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In Enemy Lines, Mayumi Lashbrook unearths a history she was never told

At the Firehall Arts Centre, the Toronto-based choreographer reckons with the forced displacement of Japanese Canadians and the cycles of fear-based thinking that still echo today

Music review: Vancouver Opera’s La Bohème pours its heart into a classic production that lives up to expectations

With glowing garret windows, lush orchestrations, and powerhouse singing, season closer is everything you imagine when you think of Giacomo Puccini’s tragic masterpiece

Wen Wei Wang rediscovers himself as a choreographer, with powerful meditations on life in Last Breath 最后的呼吸

On Belle Spirale Dance Projects’ Exhale program, the Vancouver artist creates his first piece since leaving Ballet Edmonton—complete with live vocals and a central metal sculpture

Saigon Story unpacks the complicated history of an image synonymous with Vietnam War violence

In the National Film Board documentary making its local premiere at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Canadian director Kim Nguyen traces the repercussions of an execution photo through the decades

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain serves up plucky takes on rock hits and symphonic classics

Long-standing ensemble is set to bring unique comic spirit and serious four-string chops to Vancouver Recital Society event

Shakespeare’s legendary lovers avoid tragedy but collide with middle age in Juliet & Romeo

In Lost Dog’s witty mix of dance, comedy, and theatre at The Cultch, the famous couple have to contend with everything the rest of us do

THEATREJanet SmithApril 21, 2026the Cultch, Lost Dog, Shakespeare, Homepage feature

Theatre review: Shrek the Musical blends strong song and dance with moving story of belonging

Royal City Musical Theatre’s inventive staging and design help bring classic cast of characters to vivid life

THEATREJanet SmithApril 20, 2026Royal City Musical Theatre, RCMT, Massey Theatre, Homepage feature

Merewyn Comeau wants young audiences to dare to dream with The Paper Bag Princess

Carousel Theatre for Young People brings the beloved Robert Munsch story to life at the Waterfront Theatre

La Bohème soprano Jonelle Sills embraces Mimi role that first lit her passion for opera

Alternating in one of the art form’s most demanding leads, the fast-rising Canadian artist is tapping authenticity in a lush period production at Vancouver Opera

Surrey Art Gallery probes Expo 86’s artistic legacy with In the Shadow of the Pavilions

The new exhibition includes works by a number of artists who were featured in the 1986 world’s fair—and also a few who were excluded

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithApril 15, 2026SURREY ART GALLERY, Homepage feature, Surrey Art Gallery, Expo 86

Theatre review: Uplifting and offbeat, Kimberly Akimbo finds sweetness and truth in time running out

Arts Club Theatre Company musical is buoyed by strong performances, soaring music, and sharp comedy

THEATREJanet SmithApril 12, 2026Arts Club Theatre Company, Homepage feature

With End of Greatness, Maiko Yamamoto and Veda Hille explore the microscopic and the cosmic

Longtime friends and Theatre Replacement collaborators cross genres at The Cultch in a work that explores existence through music, science, lecture, art installation—and cake

All-female Solidaridad Tango showcases the many sides of Argentina’s national art form

At the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts the all-female Canadian ensemble’s Tango Fantasia intends to show that tango is music for both the body and the mind

MUSICJanet SmithApril 10, 2026Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Homepage feature, tango

In Stephanie Lake Company’s Manifesto, thundering percussion meets dance

In this DanceHouse and Vancouver New Music copresentation, the Australian performers feed off the energy of nine drum kits on a stylized stage

The Dance Centre secures long-term site, with $6 million land purchase at Davie and Granville

With its lease coming up in 2029 on land owned by Scotiabank, the future of the dance hub had been uncertain

DANCE, NEWSJanet SmithApril 7, 2026DANCE CENTRE, Dance Centre, The Dance CEntre, Homepage feature

Corey Payette’s musical On Native Land adds layers of tradition-based nuance with song and dance

At The Cultch’s York Theatre, the acclaimed writer and director turns to genre-blending Indigenous practices to open new perspectives on identity, land claims, and hope

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 31, 2026Urban Ink Theatre, the Cultch, Raven Theatre, Homepage feature

Theatre review: Gateway Theatre’s Wildwoman delights in a vengeful anti-heroine for the ages

Working from Kat Sandler’s darkly witty script, Synthia Yusuf and Nathan Kay range from sweet and innocent to defiant and dangerous

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 30, 2026Gateway Theatre, Homepage feature

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 standout shows to catch at Capture Photography Festival

From Stephen Shore’s seminal road-trip photos at the Vancouver Art Gallery to hand-stitched imagery at The Polygon Gallery, exhibitions celebrate icons and break new ground

Canadian Psycho carves space for diversity with a meat cleaver

In their wickedly witty solo show at the Firehall Arts Centre, writer-actor Marlene Ginader and director Jenna Rodgers satirize the white-male-dominated world of the serial killer