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UNIVERSUS
UNIVERSUS
3/21 - 3/22/2025


Belle Spirale Dance Projects, in partnership with the Chutzpah! Festival, Vancouver International Dance Festival, and New Works Dance presents UNIVERSUS, a compelling double bill featuring ...


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Belle Spirale Dance Projects Presents Two World Premieres With UNIVERSUS


by A.A. Cristi - February 12, 2025

Belle Spirale Dance Projects, in partnership with the Chutzpah! Festival, Vancouver International Dance Festival, and New Works Dance will present UNIVERSUS, a compelling double bill featuring two world premieres from two extraordinary artists at the Vancouver Playhouse....

THE CHUTZPAH! FESTIVAL To Return This March


by A.A. Cristi - February 04, 2025

The Chutzpah! Festival returns with a special spring edition of its signature festival, offering a vibrant lineup of performances this March 19-23, presenting music, theatre, comedy, dance, and family entertainment showcasing exciting international artists through a multicultural Jewish lens. ...

DanceHouse Will Host Vancouver Premiere of Sankofa Danzafro's THE CITY OF OTHERS


by Stephi Wild - January 15, 2025

DanceHouse will present the Vancouver premiere of Sankofa Danzafro’s episodic work, The City of Others (La Ciudad de los Otros), on stage next month. Learn more here!...

DanceHouse and The Cultch Will Present Circa's DUCK POND


by Stephi Wild - January 08, 2025

DanceHouse and The Cultch will present the BC premiere of Circa’s Duck Pond, on stage this month. Learn more about the upcoming performances and find out how to get tickets here!...

DanceHouse And The Cultch Present BC Premiere Of Circa's DUCK POND


by A.A. Cristi - December 03, 2024

DanceHouse and The Cultch will present the BC premiere of Circa's Duck Pond, on stage January 22-25, 2025 at 8pm and January 25, 2025 at 2pm at the Vancouver Playhouse....

PuSh Reveals Programming For 20th Festival


by Stephi Wild - November 22, 2024

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival celebrates its 20th Festival, returning to Vancouver in January. Learn more about the upcoming festival and how to get tickets here!...

LES JOLIES CHOSES Comes to DanceHouse Next Month


by Stephi Wild - October 17, 2024

DanceHouse will present Compagnie Catherine Gaudet’s hypnotic Les jolies choses (The Pretty Things) on stage November 22 & 23, 2024 at 8pm at the Vancouver Playhouse. ...

TRANSFORM Festival Spotlights Local and National Indigenous Artists in Fifth Year


by Stephi Wild - October 10, 2024

 Urban Ink’s TRANSFORM Festival, presented in collaboration with The Cultch, will return to the stage for its fifth-year celebration from November 6-9, 2024, at the Vancouver Playhouse. ...

21st Annual Downtown Eastside HEART OF THE CITY FESTIVAL Returns This Fall


by A.A. Cristi - September 19, 2024

The DTES Heart of the City Festival announced its lineup for 2024, featuring over 100 events including music, theatre, and visual arts, celebrating the cultural diversity and artistic talent of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside....

Vancouver Premiere of SOCIAL TANGO Comes to the Vancouver Playhouse


by Stephi Wild - September 18, 2024

DanceHouse will present the Vancouver premiere of Agustina Videla’s intoxicating Social Tango, on stage October 24-26, 2024 at 8pm at the Vancouver Playhouse....

Past Shows

Sankofa Danzafro’s The City of Others


DanceHouse, in partnership with Blackout Art Society and Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre, presents the Vancouver premiere of Afro-Colombian Dance Company Sankofa Danzafro’s episodic work, ...

Mixed Nuts 2024
Mixed Nuts 2024
12/13 - 12/15/2024


Performed annually at the Vancouver Playhouse each December, Arts Umbrella Dance Company presents a modern and engaging twist on Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, bringing together a ...


The Prop Master's Dream is an innovative fusion opera produced by the Vancouver Cantonese Opera that tells the extraordinary true story of Wah-Kwan Gwan, a ...

Music on Main presents The Tempest Project


Music on Main presents the world premiere of The Tempest Project, running July 17-22, 2024 at the Vancouver Playhouse. The musically and theatrically audacious production ...

Season Finale
Season Finale
5/23 - 5/25/2024


Season Finale is a series of performances that represents the art of dance as envisioned by some of the world’s greatest choreographers. This presentation of ...

MIDSEASON
MIDSEASON
3/15 - 3/16/2024


Arts Umbrella Dance Company, Arts Umbrella’s pre-professional repertory company comprised of dancers from the Professional and Post-Secondary Programs, returns to the Vancouver Playhouse this March ...

Mixed Nuts
Mixed Nuts
12/15 - 12/17/2023


Arts Umbrella Dance Company presents Mixed Nuts, a modern and engaging twist on Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. Performed annually at the Vancouver Playhouse each December, Mixed ...

Season Finale
Season Finale
5/18 - 5/20/2023


Season Finale is a series of performances that represents the art of dance as envisioned by some of the world’s greatest choreographers.This presentation of choreographies ...

MIDSEASON
MIDSEASON
3/7 - 3/8/2023


Arts Umbrella Dance Company performs thrilling and innovative works by leading Canadian and International choreographers, including Paxton Ricketts, Ethan Colangelo, Sharon Eyal, Lukas Timulak, Gioconda ...

Mixed Nuts
Mixed Nuts
12/16 - 12/18/2022


Arts Umbrella Dance Company presents a modern and engaging twist on Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker, bringing together a flavoursome assortment of dance styles for an extra-special ...

DanceHouse presents winter guests in Story, story, die.


DanceHouse presents the West Coast premiere of winter guests evocative work, Story, story, die., choreographed by Artistic Director Alan Lucien yen, on stage June 22 ...

Videos


Pump Boys and Dinettes in Vancouver Pump Boys and Dinettes
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Gertrude and Alice in Vancouver Gertrude and Alice
PAL Studio Theatre (11/6 - 11/23)
Coastal Dance Festival in Vancouver Coastal Dance Festival
Dancers of Damelahamid (3/4 - 3/9)
The Lost Words: A Spell Book in Vancouver The Lost Words: A Spell Book
Pacific Spirit United Church (3/8 - 3/9)
The Lion King in Vancouver The Lion King
Queen Elizabeth Theatre (8/20 - 9/14)
Time of Your Life: A Funny Fundraiser in Vancouver Time of Your Life: A Funny Fundraiser
Presentation House Theatre (4/1 - 4/1)
Vancouver International Children’s Festival in Vancouver Vancouver International Children’s Festival
Vancouver International Children’s Festival (5/26 - 6/1)
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Non-Equity) in Vancouver Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Non-Equity)
Queen Elizabeth Theatre (3/25 - 3/30)
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