Cowichan Performing Arts Centre
2687 James St. V9L 2X5 Duncan, BC, Canada

Enjoy an incredible streamed concert from the comfort of your home featuring Natalie MacMaster and her wonderful family as they help you celebrate the holidays with fiddle tunes, tree decorating, and other bits of Christmas chaos! Stream on December 5 at 7pm! Details at https://bit.ly/2UOWTh3

We're so thrilled to share the news that Margaret Grenier is the winner of the @CanadaCouncil's #WalterCarsenPrize for Excellence in the Performing Arts. Margaret’s works bridge Gitxsan and Cree dance forms with current expressions and have contributed to a redefining of contemporary Indigenous dance. https://bit.ly/38ZeIlQ

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We love the Cowichan Valley School District's stunning new logo!

Check out this unique and special opportunity to be a part of the Cowichan Hospice House! The results of thousands of community volunteer hours, this remarkable facility is seeking your photographic talent. Deadline: December 15 for five pieces of original photographic arts. Artists may enter up to three images per competition. More details at the link below. https://bit.ly/2Uk1Gaj

A new episode of our podcast is out featuring Cowichan-Malahat-Langford MP Alistair MacGregor! We chat about arts funding during COVID-19, the importance of culture and so much more! https://bit.ly/3k23orj

Tickets are on sale now for the Christmas Pantomime presented by Cowichan Musical Society, The Shawnigan Players, and Mercury Players! Tickets are available over the phone only by calling 250-746-2722!

Are you a BIPOC Female, Trans, and/or Non-Binary artist looking to get to the next stage of your career? Applications are now open for @WhyNotTheatreTO's national training program, #ThisGen21 Fellowship. Deadline to apply is December 4th. MORE INFO:

It’s #techtuesday and Dave is giving us a little peek at some old lighting dimmers!

Looking to sink into a good book? Here’s what’s coming this month!

British experimental theatre troupe Forced Entertainment is here to present Shakespeare in an entirely new way! Each episode, an actor retells a condensed version of one of Shakespeare’s plays, casting the parts with various bits and bobs like teapots or pepper grinders. Now, with kitchen tables among the few sanctioned performance spaces, the company has begun streaming a domestic version of the series, making every miniature play available for free. A new one appears online each night; all told, there are 36. Collect ’em all.

Remembrance Day has been a pillar of Chor Leoni’s season since our first concert on November 11th, 1992. The tradition continues with our first-ever digital R...emembrance Day concert, and you’re invited to RSVP for free at https://www.chorleoni.org/Remembrance You’ll hear masterwork pieces by Samuel Barber, composer-in-residence Zachary Wadsworth, and more, and you’ll be transported in a way only music can to a place of reflection, consolation, and peace. This concert is so important to us, and we hope you join us in this important annual tradition. Share in the experience with family and friends around the world. There’s something truly special about the communal concert experience. We can’t wait to see you!

You can watch the incredible Jeremy Dutcher in concert from Montreal -- streaming now on the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts website. A truly mesmerizing experience, with tickets starting at zero dollars!

Our outdoor sign and the Cowichan Community Centres Big Stick are red today to raise awareness of the job loss in the arts and culture industry due to COVID-19. Our own theatre technical and support staff are among the many who have been laid off and are patiently standing by for this lengthy intermission to end. Find out more at https://bit.ly/3618UqO #lightuplive

We're thrilled to announce that Corb Lund's Agricultural Tragic Tour has been rescheduled for Sunday, October 24, 2021. Tickets are available now at https://bit.ly/3jduOdi

Today were celebrating the incredible vocal talents of Ben Platt and his earworm of a song, RAIN!

Who knew that fruit could inspire such unusual artistic creations!

More exciting streaming options!

Today we're celebrating the incredible vocal talents of Ben Platt and his earworm of a song, RAIN!

A thought provoking music video from the Bergmann Piano Duo about the recent COVID-19 lockdown and the ridiculous lengths that humanity goes to to preserve the status quo. An interdisciplinary tour de force, Yukichi Hattori (former principal dancer of the Alberta Ballet), internationally recognized composer Marcel Bergmann, and award winning filmmaker Emil Agopian join their visions to create an innovative and entertaining short film. Composed by Marcel Bergmann... Performed by Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann, pianos Featuring Yukichi Hattori A film by Emil Agopian See more

A gorgeous example of art mixing with meditation and philosophy!

Check out these nostalgic "postcards from the future!" from the anonymous artists Frank Moth.

We were honoured to host a virtual candidates forum for the 2020 provincial election presented by the Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Vancouver Island Real Estate Board and Valley Carpet One Floor & Home

Wonderful news from Cowichan Valley Youth Services Society and their recent art show at Cowichan Station's Hub.The CVYS Art Show was "inspired by the amazing youth and their artistic expression, and wanting to celebrate and honour their talents," says the society's Sophia Palmer!

We can’t wait to see Soul, premiering virtually this November!

Times Colonist Arts Reporter Mike Devlin shares an amazing story about some long-lost tapes featuring Joni Mitchell!

Sublime Purcell for your Sunday morning!

How would you like to play a painted violin?

Sometimes all it takes is a single voice to make music

This brings the laughs!

Victorias Aidan Knight is one of Canadas most fascinating artists.

Have boats will perform !

Victoria's Aidan Knight is one of Canada's most fascinating artists.

Get ready to get up close and personal with dance!

Earlier this year, not-for-profit Trade Routes launched to support Canadian artists in building their international profile by providing infrastructure and cross-border opportunities. Today, they're inviting artists to apply to CANADA SPOTLIGHT - a new showcase series that will be launching virtually this fall at Circulart. Selected artists will have a remote performance produced and aired to industry delegates around the world during the conference on Nov 10-15. Submissio...ns are open to all Canada-based bands, and artists must be available Oct 5-Oct 9 to shoot. Applications are open here until September 22:

Have you listened to any of these?

Watch a replay of this essential discussion on racial diversity in ballet with Canadas Ballet Jrgen Artistic Director, Bengt Jrgen and Turn Out - CIUT 89.5 FM

Here are some highlights of the recent Cobble Hill virtual fair!

The Guardian has you covered for this falls biggest books.

Watch a replay of this essential discussion on racial diversity in ballet with Canada's Ballet Jörgen Artistic Director, Bengt Jörgen and Turn Out - CIUT 89.5 FM

Coming up soon!

Circulatory Systems, a mesmerizing short film by Worldgrapher and the Hong Kong-based production company Visual Suspect, deftly compares major highways to human arteries and veins.

The Guardian has you covered for this fall's biggest books.

Youve never heard Mozart like this before!

Edmontons Ruth B has become a major music star-- and recently she filmed in hometown to discuss fighting racism with music.

How incredible!

Opens today on Disney Plus! However -- theres a catch, it will cost you an extra $30!

An important story about arts workers for your Labour Day reading.

Edmonton's Ruth B has become a major music star-- and recently she filmed in hometown to discuss fighting racism with music.

Beautiful and fascinating!

Inspiring scenes from a Lagos ballet class.

Dig into this full length version of La Boheme from Torontos Against the Grain Theatre -- presented in a whole new way, in English and performed at Torontos Tranazac Club

Inspring stories of Asian-Canadian culture

Who says oboes and pop music dont go together! This is a fierce cover by Vancouvers @Ron Cohen Mann

Opens today on Disney Plus! However -- there's a catch, it will cost you an extra $30!

Can you imagine a battery operated HEPA filter built into your mask?

One of the best songs ever written!

Dig into this full length version of La Boheme from Toronto's Against the Grain Theatre -- presented in a whole new way, in English and performed at Toronto's Tranazac Club

Kathleen Edwards is back with her new album after quitting music six years ago. Find out what shes been up to, hear some of her new music, and find out what music has changed her life. Trust us, you wont regret discovering this wonderful artist.

Who says oboes and pop music don't go together! This is a fierce cover by Vancouver's @Ron Cohen Mann

A brilliant new way to hear Beethovens 5th!

A powerful project.

We hope some of these amazing Canadian classical musicians will grace our stage soon!

If it aint baroque, dont fix it!

You only have till Tuesday to catch The Public Theaters electrifying online documentary play featuring front line workers discussing their COVID-19 realities.

Kathleen Edwards is back with her new album after quitting music six years ago. Find out what she's been up to, hear some of her new music, and find out what music has changed her life. Trust us, you won't regret discovering this wonderful artist.

A brilliant new way to hear Beethoven's 5th!