Can’t-miss Vancouver arts events for May 2024
Happy Asian Heritage Month and Canadian Jewish Heritage Month! May also brings us Dutch Heritage Day, Komagata Maru Remembrance Day, and Victoria Day. A month to celebrate and remember all kinds of things; and what better way to do it than through art?
Here are our Vancouver arts picks for May 2024.
I Know Your Secret: To May 4 @ Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre
Youth creatives explore social media dangers in an all-new production.
The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito: To May 5 @ Granville Island Picnic Pavillion
Carousel Theatre for Young People presents a cabaret following a misfit mozzie.
Handcuffed: To May 5 @ Waterfront Theatre
A tragicomedy exploring addiction, arguing “theatre ought to elicit a certain level of trepidation.”
Sexy Laundry: To May 12 @ Granville Island Stage
There’s still time to catch this raunchy romcom kicked off with Sex for Dummies.
Les Automatistes: To May 18 @ Petley Jones Gallery
Avant-garde artworks from Canadian greats are up for display—and sale.
Love You Wrong Time: May 2 @ Tightrope Theatre
Maddie Bautista and Deanna H. Choi send up Asian fetishization with an interactive, inventive comedy show.
True Colours Spring Art Show: May 3 to 4 @ Welch Street Studios
Art, music, and conversation at a North Van gallery.
East of the Sun: May 3 to 4 @ Anvil Theatre
Renowned Korean ensemble SE:UM present their unique mix of Korean, Chinese, and Western jazz.
Little Pea: May 3 to 4 @ Presentation House Theatre
Pulling double duty as a play and an exhibition, this tale will forever change how you look at petits pois.
All That Rhythm with Cateen: May 4 @ Chan Centre for Performing Arts
YouTube piano sensation Cateen かてぃん (Hayato Sumino) joins the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra Society in concert.
LiterAsian Festival: May 4 to 5 @ Various venues
The Asian-Canadian writers’ fest returns for its 12th year. This year’s theme: (re)dress.
Golden Delicious: May 8 @ Vancouver Public Library Central Branch
Director Jason Karman and writer Gorrman Lee attend a screening of their award-winning queer Asian feature.
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau and Gabor Maté: May 9 @ Frederic Wood Theatre
Not who I would have expected to interview the former first lady about her memoir.
Zombies, Mannequins, and Talking Heads: May 9 to 11 @ Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre
Realwheels Theatre presents three works in process from artists with disabilities.
For Ever: May 9 to 11 @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Ballet BC premieres abound as the company looks to the future.
Earth & Aether: The Archaeology of Soul and Sky: May 10 to 11 @ St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church
Chor Leoni gets esoteric in this pair of premieres.
Las Cafeteras: May 11 @ Blueshore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts
Afro-Mexican rhythms combine with hip-hop, punk, funk, dance, and more.
Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Art Studios Tour: May 11 to 12 @ Various Locations
The “little country cousin to the Culture Crawl” opens up 27 studios in the ‘burbs.
David Sedaris: May 14 @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
The award-winning humourist comes armed with his latest collection, Happy-Go-Lucky.
Artemisia Gentileschi: Woman Painter of the Italian Baroque: May 16 @ Ferry Building Gallery
CapU art history professor Efrat El-Hanany uncovers the 17th century artist.
A Case for the Existence of God: May 16 to June 9 @ Pacific Theatre
Two young fathers tackle big ideas and search for meaning. Canadian premiere.
Bring It On, Broadway!: May 19 @ Centennial Theatre
A show tune bonanza from 150 performers and a six-piece band.
Cassie and Maggie: May 19 @ Mel Lehan Hall at St. James
The Juno-nominated Nova Scotian sisters play bilingual Celtic tunes.
Rooted in the Land: Beadwork as Sovereignty: May 23 @ Ferry Building Gallery
Megan Smetzer discusses matriarchal power in Indigenous bead artistry.
Danny Nielsen: The New Standards: May 23 to 24 @ Scotiabank Dance Centre
There are so few adult men who tap dance that the ones who do deserve our respect!
Here’s Bowen Arts! Tour: May 25 to 26 @ Various locations
Check out over 130 artists and artisans on this self-guided tour.
The Simon and Garfunkel Story: May 26 @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Immersive concert show chronicling the musical lives of the beloved, troubled duo.
Jeff Rubin: May 27 @ BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts
The economist discusses his snappily-titled new book, A Map of the New Normal: How Inflation, War, and Sanctions Will Change Your World Forever.
Vancouver International Children’s Festival: May 27 to June 2 @ Various locations
All-ages family fun from around the world takes over Granville Island.
Michel(le): May 29 to June 8 @ Studio 16
A Francophone play following two siblings as one transitions.
Daniel O’Donnell: May 31 @ Centre for the Performing Arts
Donegal’s “Wee Danny” brings charming Celtic folk to the coast.
West Vancouver Community Cultural Fest: May 31 to June 1 @ Ambleside Park
West Vancouver celebrates the city’s diversity in a two-day festival.
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