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“Khalil Khalil” at PuSh 2026: Art is Resistance for Palestinian Artists Creating Art Under Occupation

January 22, 2026
vanlovesart
Theatre

Khalil Albatran and Bilal Alkhatib are collaborators and good friends. Based in Ramallah, Palestine, they have been examining a story idea that is a uniquely tragic reality for many Palestinians, that of being named after family members martyred by occupying

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Talking Globalization, the Perception of the Indian Writer, and Having Faith in Writing with Author Kiran Desai

October 12, 2025October 12, 2025
vanlovesart
Author, Vancouver Writers Fest

Kiran Desai’s new novel has been ten years in the making. “The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny” was recently shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize, and is the successor to her Booker Prize-winning novel, “The Inheritance of Loss.” Both novels

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“Women of the Fur Trade” Subverts Colonial Historiography with Machiavellian Panache

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025
vanlovesart
Theatre

How does one reclaim the unwritten tales of women that are lost to history’s obsession with masculine exploits? Playwright Frances Končan seems to have chosen the path of whimsy and millennial banter, with pop-culture references and just a dash of

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Fringe 2025 Reviews

September 13, 2025September 13, 2025
vanlovesart
Fringe, Theatre, Uncategorized

Grabbing The Hammer Lane: A Trucker Narrative Image credit: Micheal Derek Gatlin Among the numerous performance venues on Granville Island, The NEST is a cozy one. Tucked away on the third floor, the modest square footage puts very little separation

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Theatre Under The Stars Returns With An Edible Dream: Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, So Don’t Dally. Go Watch It!

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025
vanlovesart
Theatre Under the Stars, Uncategorized

The opening night of Peter Jorgensen’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on July 2nd, 2025 at Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) was our first time attending TUTS, and we are still buzzing from the experience. The entire atmosphere in Stanley

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“Much Ado About Nothing” At Bard on the Beach is a Summer Treat

June 27, 2025June 27, 2025
vanlovesart
Uncategorized

Opening night of “Much Ado About Nothing” at Vancouver’s cherished Bard on the Beach was a charming and laugh-out-loud adventure that delivered for the duration of its lengthy 3-hour runtime. As the sun slowly dipped behind the mountains, the open

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Neworld Theatre’s “Eyes of the Beast” Adapts “The Climate Disaster Project” for Community Dialogue

June 27, 2025June 27, 2025
vanlovesart
Uncategorized

Photo credit: Chelsey Stuyt “Eyes of the Beast” is an immersive production that adapts the stories of various survivors of climate disasters to foster community dialogue. A collaborative endeavor, this project brings the award-winning journalism of The Climate Disaster Project

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