Looking Glass: Apertura Series is an exhibition of fifteen new cut and polished sculptural works by Vancouver glass artist Laura Murdoch. While these works stand together as a series, each vessel is “painted” with layers of intricate and exuberant patterns, which distinguishes it from the next. In this exhibition, Murdoch explores the idea of containment. […]
Vancouver 30th International Flamenco Festival is pleased to partner with Granville Island to bring to you live flamenco dance and music by local Vancouver based artists. This live event leads up to our 30th annual festival, which this year will be on-line, starting September 19th - 26th (see website for details and registration). This free […]
Despite the pandemic and the workshop and gallery having closed for a few months, the Dundarave artists continue to make prints. It has been a challenge, but artists are resilient and determined. The Gallery re-opened July 1st with new hours. Stop by to see this exhibition of new works created during a time of isolation […]
High-energy originals and choice standards from three of Vancouver’s most in-demand, cutting-edge young talents. Drawing on each member’s taste and experience across genres—jazz, R&B, rock, and world music—their sound is a unique hybrid of improvised music and deep groove. With bassist Geordie Hart (The Boom Booms), tenor saxophonist Dominic Conway (Coco Jafro, Enemy Pigeon), and […]
Words shape our worlds. They can delight, inspire, provoke, comfort and unite – as do the authors, journalists and poets who wield them. The Vancouver Writers Festival has been encouraging readers of all ages to explore the power of storytelling and books, through events with local and international writers. We can’t enjoy the Festival in […]
Running from October 19-25, the Vancouver Writers Fest goes virtual this year, with 40+ events featuring Kevin Kwan, Tegan and Sara Quin, Megha Majumdar, Thomas King, Charles Yu and many more. With pay-what-you-can events for adults and free events for youth, there’s a little something for everyone, book lovers and idea seekers alike!
Born to circus folk who prefer trapezing over parenting, Felix quickly learns to turn life’s misfortunes into jokes. His longing for family and home is piqued at the tender age of seven, when he falls for an older woman, age eight—an event that kick-starts his journey to becoming a true buffoon. A story of love, […]
Itamar Erez's music holds a depth and sensitivity that touches listeners deeply. Recipient of the 2014 ACUM Prize for Special Achievement in Jazz and the prestigious 2014 Landau Prize, Itamar Erez is an internationally renowned composer, pianist, and guitarist who has shared the stage with such musicians as Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Tomatito, Avishai Cohen, Jean-Louis […]
Oral and written traditions have produced some of the world’s best-known and fascinating tales, from Gilgamesh to the Trickster, Beauty and the Beast and mythologies born on the islands of Hawai’i. In an evocative and deeply subversive afternoon of mythic reimaginings and deconstructed narratives, three authors blend genre, moral dilemmas, the supernatural and, of course, […]
Who is causing Irreparable Harm? Is it the acts of resistance, or the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion? Who decides? The BC Supreme Court wants the job, but is it unbiased? Will a judge listen to land and water protectors? To citizens who believe their future is at stake? This docu-drama shines a light on our […]
1983. In the sweltering ‘hood of Beirut in New York City, Torch is quarantined in detention housing for a nameless, sexually transmitted disease. Blue, his girlfriend, breaks in to be with him, because how can you love someone you can’t be with?
Through gesture, recorded audio, and visual media, Digital Fracture: VOICES asks us to step away from the screen and to transition into deeper self-awareness and connection. The Fringe was one of the first festivals to embrace our inclusive theatre company so many years ago, and we are overjoyed to join again at this time.
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.
