Ballet: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy

Presenting Les Grands Ballets Canadiens with their version of Sleeping Beauty, preparing for a four-city BC tour, and dealing with some injuries in the...

Album Reviews: Lady Gaga, Sky Ferreira, and a throwback to Outkast

Lady Gaga - ARTPOP Fame and fortune aside, Lady Gaga’s evolution from fringe freakshow to pop culture queen hasn’t done her any favours. Instead, it’s made...

Burning loins: the anti-rom-com

This year, the Vancouver International Film Festival this year was host to 340 movies from over 75 different countries, but one of the most...

Play House: celebrating the work of Daniel Evan White

Play House, the first retrospective of Vancouver-based modernist architect Daniel Evan White, opened this month at the Museum of Vancouver. White designed public buildings,...

Batman returns

Batman is still at the apex of his fame and Warner Brothers seems fully aware of this. Passing the successful Batman: Arkham series from...

Album Reviews: Arcade Fire, Los Campesinos!, and a throwback to Lou Reed

Arcade Fire - Reflektor I’ve listened to Reflektor, the new album by Montreal’s flagship indie rock orchestra, at least eight times since it was released only...

Gone Home is an immersive experience

In terms of video games, Gone Home may be one of the best told stories of the year. Exceptional writing and a reliance on...

In the dark recesses of the mind

It’s that time of the year again — the time when the chilly air cannot adequately hold its moisture, and a misty fog descends...

The best of the worst: horror films

If your Halloween plan this year is to stay in and gorge yourself on mini chocolate bars while watching horror movies, we salute you....

Playing dead

In the wake of of last year’s popular site-specific theatre experience The Zombie Syndrome, The Virtual Stage presents the sequel, The Zombie Syndrome: On...