Arts
Tibet Through Images highlights Tibetan Canadian voices
December 20, 2025By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer As a child of immigrant parents who grew up on unceded Indigenous land, I’ve often wondered what life would be like if I grew up in my parents’ home countries. When you’re removed from your place of origin, by force or by nature, there is a longing for something you don’t know: an unnameable grief of separation from a world that is rightfully yours. This…
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The dance of the diaspora: A conversation with Alvin Tolentino
December 20, 2025By: Phone Min Thant, Arts & Culture Editor It was a cold October afternoon for myself and many other Southeast Asian studies scholars attending the 2025 Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies (CCSEAS) Conference. In the momentary relief of a…
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Be True to Your School: An Exhibition for the SCA’s 50th year
December 20, 2025By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer Be True to Your School is an online exhibition and silent auction celebrating SFU’s School of Contemporary Arts’ (SCA) 50th anniversary. Launched online on November 12, it features the work of 50 visual artists whose…
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Inclusivity and innovation of movement and film at F-O-R-M 2025
December 20, 2025By: Clara Xu, SFU Student The 10th annual Festival of Recorded Movement, also known as the F-O-R-M Festival, ran in Vancouver from November 7 to 22. As a hybrid film festival, F-O-R-M programming prioritized youth artists and artists from intersectional…
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VIMFF draws inspiring speakers and energetic crowds
December 19, 2025By: Jonah Lazar, SFU Student The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) ran its hit Fall Series from November 12 to 19 across Vancouver and Squamish, before expanding their tour across Canada until April. VIMFF, which has been running since…
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Hung Dance’s Birdy soars to the world stage
December 19, 2025By: Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer Birdy is a dance performance created by Hung Dance, a Taiwanese contemporary dance company founded in 2017 with the belief that “movement can transcend limitation.” The Mandarin character “翃” (Hóng), which means “to soar,” inspired…
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Monday Music: Tropical song for winter blues
December 18, 2025By: Petra Chase, Features Editor This time of year can be mentally and emotionally difficult. As the days get shorter, darker, and gloomier, the winter blues, or in more severe cases, seasonal affective disorder, are common. One thing that helps…
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50 years of unique idealism: UNIT/PITT’s story
December 18, 2025By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer What does it mean for an artist-run centre to survive 50 years? For UNIT/PITT, the answer is a commitment to remaining porous, responsive, and unpretentious. The Peak interviewed their team to learn more. Founded in…
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Need to know, need to go: What’s on in November
December 18, 2025By: Rachael Quak, SFU student The Eastside Culture Crawl Various locations, Vancouver Thursday, November 20–Sunday, November 23 Thursday, November 20, and Friday, November 21, 5:00–10:00 p.m. Saturday, November 22, and Sunday, November 23, 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Cost: Most events free…
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Monday Music: Gloom and grey
December 18, 2025By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer “Past Lives” by Jay Som & Hayley Williams “I’m stuck in the mud, I’m spiraling up [ . . . ] it’s falling apart.” Som and Williams come together on “Past Lives” to deliver a…
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