The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia (UBC) marks its 20th anniversary with a tremendous 2017/18 concert series, filled with unique collaborations, brand new productions, and much-adored favourites in the Chan Shun Concert Hall. Gospel vocalists from America’s Deep South; virtuosic acrobatics direct from Down Under; Cuban musical trailblazers; South African jazz legends; and many more will take part in this milestone season, celebrating one of Vancouver’s treasured venues.
THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA WITH BEN HEPPNER
Saturday, September 23, 2017 at 8pm
THE GLOAMING
Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 7pm
ZAKIR HUSSAIN AND DAVE HOLLAND: CROSSCURRENTS
Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 8pm
RUTHIE FOSTER, JIMMIE DALE GILMORE AND CARRIE RODRIGUEZ
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 8pm
THE JAZZ EPISTLES: ABDULLAH IBRAHIM AND HUGH MASEKELA
Sunday, February 18, 2018 at 7pm
LILA DOWNS
Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 8pm
DAYMÉ AROCENA AND ROBERTO FONSECA
Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 7pm
CIRCA: OPUS
Saturday April 28, 2018 at 8pm
BEYOND WORDS SERIES
The Beyond Words series in the Chan Centre’s intimate Telus Studio Theatre explores the transformative power of storytelling through cutting-edge multidisciplinary works.
Cartoonist, activist and author Kate Evans speaks to her graphic novel, Threads, in a compassionate, and eye-opening evening, Friday, September 29, 2017 at 7:30pm. Part art, part reportage, she calls attention to Europe’s refugee crisis in Calais, France. Polaris Prize-winning Inuit vocalist Tanya Tagaq and innovative Greenlandic mask dancer Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory reclaim Indigenous women’s stories through stirring vocals and expressive physical performance, Friday, March 16 & Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 7:30pm.
Single tickets for the 2017/18 series go on sale at 12 noon on June 13, 2017.
Subscription packages are on sale as of May 2, 2017.