Kelowna's 9th Annual International Arts Festival January 20 - 31, 2025
Performances of the strange and the wonderful - The Annual Living Things International Arts Festival is back! Join them at different Kelowna locations, including the RCA, for a spectacle of live theatre, performance art, dance, and music. Living Things International Arts Festival is produced by Inner Fish Performance Co.
Full list of events available here. Tickets are available through Kelowna Community Theatre
The following events take place in the Mary Irwin Theatre.
Objects in Motion
January 21 at 7:00pm
Mary Irwin Theatre
Objects in Motion is a one-of-a-kind selection of international experimental animated shorts. These films are curated by local artist, professor, and animator Myron Campbell, and they push the boundaries of storytelling and animation. Don’t miss the chance to experience these unique films firsthand!
RCA Presents
Epidermis Circus
January 23 at 8:30pm
Mary Irwin Theatre
Ages 14+
A spicy puppet cabaret, hosted by a sassy grandma who keeps trying to steal the show. Ingrid Hansen, a puppeteer for Jim Henson Company’s Fraggle Rock, performs this beautifully twisted variety show. Watch behind-the-scenes as Hansen performs a live puppet film, animating cheeky vignettes in the palm of her hand and projecting them onto a huge screen.
Kindred Widows
January 28 & 29 at 7:30pm
Mary Irwin Theatre
Kindred Widows is a wordless visual theatre performance exploring memory transmission among women across generations. Using clothing as a metaphor, it features hand puppets and a garment puppet. Live fiddle and foot percussion create a dynamic soundtrack, blending sound effects and traditional tunes to enhance the performance.
RCA Presents
Lucy Darling in Indulgence
January 31 at 7:30pm
Mary Irwin Theatre
Lucy Darling is known the world over for her wit, her charm, and her exceptionally good hair. Lucy’s shows are a wonderful mix of playful improvisational comedy, hilarious, witty writing, and impossible magical feats.
Miss Darling is a 15-time Award-winning entertainer featured in the Guinness Book of World Records and Ripley’s Believe It or Not. She is the winner of the 2019 prestigious Allan Slaight Award and two-time winner and current reigning Stage Magician of the Year at the Magic Castle for a second time.