DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Western Canada’s largest documentary film festival, returns for its 23rd edition, screening May 2 to 12, 2024. Last night, DOXA announced its program of crucial and thought-provoking documentaries to be presented in-person at theatres across the city, bringing filmmakers and audiences together for a communal cinema experience. The 23rd annual DOXA…
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Comedy Reigns In April at The Improv Centre
April blooms with merriment as The Improv Centre (TIC) on Granville Island has a line-up of laughs programmed for the month. In addition to the ongoing Choose-Day (Tuesdays at 7:30pm) and Date Night (Wednesdays at 7:30pm), TIC audiences can look forward to the following fun: Turn It Up! | Thursday, April 11 at 7:30pm This sound-based improv show invites…
Dim Sum Diaries: Second Helping Feeds The Hunger For Representation
Fabulist Theatre has recently completed its world premiere workshop of Dim Sum Diaries: Second Helping at The Nest on Granville Island. While still a workshop, the show felt more complete than some full-fledged new works as it drew inspiration from Mark Leiren-Young’s 1991 Dim Sum Diaries radio play to tell eight new stories. From stories…
Capture the lens-based art of Capture Photography Festival
The 11th annual Capture Photography Festival welcomes the community to experience and explore Western Canada’s largest lens-based art festival from April 1 to 30, 2024. Capture Photography Festival brings local, national, and international artists together to celebrate lens-based art in all its forms through a variety of public art projects, exhibitions at notable galleries, tours,…
The 14th Verses Festival of Words brings Poets April 18-27
The 14th annual Verses Festival of Words presented by Vancouver Poetry House comes to venues around the city from April 18–27, 2024. Canada’s largest spoken word festival brings together generations of poets under this year’s theme of “Learning and Remembering.” The Festival’s program, a mix of in-person and streamed content on POETV, highlights education, lineage,…
DanceHouse Announces Its 2024/25 Season
As DanceHouse prepares to close out its current season with the Canadian Premiere of Dorrance Dance’s SOUNDspace, the company has announced its program for an exciting 2024/25 season. Co-presented with Vancouver Tap Dance Society, SOUNDspace will be on stage April 19 and 20, 2024 at 8pm at the Vancouver Playhouse, wrapping up the current…
VSO reveals 2024/25 Season Line-Up
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) has debuted its 2024/25 Season, a season filled with music to capture the imaginations and emotions of all ages. “Our world needs music now more than ever, and we invite you to experience the monumental beauty and emotional power of the orchestra. For the past 106 years, the VSO has…