SUN MAR 2 | 2:30pm | MOMENTUM TOUR | Join us for a Sunday afternoon featuring three original creations by the talented artists of Ballet Edmonton, each piece a direct conversation with the choreographer behind it. Featuring new work by choreographers Kirsten Wicklund, Emilie Leriche, and Anne Plamondon, every work has been meticulously crafted, embodying […]
THU MAR 13 | 7.30pm | In its third decade of an extraordinary career, The Penderecki String Quartet has become one of the most celebrated chamber ensembles of its generation. These four musicians from Poland, Canada, and the USA combine their varied experience to create performances that demonstrate “a remarkable range of technical excellence and […]
Sat Mar 15 | Following a string of awe-inspiring Live in HD performances, Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Leonore, the faithful wife who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny in Beethoven’s Fidelio. Completing the distinguished cast is British tenor David Butt Philip as the political […]
SUN MAR 16| 2:30pm | Renowned as one of the finest ensembles in the country, the Montréal Guitar Trio (MG3) has been showcasing its virtuosity and captivating stage presence both nationally and internationally for over 25 years. Now, the trio of guitarists is presenting a tribute concert in memory of the great Ennio Morricone. From […]
After a week in residence at ArtSpring, Vancouver-based dancer Calder White invites the community to experience his work in progress. Using life-sized puppets and costume design to obscure the performers’ identities, Calder White's dance-theatre work asks how far we will go to avoid being alone. The characters we encounter in the piece exist at the […]
SUN MAR 30 | 2:30pm | For 50 years, concert pianist Janina Fialkowska has enchanted audiences and critics around the world. She has been praised for her musical integrity, her refreshing, natural approach, and her unique piano sound thus becoming “one of the Grandes Dames of piano” (Frankfurter Allgemeine.) She is an Officer of the […]
APR 1 | 7:30pm | Lifelong friends, colleagues, and multi-talented musicians Nico Rhodes and Patrick Courtin were shocked and appalled by their realization that piano just isn’t cool anymore. This set off a quest to redeem the keyboard and reinstate its reputation as the greatest instrument of ALL TIME! Armed with the music of the […]
Completely Creedence Band is a group of talented musicians who share a deep passion for the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Completely Creedence love to bring the iconic sounds of CCR to life and delighting audiences with their energetic performances. Completely Creedence pay tribute to one of the greatest rock bands in history. They’ve dedicated […]
SUN APR 6 | 2:30pm | Canadian pianist Sarah Hagen performs this classic programme featuring Bach’s formidable Goldberg Variations as part of the celebration of the recent release of her recording of the masterwork. Cherished by many, the Goldberg Variations are emblematic of keyboard virtuosity, rich expression, and hardcore classical interpretation. Sarah will offer a […]
THU APR 10 | 7:30pm Let's Dance! Dances in the French & Italian Renaissance. Highly stylized and solemn is how we generally imagine early dances, but this concert dansé shows what dances and music were really like in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Omnipresent at court festivities and celebrations, these elegant, refined, and aristocratic dances […]
THU APR 17 | 7:30pm | Born to a family of seven children in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wesli (Wesley Louissaint) built his first guitar at the age of eight by stringing an old oil can with nylon fishing line. From these humble beginnings, he has gone on to become one of Haiti’s most inspiring and celebrated […]
TUE MAY 6 | 7:30pm | Julie Kim is one of Canada’s top stand-up comedians. Julie recently toured across North America doing 40 theatre shows with Ronny Chieng (Crazy Rich Asians, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah). She was a gala performer at the 2022 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and headlined four sold-out […]
TUE MAY 13 | 7:30pm | Vancouver-based Raven Spirit Dance presents 'Braiding the Land,' a trio of performances that follows three powerful female narratives to explore the physical, the spiritual, the rhythms of nature, resilience, and legacy. From the earth to the stars to the innovative collaboration with Indigenous artists in Peru, the evening promises […]
Opening Reception May 17 | 4-6pm Join Birgit and Robert Bateman, with special guest speaker Hwiemtun (Fred Roland,) for an introduction to this rare collection at ArtSpring. Open daily from May 18-30, coinciding with Salt Spring’s own legendary Canadian artist, educator, and conservationist Robert Bateman’s 95th birthday, comes an extraordinary never-before-seen exhibition Confluence: The Bateman […]
Free Daily May 18-June 1 | 10am-4pm | This May, coinciding with Salt Spring’s own legendary Canadian artist, educator, and conservationist Robert Bateman’s 95th birthday, comes an extraordinary never-before-seen exhibition Confluence: The Bateman Collection at ArtSpring. While Robert is best known for his prolific body of work of highly realistic depictions of wildlife and nature, […]
SAT MAY 24 | 7:30pm | The Makana Youth choirs are pleased to present their spring concert “Never One Thing." Never One Thing is named after a song by May Erlewine that talks about how we can be more than we are perceived to be. We can be both strong and weak at the same […]
Sat May 31 | The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season comes to a close with a live transmission of Rossini’s effervescent comedy on May 31. Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside American tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. […]
Eclipse – to obscure one celestial body’s light by another. Each of the dozen grade 9-12 dancers will have an opportunity to shine brightly in this collection of new choreography from the studio at GISS Dance. This end-of-semester show will include a wide spectrum of emotional and artistic expression. The students study Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz […]
