If you’re looking for an enjoyable summer afternoon filled with Austrian hospitality, delicious food, live music and a welcoming family atmosphere, mark Sunday, August 9, 2026 on your calendar. The Austria Vancouver Club will once again host its popular Gartenfest, inviting members, friends and first-time visitors to celebrate Austrian traditions together. The festivities begin when…
VANCOUVER – A bold new proposal could transform Vancouver into one of North America’s leading performing arts destinations, with plans unveiled for a landmark Vancouver Cultural Precinct featuring four new or renovated, acoustically designed performance venues. Developed in collaboration with 32 of the city’s leading performing arts organizations, the project represents what organizers describe as…
If you like your Shakespeare dark, dystopian, and delivered with sledgehammer intensity, then Stephen Drover’s adaptation of Macbeth, now playing on the BMO Mainstage at Bard on the Beach, is absolutely your production. If, like me, you prefer to leave the theatre laughing, you will still find yourself riveted — and caught up in the…
The bright, bold, and explosive celebration of timing and choreography offers Vancouver audiences an infectious sense of hope and exuberance Vancouver, BC — DanceHouse and Vancouver New Music present the BC Premiere of Australia’s Stephanie Lake Company’s riveting Manifesto, April 16 to 18, 2026, at 8pm at the Vancouver Playhouse. In a unique pairing, nine…
Answers from Director Chris Lam 1. What interested you most about directing this new opera and bringing The Fox to the stage for the first time? Forming new collaborations and putting my signature on this new adaptation. I remember watching a film version from the late 60’s that was introduced in the documentary, The Celluloid Closet. The…
WARNING: Spoiler Alert, if you have not seen this version of the opera, just bookmark this page and get back to it after watching! Vancouver, BC – Monday, February 9th, 2026 – Hint: You will see Mounties, Lumberjacks, and a big red canoe in this Mozart’s Masterpiece – I recently had the pleasure of attending…
New Westminster, BC — While Cole Porter is best known for his sophisticated Broadway melodies and Hollywood glamour, the legendary American composer’s lesser-known connection to Germany adds an intriguing dimension to an upcoming Valentine’s Day concert celebration of his work. “You’re The Top: The Cole Porter Songbook on Film and Live” featuring the Laura Crema…
Interview with Renae Shadler: Dance Artist Bringing “Skin” to PuSH Festival Elke Porter, West Coast German News: Hi Renae! Thank you for taking the time to speak with me today. So, I know you’re dancing at the PuSH Festival and coming to Vancouver. You’re in Perth right now? Renae Shadler: Actually, I’m in Perth at…
We are thrilled to welcome the world’s premier touring guitar festival, International Guitar Night 2026, as it returns to the Massey Theatre on Sunday, February 1, with an unforgettable lineup of four extraordinary Canadian guitarists. Experience an evening of world class guitar mastery, diverse musical traditions, and intimate storytelling with classical and flamenco guitarist Itamar Erez, jazz guitarist and vocalist Jocelyn Gould, harp…
Vancouver, BC – Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet (RWB) concludes its highly anticipated Winter 2026 BC Tour in Vancouver with an exhilarating mixed program, featuring RWB’s signature performance of the modern classic Carmina Burana, alongside the West Coast premiere of rising choreographer Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe’s T’əl: The Wild Man of the Woods, on stage February 9…
The Goh Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker at the Vancouver Opera House proved to be an enchanting holiday experience that truly deserves its reputation as a treasured tradition. Now celebrating its 15th year, this production brings together exceptional talent from around the world to create something genuinely special for Vancouver audiences. As part of the…
Vancouver’s most enchanting holiday tradition returns as Goh Ballet’s The Nutcracker, presented by RBC, takes the stage at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from December 18 to 21, 2025. This year’s production promises a sparkling new approach to the beloved seasonal favorite that has captivated families across the Lower Mainland for 15 years. The lavish production…
