“The film asks us to pay attention, to listen, to watch everything as it unfolds. All of these moments matter. All of these people matter. To pay them attention is to care.” Gianfranco Rosi's Fire at Sea came to VIFF only a few weeks ago, but has already garnered wide acclaim. Writer Kerria Gray muses on why this documentary is as affecting as it is.
Read MoreAs 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 More“The greatest gift of art, whether that’s literature or painting or dance, is to be able to show people a glimpse of themselves.”
Read More“I say point blank that I didn’t necessarily learn anything. I wanted to push against that trope, especially in memoir, which is ‘I wrote this because I am a different person now that I was before and this journey has taken me to some grand place.’ Well, not necessarily, sometimes we just do things and we don’t get any further ahead, we don’t get any wiser. Maybe it’s not inspiring, but it might be true.”
Read MoreBen Skinner: meticulous craftsman, innovative artist, collector of two-inch cubes. Read on for more about Ben's show with Alex Caldwell at Winsor Gallery and his practice.
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 More“We hoped participants would enter the gallery from the world in which we live our everyday lives and, once inside, be able to fully immerse themselves in a momentary dream world—known from their own personal experience of the space between.”
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