Xi Chen
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The Greek Film Festival makes its debut
June 6 2022 Cover StoryAs part of the Greek Heritage Month, which runs from June 3 to June 26, the Hellenic Canadian Congress of B.C. and The Cinematheque will launch the city’s inaugural Greek Film Festival (VGFF) …
Death by a thousand cuts – saving the ocean and its species
May 23 2022 Cover StoryPhoto courtesy of Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, UBC
As June 8 marks the annual World Ocean Day, one is called to pay more attention to the sorry state of our blue planet, which is …
An eventful Asian Heritage Month
May 9 2022 Cover StoryPhoto courtesy of ExplorAsian
Celebrating North America’s Asian Heritage, a plethora of Asia-related events are on offer this month ranging from art, music, literature, to talks and workshops.…
LiterAsian - Asian Canadian stories: from page to screen
April 25 2022 Cover StoryWith a theme of “Finding our voices, telling our stories,” this year’s LiterAsian Festival will present a number of talented Asian storytellers who have mastered multiple mediums from …
Coastal Dance Festival teams up with Nordic Bridges to celebrate local and international Indigenous performers
April 11 2022 Cover StoryPhoto par Chris Randle
Just in time to celebrate its 15th anniversary, Coastal Dance Festival will resume in-person performances at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster from April 20–24.
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Kidd Pivot’s Revisor - Adapting a Russian farce on power and corruption
March 21 2022 CultureA low-level clerk arrives at a remote government complex where all the officials mistake him as a high-ranking inspector. Since they all have secrets that they fear being exposed, they do everything…
Pamphinette Buisa - From second-generation immigrant to top-notch Olympian
February 21 2022 Cover StoryPhoto courtesy of Pamphinette Buisa
Pamphinette Buisa is a force to be reckoned with, both as a top-performing Rugby player and as a young female leader who is passionate about social justice.…
Light shows and AR art to brighten up the city
February 7 2022 Cover StoryWinter Arts Festival
Vancouver’s award-winning Winter Arts Festival will return to the city from Feb. 11 to 27 after debuting last year in the middle of the pandemic.
Produced by the …
PuSh Fest –“Aalaapi” – Experiencing Inuit life through the art of listening
January 24 2022 Cover StoryPuSh Fest -“Aalaapi”
“The audience will feel they are foreigners thrown into a northern village. Not everything is given to them right away. It is a show about the art of listening. If …
Black Lives Matter on stage –a tribute and a prayer
January 10 2022 CultureBased on the real-life murder of Trayvon Martin that launched the Black Lives Matter movement, Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers is an exciting and emotional theatre show that …