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Itamar Erez weaves music beyond borders
February 3 2020 CulturePhoto by Wolfgang Vogt
Recently nominated for Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards 2020, … -
Cultural Calendar
February 3 2020 EventsWelcome to February – one month down in the new year, 11 more to go! Some of the events happening this month include Family Day, Valentine’s Day and Black History Month! Celebrate them with your …
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Footnote Number 12: experimental theatre as social discourse
January 20 2020 Cover StoryPhoto by Matt Reznek
Transforming a non-linear written essay into an interesting theatre performance with relevance, humour … -
Diversity in Metro Vancouver
January 20 2020 ColumnsI came to this city as an international student from Kenya. Living on campus and going to a university outside the country I grew up in opened my eyes up to a variety of people from an array of …
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Authors in discussion: Omar El Akkad and Esi Edugyan at SFU
January 20 2020 CommunitySimon Fraser University (SFU) is set to host an event to discuss Esi Edugyan’s powerful book Washington Black. Omar El Akkad will participate in a discussion with Edugyan on Jan. 30 to unpack her …
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Argotian: learning English in virtual reality
January 20 2020 LocalA partnership, between the English Language and Culture Program at Simon Fraser University and the tech start-up Virtro, results in a pilot program integrating artificial intelligence and virtual …
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Unikkaaqtuat - A theatrical sharing of Northern Indigenous stories
January 20 2020 CultureThe production amalgamates circus, theatre, music and video. | Photo by Alexandre Galliez
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The first wave of New Year in Hanoi
January 20 2020 ColumnsThe first of January marks the start of a new year, but for many people it is also a prompt for celebration. For Vietnamese people, New Year’s Eve is a rather new concept from the 2000s decade. …
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Legal industry needs to understand truth of Canada’s indigenous history if we truly want to move forward
January 20 2020 ColumnsSenator Murray Sinclair. | Photo by Archkris, Wikimedia Commons
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Anywhere But Here: a tale of plural identities and displacement
January 20 2020 CultureExplore the external representation of the inner turmoil of exile when Electric Company Theatre brings Anywhere But Here to the Vancouver Playhouse Feb. 4–8 and 11–15.
Raised in exile following…