Events

The 13th Annual Indian Summer Festival took place from July 6-16th in Vancouver. In 2023 our distilled, powerful, ten-event lineup spoke to the theme of ‘inter/dependence’’. The idea of the individual human being as a distinct, autonomous, and self-determined unit is a fiction created by Euromodernity. Rather, Ancient Cultures have long understood that we exist in relationship to all. How could we truly understand our/selves in isolation when we are sculpted by near and distant conditions, and we affect all through our actions?

Our 2023 festival theme of inter/dependence was an invitation to our artists to unpack the illusion of separateness, to explore shifts in their own work from fragmentation and isolated individualism to constellations of connectedness. It is with this sentiment in our hearts – the power of the collective and the multivalent interdependence that is essential to societies and ecosystems – that we delivered this festival edition.

Song of the Breath

Performance Works 1218 Cartwright St, 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 […]

$5 – $45

5×15: The Art of the Wild

Performance Works 1218 Cartwright St, Vancouver

"If 5x15’s packed soirees feel like an evening of offline, communal surfing, it’s due to the eclectic menu of speakers."  5×15 is a global speakers series that has hosted some […]

$10 – $50

Closing Party feat. Madison McFerrin

Performance Works 1218 Cartwright St, Vancouver

 “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, […]

$10 – $50

ISF Sound System (July 10 and July 17)

Granville Island Public Market Courtyard 1689 Johnston St, Vancouver

ISF Sound System is our free music stage in the heart of Granville Island’s Public Market courtyard. Over two Sunday afternoons (July 10 and July 17), we bring the sounds […]

Ruby Singh and the Future Ancestors

Shadbolt Theatre (Studio Theatre) 6450 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby

"Mesmerizing, vibrant ... Singh isn't just crossing genres, he's straddling astral planes" - Globe and Mail Long time ISF favourite Ruby Singh - fresh off his 2023 JUNO Nomination now […]

Anubhava: A Carnatic Flute Fusion Experience

Waterfront Theatre 1412 Cartwright St, Vancouver

A journey into a mesmerizing melodic and rhythmic world that blends Indian art music and original world-jazz compositions! Breathing magical melodies on the Indian bamboo flute, Flute virtuoso Raman Kalyan […]

The Vessel With Two Mouths

Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver

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 […]

Opening Party: inter/dependence

Performance Works 1218 Cartwright St, Vancouver

"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 […]

ISF Sound System – Free Music Sunday

Granville Island Public Market Courtyard 1689 Johnston St, Vancouver

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 […]

Watersmeet

Performance Works 1218 Cartwright St, Vancouver

 “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 […]