The Shoe Project

A pair of shoes painted red and blue, on a box

PIRS is proud to have presented the 2025 edition of The Shoe Project in Vancouver.

This year’s event brought together immigrant and refugee women, supported by professional writing and theatre coaches, to share powerful personal stories on stage. Each story was woven around a pair of shoes—sometimes ones left behind, other times ones that carried them forward into a new chapter. The 2025 event was moving and inspiring, with stories that left a lasting impression on everyone in the room. We are grateful to all who joined us and to our partners at YWCA Vancouver for making it possible.

Stay tuned for the next edition of The Shoe Project, where new voices and stories will once again take the spotlight!

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TSP Vancouver – 2025 Participants
Shoe project 2025
TSP Vancouver – 2025 Participants

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We are grateful to project partner The Arts Club Theatre Company, for its generous contribution of ticketing services and studio and theatre facilities.

Program Concept © The Shoe Project

The Shoe Project logo: red and blue shoes on a wooden box
Arts Club Theatre Company
YWCA Metro Vancouver
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