Adage Studio: This Is Us
2023-06-16 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Vancouver) | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Adage Studio presents
Student $22.50

Adage Studio presents their year end recital with dances across all ages and genres.

Showtimes:Thursday, June 15th at 6pmFriday, June 16th at 6pm

ABBA Revisited
2023-06-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
VaughnCo Entertainment presents
ABBA is one of the most popular groups in the world today. Their record-breaking hits continue to thrill music lovers of all ages. Since their first triumph at Eurovision in 1974, ABBA has sold over 400 million copies of their albums. Furthermore, new renditions of popular ABBA songs now permeate modern musicals and media, stimulating a new generation of ABBA fans.
VAUGHNCO ENTERTAINMENT is proud to present ABBA REVISITED, North America’s #1 tribute to ABBA. It’s members have been dazzling audiences across the globe since the year 2001. ABBA REVISITED recreates the magic of ABBA with authentic costumes, spectacular harmonies and note-perfect musicianship taking their audience on a musical journey back in time. From Vegas to Bermuda, Mexico to Dubai, and Guatemala, ABBA Revisited recreated the show stopping look and sound that ABBA fans around the world can’t deny! This show is a MUST SEE!!!

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Scott Ward: Comedy Hypnosis Show
2023-06-22 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Scott Ward presents

Come enjoy a night of amazement and laughter with Hypnotist Scott Ward!
A natural with the audience, Scott provides a high quality, hilarious live hypnosis show that will keep you wanting more. Hypnotizing for over two decades, he has entertained thousands of people at events large and small—from the Las Vegas Strip to The Seminole Hard Rock to headlining at the River Cree Casino in Edmonton! Come get hypnotized, mesmerized, and entertained at the Scott Ward Comedy Hypnosis Show, an event suitable for all ages!

The Met Opera: Don Giovanni (Encore)
2023-06-24 09:55 - 12:30
Senior $32 | Grades 8-12 Student $5

Tony Award–winning director of Broadway’s A View from the Bridge and West Side Story, Ivo van Hove makes a major Met debut with a new take on Mozart’s tragicomedy, re-setting the familiar tale of deceit and damnation in an abstract architectural landscape and shining a light into the dark corners of the story and its characters. Maestro Nathalie Stutzmann makes her Met debut conducting a star-studded cast led by baritone Peter Mattei as a magnetic Don Giovanni, alongside the Leporello of bass-baritone Adam Plachetka. Sopranos Federica Lombardi, Ana María Martínez, and Ying Fang make a superlative trio as Giovanni’s conquests—Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, and Zerlina—and tenor Ben Bliss is Don Ottavio.
A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera and Opéra National de Paris

LT Dance Studio Tenfold - Celebrating 10 Years!
2023-06-25 14:00 - 16:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
LT Dance Studio presents
Child $18

LT Dance Studio celebrates 10 years with showcase featuring performances from local dancers across all ages and disciplines.

The Met Opera: Die Zauberflote (Encore)
2023-06-28 09:55 - 12:30
Senior $32 | Grades 8-12 Student $5

One of opera’s most beloved works receives its first new Met staging in 19 years—a daring vision by renowned English director Simon McBurney that The Wall Street Journal declared “the best production I’ve ever witnessed of Mozart’s opera.” Nathalie Stutzmann conducts the Met Orchestra, with the pit raised to make the musicians visible to the audience and allow interaction with the cast. In his Met-debut staging, McBurney lets loose a volley of theatrical flourishes, incorporating projections, sound effects, and acrobatics to match the spectacle and drama of Mozart’s fable. The brilliant cast includes soprano Erin Morley as Pamina, tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Tamino, baritone Thomas Oliemans in his Met debut as Papageno, soprano Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, and bass Stephen Milling as Sarastro.
Production a gift of the Berry Charitable Foundation
Original co-production of Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam; English National Opera, London; and Festival d’Aix-en-Provence

Ballet Victoria's Ballet Rocks
2023-10-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Cowichan Performing Arts Centre and Ballet Victoria presents
Senior $30 | Student/Child $10

Ballet Victoria returns with a heart-pounding and electrifying program that pays homage to some of the greatest rock and roll bands of our time. Unexpected and genre-blending, Ballet Rocks combines the likes of iconic rock anthems with contemporary ballet stylings for an innovative dance experience.

Dean Brody: Right Round Here Tour 2023
2023-10-12 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Cowichan Performing Arts Centre and Gee Dan Productions presents
Rows A-J $77.50 | Rows K-P $62.50

The Cowichan Performing Arts Centre and Gee Dan Productions are proud to present Dean Brody Right Round Here Tour 2023 on Thursday, October 12 at 7:30pm. Join us for an intimate evening of acoustic guitar with Canadian country singer, Dean Brody.
Since his debut single “Brothers” hit the US Top-40 back in 2008, Dean has become one of the most beloved Canadian country artists of his generation. A passionate storyteller and unmatched lyricist, Dean has risen and continues to remain at the top of the Canadian country landscape with an impressive 34 Top-10 singles (including 8 #1s), 18 CCMA Awards, 2 JUNOs, more than 425+ million global streams and numerous gold and platinum certified singles (including 1 triple platinum and 3 double platinum). He currently holds the title of the most consumed Canadian country artist since 2020.

Bee Gees Tribute
2023-10-13 19:00 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Paquette Productions presents

THE AUSTRALIAN BEE GEES SHOW – A TRIBUTE TO THE BEE GEESDirect from Las Vegas!
It’s Saturday Night Fever every night with “The Australian Bee Gees Show – A Tribute to the Bee Gees”. One of the most successful and adored acts in musical history is recreated live in concert. You’ll hear hits like, “Staying Alive”, “You Should Be Dancing,” “How Deep Is Your Love,” and “Jive Talkin.” The performers’ authentic take on the trio’s clothes, style and moves showcase five decades of the Brothers Gibb’s success as rock and disco legends, while audiences groove to their memorable music and are immersed in the disco era. The President of the Bee Gees Fan Club, USA has said, “In my opinion they are the best Bee Gees tribute in the world!” The Las Vegas Review Journal has named them Best Tribute Show for 2015.

Hungry for Laughs Tour
2023-10-14 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
ECL Productions presents

Early bird pricing at $39.95! Receive $10 off your tickets now until July 31. Regular pricing begins August 1. Last-minute pricing at $59.95 on/after October 12.
Get ready for an unforgettable night of entertainment with Alex Mackenzie’s Hungry for Laughs Tour, now back and bigger than ever! This one-of-a-kind event features three of the biggest names in Canadian comedy, a world-class magician, and an international foot archer, making it a show that truly has something for everyone.
Prepare to be blown away by gut-busting laughter, jaw-dropping magic, and out-of-this-world talent that you simply have to see to believe. From start to finish, this well-rounded show is sure to leave you with stitches in your side from laughing, your mind blown from the magic, and your heart inspired by what humans can achieve through dedication.
But it’s not just about having a great night out with the people you love. Proceeds from the event go to a local charity, so you can feel good about giving back to your community while enjoying a night of non-stop entertainment.
These talented performers have been featured on some of the biggest stages in the world, including Netflix, Just for Laughs, MTV, Marvel’s Wonder Woman, HBO, Conan O’Brien, Penn and Teller, Cirque de Soleil in Las Vegas, NBA half-time shows, MLB stadiums, Britain’s Got Talent, and even performed for Her Majesty The Queen of England!

Oktopus
2023-10-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
This event is part of BC Culture Days and is a free event for patrons. Donations are encouraged and will go to the Cowichan Intercultural Society. Tickets must be reserved in-person or by phone. Walk ups the day of the event are subject to seat availability.
The eight virtuoso musicians that form Oktopus offer a festive and frenzied show that is both deeply melancholic and studded with humour and story. Awarded numerous awards (JUNO, CFMA…), Oktopus is a major presence on the Canadian world music scene, with over 250 performances to its credit at home and abroad. The group is primarily devoted to klezmer distinguished by a novel approach that incorporates various components of the classical and Quebecois repertoire, with some jazz and Balkan accents. The eight virtuoso musicians offer festive, high-energy performances, at once melancholic and profound, sprinkled with humour and spiced with narrative, in which original compositions and finely crafted arrangements combine with improvisation. Its members’ complicity, shared passion, and hard work are what makes each of their performances so memorable—whether on stage, in the street, on a ship, in a hot air balloon or in your living room, Oktopus is simply… spectentacular!

Cowichan Cabaret Concert Series: TESSER with Reuben Shepherd & Tai Williams
2023-10-20 19:00 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
CPAC and Duncan-Cowichan Festival Society presents
Subscribe to all 3 days shows for $60 for adults and $33 for students/children. Subscriptions available through the Ticket Centre only.
Join us for the Cowichan Cabaret Concert Series that showcases local musicians in an intimate, cabaret-style setting with seating onstage. Headlining Friday night is TESSER with special guests Reuben Shepherd and Tai Williams. A family-friendly event with limited seating!
Friday, Oct 20 at 7pm: TESSER with Reuben Shepherd & Tai WilliamsSaturday, Oct 21 at 7pm: Arbutus Roots with Dennis Atkins & Naomi PayanSunday, Oct 22 at 2pm: Positive Rebellion with Trip’ N’ Me & Malakai
Single tickets: $25 Adults | $15 Kids3 Day Series: $60 Adults | $33 Kids

Cowichan Cabaret Concert Series: Arbutus Roots with Dennis Atkins & Naomi Payan
2023-10-21 19:00 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
CPAC and Duncan-Cowichan Festival Society presents
Subscribe to all 3 days shows for $60 for adults and $33 for students/children. Subscriptions available through the Ticket Centre only.
Join us for the Cowichan Cabaret Concert Series that showcases local musicians in an intimate, cabaret-style setting with seating onstage. Headlining Saturday night is Arbutus Rootswith special guests Dennis Atkins and Naomi Payan. A family-friendly event with limited seating!
Friday, Oct 20 at 7pm: TESSER with Reuben Shepherd & Tai WilliamsSaturday, Oct 21 at 7pm: Arbutus Roots with Dennis Atkins & Naomi PayanSunday, Oct 22 at 2pm: Pozitive Rebellion with Trip’ N’ Me & Malakai
Single tickets: $25 Adults | $15 Kids3 Day Series: $60 Adults | $33 Kids

Dog Man: The Musical
2023-10-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Senior $50 | Student/Child $35 | Family $140

Family tickets are available to book in-person or by phone.

“Dog Man: The Musical keeps young audiences giggling for nearly 90 minutes. You have to love a family show that makes adults laugh too.” – New York Times

Based on the worldwide bestselling hit series by Dave Pilkey, Dog Man: The Musical is a hilarious and heartwarming new production following the chronicles of Dog Man who loves to fight crime ad chew on the furniture. But while trying to be a good boy, can he save the city from Flippy the cyborg fish and his army of Beasty Buildings?

Recommended for 6+.

DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL
Adapted from the DOG MAN series of books by Dav Pilkey
Book and Lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila
Music by Brad Alexander
Direction & Choreography by Jen Wineman

Blue Moon Marquee
2023-10-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Senior $30 | Student/Child $10

“Blue Moon Marquee has its own completely original style. Modern blues doesn’t really get any better than this. This is a tremendous sound by a hugely talented duo” – American Roots UK

Fresh off a four-win sweep of the 2023 Maples Blues Awards, Vancouver Island’s Blue Moon Marquee is an up-and-coming force to be reckoned with. Unhindered by a single genre, the blues duo has created a distinct sound that blends blues, jazz, jump jive, folk, swing and Indigenous soul with an authentic spirit that leaves audiences spellbound. The duo will be playing as a quartet for this performance.

Reel Alternatives: Blind Ambition
2023-10-30 19:00 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
The Cowichan Hospice Society presents
Subscribe to all 5 shows for $70!

Blind Ambition follows four friends who have conquered the odds to become South Africa’s top sommeliers after escaping starvation and tyranny in their homeland of Zimbabwe. Driven by relentless optimism, a passion for their craft and a sense of national pride, they form Zimbabwe’s first national wine tasting team and set their sights on the coveted title of “World Wine Tasting Champions.”
Drama

Reel Alternatives is a monthly fundraiser bringing Toronto Film Festival’s critically acclaimed films to the Cowichan Valley. This year’s circuit will feature five acclaimed films. All proceeds go directly to benefiting individuals and families in Cowichan through Cowichan Hospice by ensuring hospice services are available when they need them.
Note that the concession will be open with snacks and drinks, along with coffee and tea, available for purchase.

Colin James Blues Trio
2023-11-01 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Cowichan Performing Arts Centre and Gee Dan Productions presents

From the prairies of Saskatchewan to the stages of the world, Colin James has shared his talent with some of the greatest and most influential musicians of all time. With 20 studio albums behind him, a six time Juno award winning singer/songwriter, and multiple Maple Blues Award winner, Colin James has steadily established himself as one of Canada`s greatest musicians.
With a career spanning over three decades, Colin continues to sell out from coast to coast with his electrifying stage performances and superb guitar prowess. Joining Colin on this latest tour, are two notable and accomplished sidemen , Steve Marriner and Chris Caddell, making for a great evening of entertainment.

Elton John Tribute: The Yellow Brick Road Experience
2023-11-02 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
LMS Entertainment presents
Andrew Johns and this all star band will entertain you throughout the night performing all of Elton’s John’s favourites. Take a trip down memory lane and relive his greatest hits in this dynamic tribute including songs such as Candle in the Wind, Yellow Brick Road, Burn Down the Mission, Your Song, Crocodile Rock, Tiny Dancer, I’m Still Standing, Saturday Night’s Alright and many more.

CSS: Beethoven Symphony No. 7
2023-11-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Killy Theatre at Brentwood College, 2735 Mt Baker Rd, Mill Bay, BC, V0R 2P1, Canada
Cowichan Symphony Society presents
Note this event is held at the Killy Theatre at Brentwood College in Mill Bay.Victoria SymphonyConductor: Kalena Bovell | Soloist: Alan Liu, guitar
Rodrigo: Concierto de AranjuezBeethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major
Kalena Bovell has a distinctive voice as a maestra, speaker, and poet. She premieres a VS/VSO co-commission by the Metchosin-born composer Cassandra Miller and welcomes the award-winner BC guitarist Alan Liu for courtly dances in the Concierto de Aranjuez. Wagner proclaimed the praises of Beethoven’s Seventh, calling it the “apotheosis of the dance” its endless and varied rhythmic drive.

Geoff Keith with Special Guests (19+ only) - CANCELLED
2023-11-05 19:00 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
EVD Entertainment presents
This show has been cancelled. Patrons who purchased tickets will be contacted by the Ticket Centre for a refund shortly. Please call 250-746-2722 if you have any questions or concerns.
A night of R-rated comedy with LA-comedian Geoff Keith (Comedy Central, HBO, MTV) and special guests, Larke Miller, Ryan Williams, and East Van Dan. 19+ only event!
Geoff Keith is a stand up comedian from Los Angeles, California. In 2005, he was voted Orange County’s Funniest Person and in 2006 he toured the country opening for Pablo Francisco. Keith has performed at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and Chicago, was a Rising Star at The Vancouver Comedy Festival, a finalist at The Big Sky Comedy Festival, one of a handful of Americans who performed all over India at the Weirdass Pajama Festival and has performed for the military all over the world. Keith’s book “Guys Have No Game, A Book of First Impressions” is a compilation of the funniest online dating site pick up lines and is available on Amazon. Campus Activities Magazine named him one of their Hot Comics for 2011 and he was one of five people nominated for Comedian of the Year for 2012. His 3rd full length comedy album “Catch It Between Your Cheeks” is available on iTunes. Keith was a staff writer and producer on comedy game show “Funny You Should Ask” as well as producing and writing on FOX’s primetime reality show “Paradise Hotel.”
Larke Miller is a Vancouver based stand-up comedian, actress and filmmaker. She has performed stand-up on THE LATE LATE SHOW on CBS, and has been featured in a COMEDY NOW special for CTV/Comedy Network. In the Summer of 2022 CBC released two comedy specials which featured Larke: Winnipeg Comedy Festival “Animals” & Truth to Power” Larke is also an actress. Her work can be seen on the Netflix series SCAREDY CATS, where she guest stars as Miss Winklepinkle and on the new Paramount Plus series GREASE: Rise of The Pink Ladies.
Ryan Williams is one of Canada’s most exciting comics. You do not want to miss his charisma, energy or sharp material. Ryan has appeared on CBC Radio’s The Debaters, Winnipeg Comedy Festival, JFL Northwest, Grindstone Comedy Festival, Kam Comedy Festival and Just For Laughs 42. Williams was a finalist in Sirius XM’s Canada’s Top Comic and is featured on JFL Northwest’s Best of the West compilation album.

The Met Opera: DEAD MAN WALKING - CANCELLED
2023-11-07 10:00 - 13:00
Senior $32

Spend your Tuesday mornings enjoying award-winning performances from the Metropolitan Opera, broadcast in HD from New York City.

American composer Jake Heggie’s masterpiece, the most widely performed new opera of the last 20 years, has its highly anticipated Met premiere, in a haunting new production by Ivo van Hove. Based on Sister Helen Prejean’s memoir about her fight for the soul of a condemned murderer, Dead Man Walking matches the high drama of its subject with Heggie’s beautiful and poignant music and a brilliant libretto by Terrence McNally. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for this landmark premiere, with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato starring as Sister Helen. The outstanding cast also features bass-baritone Ryan McKinny as the death-row inmate Joseph De Rocher, soprano Latonia Moore as Sister Rose, and legendary mezzo-soprano Susan Graham—who sang Helen Prejean in the opera’s 2000 premiere—as De Rocher’s mother.

Content Advisory: Dead Man Walking contains adult themes and strong language. Viewer discretion is advised.

Arts Club Theatre Company: The Birds & The Bees
2023-11-09 19:30 - 22:00 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Senior $50 | Student $35
Arts Club Theatre subscription: Purchase tickets to The Birds & The Birds and Made In Italy to receive $10 off each adult-priced ticket. Offer available only through the Ticket Centre by phone or in-person. No online subscriptions available.

The Birds & The Bees by Mark Crawford

Arts Club Theatre Company (Bed & Breakfast, Kim’s Convenience) is back with a rib-tickling comedy about life and love. Sarah, a turkey farmer, has split up with her husband and moved in with her mom, Gail, a beekeeper. Add in Earl, the flirty neighbour, and Ben, an eager young graduate student, and you have the perfect breeding ground for unlikely attractions.

Contain mature themes, strong language, and sexual content.

Photo Credits 🐝
Gerry Mackay and Nancy Kerr in The Birds and the Bees, 2023: set design by Ted Roberts; costume design by Alaia Hamer; lighting design by Michael Hewitt; photo by Moonrider Productions for the Arts Club Theatre Company

O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy
2023-11-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
James and Jamesy presents
Student $48.50

Fans of Monty Python, Mr. Bean, and Dr. Seuss… Grab your teacups!
Combining British propriety with an unabashed love for the unexpected, London’s 3-time Impresario Award-winning duo steep an outrageously funny and brilliantly inventive show reminiscent of classic British pantos.
Rich in wordplay, comic physicality, and cleverly crafted interactive elements, O Christmas Tea is uproarious fun, yet it is the duo’s boundless imagination and endearing chemistry that provide the real magic and heart of this play.
When catastrophe strikes at James and Jamesy’s Christmas tea party, flooding the world with tea, the duo conjure wildly funny solutions to stay afloat, and sweep the audience out to sea in this jolly holiday escapade.

“Complete and utter fun… for all ages.”★★★★★ CBC
“Bursting at the seams with joy.”★★★★★ Theatre in London
“Outrageously funny, magnificently written.”★★★★★ London Free Press
“O Christmas Tea offers the audience the miraculous experience of being young again.”★★★★★ Stage Door, Toronto
Hailed as “a child’s imagination on steroids” by London Free Press and “a masterpiece of physical comedy” by Theatre In London, critics rave for the charismatic James & Jamesy. A must-see performance on the international comedy circuit, this unstoppable duo is regarded as “one of the most popular fringe duos ever” (CBC).

Completely Creedence
2023-11-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Completely Creedence Band Ltd presents

COMPLETELY CREEDENCE, a Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) tribute band, invites you to experience the incredible music of John Fogerty and CCR. It’s a night that will transport you back in time to an era of incredible music with a tribute experience that will put a spell on you.CCR dominated the airwaves in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. Their musical style encompassed the roots rock and swamp rock genres with hits like Proud Mary, I Put a Spell On You, Suzie Q, Fortunate Son, Bad Moon Rising and many more.

Completely Creedence is a four-piece musical group made up of four guys who are veterans in the industry stemming from incredible musical backgrounds. The band features:• Jamie Robertson vocals and rhythm guitar• Todd Smiley on drums• Murray Atkinson on guitar• Lance Lapointe on bass guitarAudiences have marveled about how remarkably similar Robertson’s voice sounds to John Fogerty’s, capturing all the subtle nuances of his vocals. Completely Creedence delivers a musical experience where your love of CCR will live on through these four incredible musicians who share your passion of CCR’s music.

Songs & Stories: Tom Cochrane. The Duo.
2023-11-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Cowichan Performing Arts Centre and Gee Dan Productions presents
Rows A-J $85 | Rows K-W $70

General tickets are on sale Friday, September 15 at 10am PST.
With a fabled career of forty years, Tom Cochrane has rocked stages as both the lead singer and songwriter for Red Rider, and as the solo act that launched him into the global success he is today. Having helped shape the musical landscape for future generations of Canadian artists, Tom Cochrane remains one of the only three male Canadian singer-songwriters to have a diamond certified album in Canada.
Achieving honours both onstage for his outstanding contribution to the greater recognition of Canadian music, and off stage for his humanitarian efforts and lifetime of charity work, Tom Cochrane continues to set the bar of what it means to be a Canadian icon.

Mascall Dance: The Impossible Has Already Happened - CANCELLED
2023-11-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Student/Child $10
This performance has been cancelled. Ticket holders will be contacted by the Ticket Centre for refunds shortly. If you have any questions, please call 250-746-2722.
Co-choreographed by Jennifer Mascall and Claire O’Neil. In spring 2023, the work premiered in Wellington, Aotearoa/New Zealand, followed by a six city tour of the North and South Islands.

The Impossible Has Already Happened is a choreographic collaboration between Vancouver’s Mascall Dance and Footnote New Zealand Dance that demonstrates the enormity of the climate crisis and the role humans play. Set to an evocative score and weaving in multimedia aspects, seven dancers tell seven stories of water and real situations the planet is experiencing.
Mascall Dance has produced and incited somatic movement creation for 38 years. It is a platform for the work, ideas, and collaborators of company found and artistic director, Jennifer Mascall. Recently described as “the fertile, iterative, gloriously unfinished practice of one of this town’s most unique creative forces” (Deborah Meyers), her work spans 45 years, over 200 choreographies and many awards.

Reel Alternatives: Past Lives
2023-11-27 19:00 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
The Cowichan Hospice Society presents
Subscribe to all 5 shows for $70!

Two childhood friends fatefully reunite after being wrested apart 20 years ago, in this decades-spanning romance from writer-director Celine Song.
Drama

Reel Alternatives is a monthly fundraiser bringing Toronto Film Festival’s critically acclaimed films to the Cowichan Valley. This year’s circuit will feature five acclaimed films. All proceeds go directly to benefiting individuals and families in Cowichan through Cowichan Hospice by ensuring hospice services are available when they need them.
Note that the concession will be open with snacks and drinks, along with coffee and tea, available for purchase.

Josie and Grace
2023-11-28 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Senior $38
From the creators of the hit off-Broadway show JOSEPHINE, this new Musical explores the extraordinary mostly untold story of the friendship between two of the most remarkable women of the 20th Century: legendary singer/dancer/activist/spy Josephine Baker and Academy Award Winner and European Princess, Grace Kelly/Princess Grace of Monaco. Accompanying the performance once again is Vancouver Island’s Pierre Komen Quartet.
Winner of the Critic’s Choice Award for Best Play, Musical at the 2021 Orlando International Fringe Festival, JOSIE & GRACE, and the challenges placed upon them and their relationship by powerful men who wanted their voices controlled or silenced.
“BEST OF FEST” – Orlando Sentinel
“Tymisha Harris and Rachel Comeau give strikingly memorable performances” – Orlando Sentinel
“Harris has never sounded better” “Comeau captures both Kelly’s icy bombshell exterior and the wounded woman beneath.” – Orlando Weekly

The Nutcracker
2023-12-02 16:00 - 18:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
Additional showtime December 14, 2024 | 4pm
Senior $32 | Student/Child $20 | Family $90

Family pricing is available by phone or in person only. Please call the Ticket Centre at 250-746-2722.
The Royal City Youth Ballet returns with two matinee performances of its extravagant production of the holiday favourite featuring Tchaikovsky’s timeless score.
Experience the magic of The Nutcracker this holiday season with RCYB’s full length ballet, featuring a cast of 100+ dedicated and enthusiastic dancers under the direction of Keitha Campeau. Performing to Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s beautiful music, this traditional ballet has beautiful sets designed by Jean Claude Olivier and extravagant, colourful costumes by Chris Sinosich.
It’s Christmas Eve, a time when dreams may come true. Drosselmeyer, the godfather to Clara, brings gifts and magic to her parents’ home for the annual Christmas party. His special gift to Clara is a large Nutcracker soldier. When she falls asleep after the party, Clara is cradling the Nutcracker in her arms and begins to dream.  In her dream, her Nutcracker soldier fights a battle and transports her on a sleigh through the Land of Snow to the Land of Sweets, where she meets the Sugar Plum Fairy and people from far away lands.
The ballet closes as Drosselmeyer brings Clara back from her dream, still cradling her Nutcracker soldier and treasuring the wonderful dream.

Buddy's Holly Jolly Christmas
2023-12-12 19:30 - 21:30 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X5, Canada
The Original Legends of Rock&Roll presents

Buddy’s Holly Jolly Christmas 2023 featuring ZACHARY STEVENSON, leading man from the Buddy Holly Story. Plus THE LOVETTES featuring female artists and girl groups from the 50’s & 60’s with a special salute to Tina Turner and backing by The Legends All-Star Band. Enjoy a trip down memory lane filled with all those familiar oldies melodies plus a sprinkle of the most popular Christmas holiday hits…
