Vancouver

===Theatre, dance, film and television===
====Theatre====
Prominent theatre companies in Vancouver include the [[Arts Club Theatre Company]] on [[Granville Island]] and [[Bard on the Beach]]. Smaller companies include [[Touchstone Theatre]], and [[Studio 58]]. The Cultch, the Firehall Arts Centre, United Players, Pacific, and Metro Theatres run continuous theatre seasons. [[Theatre Under the Stars (Vancouver)|Theatre Under the Stars]] produces shows in the summer at [[Malkin Bowl]] in Stanley Park. Annual festivals that are held in Vancouver include the [[PuSh International Performing Arts Festival]] in January and the [[Vancouver Fringe Festival]] in September.

The Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company operated for fifty years, ending in March 2012.<ref>Hall, Neal & Lee, Jeff  (March 9, 2012).[https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/Vancouver+Playhouse+Theatre+Company+close+final+curtain+Saturday/6279311/story.html "Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company to close"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212191928/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/vancouver+playhouse+theatre+company+close+final+curtain+saturday/6279311/story.html |date=December 12, 2018}} ''Vancouver Sun''</ref>

====Dance====
Vancouver is home to [[Ballet BC]], a [[ballet company]] whose principal venue is the [[Queen Elizabeth Theatre]]. Ballet BC was founded in 1986 and is British Columbia's only ballet company.<ref name="Strate-Forzle-2015">{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Strate |first1=Grant |last2=Forzle |first2=Richard |date=March 4, 2015 |title=Ballet British Columbia |encyclopedia=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] |url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ballet-british-columbia/ |access-date=November 17, 2022 |archive-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206114512/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ballet-british-columbia |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Scotiabank Dance Centre, a converted bank building on the corner of Davie and Granville, functions as a gathering place and performance venue for Vancouver-based dancers and choreographers. Dances for a Small Stage is a semi-annual dance festival.

====Film====
The [[Vancouver International Film Festival]], which runs for two weeks each September, shows over 350 films and is one of North America's most prominent film festivals. The [[VIFF Centre]] venue, the Vancity Theatre, runs independent non-commercial films throughout the rest of the year, as do [[the Cinematheque]] and the [[Rio Theatre|Rio]] theatres.

=====Films set in Vancouver=====
{{Category see also|Films set in Vancouver}}
Vancouver has become a significant film location,<ref>{{cite web |title=Vancouver, British Columbia |url=http://www.whatsfilming.ca/ |website=What's Filming? |access-date=December 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222223456/http://www.whatsfilming.ca/ |archive-date=December 22, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> known as [[Hollywood North]], as it has stood in for several U.S. cities. However, it has started to appear as itself in several feature films. Among [[:Category:films set in Vancouver|films set in the city and its surroundings]] are the 1994 US thriller ''[[Intersection (1994 film)|Intersection]]'', starring [[Richard Gere]] and [[Sharon Stone]]; the 2007 Canadian ghost thriller ''[[They Wait]]'', starring [[Terry Chen]] and [[Jaime King]]; and the acclaimed Canadian 'mockumentary' ''[[Hard Core Logo]]'', and was named the second-best Canadian film of the last 15 years, in a 2001 poll of 200 industry voters, performed by Playback. [[Genie Awards|Genie Award]]-winning filmmaker [[Mina Shum]] has filmed and set several of her internationally released features in Vancouver, including the [[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]]-screened ''[[Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity]]'' (2002).

====Television shows produced in Vancouver====
Many past and current TV shows have been filmed and [[:Category:Television shows set in Vancouver|set]] in Vancouver. The first Canadian [[prime time]] national series to be produced out of Vancouver was ''[[Cold Squad]]''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Edwards |first1=Ian |title=On set: Cold Squad |url=http://playbackonline.ca/1997/09/22/19261-19970922/ |website=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]] |publisher=Brunico Communications |date=September 22, 1997 |access-date=October 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021131901/http://playbackonline.ca/1997/09/22/19261-19970922/ |archive-date=October 21, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Edwards |first1=Ian |title=Groundbreaking cop series takes final bow |url=http://playbackonline.ca/2004/10/11/history-20041011/ |website=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]] |publisher=Brunico Communications |date=October 11, 2004 |access-date=October 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911092438/http://playbackonline.ca/2004/10/11/history-20041011/ |archive-date=September 11, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> and its storyline was also physically set in the city. Other series set in or around the city of Vancouver include ''[[Continuum (TV series)|Continuum]]'', ''[[Da Vinci's Inquest]]'', ''[[Danger Bay]]'', ''[[Edgemont (TV series)|Edgemont]]'', ''[[Godiva's]]'', ''[[Intelligence (Canadian TV series)|Intelligence]]'', ''[[Motive (TV series)|Motive]]'', ''[[Northwood (TV series)|Northwood]]'', ''[[Primeval: New World]]'', ''[[Robson Arms]]'', ''[[The Romeo Section]]'', ''[[Shattered (2010 TV series)|Shattered]]'', ''[[The Switch (TV series)|The Switch]]'', and ''[[These Arms of Mine (TV series)|These Arms of Mine]]''.

Television shows produced<ref>{{cite web |last1=Heeb |first1=Emily |title=Did you know These 20 TV Shows were filmed in Vancouver? |url=http://www.bcmag.ca/Vancouver_TV_Film_Set_Mecca |work=[[British Columbia Magazine]] |date=February 12, 2016 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107042643/http://www.bcmag.ca/Vancouver_TV_Film_Set_Mecca |archive-date=January 7, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> (but not set) in Vancouver (that have been produced by American and Canadian studios alike) include ''[[21 Jump Street]]'', ''[[The 100 (TV series)|The 100]]'', ''[[The 4400]]'', ''[[Airwolf]]'', ''[[Almost Human (TV series)|Almost Human]]'', ''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'', ''[[Backstrom (TV series)|Backstrom]]'', ''[[Caprica]]'', ''[[Cedar Cove (TV series)|Cedar Cove]]'', ''[[Chesapeake Shores]]'', ''[[The Commish]]'', ''[[Dark Angel (2000 TV series)|Dark Angel]]'', ''[[Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (TV series)|Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency]]'', ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'', ''[[The Good Doctor (American TV series)|The Good Doctor]]'', ''[[Haters Back Off]]'', ''[[Hellcats]]'', ''[[Intelligence (Canadian TV series)|Intelligence]]'', ''[[iZombie (TV series)|iZombie]]'', ''[[The Killing (American TV series)|The Killing]]'', ''[[The L Word]]'', ''[[Life Unexpected]]'', ''[[The Man in the High Castle (TV series)|The Man in the High Castle]]'', ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'', ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'', ''[[Psych]]'', ''[[Reaper (TV series)|Reaper]]'', ''[[Riverdale (2017 TV series)|Riverdale]]'', ''[[Rogue (TV series)|Rogue]]'', ''[[Smallville]]'', ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'', ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]'', ''[[The Tomorrow People (U.S. TV series)|The Tomorrow People]]'', ''[[The Magicians (American TV series)|The Magicians]]'', ''[[Tru Calling]]'', ''[[Van Helsing (TV series)|Van Helsing]]'',  ''[[Wild Cards (Canadian TV series)|Wild Cards]]'', ''[[Witches of East End (TV series)|Witches of East End]]'', and ''[[The X-Files]]''.