Arabic and Persian sounds blend in jazz setting
A deep connection to the past requires the unique group sound and the raw emotion of the solo performance. The Marrow, a quartet that melds the styles of Persian and Arabic music with Western Jazz, …
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January 9 2023 Culture Choosing forgiveness
Hiro Kanagawa’s adaptation of Forgiveness invites us to discuss the divisive world we’ve come to live in and why embracing forgiveness is so important.
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January 9 2023 Culture Source Amnesia - A look at faulty memory, fake news, and truth vs. fiction
Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY presents the world premiere of Source Amnesia, an exploration of false memory and the fragility of truth, in which five Vancouver-based contemporary dance artists …
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December 5 2022 Art Leaning into the nighttime
Dreams connect us to the past and to the future, says Emily Dundas Oke. Oke, curator for the Burnaby Art Gallery, says dreaming can be a collective and powerful pursuit, giving us insights into the …
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December 5 2022 Culture Huffing and Puffing: The 3 Little Pigs revisited and somewhat twisted
Vaxxing and masking has brought out the age-old struggle of individualism vs solidarity, and Stiles & Drewe’s The 3 Little Pigs is the best platform for opening children’s …
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December 5 2022 Culture When music tells a good story
Taiwanese Canadian harpist Vivian Chen joins in Chor Leoni’s annual Christmas choral celebration at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church from Dec. 16–19. The celebrated harpist has performed with…
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November 21 2022 Culture “The Charming Taste of Europe” supports European Film Festival in Canada
The EU-funded promotional campaign “The Charming Taste of Europe” once again sponsors the European Film Festival in Canada.The Charming Taste of Europe is a promotional campaign that introduces …
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November 21 2022 Art Japanese women of change
Women of Change, an exhibition hosted by the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC) and the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre (NNMCC), aims to highlight the vibrant narratives of six …
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November 21 2022 Culture 3 little pigs come to town
A mother pig becomes a sole parent when the progenitors’ father gets taken away by the Big Bad Wolf, and she must encourage them to leave the family’s sty to make their way into the big wide …
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November 7 2022 Culture Children’s classical music - A different world of sound
Music is an experience. Unfamiliar sound, such as classical, allows the listener a chance to explore says David Bui. Bui leads the third and final show, Nov 20, in the Music is a Theme …