Like a hurricane

Chase Padgett loves Canadians and Canadian Fringe Festivals. “I often feel that I’m a Canadian trapped in an American’s body,” he said. Padgett is returning...

Manhattan and Monopoly: Four ways Nollywood is more successful than Hollywood

“If my films make one more person miserable, I know I’ve done my job.”  In the existential eyes of Woody Allen, the world is a...

Whose Life is it Anyway? tackles disability in the theatre

Sometimes art and life imitate each other a little too well. During the research process for his new show, Whose Life is it Anyway?...

So you want to be a travel writer?

The Peak caught up with seasoned travel writer and Burnaby resident Robin Esrock about his new book, wanderlust, and his upcoming “Adventure Travel Journalism...

Return to the wild

Sometimes, on the bus ride up to SFU, you see a coyote, bear, or deer looking awfully shocked that another bus is coming up...

Hirsch: remembering a Canadian legend

Would you want someone to tell your story after you’re gone? And if so, who could be trusted with this task? Alon Nashman and Paul...

Album reviews: The Perms, Fantasy Prom, and Sprïng

The Perms - Aberdeen EP By Tessa Perkins Having been a fan of The Perms since 2010’s inventive pop-rock album, Keeps You Up When You’re Down,...

East meets west

For their first performance at VIDF, Vancouver's Goh Ballet is collaborating with China’s Guangdong Modern Dance Company (GMDC) for a historic interdisciplinary show. “Opportunities like...

Perfect imperfection

While dancers are always searching for perfection, Walter Matteini, co-artistic director of ImPerfect Dancers, explains that they can never achieve it. “True perfection lies...

Porno Death Cult: faith and faithlessness

Everyone believes in something — it’s how we survive life and deal with existence. “We’re all dealing with the same things, we just use...