As part of TJ Dawe’s solo show MEDICINE, we are excited to announce that the Firehall will be hosting a series of free talkbacks with Dr. Gabor Maté following select performances. TJ Dawe’s Medicine is the funny, at times heartbreaking and enlightening story of the playwright’s experience on an ayahuasca retreat led by Dr. Maté. >>Read more. Shows on the […]
January 6 – 10, 2014 | 10am – noon daily. We are excited to announce we will be hosting dance technique classes with Canadian dance icon Peggy Baker at the Firehall Studio in the lead up to her show coalesce & armour. Attend one day or get a discount pass to attend all five! Space […]
WHEN: Monday December 9, doors at 6:30pm | AGM at 7pm WHERE: Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova WHAT: Firehall Holiday Party & Annual General Meeting RSVP: To boxoffice@firehallartscentre.ca| 604-689-0926 JOIN US! We invite you join us for a good old fashioned Holiday Party to celebrate another successful year for the Firehall Arts Centre and get into the festive spirit […]
As Remembrance Day nears, here at the Firehall, we have been giving a great deal of thought to not just remembering the sacrifice of Canadian peacekeepers and soldiers, but also on some level understanding the impact of war on those who return and their families. With over 80,000 veterans in Canada, People Like Us, the […]
As Remembrance Day approaches, the Firehall that brings to light the hidden impact of war on returning veterans and their families with the moving and poetic new play People Like Us. We’re very proud to be premiering this important new Canadian play about a Gulf War veteran and his fiercely courageous wife, and would like […]
“It’s written on the walls of this hotel, you go to heaven, once you’ve been to hell” —Leonard Cohen The Chelsea Hotel cast are checking out of Vancouver and heading off on a Western Canadian adventure that will see them perform this smash hit show in Saskatoon, Winnipeg and the Lower Mainland. We are excited […]
An interview with Bruce Horak Some of you may recall Bruce Horak from his brilliantly comic show This is CANCER! This multi-talented visual and performance artist opens his new show Assassinating Thomson, on Wednesday October 9 at the Firehall. Bruce is legally blind (a childhood illness left him with 9% of his vision) and Assassinating Thomson […]
Civil Liberties, Activism and Surveillance Panel On Thursday October 3, we are excited to announce we will be hosting a post-show discussion panel after the 8pm performance of You Should Have Stayed Home. This talkback about Civil Liberties, Activism and Surveillance will feature: >BC Civil Liberties Association’s Michael Vonn >Lawyer Greg McMullen >Activist Harsha Walia >Performer Tommy Taylor The panel will […]
This September, the Firehall is bringing innovative Toronto company Praxis Theatre to Vancouver with their true story about the largest mass arrest in Canadian history, You Should Have Stayed Home: A G20 Romp! Like any good protest, this moving account of writer Tommy Taylor’s experience getting arrested at G20 depends heavily on involvement of the local […]
Over the last few months a crew of artists have been working away to transform the Firehall’s courtyard and bring it to life with a stunning mural on the back wall. This towering piece of art is part of the City of Vancouver’s ‘Year of Reconciliation’ project and is based on the cultural links and connectivity […]
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