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The YWCA wants high school students to have a more critical eye towards media. The organization is hosting its fourth annual conference called YOUth, Deconstructing the world around you, an interactive conference for high school students to discuss critical issues in the media that impact their lives. Organizers expect about 70 youths to attend the…
The traditional stage that was created in the 1950s becomes new again in the twenty-first century in the Beijing People’s Art Theatre production of Lao She’s Teahouse. The epic drama of Chinese culture, history and politics runs Nov. 10 -11 at The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts. “Teahouse is the pinnacle of Chinese theater.…
It’s no secret that Vancouver is an ethnically diverse city, attracting nationalities from around the world. Arts and culture has always been a way to explore and address interpersonal relationships. In Vancouver, these conversations have a rich multicultural tone. Every year people find common ground and every year cultures become more integrated in Greater Vancouver’s…
Suicide rates in Canada, according to the Centre for Suicide Prevention, are significantly higher for aboriginals (males: 126; females: 35) than non-aboriginals (males: 24; females: five) who are between the ages of 15 to 24. Due to the sense of hopelessness in many communities and high suicide rates in Aboriginal communities, siblings Kelvin and Tunchai…
Felix Böck wants to give used chopsticks a second life. He founded a company named ChopValue that takes used chopsticks and turns them into woodwork items such as coasters, tables and shelves. When Böck was six, he carved hiking sticks for tourists in the Alps. Since then, he has been closely connected to wood. He…
Eric Chu, film design guest of honour at the upcoming Vancouver’s Premier Science Fiction, Fantasy and Games Convention (VCON), will be talking about his experience working onBattlestar Galactica as well participating in a group panel about a new project, the SF puppet show Gerry Anderson’s Firestorm. The VCON convention will be held at Surrey’s Sheraton…
Vancouver Cantonese Opera chose the challenging musical Reunion at the Moon Pavilion and artistic director Rosa Cheng hopes the accessible and engaging work resonates with local audiences. The opera will be performed at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby(Sept. 16, 7 p.m.). Reunion at the Moon Pavilion is a love story that had been…
Leon Lee never expected to become a filmmaker, but an article from an independent Chinese language newspaper started it all. After reading a story in the local media about forced organ harvesting, information he says he could never have learned about in China, he realized that independent media were crucial to a strong and free…
Earlier this month, Kin-sheun Louie from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and co-author of Transmitting Chinese Medicine to Cuba: A Byproduct of the 19th Century Coolie Tradetalked about the Chinese-Cuban connection and the impact of migrant workers from China to Cuba. Louie participated in a community dialogue as guest of the Pacific Canada Heritage…
When filmmaker Mina Shum found out she won the director-writer-producer with Finalé Artistic Achievement Award, she was elated. Women in Film and Television Vancouver notified her of the Spotlight award in March through an email. Last February, Teri Snelgrove at the National Film Board nominated Shum for the award. She attributes the success of her recent…
Some teenage patients at BC Children’s Hospital will have a new tool to help manage their pain, thanks to a video game created by two SFU students. The video game Farmoo has received the green light for testing. If Henry Lo and Janice Ng, students in SFU Surrey’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT),…
Ray Tse wouldn’t call his work pottery, but prefers the term ceramics. “The word `pottery’ seems like it only covers the functional side of this art form. ‘Ceramics’ is a more general term as it includes both the functional and sculptural side,” explains Tse. The Hong Kong-born artist will be exhibiting his work June 9…
At this year’s Vancouver Comic Arts Festival (VanCAF), people young and old, comic lovers, or simply the curious, can meet professional comic artists at the Roundhouse Community Centre May 21 and 22. VanCAF’s goal is to build a positive and enthusiastic atmosphere that encourages exhibitors to feel exhilarated and appreciated. The Source talked with two…
