Centred at The Cultch, contemporary-performance celebration spans bioacoustic opera and African-dance-infused theatre

THEATRE, DANCEJanet SmithApril 23, 2024The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Spring 2024, Upintheair Theatre, rEvolver Festival

The Cultch's 2024-25 season to span an East Van Panto Robin Hood, Ronnie Burkett, and Cliff Cardinal’s As You Like It, or the Land Acknowledgement

Company’s just-launched lineup will feature everything from fast-fashion-inspired acrobatics to conceptual hip-hop, across four venues

DANCE, THEATREJanet SmithApril 22, 2024THE CULTCH, The Cultch

In You used to call me Marie, playwright-actor Tai Amy Grauman digs into Métis women’s stories

The artist and politician draws on her own Callihoo ancestors, and fills new play with fiddle and dance

THEATREJanet SmithApril 12, 2024THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Spring 2024, Metis, Homepage feature

Theatre review: Parifam takes an enigmatic look at repression and self-expression

Atmospheric new play at The Cultch about two women in exile from Iran revolves around duality and secrets

Theatre review: Juliet: A Revenge Comedy hits the sweet spot between witty fun and deeper insights on Shakespeare

Slapstick, sound effects, and female characters upending their fates

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 12, 2024THE CULTCH, The Cultch, Monster Theatre

Juliet: A Revenge Comedy wrestles female characters' fate back from the Bard

Co-creators Pippa Mackie and Ryan Gladstone mark five years of irreverent fun, as Monster Theatre play debuts on The Cultch stage

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 6, 2024The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Monster Theatre, Pippa Mackie, Ryan Gladstone

Review: Gravity & Other Myths' The Mirror creates a sophisticated yet saucy cabaret of physical feats

Receiving a wild standing O, Aussie company ups its own game to create a fun, finely orchestrated flow of ever-shifting human towers and sculptures

DANCE, THEATREJanet SmithJanuary 25, 2024Gravity & Other Myths, DanceHouse, DANCEHOUSE, The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Homepage feature

Review: With humour and honesty, Rakesh Sukesh's because i love the diversity (this micro-attitude, we all have it) digs into complexities of discrimination and immigration

Free-associative stories and dance stitched loosely together to match ginormous sari tapestry that unfurls in Indian Summer Festival/PuSh Festival/The Cultch show