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UBC Okanagan associate professor has a celebrated multidisciplinary practice that works across sculpture, installation, photography, and the built environment

Performers at the 2026 edition include Uncle Strut, Felisha and the Jazz Rejects, Art d’Ecco, Brass Camel, Rich Hope, and many more

Reports are emerging that the musician, composer, and pillar of the Indigenous classical community passed away in car accident after father’s funeral in Northern Alberta

Principal dancers from the National Ballet of Canada perform a guest duet and artists-in-residence Margaret Grenier and Starr Muranko share a creation after their five-year collaboration with the troupe

Ema Nikolovska pairs with guitarist Sean Shibe, violist Timothy Ridout with pianist Federico Colli in a season that spans accordions, folk ensembles, and cellos

Illustrated Legacies: Graveyard of the Pacific wins Nigel Moore Award; And the Fish Fly Above Our Heads و الأسماك تطير فوق رؤوسنا named best feature

Highlights include the premiere of a new musical by Amiel Gladstone and Veda Hille, the annual East Van Panto, and the return of Ronnie Burkett’s Daisy Theatre

The Dance Centre announces Lola Award and Isadora Award for Vancouver choreographers

Professional Association of Canadian Theatres prize recognizes Vancouver company work that addressed 2021 heat wave, flooding, and fires

The neuroscientist and author is exploring new treatments for symptoms of PTSD and depression, and it all starts with untangling good memories from bad ones

Charles Campbell, Emily Hermant, Kelly Lycan, Samuel Roy-Bois, and Manuel Axel Strain nominated in Pacific region category of prestigious national prize

Secret Ingredients, 42nd Street, and Woking Phoenix amid the choices on Richmond venue’s roster

With its lease coming up in 2029 on land owned by Scotiabank, the future of the dance hub had been uncertain

Running June 19 to July 5, event also unveils Performance Works Series that includes Haleluya Hailu Plays Ethiopia and Stranger Friends Orchestra with Fredrik Ljungkvist

The Vetta Chamber Music artistic director has a long, celebrated career in chamber, orchestral, and solo work

Montreal’s Compagnie Catherine Gaudet to kick off five-show lineup that brings in companies from as far away as Sweden and India

Steven Isserlis, James Ehnes, and Augustin Hadelich among the soloists hitting the concert stage

Eighty shows in all, as Italy’s Teatro Telaio sets up an ARCHIPELAGO installation, plus pow-wow, hip-hop, and massive puppets

Next season includes high-camp spoof Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, Tracey Power’s premiere The Elvis Christmas Comeback Special, and the newly named Lindsay Family Stage

The long-time vocalist, pianist, and conductor is set to pass on the baton at the end of the 2026–27 season

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

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

Dance artist has explored gesture and her Black matrilineal heritage, while curator has made her mark at Artspeak Gallery, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, and far beyond

Stops include a three-night residency at Austria’s Salzburg Easter Festival, as well as Croatia, Slovenia, Liechtenstein, and Germany

Vancouver City Council greenlights $2,665,000 for acquiring the property, with funds from the False Creek Flats Amenity Share Reserve

Aleksi Campagne, Bagatelle, Nicolas Pellerin et les Grands Hurleurs, and the Jocelyn Pettit Band are among offerings at celebration of Maillardville’s francophone roots

The former CBC radio host is being remembered for his long, deep relationship with the literary community

Details are expected in the coming year for a new cultural hub on Granville Island, for a reimagined Vancouver Art Gallery site, and for other announcements

Included in the 80 announcements are the local film champion, eclectic interviewer, and electroacoustic pioneer

The pioneering multimedia artist known for her glossy stacks of fruits and ceramic shoes is being remembered for her “joyful affirmation of all that is beautiful in this world”