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Arts - Theatre

Habitat - Living Things International Arts Festival 2025

7:30 pm - Mon, Jan 20th, 2025 to Tue, Jan 21st, 2025
at Kelowna Community Theatre

Habitat is a multidisciplinary solo inspired by the life cycle of hermit crabs, serving as a metaphor for the artist's emigration journey from Uruguay to Canada. Hermit crabs don’t have a shell; instead, they house themselves in objects according to their size. As they grow, their object becomes limiting and uncomfortable, so they look for a new one. Read more

Inner Fish Performance Co. presents OBJECTS IN MOTION

7:00 pm - Tue, Jan 21st, 2025
at Rotary Centre for the Arts

Objects in Motion is a one-of-a-kind selection of international experimental animated shorts that are not widely available online. These films are curated by local artist, professor, and animator Myron Campbell, and they push the boundaries of storytelling and animation. Read more

RCA and Living Things present

7:00 pm - Thu, Jan 23rd, 2025
at Rotary Centre for the Arts

A spicy puppet cabaret, hosted by a sassy grandma who keeps trying to steal the show. Ingrid Hansen, a puppeteer for Jim Henson Company’s Fraggle Rock, performs this beautifully twisted variety show. Watch behind-the-scenes as Hansen performs a live puppet film, animating cheeky vignettes in the palm of her hand and projecting them onto a huge screen. Read more

22 Rooms

7:00 pm - Fri, Jan 24th, 2025
at Black Box Theatre

22 ROOMS is a collaboration between vocalist/composer Jessie Rivest and dancer Hailey McCloskey. Read more

Inner Fish Performance Co. presents OBJECTS IN MOTION

7:30 pm - Tue, Jan 28th, 2025 to Wed, Jan 29th, 2025
at Rotary Centre for the Arts

Objects in Motion is a one-of-a-kind selection of international experimental animated shorts that are not widely available online. These films are curated by local artist, professor, and animator Myron Campbell, and they push the boundaries of storytelling and animation. Read more

Canary

9:00 pm - Tue, Jan 28th, 2025
at Black Box Theatre

Performer and professor Kenney created Canary, a show combining the poetic and imaginative possibilities of physical theatre, object theatre, and audience participation with the “Ted Talk” aesthetic. Read more

Lucy Darling in Indulgence

7:30 pm - Fri, Jan 31st, 2025
at Rotary Centre for the Arts

Lucy Darling is known the world over for her wit, her charm, and her exceptionally good hair. Lucy’s shows are a wonderful mix of playful improvisational comedy, hilarious, witty writing, and impossible magical feats. Read more

Opera Kelowna presents The Queen in Me

7:30 pm - Wed, Feb 26th, 2025
at Rotary Centre for the Arts

Opera Kelowna presents the first half of their 2-part studio production, The Queen in Me. With a cleverly comical critique of how race, gender, and sexuality are portrayed in opera, this production gives voice to characters who’ve wept, raged, and died onstage for centuries—now it’s their turn to speak. Read more

Opera Kelowna presents The Queen in Me

7:30 pm - Fri, Feb 28th, 2025
at Rotary Centre for the Arts

Opera Kelowna presents the first half of their 2-part studio production, The Queen in Me. With a cleverly comical critique of how race, gender, and sexuality are portrayed in opera, this production gives voice to characters who’ve wept, raged, and died onstage for centuries—now it’s their turn to speak. Read more

Dogfight

7:00 pm - Fri, May 16th, 2025 to Sat, May 17th, 2025
at Creekside Theatre

Before Dear Evan Hansen and The Greatest Showman, there was Dogfight. This musical put Oscar, Grammy, and Tony-winning duo Pasek & Paul on the map. Based on the 1991 Warner Brothers film, Dogfight is a romantic and heartbreaking theatrical experience that lingers long after the final curtain call. Read more