Author: vanlovesart

It was chilling, and not because bricks of dry ice were being pulled from a family sized cooler. The scene was dark and the room was quiet—in the beginning. Tetsuya Umeda walked across a wide room effortlessly navigating a collection

Cecily Nicholson won the 2018 Governor General’s Award for English-language poetry for her latest book, “Wayside Sang”. She has two other books of poetry called “Triage” (2011) and “From the Poplars” (2014). “Wayside Sang” concerns entwined migrations of Black-other diaspora coming

If there is anything “freak cabernet” about the Dakh Daughters, it’s that they hug the freak within themselves. A troupe of six actors take up instruments, and in absolute punk spirit, play them unabashedly for 80 minutes. Dakh Daughters have one

From the surprise of a party to the delicious daal and rice – “Mrs. Krishnan’s Party” is delectable! Theatre in of itself is so enjoyable but when espoused to an interactive party at which you are a guest and participant, the

The Vancouver Men’s Chorus  (VMC) is Canada’s first gay chorus. Founded in 1981, it now has 130+ members. The company put on several shows a year, both at home in Vancouver and across Canada. It is therefore with some embarrassment

On a cold Thursday Vancouver night, “Bombay Black” gripped every audience member in the Firehall Arts Centre. It had been a while since I’d held my breath watching a truly riveting drama and feeling unpredictability linger in my chest. One minute

To start, I’m not a dancer. When I watch dance performances, I’m not sure when to clap because I don’t know which moves are the most difficult. They all look hard to me! And yet dancers have a unique ability