Fine arts
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 catered lunch, I had my first introduction to Alvin Erasga Tolentino, whose speech piqued my interest, prompting me to network with him later on. A month later, I found myself…
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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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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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See Red at the Cultch
December 18, 2025By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer From November 27 to 30, Just B Productions will present the Tony-award winning play Red, by John Logan, at The Cultch Theatre. The play tackles themes of legacy and the inherent conflicts of meaningful commercial…
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The Mush Hole comes to Vancouver
December 18, 2025By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer Content warning: Mention of residential schools The Kaha:wi Dance Theatre (KDT) will, for the first time, bring their show The Mush Hole to Vancouver. The Toronto-based studio will be performing at Vancouver Cultch’s Historic Theatre…
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Shafira Vidyamaharani’s intuitive path to design
June 17, 2025By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer A graphic designer, photographer, videographer, painter, writer, and textile artist, Shafira Vidyamaharani’s practice resists definition — and that’s the point. Now a graduate student in SFU’s communication program, they are building a career that merges…
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We Belong to the Land: Vital Signs at the Bill Reid Gallery
June 4, 2025By: Kyla Wane, SFU Student Have you ever noticed how spokespersons at public events — SFU or otherwise — take a moment to recognize the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and many other Indigenous…
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i dream in decay
March 27, 2025By: Sofia Chassomeris, Opinions Editor this body aches for death, a cure? a resolution, like it longs to rest in the muddy embrace of a grave so that the earth may hold me as gently as my tender flesh allows.…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: End of semester events
March 24, 2025By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor Blue Jay Sessions at Medina Café 780 Richards St., Vancouver March 27, 6:00 p.m.–10:15 p.m. Tickets: $15 for one session, $23 for full session on showpass.com The Blue Jay Sessions, a Calgary-based pop-up…
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Flowing verses at Black Futures Open Mic
March 3, 2025By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer A gentle wash of purple and green clung to a white brick wall, as if the colours themselves were intent on listening to the evening’s poems. Behind the microphone sat a few modest armchairs and…
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