Enemy Lines As part of our collaborative programming with the Firehall Arts Centre, the Powell Street Festival Society is proud to share Enemy Lines, a powerful dance-theatre work by choreographer Mayumi Lashbrook. Running May 6–9, 2026, Enemy Lines reflects on the forced uprooting of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War—a history deeply connected to … Read more
Goodbye Strawberry Hill Saturday May 2nd, 2026 7:30 PM Anvil Theatre Join us at Anvil Theatre for an evening of music and memory with Sharon Minemoto’s Goodbye, Strawberry Hill, a deeply personal album tracing family stories shaped by Japanese Canadian internment. Tickets available on the Anvil Theatre Site
Dance with the Ancestors As with all drums, the taiko resonates deeply with our respective ancestors. Last fall during their residency at LOBE, Kage created ‘Dance With Ancestors’ drawing from their archives of taiko recordings and mixed in inspirational works featuring collaborators who are no strangers to the Powell Street Festival community: Noriko Kobayashi – … Read more
I Am the Art: Nobuo Kubota Film Screening: Thursday April 9th, 2026 7:00pm The Cinematheque 1131 Howe Street Vancouver At 92, Award–winning artist Nobuo Kubota was not slowing down, he was reinventing himself. Filmmaker Anette Mangaard helped share his latest creative focus; performance art. The film offers a bold and intimate portrait of a Japanese … Read more
