Carpe Fin: Haida art blends with Japanese manga
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In this prequel to RED, Haida artist and writer Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas blends his people’s art with Japanese manga to tell the story of a coastal community in crisis.
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Vancouverites join the band @ VIFF's This Is Spinal Tap: 35th Anniversary Live Screening
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“I first saw Spinal Tap on a tour bus when I was 17. We were driving across the U.S. on tour and our tour manager popped it into the DVD player. Needless to say, it blew my tiny teen brain.”
Read MoreA Mixed Playlist Inspired By: Alina Senchenko
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”As inspired by Senchenko’s image, this month’s mix is one part smooth, one part lo-fi fuzz; a leisurely stroll through the last moments of summer, and an embrace of fall’s rough edges.“ Take a listen!
Read MoreRobot Rights, Human Love and a License to Kill? You Decide: AI Love You @ the Fringe
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Are artificially intelligent robots independent beings, capable of feeling pain and love? Do they deserve equal or lesser rights to humans, or no rights at all? In this choose-your-own-adventure play AI Love You asks audiences to contemplate the ethics of AI-human relationships, and decide the fate of a robot.
Read MoreBorderline A**hole: A dark, humorous, and insightful hour of storytelling
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What do you do when your new girlfriend accuses you of having Borderline Personality Disorder? Coming to Vancouver Fringe Festival from San Francisco, Borderline A**hole by Julie Gieseke is a darkly funny comedy that examines the complex dynamics of identity, mental health, and romantic relationships.
Read MoreThe Geekenders present Alice in Glitterland: An immersive wonderland @ The Fringe
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Examining what ‘We’re all mad here’ means through a 2019 lens, the show presents familiar characters in a new way, broken down to explore what living and loving with mental illness looks like, dealing with wisdom you weren’t ready to gain, and when and how people should take responsibility for their choices.
Read MoreMeet September's Featured Artist: Alina Senchenko
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“My practice is really trying to de-stereotype Ukraine and Eastern European countries. I try to look at a different point of Ukrainian life and society and try to breakdown structures. A lot of photographers from the West go to any Third World country and look at it with an exploitative gaze. There are people trying to live their lives in these places. It always made me mad to see this type of artwork.”
Read MoreMy Name is Sumiko: Like a Children's play, but for adult Fringers
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If you mixed Japanese owarai, bouffon clowning, feminist rage, pop music and millennial hardship together, then held the result up to a funhouse mirror of Japanese stereotypes, the result would be close. But My Name is Sumiko refuses to be categorized or defined
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