Elise Varley
Articles by Elise Varley
Forging identities outside cultural norms
May 30 2016 ColumnsRecently, I was asked by a stranger where I was from. After stating what I thought was an obvious answer of “born here, in Vancouver,” I was met with a response I didn’t expect.
“Really? Your…
Talking to strangers, making connections
May 30 2016 Community Blanca Salvatierra (right) at the 2015 100in1Day event. | Photo courtesy of Blanca Salvatierra
Community development leader …
World music fusion: flamenco and brass
March 21 2016 Culture
Ventanas’ lead singer Tamar Ilana.| Photo by Zahra Saleki
Music groups Orkestar Slivovica and Ventanas will perform at …
The geometry of space
February 22 2016 Art
Laura Wee Láy Láq’s work is handbuilt, burnished and finished without glaze.| Photo courtesy of Laura Wee Láy Láq.
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A song for the century
January 25 2016 Culture
Neema Bickersteth. |
Toronto-based soprano Neema Bickersteth performs Century Song, a hybrid work of film, song and dance …