Author: vanlovesart

The 4th Annual Stand Festival platformed a unique program titled Katha-Keertana Chronicles on November 5th, 2024 at The Annex in Downtown Vancouver. This event shone a spotlight on a musical storytelling tradition practiced by Hindu bards in the Kannada speaking

The first night of Ballet BC’s 2024/25 season opener, DAWN, was a sold out affair, and rightly so. On the bill are three unique works by choreographers, Crystal Pite, Pierre Pontvianne, and Imre and Marne van Opstal, that bend the boundaries

“Strauss’ Die Fledermaus” is a playful opera that navigates comedic misunderstandings with twists and turns, including dance numbers. Its Halloween night production was a real crowd pleaser! The audience “ooh”-ed and “aww”-ed and chuckled out loud at ‘inside’ jokes throughout the performance.

“Prism” is a magnificent, mind-bending dance experience that needs more exposure on the West Coast. Contemporary dance company, Tentacle Tribe from Montreal, showcased the Vancouver premier of Prism at the Cultch on Oct. 23, 2024 to an eager audience. So eager,

Tanya Talaga has been speaking truth to power for over twenty years. It is difficult to picture the landscape of Truth and Reconciliation in Canada without her sure voice. Her career of twenty years at the Toronto Star moulded Tanya

Lutalo Jones’s debut album, “The Academy,” dropped in the early days of fall this year. The seasonal timing could not have been more apt. As the leaves turned, we bid summer farewell and returned to stillness and contemplation. Mirroring this

Shashi Bhat writes the interior lives of South Asian women with depth and grace. Her debut novel, “The Family Took Shape” is the coming of age story of Mira, a young South Asian woman, set in the suburbs of Toronto. Its