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Renowned choreographer Noam Gagnon performs a deeply personal solo live-scored by Stefan Smulovitz, March 11 to 14

The piece by Vision Impure, called being, comes to KW Studios courtesy of Kokoro Dance Theatre Society

DANCEStir VancouverMarch 6, 2026Partner Content, Kokoro Dance

Vancouver filmmaker Emma Higgins and actor Kate Hallett upend teen horror in Sweetness

Drawing major buzz for the way it plays with genre, the story of a misguided superfan boasts maximalist visual touches, hits of dark humour, and a considerable amount of heart

SCREENJanet SmithMarch 5, 2026Emma Higgins

In Show Gone, Ame Henderson and Matija Ferlin question the nature of endings

The Dance Centre and Vancouver International Dance Festival coproduction concludes a triptych spanning over 15 years

Ramneek Singh performs her spring-inspired concert Basant Ke Rang at the Shadbolt Centre, March 29

Internationally acclaimed Hindustani classical vocalist is joined by harmonium player Mohan Bhide and tabla player Sunny Matharu

All nine Beethoven symphonies, as Vancouver Symphony Orchestra unveils 2026-27 season

Steven Isserlis, James Ehnes, and Augustin Hadelich among the soloists hitting the concert stage

MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithMarch 5, 2026VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, season announcement

Vancouver International Children’s Festival gets set to welcome everything from high-energy Danish dance to artful Korean doodling

Eighty shows in all, as Italy’s Teatro Telaio sets up an ARCHIPELAGO installation, plus pow-wow, hip-hop, and massive puppets

A Dorothy Chang premiere unites the seasoned and emerging players of Vetta’s Mentorship Orchestra, March 6 to 9

At a concert called A Look to the Future, the piece shares a program with works by John Rutter, Jocelyn Morlock, and Tchaikovsky

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 4, 2026Vetta Chamber Music, Jocelyn Morlock, Dorothy Chang

Pyper lives in world where AI-generated teens struggle with their own reality, at Frederic Wood Theatre from March 11 to 28

Award-winning play by Susanna Fournier offers an unsettling, witty update of fairy-tale themes as old as Pinocchio and the Pied Piper

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 4, 2026UBC Theatre

Marlene Ginader's Canadian Psycho premieres at the Firehall Arts Centre, March 31 to April 12

Provocative solo show follows a woman who’s focused on fixing the lack of diversity in the serial-killer space

A Cree Approach profiles groundbreaking language keeper, March 5 to 8 at VIFF Centre

Vancouver-based Tristin Greyeyes finds inspiration in her grandmother’s story in documentary at GEMFest

SCREENJanet SmithMarch 3, 2026Vancouver International Film Festival, GEMFest, Indigenous

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 expert-recommended Beaujolais sips at the Vancouver International Wine Festival

France is in the spotlight at this year’s event, which features a weekend-long tasting event at the Vancouver Convention Centre

With PopCappella, Chor Leoni reinterprets everything from the B-52s to the Proclaimers, March 6 and 7

Harmonizing through the decades, Vancouver choir is set to premiere six new arrangements

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 3, 2026Chor Leoni, CHOR LEONI, PopCappella

Munish Sharma’s Danceboy makes its world premiere at Pi Theatre, March 19 to 22

In the Theatre Conspiracy production copresented by Touchstone Theatre, a South Asian man finds self-expression through dance

People, Places & Things tackles addiction, despair, and hope at The Cultch

Director Mindy Parfitt finds inspiration with local implications in the darkness, wit, and honesty of Duncan Macmillan’s acclaimed play

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 2, 2026the Cultch, The Search Party, Homepage feature

Theatre review: Refreshingly buoyant Nunsense is blessed with charm and skill

In the endearing new Metro Theatre production, a five-sister team of performers creates an exceptionally strong and funny ensemble

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 2, 2026Metro Theatre

The Golden Anniversaries tours to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, March 24 and 25

Arts Club production centres a married couple that recounts the good, the bad, and the ugly of spending 50 years together

Dance review: At Ballet BC's INFINITY, Jiří Kylián and Crystal Pite take viewers into strange, subconscious limbos

Contemporary-art-like 27’52’”makes elaborate play with shadows and time, while Frontier reveals new narrative and thematic complexity

DANCEJanet SmithFebruary 28, 2026Ballet BC, BALLET BC

Jenn Grant draws on her family history for sometimes-heartbreaking songs

The Nova Scotian singer-songwriter is touring with a new multimedia show, Cradled by the Waves

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 27, 2026Blueshore at CapU, CapU Global Roots

Little Room Productions premieres inaugural piece Fall(se) Circ(us), March 21

New Works copresents Isak Enquist's genre-defying fusion of martial arts and contemporary dance influences

Dominique Fils-Aimé’s music becomes a way of life rooted in emotional journey

Acclaimed Montreal singer and songwriter intertwines healing experiences in nature and musical history to reach toward the light

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 26, 2026Chan Centre, CHan Centre for the Performing Arts, jazz

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