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Summerland’s Ryga Arts Festival Rises to Support Community Following Bald Range Fire

Music. Word. Performing Arts.
Rural Community.

Join us at the 2026 Summerland Ryga Arts Festival.
Sept 15 – 20, 2026

New Translation Commission – Arts Across Canada

Après t’avoir bored tendrement, je meurs
By Stéphanie Labbé
Translated to English by Johanna Nutter

The Ballad of Georges Boivin his the road again!

The Ballad of Georges Boivin
By Martin Bellemare
Translated to English
by Jack Paterson with Johanna Nutter

August 20 – 23, 2026, 2026 | 8:00 PM
Sunset Theatre
2357 Pooley Street, Wells, BC, V0K 2R0,

Author Reading & Workshops – Rural Arts

C. E. GATCHALIAN
Reading: Double Melancholy: Art, Beauty, and the Making of a Brown Queer Man

Workshop: Writing the Unraveling Self

Friday, September 19, 2025
Ssummerland’s Ryga Arts Festival

Author Reading & Q&A – Rural Arts

BRIAN THOMAS ISAAC
Award-Winning Author of “All the Quiet Places”
Hosted by Jack Paterson

Summerland’s Ryga Arts Festival
Friday, September 19, 2025 | 1 PM

New Play Development – Rural Arts

WINGS (WORKING TITLE)
By Isobel Rondeau

Summerland’s Ryga Arts Festival
Sept 16-21, 2025

New Translation Development – Rural Arts

FACELIFT
By Nathalie Boisvert
Translated by Johanna Nutter

Summerland’s Ryga Arts Festival
Sept. 18, 2025 | 1 PM

New Play Commission – Rural Arts

WINGS (WORKING TITLE)
By Isobel Rondeau

“..a play that centers on forgiveness, within yourself and with others. Armed with this base knowledge, you can continue learning the Seven Grandfathers’ Teachings.” – Isobel Rondeau

Summerland’s Ryga Arts Festival

Theatre Curation – Rural Arts

DEAFY
Created & Performed by Chris Dodd

Summerland’s Ryga Arts Festival
Saturday, September 20, 2025 | 7 PM
Centre Stage
(9518 Main Street, Summerland B.C.)

Celebrating the 2024-2025 Korea-Canada Year of Cultural Exchanges

“…an unforgettable performance! Blending powerful storytelling with youthful energy and cross-cultural collaboration…”
– Embassy of Canada (Korea)

뮤지컬 R;LINK THE MUSICAL
Written & Directed by 김가람 Kim Ga-ram
Co-Written with Tyrone Perreault (Cowessess First Nation)
Composed by 김준호 Kim Jun-ho

Seoul, Korea: July 26 & 27, 2025
Vancouver, Canada: Aug. 15 & 16, 2025

The Creatus Project featured at CART2025 Conference (CAN)

Julia Henderson presents a paper on The Creatus Project at Canada’s leading Theatre Research conference.

May 26-27, 2025

New Translation Canada featured at 2nd CRLCC International Conference

New Translation Canada invited to speak on “Creative Translation” in theatre and our interprovincial work.

May 9-10, 2025
Glendon College, York University (Toronto, CAN)

Sharing in Each Other’s Songs at the flausen+ kongress (DE)

Artistic Freedom, Cultural Political Resistance, and Self-Empowerment through International Alliances in Times of Crisis.

May 20 – 22, 2025

Sharing Creative Access Practices at The All Inclusive Kongress (DE)

Conference on the state of contemporary disability & inclusive performing arts in independent theatre in Europe.

May 22.- 24, 2025

Connecting Korean & Canadian Theatre Makers – Young artists from Korea, Canada join hands (Korea Times)

GAPYEONG — Young artists from Korea and Canada are joining hands to create the historical musical “R:LINK,” based on the Battle of Kapyong, now known as Gapyeong, during the 1950-53 Korean War….

Bali Canada Cross Cultural Exchange 2025

Conceived by Jack Paterson, I Nyoman Sedana, & I Made Sidia

Considered one of the longest uninterrupted performance traditions in the world, the Balinese traditional performing arts are unique, rich, and complex.

April 2025