DBLSPK: Camino y Despedida
Join us on Friday, June 19th at 7:30pm at Progress Lab 1422 for an in-development showing of Camino y Despedida - an interdisciplinary performance that embraces culture, language, and identity while challenging colonial patterns rooted in the lived experiences of six Latin American artists from Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia.
After two years of exploration through solo, duet, and trio formats, the work has evolved into a powerful ensemble piece that weaves together contemporary dance, live music (including original songs), video projection, and multilingual text.
Date: Friday, June 19th at 7:30pm
Tickets: Pay-what-you-want ($10 suggested)
Location: Progress Lab, 1422 William St, Vancouver
Opening on April 28th 2026, we invite you to experience Jade Circle 玉環, a deeply personal production exploring cultural identity, memory, and the bond between mothers and daughters. Following a second-generation immigrant who has lost her mother tongue through cultural assimilation, Jasmine pieces together her family legacy through intimate interviews with her mother, music, and movement.
Ottawa, ON Venue: Great Canadian Theatre Company (GCTC)
Dates: April 28 – May 10, 2026
West Vancouver, BC Venue: Kay Meek Arts Centre
Dates: May 20 – May 22, 2026
A love letter to matrilineal relationships that celebrates legacy, ancestry and culture
By Jasmine Chen
A Part of the Mother Tongue Project
A rice and beans theatre production in association with Neworld Theatre
DBLSPK: Year of the Frog 農曆蛙年
Join us on Friday, December 5th at 7:30pm at Progress Lab 1422 for an in-development showing of Year of the Frog 農曆蛙年 by Garvin Chan, featuring Cantonese and English and followed by an artist/audience discussion!
Year of the Frog is a magic realist and darkly comedic play about how "The Grandchild's" dual griefs of losing both the homeland of Hong Kong and their grandmother in a short span of time coalesced emotionally into a single event, as well as the process of healing even when nothing seems to change. Presented through a series of dreams, memories, and video call
s, the play explores the genealogy of the Hong Konger Spirit (also known as the Lion Rock Spirit) through a family's experiences through history from the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong to the aftermath of the 2019 Pro-Democracy Protests, and how it may carry forward in the hearts and actions of those here in Canada.
Date: Friday, December 5th, 2025 at 7:30pm
Tickets: Pay-what-you-can ($10 suggested)
Location: Progress Lab, 1422 William St, Vancouver
Lasa Ng Imperyo is Back!
After its SOLD-OUT run at the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, we are thrilled to be bringing Lasa Ng Imperyo back to the lower mainland at Presentation House Theatre in North Vancouver.
In a surprising fusion of theatre and gastronomy, this live cooking demonstration pairs the harsh truths of a global food system with shocking humour. Performed in Tagalog with English surtitles, the show guides audiences across the layered history of Philippine cultural heritage through the cooking of rellenong bangus, or stuffed milkfish, a dish whose intricate preparation takes its roots from the country’s colonial past. This exciting adaptation of Jovanni Sy’s A Taste of Empire reimagines the play through a fresh female perspective in a show unlike anything you have seen before.
Tickets are sliding scale from $20-$50. Get them before they’re gone!