Show presented in partnership with Red Gate Arts Society features guest performances by Adam 2, Goo, and Jacob Audrey Taves

In a sanctuary of arresting self-portraits at the Polygon Gallery, photography artist Martine Gutierrez plays with identity as she transforms into figures like Mary, Cleopatra, and Lady Godiva

Years in the making, project led by Nick Milkovich Architects Inc. includes full rebuild of the glass-panelled Great Hall, plus the new permanent Pacific Northwest Galleries

Shown for the first time together and in water, three steel sculptures on West Georgia play with reflection and

Drawing on the endless scroll of dance fragments online, the new work pushes into fresh territory for the troupe—as does Josh Martin’s new Helen Walkley solo, blocking

At the Cinematheque, Costa-Gavras's fast-paced masterpiece warns of the precarity of truth amid the rise of right-wing zealots

Beverly Dobrinsky’s traditional, hurdy-gurdy-like lira sets the band’s loud, proud, and uncompromising tone in the face of war

Solo tribute to late sibling dives deep into the Vancouver actor’s past

Through seven movements, the composition tells stories in a way that feels familiar to the Métis composer, conductor, and UBC music prof

“Introduction” brings lo-fi camp, “Everlasting” documents Vancouver’s Wing Sang history, “Tiger by the Tail” delivers disco-happy raunch, and “In the Heat” is a deadpan-dark Santa cartoon

@interWEBBED’s absurd comedy escalates into dystopian Black Mirror-esque territory, while Soft tongues: a bioacoustic opera builds an intoxicating froggy soundscape

A “musical fable” look, plus a few strong performances and dance numbers help freshen up song-and-dance classic

The designer has spent five years building the Vancouver International Children’s Festival show with Little Onion Puppet Co.

Audience suggestions make for a fun night of cabin shenanigans, lake whales, and poison ivy

Play by veteran Vancouver actor Joey Lespérance is a tribute to his late sibling

Rather than engaging in overt discussions about a higher entity, two fathers find nuanced hope in heartbreaking situations, in Pacific Theatre production

Playwright Dave Deveau found inspiration in a real-life male penguin couple for mix of puppetry, drag, and more, care of Carousel Theatre, Zee Zee Theatre, and Vancouver International Children’s Festival

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

An ensemble cast sings its way through Chantal Akerman’s 1986 musical, Golden Eighties

Looping media works, sonic storytelling, and streetdance explore theme of circles nd cycles

The energetic one-woman musical about trailblazing Mohawk poet Pauline E. Johnson is back

Featuring artists from Laura Ortman to Jesse Zubot and Pura Fé, Improvised Arts Society event spans cello looping, crocheting with music, and an Indigenous banquet

Enhanced with lighting and video, premiere finds Vancouver tap star connecting with pianist-percussionist Kristian Alexandrov and pushing far beyond jazz standards

The scholarship-winning Cree, Okanagan, and Laichwiltach artist is making his ancestors proud, performing in evening featuring works by the likes of Crystal Pite, Marco Goecke, and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

Members have individually collaborated with everyone from Brian Eno to Tool to Mr. Mister, and owe their connection to King Crimson’s Robert Fripp

Theatre artists Tony Adams and Joylyn Secunda unpack the theme of transformation through self-acceptance in their respective shows

The theme The Ties That Bind explores family in all forms, with event set to run June 1 to 30

With sweeping scope, documentary at VIFF Centre blends styles to track respected Indigenous astronomer’s journey

Production tells the late-1800s story of trailblazing Mohawk poet-performer Pauline Johnson

Together, groups perform Niel Golden’s Hindustani-driven premiere, as well as Moshe Denburg’s Ani Ma-amin and Farshid Samandari’s Asheghaneh