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Empty-Handed
10/2 - 10/5/2024


The Firehall Arts Centre presents the world premiere of Empty-Handed, a new work by choreographer Arash Khakpour, from October 2 to 5, 2024. This performance ...

The Ridge
10/26 - 11/3/2024


The Ridge is a compelling theatrical piece set in the First World War, presented by Brendan McLeod and The Fugitives. Running from October 26 to ...

Reflections on Crooked Walking
11/30 - 12/22/2024


Reflections on Crooked Walking is a family musical that tells the story of four unlikely friends searching for a magic word to escape the games ...

I remember…
1/15 - 1/18/2025


I remember… will be performed at the Firehall Arts Centre from January 15 to 18, 2025. This Joe INK production weaves together dance, storytelling, and ...

Women of the Fur Trade
2/8 - 2/23/2025


Women of the Fur Trade is set in the early 1800s along the Reddish River in Treaty One Territory, where three women engage in lively ...

Enemy Lines
3/12 - 3/15/2025


Enemy Lines is a live dance performance choreographed by Mayumi Lashbrook, reflecting on the injustices faced by Japanese Canadians during World War II. Set against ...

A History of Motown
4/2 - 4/13/2025


A History of Motown offers audiences a vibrant musical experience showcasing the iconic sounds that defined a generation. Starring award-winning vocalist Krystle Dos Santos, the ...

The Frontliners
5/1 - 5/12/2025


The Frontliners is a comedic drama set in early 2016 at an East Vancouver hotel, where three overwhelmed employees strive to help new Syrian families ...

Inner Elder
5/21 - 6/1/2025


Inner Elder presents a compelling journey through the life of a woman who evolves from a young girl facing family struggles to a celebrated Gemini ...


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The Firehall Arts Centre to Present EMPTY-HANDED in October


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 03, 2024

The Firehall Arts Centre announced the presentation of EMPTY-HANDED, a thought-provoking performance running from October 2-5, 2024. Explore this compelling show that delves into themes of loss and resilience....

Firehall Arts Centre Announces 2024-2025 Season


by A.A. Cristi - August 08, 2024

The Firehall has announced the programming for its 2024-2025 season, aptly named “The Reflections Season” by Artistic Producer Donna Spencer. ...

36th Annual Dancing on the Edge Festival Set For Next Month


by Stephi Wild - May 10, 2024

The Dancing on the Edge Festival (DOTE) returns for its 36th year this spring from Thursday, June 13 to Saturday, June 22 at various venues across the Lower Mainland including Firehall Arts Centre, Scotiabank Dance Centre and SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, as well as an off-site presentation at...

Firehall Arts Centre Wraps 2023-2024 Season with PADDLE SONG


by Stephi Wild - May 08, 2024

The Firehall Arts Centre will wrap its 2023-2024 season by welcoming back Cheri Maracle in Paddle Song. Running from Friday, May 24 to Sunday, June 2, this energetic and humorous one-woman musical reflects on the proud legacy of trailblazing Mohawk poet E. Pauline Johnson....

Firehall Arts Centre Presents Fujiwara Dance Inventions' EUNOIA This May


by A.A. Cristi - April 08, 2024

Experience Fujiwara Dance Inventions' Eunoia at the Firehall Arts Centre from May 8-11, presented by Teresa Trovato....

Firehall Arts Centre To Produce And Present Keith Barker's THIS IS HOW WE GOT HERE This April


by A.A. Cristi - March 06, 2024

Firehall Arts Centre is set to produce and present Keith Barker's acclaimed play THIS IS HOW WE GOT HERE from April 13-28. ...

Gateway Theatre Names Susan Shank As General Manager


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 15, 2024

After an extensive search, Gateway Theatre has named Susan Shank as their new General Manager. Learn more about Shank! ...

Firehall Arts Centre Presents Shay Kuebler's MOI Momentum Of Isolation This March


by A.A. Cristi - February 13, 2024

The Firehall Arts Centre presents Shay Kuebler's 'MOI - Momentum of Isolation' from March 6-9. Don't miss this powerful production by Radical System Art....

Barbara Tomasic Named Gateway Theatre's New Executive Artistic Director


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 16, 2023

Barbara Tomasic announced as Gateway Theatre's new Executive Artistic Director, leading the organization's cultural growth and community building....

Firehall Arts Centre & The McGrane-Pearson Endowment Fund to Present Ann Mortifee's REFLECTIONS ON CROOKED WALKING


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 08, 2023

The Firehall, along with The McGrane-Pearson Endowment Fund will present Ann Mortifee’s Reflections on Crooked Walking....

Past Shows

Khoj – A Contemporary Kathak Dance Extravaganza


The Firehall kicks off its 40th anniversary season with Khoj A Contemporary Kathak Dance Extravaganza, by Edmontons Usha Gupta Dance Entourage, from Wednesday, September 21 ...

yellow objects
yellow objects
5/11 - 5/22/2021


yellow objects (a new exhibition by Derek Chan) May 11-22, 2021 | Firehall Arts Centre| 280 E. Cordova Exhibition Times: Tues-Fri at 6pm, 7pm, 8pm, ...

Actually
6/17 - 6/27/2020


Two college students spend a night together that alters the course of their lives. They agree on the drinking, they agree on the attraction, but ...

Lights
5/29 - 6/7/2020


Roy Surette directs this powerful new play about a disabled son visiting his mother who has Alzheimer’s and lives across the country in St John’s....

Eunoia
5/13 - 5/16/2020


Denise Fujiwara’s adaptation of Christian Bok’s award-winning book Eunoia is a multi-media experience of dance, video, music and costume that employs similar constraints as to ...

White Noise
4/18 - 5/9/2020


A comedy about two families who have dinner together for the first time during Truth and Reconciliation week, White Noise explores what it means to ...

Between Breaths
3/31 - 4/5/2020


Well known in Newfoundland as the Whale Man, Dr. Jon Lien during the course of his work pioneered techniques for rescuing whales entrapped in fishing ...


Trans Scripts centres on the lives of seven transgender women. These true stories, compiled from over 70 interviews from around the world, are honest, funny, ...

Made In China
Made In China
2/18 - 2/21/2015


Wen Wei Dance weaves together dance, music and storytelling to explore the shared identity of three Canadian artists of Chinese heritage and their evolution as ...

NTU, Skwatta
NTU, Skwatta
2/11 - 2/14/2015


Experience the riveting mastery of the incomparable Vincent Mantsoe and his Afro-fusion dance, which mixes traditional African dance and contemporary Western street styles. These two ...

Kayak
Kayak
1/8 - 1/17/2015


Alley Theatre’s production of brilliant emerging Vancouver playwright Jordan Hall’s smart and funny play about the ways love and absurdity get tangled up in ecological ...

Things near and far
Things near and far
12/3 - 12/6/2014


An evening of bold, new dance that spans three generations of creative experimentation. Featuring choreography by Josh Martin and Tedd Robinson and performances by Ziyian ...

Urinetown: The Musical
Urinetown: The Musical
11/1 - 11/29/2014


The Jessie Award winning smash hit musical comedy returns. One of the Firehall’s most popular productions ever!...

Wag
Wag
10/21 - 10/25/2014


A comedy of tragic proportions by Denise Clarke. ‘Wag is many things — a meditation on life, a storytelling dance piece, and a waltz party ...

My Rabbi
My Rabbi
10/7 - 10/18/2014


The Vancouver premiere of a new play by Kayvon Kelly (Chelsea Hotel) and Joel Bernbaum (Home is a beautiful Word) about friendship, faith, and family....

Dancing on the Edge Festival


The 2014 Dancing on the Edge Festival of Contemporary Dance reveals the broad range of exciting contemporary dance percolating in Vancouver and across Canada! The ...

Proud
Proud
4/4 - 4/25/2014


The popular comedy about Canada’s Prime Minister returns just in time for the federal election. Michael Healey’s sexy, cheeky and surprising play will have you ...

Changing Minds
Changing Minds
9/5 - 9/15/2013


It is business as usual at high school – jocks, geeks, popular kids, etc. – until the minds of two high school seniors, a male ...

Riverview High: The Musical
Riverview High: The Musical
8/7 - 8/24/2013


It’s the classic story of a love triangle: a sweet blonde, a sexy brunette, and an ever-so-confused redhead. Set in 1996, the musical begins with ...

Dancing On The Edge Festival


The Dancing on the Edge Festival of Contemporary Dance is back! Started in 1988, this festival has brought some of the world’s brightest and edgiest ...

Land-Research
4/24 - 4/27/2013


Last seen in Vancouver at the 2011 Dancing on the Edge Festival with the sold out show Quiet, Israeli choreographer Arkadi Zaides and his company ...

God and the Indian
4/6 - 4/20/2013


Award-winning playwright Drew Hayden Taylor explores the aftermath of a life lost to residential schools. Johnny, a First Nations man, confronts a priest from his ...

Terminus
2/28 - 3/17/2013


Worlds collide in Mark O’Rowe’s nightmarish vision of one night in Dublin, where a serial killer dreams of singing Bette Midler tunes, a teacher races ...

My Funny Valentine
2/19 - 3/2/2013


A death goes far beyond its immediate surroundings: it echoes through a community. On February 11, 2008, in California, 14-year-old Lawrence King asked his classmate ...

Dancing with Rage
2/5 - 2/17/2013


Canadian actress, comedienne and social activist Mary Walsh unleashes her rage brought on by pop culture, politics and capitalism to do battle on a grand ...

No Exit & Lost and Found
1/16 - 1/19/2013


A double bill from Toronto’s Fujiwara dance inventions; the ensemble piece No Exit based on the Jean-Paul Sartre play of the same name and Lost ...

Medicine
1/3 - 1/13/2013


Trying to understand ourselves and our motivations is a life-long journey. In this one man show written and performed by Fringe favourite TJ Dawe, the ...

Shelter From The Storm
6/1 - 6/9/2012


Our notions of courage and cowardice come into question in this story of a Vietnam draft dodger who takes in a traumatized young American soldier ...

Ubuntu
4/12 - 4/21/2012


In South Africa, "ubuntu" refers to the spirit of community; the belief that humanity is tied together. Weaving storytelling, music and dance and featuring actors ...

Goodness
3/6 - 3/11/2012


The story of a Jewish-Canadian writer, the descendant of Holocaust survivors, who after a heatbreak, goes on a journey to uncover his past. By chance, ...

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