Held in partnership with the Association of Opera Canada, re:Naissance Opera’s IndieFest, and Vancouver Opera, this significant convening will be the first in-person, full sector Opera Summit since the start of the pandemic. The Summit will focus on advancing the goals of the AOC’s strategic plan, Resilience through Equity, which centralizes equity, audience growth, new … Continue reading Association for Opera in Canada: Annual Opera Summit
Presented at the Fox Cabaret, Musique 3 Femme’s SOLO is a tour-de-force double bill for solo unaccompanied voice, featuring Scottish composer Judith Weir’s King Harald's Saga and Love Songs by JUNO-Award winning composer Ana Sokolović. Helming the performance is one of Canada’s leading performers of new works, M3F co-founder and mezzo-soprano Kristin Hoff. The production, … Continue reading Musique 3 Femmes: SOLO
A musical sampling platter of vocal chamber music by nine exciting BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, or People of Colour) composers. BIPOC Voices Director Rich Coburn has curated a dynamic program of works from the BIPOC Voices database. All of these works are unrecorded so the music, and in some cases the composers, will be new to … Continue reading Imaginarium Concert IV – Curated by Rich Coburn
This 2017 Pulitzer Prize winning opera, Angel’s Bone, by Chinese-American Composer Du Yun and Canadian Librettist Royce Vavrek, is a newly-imagined and all-Canadian production debuting at IndieFest 2022. Addressing the trafficking and exploitation of youth in local communities, the story paints a picture of the realities of human trafficking, it also depicts the resilience of … Continue reading Angel’s Bone: Canadian Opera Premiere
Based on the live performance piece Double Happiness: Detour This Way, this short film traces the migration paths of two families from Southern China through Hong Kong to finally settle in the Pacific Northwest. Featuring 13 original songs by co-leading artists Nancy Tam (A Wake of Vultures) and Robyn Jacob (Only A Visitor), they weave … Continue reading Double Happiness: A Little Detour
Thursday, July 27, 2023 | 8:00 p.m. SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts Single Tickets A seamless blend of Baroque and contemporary song and dance, this interdisciplinary performance is a powerful reclamation of the story of Dido, The Queen of Carthage, and her legacy as a political leader, an empire builder and a woman of … Continue reading The Queen of Carthage – World Premiere
Available during IndieFest 2023 Nov 16 - 26 Online Access Tickets What's included the package? Live from the Underworld II: Eurydice's Calling (IndieFest 2022) VIEW TRAILER Inferno: A Hip Hop Opera (IndieFest 2022 Workshop) Caustic Effect: an ASL Opera (2022 Workshop) The Queen of Carthage (2023 Premiere) VIEW TRAILER In addition to the in-person festival … Continue reading NOV 16-26 | Digital Package
Single Tickets There are four performances to choose from for this immersive event:Fri, Nov 17 @ 7:30pmSat, Nov 18 @ 2:00pmSat, Nov 18 @ 7:30pmSun, Nov 19@ 2:00pm Embark on a celestial journey with Sanctuary & Storm, an award-winning opera by composer Tawnie Olson and librettist Roberta Barker. This immersive performance features the powerful confrontation … Continue reading NOV 17-19 | Sanctuary & Storm – World Premiere
Tuesday, Nov 21; Performances start at 7:30pm The Fox Cabaret, 2321 Main St Tickets Hosted by re:Naissance Opera and Vancouver Opera, the IndieArtist Cabaret returns to showcase the homegrown talent of Vancouver’s creative innovators and genre defiers. Highlighting the music, dance, theatre, poetry, and performing arts sectors, this cabaret strives to platform new works in … Continue reading NOV 21 | IndieArtist Cabaret
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023, Performance at 7:30pm. The Annex Theatre, 823 Seymour St Interweaving themes of land, Indigenous identity, history, and language, multidisciplinary artist Jessica McMann debuts at IndieFest to present the concert version of her new album, Prairie Dusk. Join Jessica McMann, Holly Battacharya, Jonathon Adams, and Perri Lo for a concert that blends … Continue reading NOV 22 | Prairie Dusk
