After the Rain & Other Works at Vancouver Playhouse

Ballet Vancouver, the city's newest professional ballet company, presents its inaugural program After the Rain & Other Works, on stage April 23–25, 2026 at the Vancouver Playhouse. Featuring dancers from American Ballet Theatre alongside some of Canada's finest artists, the program celebrates Vancouver's global identity and its rich contributions to the art form—with the Vancouver premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's After the Rain, marking the first time the acclaimed Royal Ballet Artistic Associate's work has ever been performed for Vancouver audiences; the return of two works that made their world premieres in the city—Wen Wei Wang's Swan and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's Redemption; and the world premiere of Winterbourne, co-created by Ballet Vancouver’s Artistic Director Joshua Beamish and Gitxsan Indigenous fashion designer Yolonda Skelton. Ballet Vancouver will host pre-show talks with guest artists ahead of all three performances in the upper lobby of the Vancouver Playhouse at 6:45pm. For tickets, more information, and the pre-show chat schedule, visit: balletvancouver.com