The Frank Theatre Company presented The Explanation in the Vancity Culture Lab from April 17th to 29th. The Explanation is a tender, playful, introspective story about identity, relationships, and the questionable necessity of labels. SAD writer Ella Adkins reviews!
Read MoreThe bi-annual Shooting Gallery Performance Series is a “breeding ground for raw works of dance and performance art”, said co-curator Julie Chapple at Saturday night’s performance. Produced with Sarah Gallos, the two women sift through submissions of established and emerging performance artists interested in exploring new approaches performance. Held at the artist collective The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret, the series offers a much needed experimental clearing for Vancouver’s performance-based artists.
Read MoreIn this interview, we get to know our February Featured Artist, Max Ammo. Raised in Mexico City and now based in Vancouver, Max is a formidable and subversive audiovisual artist. In this interview, they talk about their humble beginnings, their process, and their exciting upcoming projects. Check it out!
Read MoreFollowing the oh-so-conventional (puke in my mouth a bit) hallmark holiday came this refreshingly honest, open, and humourous series of acts responding to ideologies of love, romance, and relationships. The Unconventional Romance Variety Show celebrated sex and uncovered stereotypical notions of modern-day romance. Spicy, gritty and sometimes grotesque, the show offered racy entertainment for those seeking a not-so-hallmark approach to sensory stimulation.
Read MoreIf you’re a lover of fairy tales with teeth, then look no further than Mallory Ortberg’s newest work The Merry Spinster, a collection of dark short stories adapted from her series “Children’s Stories Made Horrific”. Beloved for her daily literary wit on the cult-hit website The Toast, and bestselling author of Texts From Jane Eyre, Ortberg has curated a chilling and hilarious romp through eleven classic stories.
Read MoreThe underground art scene, where so much of the hard work of creative production takes place, can seem strangely disconnected from the white-cube world of fine art. Nicolas Sassoon’s new show at Wil Aballe Art Projects, ‘Index Avenue Skylight’, brings these two halves of the art world together.
Read MoreThe Octopus Eats Its Own Leg is an exhibition curated in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, which offers an in-depth retrospective of the development of Murakami’s paintings from the 1980s to the present, featuring fifty-five paintings and sculptures across the second floor of the gallery.
Read MoreSome final PuSh reviews for you! Read 'em and either be glad you attending excellent theatre, or be sad that you missed out. There's always next year, though!
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