Meet October's Featured Artist, Kari Kristensen!
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Kari Kristensen came to Vancouver from Ontario for vacation and—lived the story we all hear occasionally—never left.
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Interview: Jordan Abel
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I was drawn to the western for a few reasons. One: it’s a genre that very often seems to represent Indigenous peoples in problematic, stereotypical ways. Two: there are thousands of western novels that are now in the public domain, but it is also a genre that is still very much alive today. Three: many North Americans have a deep and troubling nostalgia for the genre (which is also often intertwined with a kind of romanticizing of colonization that could also been seen as a romanticizing of Indigenous genocide).
Read MoreInterview: Leanne Dunic
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The saltwater and terrain of Bowen Island is where I’ve been most successful in writing poetry/prose. As an artist, I feel most grounded and inspired by the complexity of Japan, and when I’m in Singapore, I’m grounded in the sense that I’ve eaten too much food and can’t move.
Read MoreReview: Setting Bones and In Stitches at Fringe
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Our second and final batch of Fringe 2017 reviews is here, and it's ready for you to read on! A little bit serious, a little bit funny—Fringe has always been a well-rounded theatrical experience, and we cherish it for that.
Read MoreReview: Executing Justice and The Man Who Sold the World at Fringe
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Hello and goodbye, Fringe Fest 2017. Oh, how we wish we could have experience you twice over! But alas, time moves so quickly and festivals must eventually end. At least we have a few reviews as re-cap! First up, a duo of one man shows (paradoxical, I know). Enjoy!
Read MoreReview: Bombay Black
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“Resonating throughout each character is the connecting theme that they are all victims of circumstance. Each character is driven by incidents which both haunt and inspire them. The complexity of their dynamics and dark intentions leave you conflicted about what you hope happens for the story’s resolution.” Catch Bombay Black, written by Anosh Irani and directed by Rohit Chokhani, at this year's Fringe Festival!
Read MoreMeet September's Featured Artist, Sandeep Johal
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“Rest In Power has its roots in my first series about gender-based violence, When Honour Kills (2006), which was my response to a rash of honour killings in the lower mainland in the early to mid-2000s. It questioned this notion of honour that is so powerful families are willing to kill their daughters over it. And let’s be clear here, just daughters, never sons. The two women from that series, Jaswinder Sidhu and Amandeep Atwal, are also featured in Rest In Power.”
Read MoreInterview: Aileen Bahmanipour
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“[This leads us] back to the myth that I choose to work with: it’s a story about a king of Iran, whose name is Zahak. By the kisses of the devil, two snakes start growing from his shoulders. He is very afraid of his snakes and seeks a doctor to help him. But the devil transforms himself into a doctor and instructs Zahak to cut off the heads of the young people of his country, make a meal of their brains, and feed it to his snakes.”
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