Nigredo Hotel: A Wondrously Dark Night of the Soul
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“I’ll be more than happy if someone who doesn’t like opera comes, then we can have a conversation and I will find out why; Then I will convert them.”
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Fringe Festival 2018 Review: Awkward Hug
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There is an oft-expressed coming-of-age narrative we are familiar with—something unequivocally quiet and clumsy, something that sports all the sentimentality, the angst and the usual gawky suspects. So when Cory Thibert launches into Awkward Hug with an anecdote on how he lost his virginity, one might feel inclined to settle into their expectations. However, it would be an injustice to Cory, Linnea Gwiazdaan and TJ Dawe to say this is just a coming of age story.
Read MoreA Mixed Playlist Inspired By: Sarah Davidson
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September’s mixed playlist is here! “The figures in [Sarah Davidson’s] piece, wonderland (2017), [are] in the midst of a dance, perhaps one that follows the quickness of improvisational jazz and also the soft steps of an evening lullaby. Opposite ends of the spectrum, I know. But somehow, these abstract forms can keep each pace.”
Read MoreFringe Festival 2018 Review: Rocko and Nakota: Tales From the Land
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In Rocko and Nakota: Tales From the Land, expert storyteller Josh Languedoc takes his audience on a journey into mental illness and the healing power of stories. This one--man show, in which Languedoc switches with remarkable remarkable prowess between multiple characters, explores young Nakota’s struggle to grapple with his demons, both internal and external. Rocko and Nakota gifts audiences with traditional and contemporary stories about resilience and becoming your own hero.
Read MoreFringe Festival 2018 Review: Lip Service
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Lip Service, the physical comedy by Natalie Tin Yin Gan and Ashley Whitehead, is wholly satisfying (pun and innuendo intended). From the more technical aspects, such as their marked choreography and synchronization, to the show's deserved focus: Vulvas, obviously. And more specifically, issues of service, of self-acceptance, of doing-it-all, and more.
Read MoreMeet September's Featured Artist: Sarah Davidson!
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Sarah Davidson works between drawing and painting to investigate the interconnected organisms of the natural world. She holds a BFA from Emily Carr, and is currently earning an MFA from the University of Guelph.
Web Editor Sarah chatted with Sarah Davidson about the conversation between science and art, plant cognition, and some killer book recommendations. Enjoy!
Read MoreCALL FOR READERS: SAD GHOST STORIES
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We’re looking for readers interested in presenting their work at our reading room at this year’s Vancouver Art Book Fair. The theme is GHOST STORIES and we want work that explores themes like ancestral spirits, diaspora, haunting memory, hungry ghosts, grief, and restless spectres.
We would love to include emerging writers who have limited publication or reading experience. We would also like to hold space for underrepresented voices from our community.
If you have something creepy to share, send three to four pieces you might read to keagan@sadmag.ca.
Tarotscopes for the New Moon in VIRGO
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Welcome to the first New Moon Tarotscopes here at SAD Mag! The New Moon in Virgo visits us after a month of eclipses. Four of the planets that went retrograde this summer—that is, appeared to move backwards through the signs—Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, and Saturn are now moving forward once again, but slow-moving Pluto, Uranus, and Neptune are still in their retrograde phase. This makes it a good time to take advantage of the dark lunar energy to go inward, to seek deep transformation, to nurture your most secure bonds. It’s also a good time to celebrate the hard-won fruits of subversive action, and continue to sit in that space of cutting through illusion by putting dreams of a brighter future into practice.
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