Sesame Street for adults

Did you watch Sesame Street as a kid? The hilarious Broadway musical Avenue Q is the perfect grown up version, complete with full puppet...

À toi, pour toujours, ta marie-lou is deeply captivating

The first thing that struck me as outstanding about Theatre la Seizième’s season opener was the set. With three raised platforms to separate the...

Whiplash explores the definition of success

What is success? Is it being wealthy? Having a spouse and children? Being highly respected? Or . . .? Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash is an...

SFU Artist in Residence Ricardo Basbaum presents new exhibition

The Production of the Artist as a Collective Conversation, an exhibition by Rio de Janeiro-based artist Ricardo Basbaum — the current Audain Visual Artist...

Improv superheroes save the day at Theatresports

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Theatresports’ Superhero Show! Each night, the improv masters of Theatresports entertain audiences at The Improv Centre with...

Tara Travis is one woman, six wives

Unexpected and character-driven, Tara Travis’ performance in the one-woman show Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII portrays a story that has been...

Separating the art from the artist

I am a fan of the band Teen Suicide, a lo-fi noise-pop band based in Baltimore, Maryland, comprised of two core members, Sam Ray...

Crazy Smooth explores the concept of partnering with the music

For most dance styles, the basis of choreography is the human body, but as Bboyizm’s choreographer Yvon ‘Crazy Smooth’ Soglo explains, street dance is...

Lucien Durey’s Thin White Line is a collection of overlooked objects

For a year now, the School for the Contemporary Arts office staff have invited current MFA students to exhibit and curate projects in their...

Improv Fest brings comedy troupes to Granville Island

From October 6 to 11, the Vancouver International Improv Festival (VIIF) lit up Granville Island. As Marc Rowland, a performer in the festival, said,...