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  • Anosh Irani’s “Behind the Moon” Spotlights Immigrant Issues with Dramatic Flair
  • Abi Padilla’s “Grandma. Gangsta. Guerilla.” Offers a Well-Knit Story, Brimming with Action-Packed Levity
  • East Van Panto Robin Hood Is Giving Cozy, Festive, Political Roast
  • Dance In Vancouver: “Lossy” by Company 605 and “Croquis” by FakeKnot
  • VIFF 2024 Reviews
  • Katha-Keertana Chronicles Delivers a Didactic Discourse via Musical Story-Telling
  • Crystal Pite, Pierre Pontvianne, and Imre and Marne van Opstal Present Risk-Taking, Philosophical Works in DAWN
  • Strauss’ Die Fledermaus – A Halloween treat!
  • Tentacle Tribe’s “Prism” is a Gorgeous Storm of Modern Movement and Colour
  • “A Journalist’s Role is to Tell the Truth:” In Conversation with Tanya Talaga on Her New Book and Documentary Series, “The Knowing”
  • Lutalo Brings “The Academy” And Indie-Rock Driven Life Lessons To Vancouver
  • Giller-Nominated Author, Shashi Bhat, Has Perfected the Art of Short Story Telling
  • “As You Like It Or The Land Acknowledgement” Offers a Brutally Honest Take on Land Acknowledgments
  • An Evening with A.R Rahman at VIFF: Over-Promised, Under-Delivered
  • More Fringe 2024 Reviews!
  • Agrimony Captures Majestic Intricacies of Anthropocene Societies via Animalistic Ritualization
  • Fringe 2024 Reviews
  • Early Music Festival: Bach Motets and Bach & Mandolin
  • Early Music Festival 2024: Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610
  • Bard on the Beach: Twelfth Night and Hamlet Bring the Summer Heat
  • ITSAZOO’s Sunrise Betties: Rewarding Watch for Thriller and History Buffs Alike
  • PuSH: because i love the diversity (this micro-attitude, we all have it) – A Yogic Meditation on Microaggressions
  • PuSH Festival: Ramanenjana by Tangaj Collective – An Artistic Critique of the Colonial Gaze
  • “Snow White” by Carousel Theatre for Young People Dazzles with Brechtian Brilliance
  • VIFF 2023 Wrap Up
  • Heart of the City Festival highlights community resilience in Vancouver’s DTES
  • Pippa Mackie’s “Hurricane Mona” Counters Climate Anxiety with Radical Humor
  • Silvia Moreno-Garcia Talks About Film, Genre, Writing, and her New Novel, “Silver Nitrate”
  • Kevin Chong’s Students Ask the Writer About his Giller Prize Shortlisted Novel “The Double Life of Benson Yu”
  • VIFF 2023: Sculpting the Giant
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  • Vancouver Fringe 2023 Platforms a Plethora of Transformative Artistic Expressions
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  • Fallen from Heaven (Caída del Cielo) Showcases Rocío Molina’s Raw Power
  • Earthy Vancouver Folk Music Festival Returns With A Diverse Lineup
  • Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical by Theatre Under The Stars Captures the Euphoria of Youth Rebellion
  • Briefs Factory’s Dirty Laundry immerses you in queer joy
  • First Métis Man of Odesa – Love is the Antidote to War
  • The Lightning Thief – The Percy Jackson Musical Brings Local Talent to Light
  • Zahida Rahemtulla’s The Wrong Bashir tackles cultural amnesia using Ismaili humor
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  • Are we not drawn onward to new erA reverses the gaze on mankind’s history to imagine new futures
  • MANUAL is an immersive conversation with a public library
  • Soliloquio (I Woke Up and Hit My Head Against the Wall) is a Heart Wrenching Demonstration of Anti-Art
  • Colored Swan 3: Harriers Remix is a Metaphysical Journey Through Time and Space
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  • Indiefest 2022 Reimagines Performance Arts by Highlighting Vancouver’s Cultural Diversity
  • Overture/s: Ballet BC is Back with Fearless Choreography by Sharon Eyal, Gai Behar, Medhi Walerski and Dutch stars, Imre and Marne van Opstal
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  • “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”: Bard on the Beach Entrances Vancouver with Shakespeare’s Psychedelic Play
  • Vancouver Opera Returns with the Gothic Glamour and Romance of “Orfeo ed Euridice”
  • Medhi Walerski and BalletBC’s Return to the Stage with “Unfold + Give” Slaps!
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“Ringo”: PuSH Festival 2019

“Ringo”: PuSH Festival 2019
January 25, 2019January 25, 2019
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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

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Governor General’s Poetry Award Winner, Cecily Nicholson, Talks Poetry, Community, and Roots

Governor General Poetry Award Winner, Cecily Nicholson, Talks Poetry, Community, and Roots
January 25, 2019January 25, 2019
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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

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We’re All Freaks: “The Dakh Daughters” Kick Off Their First Tour in North America

We’re All Freaks: “The Dakh Daughters” Kick Off Their First Tour in North America
January 24, 2019January 24, 2019
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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

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“Mrs. Krishnan’s Party” is an Absolute Hoot!

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January 24, 2019January 24, 2019
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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

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The Vancouver Men’s Chorus’ “Making Spirits Bright” is Full of Inclusive Holiday Cheer!

Vancouver Men’s Chorus presents “Making Spirits Bright”
December 12, 2018
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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

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Anosh Irani’s Masterfully Suspenseful “Bombay Black” Shows You Colours You’ve Never Seen Before

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December 10, 2018December 10, 2018
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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

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Frédérick Gravel’s “This Duet That We’ve Already Done (so many times)” is a Raw, Sensual, and Rough Dance Piece

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December 4, 2018
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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

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