On the heals of the opening of Jonathan Dove’s Flight, Vancouver Opera has announced it’s 2025–2026 Blockbuster Season with three classic opera productions. The 2025-2026 season begins in October with Verdi’s eternally thrilling Rigoletto, followed by Mozart’s light-hearted Così fan tutte in February 2026. La Bohème, Puccini’s enduring love story, closes the season in blockbuster…
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The Arts Club presents the Canadian Premiere of Primary Trust
Until March 2nd, The Arts Club Theatre Company presents the Canadian premiere of Primary Trust at the Granville Island Stage. The Pulitzer Prize winning play by Eboni Booth, is a heartwarming and humourous exploration of childhood trauma, loneliness and new friendships. Told through the eyes of Kenneth, a 38-year-old bookstore worker who enjoys his routine of spending his evenings…
Picks of the Week – February 12, 2025
A big weekend is looming with many making plans for St Valentine’s Day and Family Day, good thing there’s plenty to do in these picks of the week Chocolate: Wrapping up Friday, the 15th Annual Hot Chocolate Festival brings the warmth of a flavourful cup of cocoa from 80+ vendors from White Rock to Whistler Farce: Until…
O.Dela Arts and The Dance Centre Present The 7th Matriarchs Uprising Festival
The seventh edition of Matriarchs Uprising presented by O.Dela Arts, in partnership with The Dance Centre returns February 19-22. Presented at Scotiabank Dance Centre, Morrow, and online, the celebration of contemporary dance by Indigenous women artists, offers 4 unique programs of live performance, along with artist-lead conversations, masterclasses, community workshops and the Indigi-Dance on-demand film…
Vancouver Opera Takes Off with Jonathan Dove’s FLIGHT
Vancouver Opera takes off it to 2025 with its production of Jonathan Dove’s acclaimed contemporary opera, Flight, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for two more shows February 13 & 16. Directed by Morris Panych with Conductor Leslie Dala, Flight was composed by Dove with a Libretto by April de Angelis and is loosely inspired by…
Wonderful! Wonderful Joe by Ronnie Burkett at The Cultch
The Cultch is presenting the Vancouver Premiere of Ronnie Burkett’s Wonderful Joe, at the Historic Theatre until February 23rd. The renowned puppeteer takes audiences to another realm fully populated by a colourful community of characters. Following Joe, a jovial senior who, due to life circumstances, takes off on a wonderful adventure. With him we explore…
Picks of the Week – February 5, 2025
This week’s burst of cold weather reminds us that Winter is still with us but we have plenty to entertaining activities to warm us through the week. Dine: Wrapping up February 9th, there’s still time to book a table for one of Dine Out Vancouver Festival 350 restaurants from all across the lower mainland offering fix…