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The Firehall Arts Centre is proud to produce and present the world premiere of Tracey Power’s House of Folk: A Lost Canadian Folk Show from Saturday, February 14 to Sunday, March 8, 2026. Set in the 1960s during the height of the Canadian folk music revival, House of Folk: A
The Firehall Arts Centre is delighted to have Krystle Dos Santos return to its East Van stage this holiday season with A Very Merry Motown from Wednesday, December 17 to Sunday, December 28, 2025. Join award-winning Krystle Dos Santos and friends for a soulful celebration of the season with their
The Firehall Arts Centre is proud to present the Western Canadian premiere of Between Breaths from Wednesday, November 12 to Sunday, November 23, 2025. Inspired by a true story, Between Breaths is a profound play that sails through the extraordinary life of Dr. Jon Lien – known to many as
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present Anne Plamondon Productions’ Myokine from Thursday, October 30 to Saturday, November 1, 2025. Myokine is inspired by molecules released by the muscles during physical effort, associated with the regeneration of body and mind. The piece explores the connection between movement, hope, urgency
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to launch its 2025-2026 season with dance/theatre production Vacant Lot by Nelson-based choreographer, director, and SAG Award-winning actor Hiromoto Ida from Wednesday, October 22 to Saturday, October 25, 2025. Based on the Japanese play “SARACHI”, by contemporary Japanese theatre artist Shogo Ota, a long-married
Dancing on the Edge, recognized as the cornerstone of Vancouver’s contemporary dance season, presents its 37th annual festival, featuring an impressive lineup of established and emerging dancemakers at the Firehall Arts Centre and SFU Woodward’s, on stages June 12 to 21, 2025. Spotlighting a wide range of eclectic world and
Zahida Rahemtulla (The Wrong Bashir) returns to the Firehall to bring another comedic drama to its stage. Directed by vAct’s Derek Chan, The Frontliners takes audiences to an East Vancouver hotel in early 2016, where three beleaguered employees find homes for new families from Syria in the midst of a
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present A History of Motown by soul songstress Krystle Dos Santos from Wednesday, April 2 to Sunday, April 13, 2025. Experience the soulful sounds of Motown in a mesmerizing concert starring the multi-award-winning Krystle Dos Santos. A History of Motown takes audiences of
Ann Mortifee’s Reflections on Crooked Walking returns to The Firehall! In this JUNO Award-nominated family musical, four unlikely friends go in search of a magic word that will allow them to escape the games of a mysterious manipulator named Opia and try to follow the lead of a strange presence
The Firehall Arts Centre is proud to present the Vancouver premiere of Ridge from Saturday, October 26 to Sunday, November 3. Often called the “battle that made Canada,” Vimy Ridge resulted in over 10,000 Canadian casualties. Through direct storytelling, verbatim theatre and live music, Canadian folk music group The Fugitives
The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to open its 42nd season with the world premiere of The Biting School’s Empty-Handed from Wednesday, October 2 to Saturday, October 5. Empty-Handed is a contemporary dance piece that explores the journeys of five cosmic characters through themes of darkness, deception, and greed. Audience
The Firehall Arts Centre wraps its 2023-2024 season by welcoming back Cheri Maracle in Paddle Song. Running from Friday, May 24 to Sunday, June 2, this energetic and humorous one-woman musical reflects on the proud legacy of trailblazing Mohawk poet E. Pauline Johnson. Produced and performed by multi-award nominated performer