In the week leading up to April and throughout the month, the UK offers Canadian culture in the form of films to watch, theatre shows to attend and contemporary art exhibitions to immerse yourself in. Read on to find out what you should be adding to your cultural diary so that this spring will be your most exciting yet.

A Century of the Artist’s Studio: 1920 – 2020 showcases an impressive number of artworks by over 80 artists from around the world. Of these artists, the works of three renowned Canadian talents are showcased, each representing aspects of culture in Canada that hint at how our unique identity is cultivated within a studio setting.

Lines in the Snow, which opened towards the end of February, features an all-Canadian line-up of 14 artists. The breadth of techniques and subject matter plays upon a wavering Canadian identity that accepts, and indeed encourages the pushing of boundaries, and exploration of indigeneity, queerness, sexuality, ecology, race, technology, and more.

Jointly composed by Anna Appleby, Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade, Ailie Robertson, and Canada’s own Cecilia Livingston, this operatic reinterpretation of the classic folk tale of the Pied Piper puts a hopeful spin on an otherwise grim fable rooted in the darker crannies of medieval history.