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Centred around portals, this year’s just-announced lineup includes several visual-art exhibitions, Vancouver International Jazz Festival concerts, and more
Moroccan and Spanish choreographers join the international contingent of event that runs at Firehall Arts Centre and SFU Woodward’s
Centred around portals, this year’s just-announced lineup includes several visual-art exhibitions, Vancouver International Jazz Festival concerts, and more
HATCH, Clementine, One Day This Kid, and Beyond the Salish are among the 47 Canadian shorts screening this year
The Zawose Queens, The Milk Cartons Kids, and more to hit the Main Stage at ʔəy̓alməxʷ Jericho Beach Park
In Hair Hair Everywhere, Shabnam debates whether or not she should shave
Moroccan and Spanish choreographers join the international contingent of event that runs at Firehall Arts Centre and SFU Woodward’s
All is not as it seems as two of Shakespeare’s most tumultuous couples navigate secret love and mistaken identities
At Progress Lab 1422, a pair of tracks feature multidisciplinary works by Howard Dai, Paige Louter, Cameron Peal, and more
Tickets on sale today for a Simran Sachar–Justine A. Chambers choreographic collab, comedian Kiran Deol, and Indian classical music star Alam Khan
Offerings at The Cultch span coming-of-age stories, puppetry, musical theatre, and more
In Have You Heard Judi Singh?, Vancouver director interweaves archival footage, re-created moments, and mesmerizing music in tribute to late Punjabi-Black artist
Montreal filmmaker Denis Côté started out making a portrait of a shy BDSM worker and ended up capturing a generation’s encounter with the endless recursions of social media
In NFB documentary, Lyana Patrick chronicles the environmental harm caused by the Kenney Dam
Another 30 concerts will take place at Performance Works, Ocean Artworks, and the Revue Stage from June 20 to July 1
Among the theatre offerings in store are Same Same Different, I Wish I Was a Mountain, and The Libravian
Tanzania’s Zawose Queens and Congo’s Les Mamans du Congo x Rrobin rub shoulders with Canadian names like Elisapie and Ocie Elliott at ʔəy̓alməxʷ Jericho Beach Park, July 18 to 20
Former director of SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement will program around theme of Borderless Solidarities for July event
Offerings include Downtown Jazz concerts on June 21 and 22, Bentall Centre happy-hour shows from June 23 to 27, and a day-long July 1 celebration
Mareya Shot Keetha Goal: Make the Shot won a spot as best B.C. feature, plus much more as Surrey-based event hands out cash and development support
Subscription packs on sale today for Stanley Park stage series that runs June 27 to August 16
New Capture Photography Festival exhibition at the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art moves the form through beadwork, weaving, handstitching, and more
B.C. surf-rockers Empanadas Ilegales, powerhouse Australian vocalist Lloyd Spiegel, and more will perform at the Fraser River Heritage Park from July 25 to 27
Director Mahesh Pailoor and producer Asit Vyas tell the impactful true story of a young man diagnosed with terminal cancer
The anchor program of the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival features everything from sake tastings to taiko-drumming demonstrations
Spanning the side of a downtown building as part of this year’s Capture Photography Festival, the installation radiates Indigenous knowledge and Prairie warmth
Artists hitting the Performance Works stage include New Jazz Underground, Nubya Garcia, and more
Performances by Bakara Band, violinist Suzka Mares, and vocalist Andrea Superstein are in store at David Lam Park and beyond
At Indian Summer Festival fundraiser, the province’s strong contingent of gin crafters like Copperpenny Distilling Co. and Tofino Distillery meets international names
The standup artist also happens to follow Modern Orthodox Judaism and was once a New York City attorney
At The Cinematheque, Nanos Valaoritis’s memories of a long life in poetry are like a museum you never want to leave
Presented by VIDF with New Works and the Chutzpah! Festival, double bill premieres works by Alexis Fletcher and Fernando Hernando Magadan