Program includes offerings from Suriname, Indonesia, Belgium, and the Netherlands

Pretty pink canopies characterize beloved events like Sakura Days Japan Fair, Blossoms After Dark, and the Big Picnic

At DanceHouse, Robert Lepage’s inventive visual touches and Côté Danse’s expressive contemporary choreography offer a surreal, boldly contemporary new take on narrative ballet

Program features works by 2SLGBTQIA+ composers, from Stuart Beatch to Benjamin Britten

Pianist Philip Chiu stretches his skills as one of the acclaimed quartet’s newest members, appearing at the Chan Centre

Traditions of Scotland and Ireland also pervade the quartet’s high-energy music

Ahead of her Basant Ke Rang concert at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, the artist talks about the celebration of spring, her three-octave voice, and her role as a woman in a male-dominated art form

Ojibway playwright Drew Hayden Taylor delivers a story about the world of counterfeit Indigenous art

Piece drawing on the poetry of wildfire survivor Meghan Fandrich makes its world premiere on Elektra’s choral-driven program If the Earth Could Sing

Evening also includes performances by M’Girl and Kiki Connelly & the Understory

At Gateway Theatre, Vancouver actor Synthia Yusuf delves into a Kat Sandler play that takes refreshing risks with the history behind the “Beauty and the Beast” folk tale

Presented with the Powell Street Festival Society, Annette Mangaard’s documentary captures the life of the titular Japanese Canadian artist

The film version of Corey Payette’s Indigenous-empowered drag musical has roots in the York Theatre stage

Veteran Canadian singer and emerging Nigerian-born talent perform tunes by Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Whitney Houston, and more

Montreal’s Compagnie Catherine Gaudet to kick off five-show lineup that brings in companies from as far away as Sweden and India

Romanian jazz virtuoso blends Roma tradition with klezmer, Middle Eastern, and European sounds

Renowned percussionist Vern Griffiths and a group of musical luminaries take on the groundbreaking 1976 piece in celebration of Music on Main’s 20th anniversary

Celebrating jazz group’s release of Whisky Scented Kisses, singer has largely set aside her signature ukulele in favour of an intense focus on songwriting

Bright, bold, and explosive Australian piece offers audiences an infectious sense of hope and exuberance

At The Cultch, The Search Party play’s strong performances, dry wit, and inventive staging capture the disorientation of addiction and the stories we tell ourselves about it

Nettie Wild’s projected and VR-headset works include a mesmerizing three-channel ode to herring migration, the salmon-run-themed Uninterrupted, and “moving paintings”

Story follows the passionate affair between penniless playwright Will and beautiful young woman Viola de Lesseps

Cyborg teenagers struggle with the same fears about technology that their human counterparts do in this visually spare, idea-charged production by UBC Theatre

In a DanceHouse presentation, Guillaume Côté and Robert Lepage stage their tightly paced adaptation of Shakespeare’s story

Milestone season features expanded celebrations, new traditions, and citywide gatherings under pink canopies

Based on an early Agatha Christie story, the play focuses on a woman’s impulsive marriage to a charming mystery man

Toronto-based artist is known for her prowess as a saxophonist and creative music collaborations

Composer and conductor Steve Hackman has no fear of crossing stylistic boundaries

At a July 20 concert, faculty lead Mark Vuorinen directs Where Wildness Lives by renowned B.C. composer Imant Raminsh

Multifaceted theatremakers Munish Sharma and Gavan Cheema bring an eight-year-long project to completion by working beyond stage conventions