Canadian-made short film Counter Act would have screened at the Rendez-Vous Festival earlier last month, had it not been for some last minute festival rescheduling. No matter, writer Sagal Kahin got her hands on a screening copy and reviewed it anyway! She takes a hard look at bias, representation, and the white saviour complex. Not all reviews can be shining.
Read MoreIf you've ever been to Vancouver's iconic Elbow Room Café, you're already familiar with Dave Deveau and Anton Lipovetsky's Elbow Room Café: The Musical. Vivacious and engaging in its presence on stage, Elbow Room tells the story of one of this city's most recognizable fixtures, and speaks to the contemporary issues surrounding it with a clear voice.
Read MoreSometimes we publish reviews of great productions after they've moved off the stage, just because they're that good. Here's to great theatre!
Read More“Moonlodge can bring both tears of sadness and tears of laughter. It boldly shows, as Margo Kane desired, the resilience, strength and humour shown by indigenous communities in the face of numerous challenges.” Writer Emma Phillips reviews.
Read MoreWe are looking for an art curator to help elevate the quality of artwork and photography we use online to accompany posts on sadmag.ca.
The successful candidate will be able to find diverse and talented emerging artists, prioritizing work by underrepresented groups including POC, First Nations, and LGBTQ*, to feature on sadmag.ca. Priority should be given to artists from Greater Vancouver, though we also occasionally feature artists from elsewhere in Canada.
Read MoreWriter Paloma Pacheco speaks with the inimitable Barbara Chirinos, programmer of the Black History Month film series at Vancity Theatre, and touches on the vitality of film as story-telling medium and the importance of diverse experience in art. “What I try to do with all Black History events is to promote them in the broader community. It is very important for the black community to show up because we need to be reminded of what we’ve accomplished, to recognize all of the people that have made contributions, to see people who look like us and to be reminded: We are worthy, we are fantastic, and we contribute to society.”
Read MoreThe final demonstration was a gleeful and downright genius romp through flour. Clad in black, several of the female contortionists danced and leapt through clouds of flour: every child’s dream. Cuisine & Confessions was an exquisite performance that called the audience to listen to their stomachs and in turn, connect with themselves and the people around them.
Read MoreI was not prepared for the intuitive, almost instinctual wash of familiarity as I watched Mouthpiece. Admittedly, I'm sometimes intimidated by contemporary theatre because I'm afraid I won't “get it”, but this show was so profoundly relatable because of it's unique use of sound, physicality, and artful allusions to overwhelmingly intricate themes. Never before have I wanted to stand up from my seat and yell, “Yes! That's exactly it! The feeling of being hot and itchy and hate-filled because you feel wrong in everything you're wearing - that's what it looks like!”
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