The 14th annual Indian Summer Festival: July 4 – 14, 2024 in Vancouver.
Supported by "Maitreyi has deep knowledge of artistic practices as well as traditional healing practices and philosophies.” — Dr. Arun Garg, MD FRCPS Yogacharini Maitreyi is both a trained artist and a master yoga practitioner with a dedicated following in Vancouver and around the world. In this special event, she invites us to a space […]
“This is Soul-capella!” - Questlove (about Madison McFerrin) Our 12th festival edition wraps its indoor programming with a fabulous, celebratory musical finale. Headlining the evening is the transcendental Madison McFerrin, who comes in from Brooklyn. Her critically acclaimed a cappella EP series, Finding Foundations, led Questlove to dub her sound “soul-cappella.” After making her debut […]
One of the country’s leading multimedia artists is making her Vancouver debut with a brand-new body of work. Sprung from the imagination of Rajni Perera after a month-long residency in her home country of Sri Lanka, this exhibit at the Roundhouse represents her longing for an ancestral home and renegotiates her diasporic relationship with her […]
"There’s not another event like it on the summer calendar in Vancouver.” – Georgia Straight Our legendary art-filled party always signals the start of ISF season, and we’re back for another smashing festival kickoff! Speaking to our festival theme of inter/dependence are a phenomenal line-up of chefs, artists and musicians. A compelling performance by Nisha […]
"I've been an artist for thousands of years. I'm here again just to do the same that I've always been doing. ” – Rajni Perera, The Globe and Mail (December 2022) Rajni Perera (Toronto) is one of the country’s leading multimedia artists. Her work explores issues of hybridity, futurity, ancestorship, immigration identity/cultures, monsters, and dream […]
Come celebrate summer in the city with our free music stage in the heart of Granville Island. Join us for a day of incredible live music in the Public Market Courtyard at the foot of False Creek. Featuring a diverse line-up of musicians and genres, this afternoon will showcase a roster of fresh talent looking […]
“Individually, rivers are distinct, with their specific sources, discernible shapes, and colours, but when they meet as in this collaboration, they come together in a way that makes it impossible to deconstruct." – Mohamed Assani In nature, the places where bodies of water meet each other create nutrient-rich and totally unique ecosystems. Historically, these estuaries […]
“People want to laugh in order to deal with the pain and frustrations they’re feeling with the world.” -Hari Kondabolu, The Guardian For the first time ever at Indian Summer, we’re handing the mic over to a diverse roster of laughmakers for a dynamite night of standup. Sharing comedic rants, sharp satire, and hilarious reflections, […]
"In the hour that separates its rousingly cacophonous opening from its joyously freewheeling finale, choreographer Nova Bhattacharya’s new work “Svāhā!” takes audiences on an imaginative journey into the heart of dance as a transformative experience and a way of bringing people together." - Michael Crabb, Toronto Star “...a contemporary performance inspired by women, rituals of life […]
Now more than ever, it is essential to cultivate joyful and inspired spaces. So who better to wrap up the 13th festival edition than some of the most vibrant young artists in our city! With roots in rich histories, these inventive performers are claiming space and moving artistic expression forward. Start the night grooving to […]
Join this year’s Artist as Healer Alisha Lettman and cultivate a healing garden as a container for living wisdom. A rare opportunity to sink your hands and feet into the rich earth of the Moberly Community Garden. Listen to the ancestral knowledge the land holds, and honour the histories it has witnessed and the futures […]
Holi marks a time of renewal and reconnection to family, friends and joyful traditions. This Holi, join us and our 2024 Artist as Healer, Alisha Lettman, as we rehydrate our kinship with the land, celebrate the coming of Spring and the beginning of the planting season. Through the medium of South Asian ancestral arts, knowledge […]
Join us at the Moberly Garden where 3 unique healers come together in a panel discussion to reflect on the role healthcare workers play in responding to the climate crisis. Here, with feet firmly rooted in the earth, we invite healers and healthcare workers to reflect on their own practice, consider culturally-responsible care and folk-healing […]
Experience The Last Prayer Bead at Indian Summer Festival, featuring Arthur Flowers and renowned artists. July 10 at Ron Basford Park. Tickets Available!
Join trailblazing female artists at Performance Works in Vancouver for heavenly blends of classical vocals and daring sound experiments. Limited Tickets!
