Left of Main is a creative hub for the live arts community, located in Historic Chinatown on the second floor of the former Park Lock Dim Sum Restaurant, on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) people. The space is home to Action at a Distance, CADA/West, MascallDance, NOW-ID and plastic orchid factory, and welcomes over 4,000 people annually.

Since 2013, plastic orchid factory spearheaded this cultural space development project on behalf of the independent dance community in Vancouver and beyond. Natalie LeFebvre Gnam piloted two planning projects, which led to the acquisition of a 1,500 sq. ft space in the former Park Lock Dim Sum restaurant in Vancouver’s Historic Chinatown. The project was generously supported by the City of Vancouver’s Cultural Infrastructure Grant Program, Canada Council for the Arts’ Leadership for Change, Canadian Heritage’s Cultural Spaces Fund, Western Economic Diversification’s Canada 150 and was one of only 13 projects from across BC to receive funding from BC Collaborative Spaces. In April 2017, Left of Main opened its doors to the community of Vancouver and beyond.

Left of Main’s amenities include a 500 sq ft shared office/lounge, a kitchenette with dishwasher and drop down counter that can function as a bar for events. A gender neutral washroom with two closed stalls and a full shower. The 1000 sq ft studio has 14ft ceilings, two walls of windows that overlook Keefer and Main Streets, light-out window coverings, a sprung wood floor with Harlequin marley, sonic baffling, 50 chairs, 2’ pipe grid, 2x BOSE F1 sound monitors, 2x BOSE F1 subs and an Allen and Heath QU-16 digital mixer. WiFi throughout.