Tis’ the Season for love, laughter, and hilariously predictable yet heartwarming holiday specials! …But what if this year’s yuletide tale WASN’T so predictable? What if YOU could choose all the elements of the Ho-Ho-Whole thing? Help our performers create the perfect holiday show through this cheery choose-your-own-adventure!
The White Witch has trapped Narnia in a perpetual state of winter with no hope of Christmas. But all that changes when four siblings venture through a mysterious wardrobe and enter this land of talking animals, charming fauns, giants and dwarves. Alongside Aslan the Great Lion, the children courageously battle the forces of evil and […]
The Secret Lantern Society returns to Granville Island to host this much loved, and long-standing seasonal event, as the annual Winter Solstice Lantern Festival illuminates the longest night of the year. A number of public activities will take place around Granville Island; festivities include a lantern procession, performances at the Waterpark and Ron Basford Park, […]
When Kris Kringle starts working as a Santa at Macy’s department store and begins to spread Christmas cheer, things tumble out of control. He’s truly Santa Claus, he insists, but skeptical adults and an unimaginative little girl doubt him. The stakes rise when store executives take Kris to court, where he must prove he’s the […]
What better way to bid 2024 a fond farewell than with laughter? Come join us for an evening full of fun and frivolity as we welcome in the New Year! With scenes based on your best and brightest moments of the past year as well as your excitement and aspirations for 2025, this show is […]
Laugh your way into 2025 as The Improv Centre's performers turn the highs, lows, and “did-that-really-happen?” moments of your year into comedy gold. From accidentally hitting reply all to a work email to drunk texting your ex—no story is too big or too small for a hilarious improv twist! Experience the cathartic joy of laughing […]
Plough Sunday is a traditional English celebration of farming, farm workers, and agricultural produce. A wooden ceremonial plough is processed from Triangle Square through the farmers' market to Island Plaza, followed by the performance of traditional dances, songs, and a mummer's play.
Géométrie de vies (The Geometry of Lives) — Collectif d’Art / STUDIOS KABAKO (Democratic Republic of Congo) THEATRE North American Premiere Géométrie de vies is a vibrant narrative poem linking two young lives on the long road of the displaced through theatre, song and dance. Crafting a contemporary history, performers trace curves, straight lines and […]
Lasa Ng Imperyo (A Taste of Empire) — rice & beans theatre (Canada) THEATRE Presented with Boca del Lupo World Premiere In a surprising fusion of theatre and gastronomy, this Tagalog adaptation of A Taste of Empire guides audiences across the layered history of Philippine cultural heritage through a live cooking demonstration. As a dish […]
The Goldberg Variations — Clayton Lee (Canada/UK) THEATRE, PERFORMANCE ART Western Canadian Premiere Through an unapologetic investigation of desire, power dynamics and identity, Clayton Lee explores the fact that each of his past lovers shares an unusually similar appearance. The perplexing crossroads between dominance, submission, heartbreak and vulnerability are laid bare in this candid and […]
Finding the courage to change. In the small upstate New York town of Cranberry, 38-year-old bookstore clerk Kenneth spends his evenings at the local tiki bar with his best friend, Bert. Sipping mai tais isn’t enough when bitter reality hits. Kenneth is suddenly laid off, launching him into a world with challenges he has long […]
Transpofagic Manifesto — Renata Carvalho (Brazil) THEATRE North American Premiere Presented with Latincouver Transpofagic Manifesto is a courageous and thought-provoking work that challenges perceptions of gender non-conforming and transfeminine people. Through a radical expression of empowerment, Renata Carvalho subverts the obsessive scrutiny of trans bodies, distilling this gaze and transforming it into art, literature, and […]
OUT — Ray Young (UK) DANCE, THEATRE Canadian Premiere Presented with the frank theatre co. OUT is a defiant challenge to the status quo that bravely carves out a new kind of space, reclaiming and celebrating our queer future. This performance dances in solidarity alongside global 2SLGBTQIA+ movements, breaking down violent histories to imagine something […]
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.
