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Transforming a non-linear written essay into an interesting theatre performance with relevance, humour and meaning may seem like mission impossible, but Footnote Number 12, a recent experimental theatre piece created by Andrea Spreafico in Norway and further co-created with Theatre Replacement in Vancouver, attempted just that, and through it hoped to raise interesting questions on…
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), declaring 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health provides a “once in a lifetime opportunity to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development.” The FAO notes that plants are critical…
Emblazoned in a red banner on the front page of every issue published by The Source this year are the words, “Celebrating 20 years in 2019.” To all of our readers – from those who have been with the newspaper since 1999 to those of you who are reading for the first time in 2019…
From the East Coast to the Pacific Northwest, Ethnographic Terminalia’s 11-city decade-long tour across North America has transcended physical boundaries as its five-member curatorial collective opens the conversation between art and anthropology, allowing attendees to intimately inhabit varied cultural spaces through creative bodies of work. As a locus physically embodying the themes that have, for…
Throughout history, schisms have been fueled by intolerance towards various differences. In 1996, the United Nations invited all member states to observe an annual UNESCO International Day for Tolerance on Nov. 16 in order to celebrate and further peace efforts globally. The Source has taken this opportunity to interview three Vancouver locals regarding the state…
Granville Island will be full of authors and literary enthusiasts for the 31st annual Vancouver Writers Fest. Attendees will be able to experience performances and readings from local artists as well as many from around the country and abroad from Oct. 21–27. Among the featured writers, poet Vuyo Mgoduka, author Philip Huynh, and author/illustrator Julie…
For better or for worse, the political arena has become the place where people look for understanding, representation, and solidarity. On October 21, Canadians will have the opportunity to either re-elect the current Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or usher in a new leader to redefine the country’s direction. Canadian values are thought to be…
Featuring more than 300 curated films from every corner of the world and a list of legendary creators and master craftspeople, the 38th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) will hit town between Sept. 26 to Oct. 11 with a fully packed schedule. “The festival is certainly evolving,” says Ken Tsui, lead producer and curator…
From the number of eggs in cakes to keeping score in sports, math is ever present. Though it plays a major role in nearly everything, people are rarely conscious of the math in our surroundings. In a digital age, invisible but omnipresent algorithms do everything from guessing which ads will be clicked on to operating…
Vive la langue française! A quirky historical fact – prior to the Gold Rush in 1858, French was the most spoken language in western Canada. French also has a long and illustrative history in the international arena aside from Canada. INSEAD, a reputable international business school, ranked French number two after English and ahead of…
It’s more than sushi! When Tonami van den Driesen moved to Vancouver from Japan in 2000, she quickly realized something was missing from her palate. The miso paste here in Vancouver didn’t quite have the authentic flavour she was looking for. So, one auspicious day, van den Driesen decided to make her own. Now the…
Modern flamenco trio Calle Verde plan to bring the heat to Surrey Fusion Fest, Toronto-based Eastern European all-female folk quartet Blisk will share their cultural blend at the Polish Friendship Centre and sister duo PIQSIQ will perform their live improvisational looping with katajjaq, Inuit throat singing, at the Indian Summer Festival. What do all three…
Two decades ago, founding publisher and editor-in-chief Mamadou Gangué announced the publication of The Source’s first stories in a brief editorial, outlining its mission and raison d’être as a bilingual Anglo-French community newspaper. “This paper is first and foremost your newspaper,” Gangué wrote in June 1999. “We will never forget that your ideas are the driving…
