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Inventive trio brings genre-bending sound and characteristic improvisations to the stage in copresentation with the Rickshaw Theatre
Mixing strength and fragility, new sculpture made from found objects will feature in season-closing program devoted to choreography by artistic director
Vancouver Improvised Arts Society event will feature several talented musicians, including Brooklyn-based Apache experimental violinist Laura Ortman
Standup Kwasi Thomas hands mic to emerging and veteran comics in evening capped off by Tightrope Impro Theatre’s F*ck Marry Kill
New DOXA Documentary Film Festival feature tells the incredible story of the Armstrong company, and how spending childhood summers there inspired McNeil’s own art-making
First 400 copies of new anthology by 16 Canadian playwrights will be distributed to schools in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal
New York–based musicians to harmonize the sounds of Eastern and Western instruments in Vancouver debut at the Annex
In Western Front and Roundhouse copresentation, José Maceda’s work blends traditional bamboo instruments and dozens of voices
Canadian singer and voice actor opens up about finding hope and inspiration in Oaxaca’s feathered creatures, ahead of her May 3 performance
With a 20-person choir and Ukrainian folk musicians, Vancouver singer-songwriter’s concert revives story of fleeing Nazi-occupied Ukraine during the Second World War
The Cultch and Urban Ink present Kamila Sediego’s play that explores cultural identity and familial duty
Bold staging and some standout singing please a packed house, while breathing new life into crowd favourite
Filmmaker Shannon Walsh turns her lens on a labyrinthian fantasy world and an all-consuming love that transcends death
Veteran roots, blues, and slide guitarist has played everywhere from his home base in the U.K. to the Troubadour in L.A.
Choral concert featuring contemporary world music will include works by Moshe Denburg, Farshid Samandari, and Niel Golden
Some Assembly Theatre Company play, created in collaboration with diverse youth, reminds audiences of the internet’s exciting opportunities and frightening risks
Monumental exhibition unites works by celebrated Canadian contemporary artists, including Jin-me Yoon, Ian Wallace, Cameron Kerr, and Stan Douglas
Taboo-buster Cheyenne Rouleau traverses more personal terrain in new one-woman show
Events are in store from Action at a Distance, OURO Collective, Ralph Escamillan, and Hustle at RS Dance Society
Centred at The Cultch, contemporary-performance celebration spans bioacoustic opera and African-dance-infused theatre
British composer and musicologist Paul Rissmann will present the work alongside contemporary composer Michael Oesterle’s Entr’actes
The Cultch, Savage Society, and NAC Indigenous Theatre coproduction balances joy and solemnity for a transporting vision
L.A.-based group’s sound with Afro-Mexican and Americana influences spans soul, son jarocho, roots, rock, hip-hop, and more
Pi Provocateur performance featuring stand-up comedians and Tightrope Impro Theatre will take place at brand-new Little Mountain Gallery
Event will feature a red carpet, live performances, complimentary drinks, exclusive lounge access, and more
In the wake of loss, family and friends struggle to navigate inner turmoil, even as they inadvertently hurt each other in the process
Presentation by Time Will Tell Arts Society and Caravan World Rhythms features live music and Vaidya’s guru, A. Lakshman,
Company to showcase scripts by Jordyn Wood, Alex Masse, and Adam Grant Warren at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre
Choreographers Racheal Prince and Brandon Lee Alley reflect on shifting realities, fear of losing loved ones, and intense imagery
Play tells true story of an economist whose stroke left him aphasic—and his character communicates with the help of an audience member