Review: Dragging Piaf at QAF
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"It’s watching someone hit the self-destruct button with a big smile, or watching someone smile while they cry. Breakdowns are supposed to be unavoidable, but not enjoyed. "
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Review: Lyle Chan's String Quartet at QAF
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"But underneath the larger story is a cast of humans who become as enduring, emotional, and intimate to the audience as beloved characters in a novel. We learn about two gay twin brothers who lost the support of their parents, who in song form become two violins in empath-esq conversation. We learn about Chan’s support of a close friend’s suicide, which in song becomes a long drawn out note that ends, followed by the sound of a ambulance."
Read MoreReview: Bard on the Beach—The Merry Wives of Windsor
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1960’s North America meets Elizabethan England in The Merry Wives of Windsor at Bard on the Beach. First mounted in 2012, the Shakespearean play is back in full swing: part theatre, part musical, The Merry Wives of Windsor has been touted as enjoyable for anyone, regardless of prior knowledge or fandom for the undying playwright.
Read MoreQueer Arts Festival: Pride in Art Visual Art Show
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SAD Mag ventured over to the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre to engage with local talent and expression, all thanks to this year's Queer Arts Festival and the Pride in Art Visual Arts Show. It was a treat, to say the least!
Read MorePortraits of Brief Encounters: HEY LOOK AT ME, I'M GOING DOWN
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There wasn’t much to it. No grand display. It wasn’t like a, “hey look at me, I’m going down,” type of thing. He just fell, and even though he was unconscious before he hit the ground, the way he collapsed seemed so deliberate.
Read MoreReview: Kelly Reichardt's Old Joy
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"Last month the Cinematheque put on an event dedicated to Kelly Reichardt’s movies, a director who, after I’d heard so many small bursts of praise, was starting to take on a mythic image in my mind. I knew her as the director who scouted 39 states before choosing the exact Walgreens parking lot she wanted for her scene, who trekked across the Oregon desert for a movie, who made big independent movies but slept on friends’ couches to live, an outsider who made movies about outsiders."
Read MoreDisposable Camera Series III: Europe by Ora Cogan
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Way back when, for our Mad Mad World issue (no. 12), we sent some disposable cameras with a few friends and local musicians while they traveled the world. You may have spotted a few snaps in the Movement issue, and starting now you'll be able to find the rest here, in the Disposable Camera Series.
Read MoreTalking Heads: Anna MacLellan on "Welcome Home"
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In advance of what is sure to be a sensory delight for nostalgic spectators, SAD Mag's Helen Wong spoke with artist Anna MacLellan about Welcome Home, a mixed media installation which opens for viewing June 17, 2016 at Untitled Art Space.
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