Ballet BC has announced its season finale program UNITY, including FOR GLASS, a world?premiere by internationally acclaimed choreographic duo Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, is on stage at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for four performances, May 7 to 9. Audiences will experience a powerful work that Deepening Ballet BC’s ongoing artistic partnership with two of…
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49th Vancouver Folk Music Festival delivers peak summer entertainment
The 49th Annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival (VFMF) returns to Jericho Beach Park from July 17 to 19. A highlight of the peak of summer, the 2026 Festival welcomes 35 incredible artists and groups from across Canada, North America, and around the world. “This year’s artists are an incredible collection of unique acts of diverse…
The Arts Club’s Kimberly Akimbo is Straight Up Joy
Sixteen going on 72, Kimberly Akimbo is a heartwarming and humourous look at the trials of teenhood. Making its Western Canada premiere at The Arts Club Stanley BFL Canada Stage until May 3rd. The five-time Tony Award–winning musical by David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori, is based on Lindsay-Abaire’s earlier play of the same name. Telling…
Picks of the Week – April 8, 2026
Spring has truly arrived as clouds of pink cherry petals flutter across the region and plenty of entertainment breezes into the calendar this week, too Teens: It’s tough being a teenager, The Arts Club presents the acclaimed Tony-Award winning Kimberly Akimbo, a musical comedy about growing-up opening night comes Wednesday April 8 Thriller: What came first,…
The Chan Centre Presents Acclaimed Inuit Artists: Susan Aglukark and PIQSIQ
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts’ Made In Canada series presents a unique evening of acclaimed Inuit artistry with award-winning singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark and renowned throat-singing duo PIQSIQ on April 12 on the Chan Shun Concert Hall stage. The artists will feature two separate concert programs, blending Aglukark’s mix of Inuit folk, country, and pop with PIQSIQ’s modern twist on traditional throat…
5 Diverse Works Make The DanceHouse 19th Anniversary Season
DanceHouse enters adulthood by announcing its 19th anniversary season will include five contemporary performances from some of the world’s leading dance companies. But first, presented in collaboration with New Music Works, DanceHouse wraps up its current 2025/2026 season with the BC Premiere of Australia’s Stephanie Lake Company’s riveting Manifesto, April 16 to 18 at Vancouver Playhouse. The 2026/27 season…
Picks of the Week – April 1, 2026
The Easter Bunny is bringing a basket full of entertainment and activities to fill this week’s picks Wild: Only until April 4, Gateway Theatre presents the Western Canada premiere of Wildwoman, a wickedly funny and wildly dark play by acclaimed Canadian playwright Kat Sandler (Yaga), inspired by real events and figures from a reimagined slice of 16th-century…