Nanaimo Performing Arts - Dance and Theatre
Nanaimo is often described as "artsy". The region of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands has always nurtured artistic temperaments, because of its natural beauty, or because of its frontier status, and perhaps for other reasons. As a major population concentration in the region, Nanaimo naturally possesses more than its share of talent and interest in the arts.
Crimson Coast Dance Society - Organizes local events and classes for a variety of dance forms, especially Contemporary and Modern. [www.crimsoncoastdance.org]
Nanaimo Theatre Group
Since 1961 - Operates from Bailey Studio on Rosstown Rd
TheatreOne
Regional Theatre Company since 1984
The Port Theatre
Cultural events in a modern building at the waterfront