Four days of great performances are coming this November with the return of Modulus Festival, presented by Music On Main. From November 7-10, audiences are invited to experience the internationally acclaimed festival’s bold ideas, powerful stories, and genre-defying performances that go beyond traditional concerts. Recognized as one of Canada’s most important new music events, this…
Author: Jay Minter
Picks of the Week – October 8, 2025
This week, we give thanks for the cornucopia of arts and entertainment spilling over throughout the city! Marie: Tai Amy Grauman’s You Used To Call Me Marie… plays The Arts Club Olympic Village Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre, until October 12 – telling an epic story of Marie Callihoo and generations of Alberta’s Métis women through…
DanceHouse opens its season with Daniel Léveillé’s Amour, acide et noix (Love, Acid and Nuts),
DanceHouse opens its 2025-2026 season with a presentation of Daniel Léveillé’s masterwork, Amour, acide et noix (Love, Acid and Nuts), at the Vancouver Playhouse October 24 and 25. A raw, full-length piece, Amour, acide et noix (Love, Acid and Nuts), features four dancers performing fully nude, who use the mechanics of their arms, legs, torsos, and skulls to…
Lend Me A Tenor and Keep the Laughs at Metro Theatre
Metro Theatre’s Season of Joy gets underway with Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me A Tenor, as comedy on stage until October 25. A farce in the full force, Ken Ludwig has crafted an over the top tribute to lunacy, mistaken identity, passion and opera. Directed by Chris Adams, Andrew Cownden leads a cast in a course…
Circa’s WOLF Leads the Pack as The Cultch Season Begins
The Cultch kicks off its 2025/2026 season with WOLF, a new show from the Australian contemporary circus company Circa. Having co-presented two previous works by Circa with DanceHouse, at Vancouver Playhouse, The Cultch brings the company to its own York Theatre for the first time, running until October 18. Another stunning example of the breathtaking…
Don’t Come Alone! Fright Nights Kicks Off October 3rd
It’s that time of year, Spooky Season is beginning! Fright Nights x Fizz at Playland opens tomorrow, October 3, running select nights until October 31. For over two decades, visitors have been thrilled and chilled by Western Canada’s most anticipated Halloween event. Playland once again transforms into a electrifying Halloween-themed experience featuring seven frightfully haunted…
Picks of the Week – October 1, 2025
As we turn the page on the calendar to October, the fall entertainment season brings more indoor activities popping up around the city. Championship: Tonight, it’s the first Vancouver derby as Whitecaps FC host Vancouver FC in the Canadian Championships Final then Sunday October 5, the ‘Caps welcome San Jose at BC Place Marie: Tai…