Alyssa Amarshi: Her Tribal Roots
An Ambassador for the 2021 B.C. Culture Days, Alyssa Amarshi is an artist, creative director and activist for inclusivity in the arts. Through her collective, Her Tribal Roots, Amarshi is …
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September 20 2021 Culture A mix of history and intercultural compositions
Tzimmes band members capture the many sounds of Jewish music. | Photo courtesy of Moshe Denburg
Released on September 10 by Moshe Denburg’s band, Tzimmes, The Road Never Travelled is their …
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August 30 2021 Community Cultural Spotlight: A dream come true
It was all a dream – literally. Rebecca Lyon was in the middle of pursuing her PhD in Indigenous studies when she had a dream about a jacket, unlike any she had ever worn.
“One of our …
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August 30 2021 Local Confucius or Confusions - Addressing happiness and democratic freedom in contemporary Asian Studies
The 2021 TAIWANfest aims to re-think Asia through the lens of Taiwan and Korea, and Josephine Chiu-Duke, PhD, will address the taboos around Confucianism and its theoretical legacy to 21st Century …
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August 30 2021 Culture Ed Hill – asking the right questions through comedy
“What comedy brings is the ability to ask the right question. I don’t have the answers, I just have the stories, but I think people will find the answers through these stories,” says comedian …
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August 30 2021 Art Karishma Deo: an upcoming artist
Karishma Deo, an Indo-Canadian singer-songwriter with more than 85,000 followers on TikTok, has captured many hearts through her soulful renditions of classic Bollywood songs as well as mashups of …
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August 16 2021 Community Cultural Spotlight - The Hands of Knowledge: female perspective
“The fact that these are women doing this work is great because look at the work, it’s phenomenal,” says artist Joanne Finlay. “It’s the knowledge that they carry, it’s the patience that…
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August 16 2021 Local Beyond the buzzwords: conversations on diversity, equity and inclusion
“Over the past year, the Black Lives Matter movement [and] the Indigenous movement have both created an opportunity to publicly acknowledge systemic racism and have deeper conversations on it,” …
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August 16 2021 Culture A workshop with multidisciplinary artist Krystal Kiran - Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts Song & Dance
Krystal Kiran says dance is her first language. The Canadian South Asian actress, singer, dancer and choreographer will be hosting an online workshop, Sunday Funday: Song & Dance with Krystal …
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August 16 2021 Culture Queer craving: a cinema of challenging narratives and stereotypes at VQFF
Photo courtesy of VQFF
Anoushka Ratnarajah, artistic director of the 33rd Annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival, indicates that this year’s event can be a special place for learning and growth …