With his entrancing fusion of contemporary classical, post-minimal, and alternative popular musical styles, Max Richter is one of today’s most successful composers for stage and screen. His innovative soundtrack to Israeli director Ari Folman’s 2008 film, Waltz with Bashir, won Richter the prestigious European Film Award for best composer and vaulted the composer into the […]
Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2020 begins January 17, and Granville Island is on their map! A full 17-day schedule of delicious dishes and culinary delights await the foodie in everyone! Visit the links below for more information on Granville Island participants. The Sandbar Seafood Restaurant The Dockside Restaurant, Granville Island Hotel The Vancouver Fish Company […]
The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival is one of Vancouver’s signature events. Produced over three weeks each January, the Festival expands the horizons of Vancouver artists and audiences with work that is visionary, genre-bending, multi-disciplined, startling and original. The Festival showcases acclaimed international, Canadian and local artists and mixes them together with an alchemy that […]
This political cabaret celebrates the subversive power of art, and offers a warning to those who would take freedom for granted. 1934: as Nazism tightens its grip on Germany, a satirical cabaret troupe faces physical danger and a moral crisis. Members have disappeared under suspicious circumstances; the five that remain have to decide whether to […]
Granville Island looks forward to celebrating Lunar New Year traditions in January. 2020 marks the Year of the Rat, and there are many ways to celebrate with us on the island! January 25th – February 9 Snap a photo in front of our lantern installations, around the Public Market or inside the Net Loft atrium. […]
A witty and romantic look at one real couple’s relationship as revealed through interviews and interpreted by VTS improvisers.
d’bi young anitafrika takes on gender, sexuality, divinity, and more, in this erotic solo piece. Whether playing a church pastor, a pole dancer, or a child in a schoolyard, d’bi positively glows with fervour; the spirit of protest runs strong through multiple characters, shifting timelines and changing settings of the narrative. Telling the story of […]
Join us at Off the Tracks for our monthly trivia night! It’s a night of quizzing, prizes and great food and drink! With doors at 6:30pm, wander down after work for some dinner before the quiz starts. Book your table to avoid missing out!
In this playful, resourceful performance, one solitary soul uses consumer products to build entire worlds inside a fish tank, working on the spot against a rising horizon of water. Rockets, cityscapes, satellites, and more, are created from the interaction of aqua and everyday objects. Audiences may never look at clothespins, CDs, or turkey basters, the […]
Learn how you can use water to achieve a unique look that is not normally seen in acrylics. Manipulate your acrylics to flow like watercolor and get a deeper understanding of GOLDEN Acrylic Paints and Mediums. In this class, you will learn the differences between Heavy Body, Fluid, High Flow Acrylics and the different effects […]
An economic disaster and its ripple effects are conveyed in an onstage performance by the artist and some very special companions: a group of talking rice cookers. Re-programmed to speak, these devices serve as a token of Jaha’s alienation, and a metaphor for the most absurd, most comical aspects of the recent past. Jaha sits […]
The 58th annual Vancouver Boat Show runs from February 5 to February 9. The show will include more than 250 exhibitors, providing boat enthusiasts with a first look at the 2020 boating season’s premiere boat models and accessories, and include over 125 presentations and workshops led by boating experts. Visit www.vancouverboatshow.ca for the full schedule.
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.
