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Offerings also include Hungary’s circus-dance company Recirquel, as well as Robert Lepage and Guillaume Côté’s visually striking take on Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Read MoreNiall McNeil’s new play draws on his love of Disney’s fairy-tale flick and his life as an artist with Down Syndrome
Read MoreBlending musical theatre with traditional Indigenous forms, writer-director Corey Payette creates a depiction of residential schools that keeps growing in importance
Read MorePresented by The Cultch, this vivid play taps into Disney and Cocteau with an enchanting combination of theatre, dance, and visual art
Read MorePulitzer Prize finalist Dance Nation headlines the festival, which features fierce and funny works of theatre, comedy, and circus
Read MoreThe musical marks a meaningful—and often moving—departure for a Métis actor better known for standup, music, and comedy work
Read MoreNlaka’pamux playwright Kevin Loring mines stereotypes for sharp comedy and dark insights on an absurd world
Read MoreFrom a Pulitzer finalist about pre-teen competitive dancers to a masterclass in Hong Kong food, there’s plenty to dive into this season
Read MoreThrough projected footage and photographs, Erdal chronicles the last nine months of his mother’s life following a terminal cancer diagnosis
Read MoreTickets are now on sale for Little Red Warrior & His Lawyer, How to Disappear Completely, Children of God, and Beauty and The Beast: My Life
Read MoreWith a more melancholy undercurrent behind the biting laughs, Ronnie Burkett’s latest show gives voice to the marginalized and the misunderstood
Read MoreSculptural movement flows against luminous set design—but the highlight is still the raucous third act
Read MoreIn a co-presentation by BlueShore at CapU and The Cultch, the singer-songwriter plays tunes from her latest album, Strange Medicine
Read MoreProduction by Theatre Conspiracy and Pandemic Theatre sheds light on the treacherous journey faced by asylum seekers crossing the Aegean Sea
Read MoreNew twist on a classic ballet is full of beauty and wit, breaking new ground for the Aussie modern-circus troupe
Read MoreChristmas tunes translated by elders into the endangered Haida language to be performed at December 21 concert
Read MoreExhilarating show reimagines Swan Lake as a cheeky acrobatic spectacle in B.C. premiere at the Vancouver Playhouse
Read MoreKerry Sandomirsky and Jacob Leonard hand in strong performances in an enigmatic play full of literary allusions
Read MoreTriple-threat performer’s role of bad-guy Tony the Pony is part of a career that’s taking off—and busting body-image stereotypes
Read MoreIn 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
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