Fests

Ahead of her appearance at Vancouver Writers Fest, author talks horror, motherhood, and the power of female rage

Offerings at the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre also include Take This Waltz and 8 Gays of Channukah - The Musical

Readings and discussions focus on women’s perspectives on horror writing, and how to find your inner dinosaur in a world of chickens

Author of forthcoming elegy The World After Rain looks at writers’ roles in times of crisis

Interdisciplinary artists Parmela Attariwala and Erin Gee take very different approaches to exploring the afterlife through their work

The Cinematheque program proves that digital filmmaking has a future beyond artificial intelligence

Offerings range from the world premiere of Hildegard Westerkamp’s cinematic tone poem Klavierklang to the multidisciplinary project Resonant Transmutations

Attending VIFF, NFB chair Suzanne Guèvremont has a new strategic plan that strives to reach out to the next generation

The Painted Life of E.J. Hughes reveals quiet life of a master who avoided spotlight; The Art of Adventure tracks a young Robert Bateman’s journey with Bristol Foster across the world in a Land Rover

Playwright Melody Anderson draws on her own grandmother’s experience with a home invasion in a staged reading presented by Western Gold Theatre

Powwow dancers, concerts, films, and hands-on art as programming at several local venues takes place on and around September 30

Song cycles, lantern processions, and tea gardens, as event highlights the natural beauty and ecological importance of Renfrew Ravine and Still Creek

High-school hell meets a literal demon in the North Vancouver writer-director’s partly autobiographical feature

The artist also known as Neil Fraser will revisit his work with Massive Attack in a VIFF Live show at the Chan Centre

Event at the Vancouver Playhouse includes Barcelona-born singer José “El Cachito” Díaz and magnetic Sevillian dancer-choreographer Macarena López.

Annual VNM Festival features performances by Émilie Payeur, Cecilia Lopez, Erin Gee, JJJJJerome Ellis, and more

Eight events are on offer, including the premiere of Yaimel Lopez’s animated short film “Vessels” and a Community Milonga in partnership with DanceHouse

Goblin:Oedipus and Antigone set to hit the Douglas Campbell Theatre next season

Poet Garth Martens says the Victoria-based troupe’s performances are a visceral and intimate conversation between words, music, and dance

Also in store at the celebration running from October 31 to November 8 is SHELTER, an exhibition featuring works by 30 marginalized artists

Other offerings span extravagant 8 Gays of Channukah – The Musical and stylistically diverse Shtetl Cabaret

Evening features Canadian authors in sequential talks about the country’s current issues and rapidly shifting landscape

Acclaimed guitar-and-bass duo blends whisper-soft passages with lush sonic swells and a deeply personal investigation of violence endured by Indigenous cultures

Five boundary-pushing events mix audio and visual components at the festival, which takes place from October 2 to 12

Curator Amber Barton shares all the unique outdoor locations where this year’s dance performances will appear

Through intensely personal perspectives and sharp detail, audacious new features and short films throw light on culture-spanning issues

With the main lineup taking place October 20 to 26, events cover everything from censorship to Canadian identity

Documentary at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival highlights peer-led groups working to overcome a long history of stigma and isolation by creating connection to the broader queer community

With a Wetlands theme, the 23rd annual festival features an afternoon of artmaking, a labyrinth walk, a lantern procession, and much more

Ido Fluk’s ode to Keith Jarrett concert Köln 75 closes the fest, while VIFF Live brings in Mad Professor, claire rousay, and more