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Common Threads Weave Five Pieces into One in Joshua Beamish’s “Proximity”

March 9, 2021
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Proximity – a collection of short works features five dances woven into one mesmerizing 50 minute performance. Co-presented between the Dance Centre and PuSh Festival, the stream features two choreographies created by, and two pieces danced by, Joshua Beamish, and

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Crystal Pite’s “Body and Soul” Questions the Nature of Humanity

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021
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Crystal Pite’s “Body and Soul” has me questioning what it is to be human, and whether it’s different than being any other animal. The incredible dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet take us on a journey exploring human nature and

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“Frequencies” Makes Gorgeous Lemonade Out of the Lemons of the Digital Format

February 21, 2021February 22, 2021
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In Heist’s “Frequencies,” Aaron Collier takes us on a journey that combines techno music, philosophy and deep interrogations of space and time. This live-streamed performance exceeded my expectations on all levels. I had not attended a theatre production for almost a year

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The Dance Centre’s “003_playback”: Whose Show Is It, Anyway?

January 27, 2021January 29, 2021
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When I tuned in to recent SFU graduate Caroline MacCaull’s 003_playback, I felt like I was watching two shows at once. There was the dance, of course, but the spectacle put on by the audience was equally diverting. Part of

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The Books That Kept Our Hearts Beating in 2020

December 29, 2020December 29, 2020
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  They’re throwing phrases around like “light at the end of the tunnel” and “new year, new beginnings” and “Vaccines! Vaccines! Vaccines!” 2020 was so off-script that feeling hopeful now feels like a trap. But hope is powerful. It is

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VIFF 2020: “Black Bear” is Profound and Twisted

October 10, 2020October 10, 2020
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“Black Bear” has been marketed as a cross between a thriller and a comedy. I’d say it’s a cross between a mushroom trip and a fever dream. Director Lawrence Michael Levine has created a work that is so novel it

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VIFF 2020: “Frida Kahlo” AKA Dollar Sign Dollar Sign Dollar Sign

October 7, 2020October 8, 2020
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The world premiere of the documentary Frida Kahlo at VIFF unsurprisingly adds little to the gargantuan body of work on Frida. In fact, the parts that were left out of the documentary become the most revealing elements in a film which otherwise

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