DanceHouse presents “energetic” Kafig Brasil

Jim Smith, co-founder and producer of the DanceHouse contemporary dance series, describes Kafig Brasil as an antidote to the other shows that the series...

Diverse movement at the Vancouver International Dance Festival

Ferenc Fehér The Vancouver International Dance Festival presented a diverse line up of artists this year, and offered many free shows as well as ticketed...

Cinephilia: Inherent Vice is a convoluted tale of ’70s debauchery

Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s novel, Inherent Vice is a labyrinth with no way out; the more you think about its plot...

Blasted is overtly shocking theatre

Provocative and dramatic, British playwright Sarah Kane’s Blasted was met with hostility and outrage upon its 1995 debut. The play was originally condemned for...

An alien race clashes with humanity in Home

Tim Johnson’s Home is a computer animated science fiction-comedy film about an alien invasion with an interesting twist. Themes such as friendship, accepting differences,...

Cézanne, The Poetics of Space, and Unscrolled impress at the Vancouver Art Gallery

Last Wednesday, I had the pleasure of visiting the Vancouver Art Gallery and seeing its three stunning exhibitions: Cézanne and the Modern, The Poetics...

A conversation with Vancouver’s rising hip-hop star, Dkay

Having dropped his debut album last October and opened for major hip-hop talents including MGK, YG, and Hopsin since, Dkay is a rapper to...

Walk the Moon sell out the Commodore with their energetic, ’80s-inspired pop music

Walk the Moon from Ohio brought their energetic, danceable music to the Commodore Ballroom on March 22 as part of their Talking is Hard...

The dogs revolt in White God

Have you ever seen one of those tear-jerking SPCA commercials with the manipulative Sarah McLachlan song bellowing? If you find those brief ads insufferably...

Spoken word artist Shane Koyczan brings his live show to Vancouver

Internationally renowned spoken word artist Shane Koyczan is performing at Vancouver’s Vogue theatre on Saturday, March 28. Vancouver will be the fifth show of...