As we move into later April, showers continue to water our coming May flowers and the seeds of entertainment scattered throughout this week’s picks.
Reconciliation: The Firehall Arts Centre and Savage Society are presenting the world premiere of White Noise, by the late Canadian Indigenous actor and artist Taran Kootenhayoo, from Saturday, April 16 to Sunday, May 1st, 2022.
Youth: Perfect for Easter family entertainment catch the circus-themed Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, at the Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island until April 23.
Ballpark: Yesterday, the Vancouver Canadians started a six-game homestand, versus Eugene Emeralds, to mark their return to Nat Bailey Stadium and their 2022 home season.
Dance: Dancers of Damelahamid celebrates the 15th annual Coastal Dance Festival, April 20-24, 2022 at New Westminster’s Anvil Centre, showcasing Indigenous stories, song, and dance from across Canada and around the world.
Hair: The Arts Club Theatre Company brings the musical celebration of women of colour, ‘da Kink in my Hair to the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage until May 15th
Cirque: The fan favourite Cirque du Soleil’s Alegría In a New Light returns with show reimagined for its 25th anniversary, until June 5, 2022 under the Big Top at Concord Pacific Place.
Blooms: The 16th Chilliwack Tulip Festival is blooming now, walk amongst the largest tulip event in BC, with millions of bulbs bursting in colour as guests to roam amongst more than 20 acres of 30 tulip varieties, plus 15 types of daffodils.
Classical: Early Music Vancouver’s Digital Concert Hall is open April 20-May 20, 2022 for viewing of Guided by Voices with Bach cello Suite No. 6 with Elinor Frey, originally recorded July 30, 2021
Parent: The Cultch is presenting Ins Choi’s Bad Parents at the Historic Theatre starting tonight until May 1st. From the creator of the hit play & CBC sitcom Kim’s Convenience, Bad Parent, is an honest, no-holds-barred portrait of young parents struggling to find their way.
Sea: “Washed Ashore”, Art to Save the Sea exhibit is a sustainable art sculpture exhibit made entirely from waste washed up on the ocean shorelines. The Exhibit is on display in the Grand Court of Metropolis at Metrotown until April 30, 2022
Talks: Vancouver Opera’s popular Opera Speaks program returns on April 22nd. Join panelists in person for a free discussion themed around Creative Adaptation, with this week’s 90-minute dialogue centred on the nature of adaptation in support of the upcoming Vancouver Opera production of HMS Pinafore.
Garden: Celebrate with events throughout the day, and a Taste of Chinatown into the evening as Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden its 36th anniversary this weekend, Sunday April 24th.
Difference: April 19 to 23 The Shadbolt Centre Studio Theatre hosts The Premiere of Theatre Conspiracy’s production of Same Difference, an immersive mixed-media installation and digital performance examining themes of identity and belonging.
Comedy: International stand up comedian Nigel Ng brings The HAIYAA Tour and his viral sensation character Uncle Roger to Vancouver for two shows Sunday and Monday, at Hollywood Theatre.
Clouds: Look up to celebrate the breadth and beauty of clouds with , The Polygon Gallery’s new exhibition Cloud Album on view until May 1, 2022.
Skate: Catch the action of Boarder X at MOV, a travelling exhibition, featuring work by contemporary artists from Indigenous nations across Canada, drawing parallels to urban areas prohibiting skateboarding, related to the landscapes and territories we occupy, on view until October 2022
Collection: Until May 8th, Griffin Art Projects is presenting Per Diem: The Gerd Metzdorff Collection (below), an intimate look at one of Vancouver’s most quietly influential collectors
Canoe: In the Vancouver Maritime Museum’s featured exhibition, on until July 3, 2022, Canoe Cultures :: Ho’-ku-melh War Canoes and the Gifts They Carry Forward, Indigenous artists and knowledge holders share their gifts through the war canoe in this multi-sensory journey.
Cloth: Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art continues to feature the Canadian premiere exhibition of Sho Sho Esquiro: Doctrine of Discovery, by award-winning designer, artist, and activist Sho Sho Esquiro on show until June 5, 2022