▁theatre ▁companies ▁in ▁V ancouver ▁include ▁the ▁Arts ▁Club ▁Theatre ▁Company ▁on ▁Gran ville ▁Island , ▁and ▁B ard ▁on ▁the ▁Beach . ▁Sm aller ▁companies ▁include ▁Touch stone ▁Theatre , ▁and ▁Studio ▁ 5 8 . ▁The ▁Cult ch , ▁The ▁Fire hall ▁Arts ▁Centre , ▁United ▁Play ers , ▁Pacific ▁and ▁Metro ▁The at res , ▁all ▁run ▁continuous ▁theatre ▁seasons . ▁Theatre ▁Under ▁the ▁Stars ▁produces ▁shows ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁at ▁M alk in ▁Bowl ▁in ▁Stanley ▁Park . ▁Ann ual ▁festiv als ▁that ▁are ▁held ▁in ▁V ancouver ▁include ▁the ▁Pu Sh ▁International ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁Festival ▁in ▁January ▁and ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Fr inge ▁Festival ▁in ▁September . ▁ ▁The ▁V ancouver ▁Play house ▁Theatre ▁Company ▁operated ▁for ▁fifty ▁years , ▁ending ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Dance ▁The ▁Scot i ab ank ▁Dance ▁Centre , ▁a ▁converted ▁bank ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Dav ie ▁and ▁Gran ville , ▁functions ▁as ▁a ▁gather ing ▁place ▁and ▁performance ▁ven ue ▁for ▁V ancouver - based ▁d anc ers ▁and ▁ch ore ograph ers . ▁D ances ▁for ▁a ▁Small ▁Stage ▁is ▁a ▁semi - ann ual ▁dance ▁festival . ▁ ▁Film ▁The ▁V ancouver ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁which ▁runs ▁for ▁two ▁weeks ▁each ▁September , ▁shows ▁over ▁ 3 5 0 ▁films ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁film ▁festiv als ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁The ▁V ancouver ▁International ▁Film ▁Centre ▁ven ue , ▁the ▁V anc ity ▁Theatre , ▁runs ▁independent ▁non