YORK THEATRE Transform: A Cabaret Festival kicks off with two spectacular Opening Night celebrations! The stars of this year’s festival join forces in an unforgettable extravaganza, featuring a unique mash up of exhilarating dance, music, and comedy numbers like nothing you’ve seen before. Read more VANCITY CULTURE LAB The Vancity Culture Lab will transform nightly into a festival club that will turn up the volume as festival artists come together for a spontaneous, surprising, and spirited mash up of performance styles. Read more YORK THEATRE Harness your creativity to build confidence and learn how to use comedy as a coping mechanism and a diplomacy tool from Indigenous Australian comedian Steph Tisdell. Read more YORK THEATRE Transform: A Cabaret Festival kicks off with two spectacular Opening Night celebrations! The stars of this year’s festival join forces in an unforgettable extravaganza, featuring a unique mash up of exhilarating dance, music, and comedy numbers like nothing you’ve seen before. Read more VANCITY CULTURE LAB The Vancity Culture Lab will transform nightly into a festival club that will turn up the volume as festival artists come together for a spontaneous, surprising, and spirited mash up of performance styles. Read more VANCITY CULTURE LAB Conversation, Community, and Cabaret Bites! Join us for FREE events from ground-breaking artists in The Cultch Lobby and Vancity Culture Lab between performances all festival long. Read more HISTORIC THEATRE Veda Hille‘s intermittent song series returns with a cabaret festival twist. The essential elements are all here: songs, stories, and you–with wine! Read more YORK THEATRE Some of the funniest women we know are taking over the York in a side-splitting night of comedy. Read more HISTORIC THEATRE Provocative and imaginative drag theatre! Read more VANCITY CULTURE LAB The Vancity Culture Lab will transform nightly into a festival club that will turn up the volume as festival artists come together for a spontaneous, surprising, and spirited mash up of performance styles. Read more HISTORIC THEATRE Indigenous comedian Steph Tisdell delves into issues of identity and colonialism, while discussing the merits of white guilt vs overt racism. Read more VANCITY CULTURE LAB Conversation, Community, and Cabaret Bites! Join us for FREE events from ground-breaking artists in The Cultch Lobby and Vancity Culture Lab between performances all festival long. Read more YORK THEATRE Some of the funniest women we know are taking over the York in a side-splitting night of comedy. Read more HISTORIC THEATRE Vancouver’s very own all Indigenous Burlesque troupe! Read more VANCITY CULTURE LAB The Vancity Culture Lab will transform nightly into a festival club that will turn up the volume as festival artists come together for a spontaneous, surprising, and spirited mash up of performance styles. Read more VANCITY CULTURE LAB Stories, laughter, and play at a family cabaret! HISTORIC THEATRE Indigenous comedian Steph Tisdell delves into issues of identity and colonialism, while discussing the merits of white guilt vs overt racism. Read more VANCITY CULTURE LAB Conversation, Community, and Cabaret Bites! Join us for FREE events from ground-breaking artists in The Cultch Lobby and Vancity Culture Lab between performances all festival long. Read more HISTORIC THEATRE Celebrate Diwali in BC! A multicultural evening that will push the boundaries of what is considered “cabaret”! Through dance and musical performances, a diverse groups of artists will explore the parallels between Diwali and Indigenous culture. Read more YORK THEATRE Vancouver’s own monthly Storytelling Series brings together Indigenous and non-indigenous storytellers! Read more VANCITY CULTURE LAB The Vancity Culture Lab will transform nightly into a festival club that will turn up the volume as festival artists come together for a spontaneous, surprising, and spirited mash up of performance styles. Read more VANCITY CULTURE LAB OWN NOW, by Maori playwright, David Geary, was commissioned for the international project, Climate Change Theatre Action, a worldwide series of performances of short plays to coincide with the United Nations COP meetings this fall. Presented by The Only Animal, directed by Julia Siedlanowska, with Taran Kootenhayoo and Raven John, followed by a conversation with the playwright on creative action in this climate moment. Read more HISTORIC THEATRE A whimsical and moving exploration of what it means to be Two-Spirited in the new millennium in Southern Alberta. Read more YORK THEATRE An evening of powerful music from some of our countries most gifted female musicians. Read more VANCITY CULTURE LAB Conversation, Community, and Cabaret Bites! Join us for FREE events from ground-breaking artists in The Cultch Lobby and Vancity Culture Lab between performances all festival long. Read more HISTORIC THEATRE Blending Inuit throat-singing and futuristic dancefloor beats, Silla and Rise are a dynamic Canadian musical group based in Ottawa. Read more VANCITY CULTURE LAB The Vancity Culture Lab will transform nightly into a festival club that will turn up the volume as festival artists come together for a spontaneous, surprising, and spirited mash up of performance styles. Read more VANCITY CULTURE LAB Conversation, Community, and Cabaret Bites! Join us for FREE events from ground-breaking artists in The Cultch Lobby and Vancity Culture Lab between performances all festival long. Read more HISTORIC THEATRE Get up close and personal with the one and only Leela Gilday. More raw, more intimate, and more Leela than anything you’ve heard from her before! Read more YORK THEATRE Contemporary circus crossed with traditional hoop dancing! Read more HISTORIC THEATRE Vancouver’s very own all Indigenous Burlesque troupe! Read more VANCITY CULTURE LAB The Vancity Culture Lab will transform nightly into a festival club that will turn up the volume as festival artists come together for a spontaneous, surprising, and spirited mash up of performance styles. Read more VANCITY CULTURE LAB Conversation, Community, and Cabaret Bites! Join us for FREE events from ground-breaking artists in The Cultch Lobby and Vancity Culture Lab between performances all festival long. Read more HISTORIC THEATRE A transformative evening of music from Corey Payette’s award-winning and critically-acclaimed musicals–featuring songs and stories from Children of God, Les Filles du Roi, plus a sneak peek of the new musical, Sedna. Read more YORK THEATRE The Queens of East Van, Peach Cobblah & Isolde N Barron, host a drag spectacular! Read more HISTORIC THEATRE A whimsical and moving exploration of what it means to be Two-Spirited in the new millennium in Southern Alberta. Read more VANCITY CULTURE LAB The Vancity Culture Lab will transform nightly into a festival club that will turn up the volume as festival artists come together for a spontaneous, surprising, and spirited mash up of performance styles. Read more
Brunch includes: Pancakes and Waffles, Bacon, Sausage, Fruit, Coffee, Tea, and Juice Read more
TRANSFORM
Cabaret Festival Schedule
Wednesday
2019-10-02
Thursday
2019-10-03
Friday
2019-10-04
Saturday
2019-10-05
Sunday
2019-10-06
Wednesday
2019-10-09
Thursday
2019-10-10
Friday
2019-10-11
Saturday
2019-10-12
19:30
Opening Night Bash
21:30
Club Transform Grand Opening
15:00
Steph Tisdell Comedy Workshop
19:30
Opening Night Bash
21:30
Club Transform Grand Opening
18:00
Artist Talks
19:00
Vhine und Szong: Fantastic Femmes
19:30
The Women Of Comedy
21:15
The Darlings
21:30
Club Transform
16:00
Steph Tisdell: Identity Steft
19:00
Artist Talks
19:30
The Women Of Comedy
20:00
Virago Nation: Stripping for Sovereignty
21:30
Club Transform
11:00
Family Drag Brunch & Dress Up
14:00
Steph Tisdell: Identity Steft
18:00
Artist Talks
19:00
Diwali Night at TRANSFORM
19:30
The Flame: Cabaret Edition
21:30
Club Transform
18:00
OWN NOW! by David Geary: A Climate Change Theatre Action Play Reading
19:00
Where The Two-Spirit Lives
19:30
Leela Gilday featuring Sandy Scofield & M’Girl
20:15
Powwow 101 with Nyla Carpentier
21:15
Silla + Rise featuring JB The First Lady
21:30
Club Transform
18:00
Artist Talks
19:00
Leela Gilday: Intimate & Unplugged
19:30
Cirque Transforming
21:15
Virago Nation: Stripping for Sovereignty
21:30
Club Transform
18:00
Artist Talks
19:00
Corey Payette Musical Songbook
19:30
Drag Transforming
21:15
Where The Two-Spirit Lives
21:30
Club Transform
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During TRANSFORM: A Cabaret Festival you will be able to stay and grab a bite between shows in our Cabaret Café!
Join us at the Cabaret Café for an amazing selection of panino sandwiches and Italian sweets from our restaurant partner, Caffe LaTana, as well as freshly made bannock with jam and butter from our season caterer, Cedar Feast House Catering.
Along with our full bar and concessions, these items will be available daily from 5:30 pm – 11:30 pm in the Cabaret Café located in our Founders Lounge at 1895 Venables!