Hazel Isle: An Interview with Jessica Johnson
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“I got really into the idea of witnessing what landscape can tell us about human history, and how people have utilized, abused, or taken the land they live on for granted.”
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VFW 2018: NOT DEAD YET - Eulogy
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While EULOGY certainly gestures towards the past, each piece of this collection is decidedly of the moment, seasonless, and eternally cool.
Read MoreVFW 2018: Atelier Grandi - Prismania
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Grandi does not aim to set trends, but to celebrate the classics.
Read MoreFringe Festival 2018 Review: A Sad-Ass Cabaret
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The line was long to get into Havana Theatre, a small venue beneath Vancouver’s temporarily vacant Havana restaurant. One by one the crowd turned away from the bustling energy of Commercial Drive and into a dark hallway adorned with a staircase, a portal that led to an intimate room. Dimly lit and tempered comfortably high. Patrick Watson filled the air as we anticipated the start of A Sad-Ass Cabaret.
Read MoreNigredo 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.”
Read MoreFringe 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.
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