The Vancouver Burlesque Co. is kicking off the Fall 2022 season with a celebration of our Act Development graduates! Featuring solo performances by the Act Development class of 2022 and group acts from the VBC classes of Cherry OnTop and Gigi Lavande. Hosted by Miss Kiss Thursday, September 22 Doors 7:00 pm | Show 8:00 pm … Read more
The Vancouver Burlesque Co. is proud to present their Fall 2022 Student Showcase at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, December 3. Come out to help us celebrate our amazing students and faculty! Let’s celebrate the holiday season by getting sparkly, salacious and silly. Saturday, December 3 SOLD OUT Doors 8:00 pm | Event 9:00 pm *Start … Read more
Join Us for a Dark and Stormy Fall! This season at the Vancouver Burlesque Co. we are going FULL HALLOWEEN and offering our guests two chances to see our Showcase. Our students will get a chance to do their group acts twice, with time in between to make them bigger, badder and better while each … Read more
The Vancouver Burlesque Co. is ready to kick off their newest season by celebrating the 2023 Graduates of our Act Development program. These students have been working for months and have put together their first solos for your viewing pleasure! Come cheer on some fresh and fun performers as we kick off Fall. Friday, September … Read more
The Vancouver Burlesque Co. is ready to usher in spring with our next sparkly Student Showcase! Come see all the hard work and dedication put into the last few months of the VBC by our amazing students and instructors. Experience some stage debuts from fresh-faces, a shining starburst of group numbers, plus appearances from some … Read more
Let’s welcome in Spring with sparkles, sultriness and some very amazing performances starring the students of the Vancouver Burlesque Co! Grab a friend, a neighbour and the person in line with you for coffee, they’re all coming out for a major night of fun. Get ready to cheer and scream for a new round of … Read more
We’re back! The Vancouver Burlesque Co. is through-the-roof excited to get back onstage in front of a real live audience and celebrate the recent graduates of our Act Development program. These soloists have been working for months, and have put together their first solos for your pleasure. Come cheer on some fresh and fun newbies … Read more
The Vancouver Burlesque Co. welcomes you to the finale show of their Fall 2023 season. Join us as we celebrate our students in all their magic and glory. Prepare yourself for amazing large group acts, stunning soloists and definitely a few surprises…. Saturday, December 2 SOLD OUT Doors 8:00 pm | Show 9:00 pm *Start … Read more
Badass 10 is coming live to the Rio – The Tenth Annual International Vancouver Badass Film Festival and Script Competition goes live at East Vancouver’s historic Rio Theatre for a pre-Halloween live experience you can’t download and the indie film community event of the horror season! It’s the genre film festival with: 22 films screened … Read more
The Ninth Annual International Vancouver Badass Film Festival Sunday, October 15 Details and ticket info coming soon! Hosted screenings of killer new horror and genre films live with the fillmmakers! Genre Film & Script Award Show featuring live performances by Caravan of Curiosities (Reptiles! Fire! Side-show! Burlesque!) Costumes encouraged at the pre-Halloween indie genre film … Read more
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