As part of Vancouver's Diwali Fest, Anusree Roy's award winning play, Brothel #9, puts the grittier aspects of human struggle and resilience on stage, front and centre. Skillfully written and directed, with the outstanding talent of its players, this production is one to know about. Ljudmila Petrovic reviews.
Read MoreIn a time when positivity and lightness of being are in danger of becoming scarce, it seems Tracey Power's Miss Shakespeare reaches us with necessary intention. Writer Sagal Kahin reflects on the immeasurable value of women's voices, and on the weight of this message as told by Power's pertinent production.
Read MoreI love the worlds we build with other people through language—how letters, poems, text messages, emails are not only evidence of our rapports, but they also actively shape them. Each relationship has its own vocabulary and texture and I like to think epistolary poems allow me to pay tribute to those idiosyncrasies. It’s also a way to conjure the addressee; it creates a wormhole that doesn’t exactly bring that person closer, but it does bring into relief that realm you’ve created together.
Read MoreThe exhibition is on view from November 5th through February 5th, 2017, and begs an afternoon’s worth viewing for art lovers and casual internet browsers alike. Juxtapoz x Superflat accomplishes a truly respectable feat: creating an accessible portal for the appreciation of “high-art” technique melded with “low-art” content.
Read MoreThe Pianist: A Concert Catastrophe is a unique performance of physical theatre combined with a farcical comedy of errors that results in a mesmerising tale of one man’s journey to, at base, play the piano. Through mime and a Charlie-Chaplin-meets-Houdini set of fantastical flourishes and stunts, the old adage that 90 percent of communication is non-verbal has never rung truer.
Read MoreRead Local BC is back again this year—and if you haven’t yet heard about this initiative spearheaded by the Association of Book Publishers of BC—then clear your calendar from now 'til November 7th.
Read MoreFitting in perfectly with our latest issue theme, Secrets, Marisa Emma Smith and Mack Gordon have devised a darkly illuminating (paradoxical, but true) play that teases our senses and invites full imagination, all while in the pitch black. We're into it.
Read More“The music of my culture never felt like a strict or repressive place like classical music did. It spoke to me very deeply—the lilting rhythm, the tone, the sense of nostalgia. When making my own music, this came very natural to me.”
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