Coastal Jazz returns to Granville Island this summer! As one of Canada's premier jazz festivals, this year's event promises to be an extraordinary experience for both seasoned jazz aficionados and newcomers alike. Spanning multiple venues across the city, the festival offers an extensive lineup of internationally acclaimed artists, emerging talents, and local jazz legends. There […]
Join us for an extraordinary journey into the realms of inter/dependence at the 13th Annual Indian Summer Festival, set to take place from July 6-16th in Vancouver. Prepare to immerse yourself in a distilled, powerful lineup of ten unforgettable events that will challenge the very notion of individual autonomy. Granville Island Events: Opening Party: Inter/dependence […]
New Works proudly presents All Over the Map, a free series of outdoor dance and music performances which will take place on Granville Island this summer! In partnership with CMHC Granville Island, New Works brings this annual series back to Granville Island for another summer of rich, joyful movement and sound. This year, they will […]
Beauty is in the eye of the ogre in Shrek The Musical JR., based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical. It's a "big bright beautiful world" as everyone's favorite ogre, Shrek, leads a cast of fairy tale misfits on an adventure to rescue a princess and find true acceptance. Students from […]
Place is a solo trilogy of cities, interpreted by Rosanna Terracciano, with choreography by Myriam Allard (Montréal), Juan Carlos Lérida (Barcelona) and Terracciano: CALGARY: a ghost story of love and hate; NAPOLI: a folk dance of language and seed; and SEVILLA: a lullaby to another life.
This 90-minute show features 11 dynamic performers from Vancouver, Cuba, and Mexico. Featuring traditional flamenco and Spanish Latin songs performed in a Cuban style with a Flamenco touch.
Expect the unexpected as intriguing and exhilarating dances pop up in unusual spaces across Granville Island. In celebration of New Works 30th Anniversary, Pop Up Dances will feature 30 performances over the two days involving more than 30 artists! Pop Up Dances are site-specific performances that celebrate dance in all its forms. From Indigenous Hoop […]
A showcase of some of BC’s most acclaimed Flamenco artists including Flamenco Rosario as part of the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival. We are pleased to present the work of Vancouver & Victoria-based Flamenco dance and music artists including Calle Verde, Liat Har Lev, Los Mozaicos, Peter Mole and Friends, Linda Hayes, Jhoely Triana, Kara Wiebe, […]
With this explosive and visceral show, La Otra Orilla (Montreal) wipes the slate clean and returns to its roots, to the foundations of the art of flamenco. RITE is the perfect balance of body, voice, guitar, and percussion—four artists at the height of their craft in complete harmony: Myriam Allard, Hedi Graja, Caroline Planté and […]
Latino Heritage Month celebrates its 4th year on Granville Island! Join us for events and installations all over Granville Island, celebrating the enriching Latino culture and our connection and influence in BC and Canada. With food, art, and performances, including a Latin Market featuring the Day of the Dead, there is something for everyone to […]
Introducing AMOR RENATUS (Rebirth of Love), new album release concert tour from the acclaimed cellist and composer, Ian Maksin, who has been known for his unique way of pushing the boundaries of cello and contemporary music. This concert features a collection of original instrumental compositions for cello, powerfully augmented into virtual orchestra through the use […]
The Secret Lantern Society presents the 30th annual Winter Solstice Celebration! Celebrate the darkest night and the turning of the year by joining one of the 3 processions. At 6pm, processions at Leg in Boot Square and Vanier Park will make their way to Triangle Square, where they will join each other and converge in […]
Strathcona Spatial Sound Society and Lobe are excited to invite audiences to MOTHER CLOUD, a 5-day winter festival that presents new work in spatial sound on a large-scale, omni-directional speaker array, powered by 4DSOUND. This annual festival showcases the best international and local performances in the emerging medium of spatial sound. The shows in this […]
CMHC-Granville Island would like to acknowledge that we are located on the traditional territory of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations.
