Full Circle: First Nations Performance

02/20/2026

UPU is still at The Cultch for two more days! If you haven’t seen it yet, get your tickets now!

Showtimes: Friday at 7:30 PM and Saturday at 2 PM & 7:30 PM.

Thanks to support from the Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation, Indigenous guests can claim two free tickets using code INDIGENOUS.

A journey through the heartbeat of Pacific poetry, UPU is a dynamic and electrifying theatre experience. Canadian Premiere: FEB 17–21

02/12/2026

We’re excited to partner with The Cultch to present UPU, an electrifying theatre experience bringing the voices of the Pacific Ocean to life. Curated by award-winning poet Grace Iwash*ta-Taylor and directed by Fasitua Amosa, this powerful work weaves poems from 23 Pacific writers across five decades and cultures. UPU will be at the Cultch from February 17 to 21.

Thanks to the Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation, complimentary tickets are available to Indigenous patrons with the code INDIGENOUS.

On February 20, UPU will host a free poetry workshop led by Miriama McDowell and Shadon Meredith. Open to all experience levels, the workshop offers space to explore Moana-centered philosophies and develop your poetic voice. Email [email protected] to register.

We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

A journey through the heartbeat of Pacific poetry, UPU is a dynamic and electrifying theatre experience. Canadian Premiere: FEB 17–21

01/16/2026

✨ Join us next week at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity for an inspiring and powerful conversation with our Artistic Managing Director and Founder, Margo Kane. Margo will reflect on her journey toward Indigenizing her artistic practice and share the embodiment practices that shape her work, with stories from Moonlodge and Confessions of an Indian Cowboy.

Facilitated by Janine Windolph, this gathering is part of the Decolonizing the Narrative Conversation Series and features a presentation, open discussion, and Q&A. The event will be live-streamed and recorded.

📅 Jan 21, 2026 @ 6PM PST / 7PM MST
📍 Max Bell Auditorium, Banff Centre
🎟️ Free

Not in Banff? No problem—join us online via live stream!

👉 Click the link below to register.

Join Margo Kane for a conversation on artistic practice, creative process, and the work that has shaped her career.

11/24/2025

Don’t miss this one! Julian Taylor and Logan Staats are teaming up for a powerful night of live music at BlueShore at CapU.

📅 Thursday, November 27, 2025 • 7:30pm

More details below!

Powerful music by First Nations singer-songwriters.

11/20/2025

The Canada Council for the Arts is hosting a free, in-person info session on funding available through Creating, Knowing and Sharing (CKS) for First Nations, Inuit and Métis artists, arts workers, Cultural Carriers, groups and organizations.

Learn about funding for new work, community engagement, travel and skills development.

November 22 @ the Roundhouse.

Next grant deadline: November 26, 2025.

11/18/2025

Special Q&A screening of SAINTS AND WARRIORS on Sunday, Nov 23 at The Rio!

On the hardwood and on their homeland, the Skidegate Saints are fighting for more than a championship — they’re fighting for their future.

Director Nang Ḵ’uulas Patrick Shannon will be there for a post-film Q&A.

🏆 2025 Leo Awards — Best Director
🏆 2025 DOXA — Best Documentary

🎉 First 30 guests to get free popcorn and a drink!

More info below.

The Rio Theatre on Broadway and Commercial, Voted #1 in East Vancouver, is a multi media venue for premier independent cinema of first-run feature films and live entertainment.

11/14/2025

🌈 Q***r emerging writers — submissions for the frank theatre company's Telling It Bent Program are now open! If you’re a q***r, trans, Two-Spirit or questioning youth (ages 14–25) anywhere in BC, this interdisciplinary writing workshop is for you.

Participants will explore poetry, playwriting, and interdisciplinary creation through a q***r, decolonial, future-building lens, while building confidence, imagination, and artistic voice.

This year’s program will focus on creating one-person or small-cast pieces, with participants performing each other’s work. Along the way, you’ll connect with other young q***r creatives, express yourself freely, and push the boundaries of your storytelling. The program will culminate in a Final Showcase as part of The Cultch ’s IGNITE! Youth-Driven Arts Festival . ✨

Youth Engagement Projects     TELLING IT BENT Telling it Bent is our annual interdisciplinary writing workshop for q***r, trans, Two Spirit and questioning BC youth ages 14 to 25. Throughout the program, participants explore poetry, playwriting, and interdisciplinary creation through a q***r, deco...

11/12/2025

Join V'ni Dansi for their 20th Annual Louis Riel Day Celebration, an evening filled with dance, culture, and fun for the whole family. Come celebrate the life and legacy of Louis Riel in a gathering that brings communities together through artistry, intergenerational learning, and joy, honouring Métis strength, resilience, and cultural pride!

📅 November 15, 2025
📍 Faris Theatre (The Dance Centre), 677 Davie Street, Vancouver
🎟️ $17-$34

We are thrilled to announce that V'ni Dansi will once again be returning for the 20th Annual Louis Riel Day celebration! Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 15, at 7 PM at the Faris Theatre at the Dance Centre (677 Davie Street). Join us for an event filled with dance, culture, and fun for th...

10/30/2025

🪶 Calling all Indigenous artists!

Applications for the 2026 The JUNO Awards are now open!

Share your sound and be part of Canada’s biggest night in music.

Apply by November 6, 2025, at 11:59 PM PT.

Submit to The JUNO Awards to have your music heard by Canadian music industry professionals made up of the CARAS Nominating & Voting Committee, Music Advisory Committees, CARAS Academy Delegates, and Judges. To be considered for nomination for the 2026

10/21/2025

When Larry Grant speaks of reconciliation, he uses the word reconciling—an ongoing process of returning to self, community, and belonging. In his memoir Reconciling: A Lifelong Struggle to Belong, the Musqueam Elder and son of a Chinese immigrant reflects on identity, resilience, and home through powerful conversations with writer Scott Steedman.

Join Larry Grant and Scott Steedman for an intimate on-stage conversation that mirrors the book’s honesty, wisdom, and depth.

🗓 Sunday, Oct 26 | 10:30 AM
📍 The Nest, Vancouver
💵 Tickets: $27

When Larry Grant talks about reconciliation, he uses the verb reconciling to signify an ongoing, unfinished process we’re all going through. “To not belong was forced upon me by the colonial society that surrounded me,” he says. “But reconciling with myself is part of all that.” The son of...

10/20/2025

Join Stephanie Sinclair, co-editor of A Steady Brightness of Being, in conversation with contributors David A. Robertson, Kyle Edwards, and Niigaan Sinclair for a powerful discussion on Indigenous storytelling, truth, and vision. Together they explore the histories that shape us, the challenges faced by communities today, and the pathways toward a brighter, shared future.

🗓 Friday, Oct 24 | 10:00 AM
📍 Granville Island Stage, Vancouver
💵 Tickets: $27

Presented in partnership with Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week, Talking Stick Festival, and Full Circle: First Nations Performance.
This event welcomes educators and students (Grades 10–12) and is curated with Pro-D Day in mind.

Update: We’re pleased to announce that Niigaan Sinclair, award-winning author of Wînipêk: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre, will join this event. katherena vermette, who was scheduled to appear in this event, is regrettably no longer able to join.  This groundbreaking new anthology c...

10/18/2025

Ten years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action, there is still work to do—and each of us has a part to play. Join David A. Robertson, Bruce McIvor, and moderator Michelle Cyca for an essential conversation on what reconciliation looks like today, and how we can move forward together.

Through 52 Ways to Reconcile and Indigenous Rights in One Minute, these two powerful thinkers offer practical, personal, and legal insights into truth, responsibility, and everyday action.

🗓 Wednesday, Oct 22 | 7:30 PM
📍 Performance Works, Vancouver
💵 Tickets: $27
👐 ASL interpretation provided

This event will have ASL interpretation. Ten years have passed since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its 94 Calls to Action outlining a path towards healing from the legacy of colonization in Canada. There is still a great distance to walk on the path of reconciliation—and every i...