Separating the art from the artist

I am a fan of the band Teen Suicide, a lo-fi noise-pop band based in Baltimore, Maryland, comprised of two core members, Sam Ray...

Crazy Smooth explores the concept of partnering with the music

For most dance styles, the basis of choreography is the human body, but as Bboyizm’s choreographer Yvon ‘Crazy Smooth’ Soglo explains, street dance is...

Lucien Durey’s Thin White Line is a collection of overlooked objects

For a year now, the School for the Contemporary Arts office staff have invited current MFA students to exhibit and curate projects in their...

Improv Fest brings comedy troupes to Granville Island

From October 6 to 11, the Vancouver International Improv Festival (VIIF) lit up Granville Island. As Marc Rowland, a performer in the festival, said,...

VIFF Highlights

  The Incident Christopher Cross   Time travel movies generally have one main problem: they explain too much too quickly. Most of the time, this is intended to...

VIFF 2014 reviews: 52 Tuesdays, Valley Below, Preggoland, Lifers

52 Tuesdays The award-winning 52 Tuesdays is a window into the lives of James and Billie — we get a glimpse into their lives...

VIFF 2014 reviews: Two Step, Phoenix, Men, Women & Children

Two Step By: Christopher Cross There’s something home-like about Alex Johnson’s debut film, Two Step. Set in rural Texas, the film seems to savour its quiet...

Vancouver Confidential tells the untold stories of the city’s seedy underbelly

Vancouver’s civic history is ripe with stories of seedy back alley deals, corrupt officials, murders, gangsters, and gambling; a recent wave of books has...

Sloan deals themselves a new hand

After 23 years as a band, Sloan have done something they’ve never attempted before. Commonwealth, their 11th studio album, is divided into four solo...

Rebel Women puts the words of suffragettes on stage

I’ll be honest, the first thing that usually comes to my mind when prompted about women’s rights to vote is the character Mrs. Banks...