Touchstone Theatre’s 50th Anniversary season launches September 24th with the acclaimed revival of Women of the Fur Trade by Anishinaabe/Slovene playwright Frances Koncan. The acclaimed play, a remount by Touchstone and Western Canada Theatre, runs until October 4th, at the Frederic Wood Theatre, UBC. Women of the Fur Trade, riotous satire of survival and cultural inheritance, as it shifts the…
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Vancouver’s Joshua Beamish Launching A New Classical Dance Company, Ballet Vancouver
Vancouver’s internationally acclaimed choreographer Joshua Beamish has announced the launch of a new local ballet company, Ballet Vancouver Performance Series (Ballet Vancouver). Ballet Vancouver aims to re-establish a consistent local presence for professional classical, neoclassical, and narrative ballet performed en pointe. The Company’s official launch will be a presentation of its inaugural mixed program at the Vancouver…
The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts 2025-26 Season Begins Friday
The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts launches its diverse lineup of performances for its 2025-2026 season. Starting tomorrow, September 12th with a screening of The Body Remembers, the season showcases a wide selection of genres and styles for all ages, from film screenings, theatrical productions, dynamic dance works, hilarious comedy, acclaimed music from diverse genres,…
Picks of the Week – September 10, 2025
Moving closer to autumn, the seasons change as Arts Seasons begins to bring people back indoors with a host of entertaining picks Country: Tonight, Keith Urban’s High and Alive World Tour stops at Rogers Arena with support from Alana Springsteen, Chase Matthew & Karley Scott Collins Beach: There’s still time to catch Bard on the Beach…
Real Wheels Theatre Transforms to Glitch Theatre with the World Premiere of Faye’s Room
Realwheels Theatre has announced its evolution to Glitch Theatre. Embracing a new name that captures the moment of transformation, Glitch Theatre is committed to creating works that challenge expectation, spark innovation, and invite new perspectives. “Glitch isn’t a flaw – it’s the spark of what’s next,” says the theatre company’s artistic team, which includes Shawn…
RENT Is Delivered In Full at Metro Theatre until September 20th
Until September 20th, Metro Theatre is electric with its presentation of Jonathan Larson’s RENT, the groundbreaking rock musical retelling of Puccini’s La Bohème set in New York City’s gritty Alphabet City neighbourhood during the late 1990’s. Like its inspiration, RENT tells the story of a year in the life of a band struggling artists and performers,…
Picks of the Week – September 3, 2025
As we turn the page into September, with back-to-school and season change upon us, we can rely on our arts & entertainment scene to deliver more great picks of this week. Beach: Summer’s not over under the tents at Bard on the Beach 2025 with the comedy Much Ado About Nothing running until September 20 alongside the 80s-themed Two Gentlemen…