Join us for an intergenerational night of Indigenous excellence from Treaty 6 territory in Alberta to conclude the 2025 ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire) festival. Legendary powwow and round dance drum group Northern Cree make their Chan Centre debut in a powerful double bill with rising star Tia Wood. This performance highlights a […]
Join us for an intergenerational night of Indigenous excellence from Treaty 6 territory in Alberta to conclude the 2025 ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire) festival and celebrate the introduction of the Chan Centre’s Made in Canada series. Legendary powwow and round dance drum group Northern Cree make their Chan Centre debut in a powerful double […]
Join Louise Penny, the beloved Canadian author of the international bestselling Chief Inspector Gamache series, for an evening of conversation in celebration of her latest novel, The Black Wolf. One of the most celebrated crime writers of our time, Penny’s novels have sold over 18 million copies worldwide and been translated into 35 languages. Her work […]
Over four decades, Amadou and Mariam became “an African power couple, two of the continent’s most prominent cultural exports.” (Pitchfork) Sadly, this past April, Amadou passed away, leaving behind Mariam and the duo’s upcoming unreleased album, L’Amour à la Folie. The Grammy-nominated couple met through Mali’s Institute for the Young Blind. Mariam had become blind by […]
Hailed by The Wall Street Journal as “among modern music’s most compelling vocalists,” ganavya is a boundary-defying artist whose voice and vision transcend genre. For her Vancouver debut at the Chan Centre, she performs music from Nilam—a luminous new work that coalesces lullaby, poetry, and prayer into powerful, poignant music. Born in New York and raised in Tamil […]
Alex Zerbe, the Professional Zaniac, moves like a rubber band from one end of the stage to the other. Beatboxing, juggling, dancing, singing, music and magic – this show is a comedic onslaught of absurd ideas and odd skills. Join us and see why this two-time Guinness World Record holder was voted Seattle’s Funniest Physical […]