PRIDE at the RIO Theatre
If there ever were a better word to describe the Rio Theatre's programming this summer, it is “diverse.” T'is Pride season, are we're celebrating all the colours of Vancouver's rainbow with a fabulous selection of movies and live events.
Join us for for everything from newly restored staples of queer cinema including Ang Lee’s romantic drama BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (July 18) or Daniel Day Lewis in MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE (July 26) to John Waters’ notorious satire POLYESTER (featuring Divine - and presented in Odorama! - July 27) to cult-classics like THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (July 19), the eye-popping Australian road trip comedy, THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT (July 28), to the sapphic summer camp comedy BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER with Natasha Leoni (our #FridayLateNight movie on August 1).
Plus live shows including burlesque producer, April O'Peel's, CIRQUE DU SLAY (July 31) featuring daredevil acts by Rain City Circus, and our friend Dandy’s annual Pride variety show, BIG GAY CABARET (August 1). We have something for everyone!
Join us as we celebrate you, our loyal and fabulous audience who continue to support and keep independent cinema alive, with a collection of cooky, crazy, queer films and live shows that are sure to make you feel PROUD of you are and who you can be when you're here. The Rio Theatre is and always will be a safe space for all the colors of the rainbow.
Happy Pride Vancouver!
CRUISING | Wednesday, July 30 - 9:30pm
“At its best, this William Friedkin effort is an American giallo and a document of a community just before HIV/AIDS came along and demolished it.” (Nashville Scene)
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***Live Show!***
CIRQUE DU SLAY | Thursday, July 31 - 8:00pm
Co-producers April O’Peel Productions and Du Jour Marketing present CIRQUE DU SLAY, a provocative and powerful night of drag, circus, comedy, and sexiness, showcasing an all-queer, all-creative cast that’ll flip your expectations upside down – and hang ’em from the ceiling.
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***Live Show!***
Dandy's BIG GAY CABARET | Friday, Aug. 1 - 8:00pm
For Vancouver Pride this year the Rio Theatre is rolling out the rainbow carpet to welcome back Vancouver Pride & the return of Dandy’s BIG GAY CABARET! Celebrate with us in a interactive comedy cabaret hosted by the award-winning host and social media sensation DANDY!
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BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER (25th Anniversary) | Friday, Aug. 1 - 11:30pm
“What makes ‘But I’m A Cheerleader’ so emotionally affecting is that despite the cotton-candy exterior, the film never lets its audience forget that these are people undergoing a traumatic experience.” (Refinery 29)
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CABARET | Saturday, Aug. 2 - 4:35pm
“Superbly choreographed by Fosse, the cabaret numbers evoke the Berlin of 1931 – city of gaiety and perversion, of champagne and Nazi propaganda – so vividly that only an idiot could fail to perceive that something is rotten in the state of Weimar.” (Time Out)
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