Vancouver 
Events Description
From modern opera, new music, and Indigenous performances to drag, theatre and extended reality, the festival empowers marginalized artists to change the
narrative and reimagine the future of storytelling.
2022 marks the first year of a fully in-person festival, with 14 events taking place over 11 days.
This year’s programming invites audiences and artists to consider the last two years, and how a sustainable, equitable future depends on collective healing.
These creative works are presented at all stages of the creative process, from initial workshop performances to final, fully realized productions.
IndieFest co-producers and curators Debi Wong and Stephanie Wong have embarked on a nation-wide collaboration with four indie opera companies to present the Canadian premiere of Pulitzer Prize winning opera, Angel’s Bone, by ChineseAmerican Composer Du Yun and Canadian Librettist Royce Vavrek. This newly-imagined, all-Canadian production depicts the realities of child and youth trafficking and sexual exploitation, juxtaposed with the resilience of survivors and the journey of reclaiming one’s power.
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WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time:
November 16 – 27, 2022. Schedule
FESTIVAL LINE-UP
NOV 16 Double Bill – Live from the Underworld II: Eurydice’s Calling and Inferno: A Hip Hop Opera Workshop with Artist in Residence, Omari Newton
NOV 17 Indie Artist Cabaret (Interdisciplinary cabaret to celebrate new works in development)
NOV 18 Imaginarium I: The Liminal (Curated by Stephanie Wong)
NOV 19 Imaginarium II: GROOVE (Curated by Kelsey Wavey)
NOV 19 Panel: Holding Space, Giving Voice, and Uplifting Black Voices (Featuring Rocky Jones, Dawn Pemberton, and Morgan-Paige Melbourne)
NOV 20 TOUR by Erika Mitsuhashi and Alexa Mardon (Immersive dance performance)
NOV 20 Imaginarium III: Indigenous Music + Salmon n’ Bannock Afternoon (Curated by Raven Grenier)
NOV 21-25 Association for Opera in Canada: Annual Summit
NOV 22-23 SOLO (Opera performance)
NOV 23 Imaginarium IV: BIPOC Voices (Curated by Rich Coburn)
NOV 25-27 Angel’s Bone (Canadian Opera Debut)
NOV 26 Double Happiness: A Little Detour (Short Film Premiere and Panel)
Venue:
Various venues, Vancouver
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