Spurring conversation and critical thinking

When you browse online, search on Google, stream from Netflix, and click “Like” on Facebook, your data is being logged. But what is cultural...

New rEvolutions in theatre

Now in its second year, the rEvolver Festival showcases new works by emerging artists from all over Canada during two incredible weeks of theatre...

Haida artist combines First Nations and Japanese manga forms

If an author gave you permission to rip out the pages of his book, would you dare? Very few authors write books intending audiences...

SFU author David Stouck wins big

Comedian, writer, and former Peak editor Charlie Demers emceed the 30th annual BC Book Prizes Gala Saturday, May 3. The ceremony, held at the...

Words can move us in many ways

Described as “poetic movement performed by actors, dancers and musicians,” Wild Excursions Performance’s new show transforms poetry into physical theatre. “It’s kind of like...

DOXA is full of secrets and lies

“Documentary in Canada is in an embattled moment,” explains Dorothy Woodend, director of programming for DOXA, Vancouver’s documentary film festival. There was a time...

European orchestra celebrates 35th anniversary

  The art of classical music is timeless. The music of great composers such as Bach, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky has swelled through various instruments throughout...

Always look on the bright side of life

The Arts Club’s upcoming show has the tagline, “lovingly ripped off” from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. For true Python fans, fret not,...

Scarlett Johansson gets under your skin

  Happily, neither the cool reception of Jonathan Glazer’s masterpiece Birth, nor its lack of well-deserved critical rehabilitation in the intervening decade, have dulled the...

Album reviews: Cloud Nothings and Mac DeMarco

Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else Why are you sitting here, reading this review, when you could be listening to Here and Nowhere Else,...