Arts
That which we call a rose
January 20, 2014Promoted to principal dancer in 2012, Amanda Green has danced many coveted roles with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, including Odette/Odile in Swan Lake and Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty. Dancing as Juliet tops off her list of great Royal Winnipeg Ballet roles: “We only have a select few full-length ballets, and this is the last one I haven’t done.” Green follows in the footsteps of previous well-known RWB principals…
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Tarantino Burlesque revives the Grindhouse
January 20, 2014Considering Quentin Tarantino’s affinity for powerful female characters, it’s fitting that the vivacious ladies of Vancouver’s burlesque scene would shake their tassels in a salute to the genre-bending director. In burlesque, confidence is everything. A great backdrop story also helps,…
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This modern love
January 20, 2014In Her, Spike Jonze’s latest film set in the not too distant future, the colour blue almost never appears. The men dress in 30’s style high-waisted pants with no belts, and no scenes take place in a car or within…
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Salt and Paper: Vegetarian West African peanut soup
January 20, 2014If there’s one thing university tends to be synonymous with, it’s a decline in health. This is true for those who arrive and rely on cafeteria food and alcohol for sustenance — particularly on this cold mountain of ours where…
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Lost (and found) in translation
January 20, 2014A play about one man’s personal journey, Théâtre PÀP’s The Dragonfly of Chicoutimi is also a play about language, culture, and finding your identity. First performed in 1995 on the eve of the Quebec referendum, there are strong political undertones,…
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Your next barber visit
January 13, 2014The Handlebar (aka The Lion Tamer) This one is best pulled off if the rest of your face is smoothly shaven and the hair on your head has attitude to match. Ask your barber to keep the ‘stache full and…
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The top 10 films of 2013
January 6, 201410. Gravity dir. Alfonso Cuaron A big-budget passion project of this level is no small event, and in a way it’s disarming that Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón’s four-years-in-the-making sci-fi opus, is so thematically simple. But on a level of craftsmanship, it’s insanely…
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The best albums of 2013
January 6, 201410. Haim – Days Are Gone In terms of plain and simple fun this year, no record beats Days Are Gone. From its opening synths, which are as warm and cheesy as baked macaroni, the three Haim sisters — along…
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Things to get excited for in 2014
January 6, 2014Experience essential cinema at the Cinematheque If you’ve ever wanted to expand your taste in film and are sick of the selection on Netflix, this is a good place to start. The Cinematheque — one of the last remaining independent…
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Remembering the Children of Air India
November 25, 2013From her early beginnings as an undergraduate, BC poet Renée Sarojini Saklikar’s journey began much like that of many in the arts: hard work compelled by nothing but passion. Saklikar earned a BA in English Literature and, in the late…
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