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  • Soldiers of Tomorrow injects moral clarity into dominant geopolitical discourse
  • 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
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The Lightning Thief – The Percy Jackson Musical Brings Local Talent to Light

May 26, 2023May 28, 2023
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Millennial book-lovers might remember the 2000’s as the heyday of “epic-fantasy” bestsellers. Rick Riordan’s “Percy Jackson & the Olympians” was one such series that successfully implanted Greek gods and mythical creatures into the average teenager’s consciousness. Last Sunday, the fantasyland

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Zahida Rahemtulla’s The Wrong Bashir tackles cultural amnesia using Ismaili humor

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023
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The Wrong Bashir is set in present day Vancouver and depicts the intergenerational story of a wonky Ismaili family. The comedic plot highlights the absurd relationship dynamics and idiosyncrasies one tends to witness in displaced and migrant communities. Bashir Ladha

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Soldiers of Tomorrow injects moral clarity into dominant geopolitical discourse

February 4, 2023
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Our world exists in the realm of glaring contradictions – humans yearning to express love are ordered to perform hatred; children and grandchildren of trauma survivors are taught cultural lores that are incompatible with the current material reality; parents who

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Are we not drawn onward to new erA reverses the gaze on mankind’s history to imagine new futures

February 4, 2023February 4, 2023
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Photo credit: Ontroerend Goed Are we not drawn onward to new erA is a theater production that casts a reversible gaze on human actions that have led to climate change. The show, just like its title, is a palindromic sequence.

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MANUAL is an immersive conversation with a public library

February 1, 2023February 2, 2023
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  My oldest memory of a book library comes from early schooling years in Bangalore, India. I attended an institution that was run by Catholic Missionaries who embraced an ethic of strict discipline with mandated obedience to authority. The school

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Soliloquio (I Woke Up and Hit My Head Against the Wall) is a Heart Wrenching Demonstration of Anti-Art

January 28, 2023
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Can art exist in a world that routinely endorses hegemony and oppressive systems? Is it possible for artists to occupy a place of relevance in the midst of contradictions that disregard human life for material profit? Soliloquio (I Woke Up

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Coloured Swan 3: Harriet’s reMix is a Metaphysical Journey Through Time and Space

January 22, 2023January 28, 2023
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  Author’s note: As an outsider to African culture, I am not privy to many of the deeper symbols, sounds and movements that were invoked during the performance. So, I have not attempted to critique or analyze those aspects in

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