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With two exhibitions currently showing in Vancouver, Dutch artist Mirjam Linschooten and Canadian artist Sameer Farooq say it’s a blend of research, asking questions, engaging in dialogue and working together. The exhibition features a mix of installation, photography, design and writing. Farooq says White, Steel, Slice Mask which is on display in the windows of…
While Portugal shares similarities with other Latin countries in Europe such as Italy and Spain, Sandra Medeiros says it is unique in its own right – Portugal winning this year’s Euro Cup certainly helps. “You usually don’t hear a lot about Portugal or its events in the city – it’s so nice because Portugal gets…
For Alexandra Lainfiesta, a recent grad of Studio 58, the decision to move to Canada from Guatemala to pursue the performing arts was a ‘click away.’ The actress, who plays Anita in Theatre Under the Stars’ (TUTS) upcoming production of West Side Story, chose Vancouver as a place to study acting and pursue a career…
Musician, writer and performer Vivek Shraya will be at this year’s Indian Summer Festival as part of the ‘5 by 15’ panel on July 16, in which five people will speak on various subjects for 15 minutes. Shraya will focus on a photo series recreated from some of her mother’s old photos – nine vintage…
Musicians from the four corners of the world are bringing their unique rhythms to various Vancouver music festivals this summer. Three visiting musicians share their personal history. With a diverse range of musical styles, Wil Campa, Faris Amine and Cécile Doo-Kingué will each bring a multitude of stories, connecting with their audience through their love…
Six dancers with various training and backgrounds came together with the goal of constant change to create OURO Collective, a Vancouver dance group intent on finding innovative ways to challenge ideas and express their love for dance and interaction with other artists and audience members. OURO Collective gets its name from the Greek word ouroboros,…
A family-run production, Dancers of Damelahamid, brings together a collaboration of various Aboriginal dance forms and innovative ideas and technology in their new production, Flicker. Nigel Grenier, dancer and performer, says Flicker continues some of the threads of previous dance productions, such as Spirit and Transformation: using music to tell a story. Rather than shorter…
You may not know the face but you may recognize the voice. As host of Red 93.1FM’s Sunday radio program, Sade Bache SadaVirsa, Kanwalnain (Naina) Grewal says people have started noticing her in the past couple of years – even while she’s shopping for a brand of ketchup with her mother at the grocery store.…
Staring at a wall on the side of the building is like looking at a blank canvas for artist Ilya Viryachev. Taking on mural painting in the last couple years, he talks about the work involved, what inspires him and how it brings the community together. “I like the idea that one person can do…
Imagine literally stepping into a painting – a painting that begins on the floor and goes up the wall. This is the first thing you will see, and walk on, when you enter Patrick Cruz’s exhibition Bulaklak Ng Paraiso (Flower of Paradise) at Centre A, Vancouver International Centre For Contemporary Asian Art. The exhibition is…
Years after his first exhibition at the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam, photographer Zebulon Zang returns to the same site to display No Name Creek. His personal project examines his city at its earliest uninhabited form to give a sense of familiarity and the changes he witnessed. Zang says the story behind the name of…
Itai Erdal’s play, A Very Narrow Bridge, explores the immigrant experience in Canada from a Jewish perspective. The playwright’s own immigration story helped to illustrate the questions that arise and challenges that are faced by many new people. The play has its world premiere at this year’s Chutzpah! Festival in Vancouver. “It’s funny. It’s the…
For some, strong family ties help navigate multi-ethnic cultural identities through thick and thin. As David Ng of Love Intersections, a multicultural film project that talks about language, love and diverse communities, and local poet Renée Saklikar explain, family is at the heart of their stories about unique upbringings and the change they’d like to…
