For their new opera-oratorio, Vancouver composer Jeffrey Ryan and wordsmith Michael Lewis MacLennan turned to the Book of Ruth for inspiration

The poignant film focuses on Vancouver singer-songwriter Cassidy Waring as she delves into an unresolved family tragedy

A home tour of five West Vancouver residences, a film screening of E.1027: Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea, and much more on offer for architecture buffs

From stunningly detailed owls to pop-art-hued crows, a small sampling of the strong brushwork at the event running May 9 and 10

Without Fear, Early Cranes, and The Touch offer perspectives on preserving cultural identity amid hardship

Highlights of the roster include Kuniko Kato Quartet, Charmaine Lee, and Miyama McQueen-Tokita

The two musicians will team up for a pair of art-song recitals this week, one in Vancouver and one in Ottawa

Michelle Leone Huisman used a 19th-century printing technique to create her vivid images of the things that smokers discard

The ensemble, which specializes in large-scale works, tackles both the monumental and the lyrical in two concerts

Special concert featuring soprano Simone Osborne and bass-baritone Gordon Bintner celebrates the legacy of the UBC Old Auditorium

Highlights include the premiere of a new musical by Amiel Gladstone and Veda Hille, the annual East Van Panto, and the return of Ronnie Burkett’s Daisy Theatre

The Dance Centre announces Lola Award and Isadora Award for Vancouver choreographers

Local duo’s live score to Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1928 historical drama employed drones and dissonance to evocative effect

The Welsh singer-songwriter and Weissenborn master has a long history of playing unusual—and sometimes record-setting—gigs

Annual exhibition features more than 400 emerging artists and designers in one of Vancouver’s largest free public art events

From Miranda Currie’s world premiere “Pass on the teachings” to a work with Bollywood rhythms, two-day choir fest celebrates fresh, diverse voices

Star choreographic duo Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber return with a full-evening premiere that draws on the emotional layers in Philip Glass’s music—and in the company members themselves

Interdisciplinary works act as talismans, drawing on found postcards addressed to a woman named Denise

Vancouver’s own Elektra hosts adult treble choirs from Nova Scotia, Illinois, and California in this triennial celebration

Fair celebrates its 10th edition this year at the Vancouver Convention Centre, with local and international artists

Theatre artist’s innovative one-man show mixes memoir and history lesson, with live music by Syrian-born musician Emad Armoush

Music director Otto Tausk is at the podium for this concert, which features mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb and the Vancouver Bach Choir

Long-time company writer and director Valerie Methot talks about her rich creative collaboration with young people who are struggling with the fallout of addiction to phones

Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa, Rashmeet Kaur, Julian Brave NoiseCat, and Modern Biology at event that runs July 9 to 19

At the age of 79, the veteran Cuban performer shows no signs of slowing down, declaring that “a troubadour never retires”

In Terri Hron’s Vancouver New Music show, performers Mind of a Snail, SJ Kirsch, and Viviane Houle improvise on themes including nature and the roots of capitalism

Brussels-based company also presents its beloved play La Convivialité, which addresses convention in French spelling

Event that closes the Capture Photography Festival recognizes not only late artist-curator-teacher’s range of style and content, but the way she chronicled Vancouver’s public places and interior spaces

Annual event kicks off the warmer months with performances of folk songs, highlighting the voices of choirs of all ages