Arts Umbrella Dance Company returns to the Vancouver Playhouse this February for Tempus Fugit: A Midseason Performance, which explores the fleeting nature of time and the immediacy of live performance. Across two exhilarating performances, world-class repertoire and compelling new works unfold as part of the vital, time-honoured process leading toward our Season Finale. The company […]

Performed by the Musical Theatre Troupe (Sundays) With the houselights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts on his favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical. The recording comes to life and The Drowsy Chaperone begins as the man in the chair looks on. Mix in two lovers […]

We are thrilled to be partnering with RBC We Care Wednesday at the Vancouver Canadians game on April 22! Join us for a fun evening of baseball, and a celebration of our community. For every ticket purchased through our event link below, $5 will go directly toward supporting our mission to provide accessible arts education […]

Join us this spring at the Jack and Darlene Poole Theatre for our annual Expressions Festival, a vibrant celebration of our students’ creative work from across the year. Tickets are on sale now via the links below. This year’s festival features an exciting lineup of theatre showcases including: Macbeth with The Proposal Saturday, April 25 […]

Join us for Still, Becoming, where studio rehearsal and creativity come together. Featuring six works choreographed by second-year students, guided by Crystal Pite, and performed by the first-year students of Arts Umbrella’s post-secondary dance program. This performance offers a glimpse into where the second-year students stand and how they are growing in their journey - […]

Join us for Arts Umbrella’s year-end dance performance, celebrating the accomplishments of our young General Program dancers over the past 10 months. If you require wheelchair accessible seating, please email [email protected]. Please select your preferred performance date below to purchase your tickets. Thursday, June 4 | 7:00PM Friday, June 5 | 7:00PM Saturday June 6 […]

Together with Co-Chairs Cameron Conn and Johanie Marcoux, we look forward to welcoming you to the 29th annual Nicola Wealth Invitational to Benefit Arts Umbrella at Point Grey Golf & Country Club on June 15, 2026.     Event Information Enter The Prize Draw Online Auction  

Join us for a joyful evening of song! The Cabaret evenings are an opportunity to strip away the costumes, lights, and production and celebrate musical theatre for what it is at it's core: storytelling. Shows take place at 6PM & 8PM. All yearlong Musical Theatre Students (Intensives, Troupes, and Half Day) will perform once over […]

Free admission Splash Art Auction returns for its 44th year on October 3, bringing together art, culture and philanthropy in support of Arts Umbrella’s arts programming for children and youth. Before the auction, step inside Splash at Pendulum Gallery for a free admission, month-long exhibition featuring 91 original works generously donated by established and emerging […]

Arts Umbrella’s World Building Design Challenge, part of Design Vancouver Festival, is an intensive one-day workshop that gives young creatives the keys to their own future by letting them re-design their world from the ground up. This year’s theme, Kid Island, explores the future of Granville Island and invites young creatives ages 7-19 to reimagine […]

We invite you to join us on Wednesday, September 30th starting at 9:00AM at our Granville Island location (1400 Johnston St), for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. For the fifth year, we will be hosting a series of Indigenous-led events that offer an opportunity to come together to learn, reflect, and engage. These events […]

Splash will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.