Fringe Festival
Mx directly confronts racism, diaspora, and the audience at Vancouver Fringe
September 28, 2019By: Ben McGuinness, Peak Associate Winner of the 2019 Fringe New Play Prize, Mx is an intense and intimate play written and featuring Studio 58 graduate Lili Robinson. Having no qualms with confrontation or opaque autobiographical findings, it personifies the struggle between the black and white expectations placed on mixed-race main character Max (later called Mx, pronounced mix). The play’s opening monologue includes an acknowledgement of the performance taking place on unceded territories. Here we establish that the “mother of diaspora,” Mz. Nancy (Alisha Davidson) is not speaking in front of the audience but to the audience. In fact, soon…
Continue reading
SFU alumni showcase the diversity of dance with Conduit
September 21, 2019By: Carter Hemion, Staff Writer Shown at this year’s Vancouver Fringe Festival, Conduit is a series of three dances performed by members of local dance troupe The Body Orchestra. Choreographer Jenn Edwards, an SFU alumna, did fantastic work in creating…
Continue reading
Vancouver Theatre this September
September 24, 2018By: Winona Young, Zoe Vedova, Gabrielle McClaren F*ck Tinder: A Love Story [caption id="attachment_106377" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo courtesy of David Rodwin[/caption] F*ck Tinder is a one man show that centers around David Rodwin’s autobiographical foray into finding love on…
Continue reading
Let your Fringe flag fly
September 4, 2017By: Tessa Perkins The Vancouver Fringe is an opportunity for independent theatre to shine in all its unique glory. It’s also the place to find the best one-person dramatic monologues. There are silly shows, funny shows, and serious shows. There…
Continue reading
What you need to know about Fringe Fest 2016
September 12, 2016Vancouver Fringe Festival is a massive celebration of all things theatre. Some of the productions are weird and offbeat, while others are of a more low-key nature. It’s an opportunity for everybody to find something that they are interested in,…
Continue reading
And the Fringe goes on – more Fringe Festival reviews
September 25, 2015Starstuff: Per Aspera Ad Astra Starstuff: Per Aspera Ad Astra is a beautifully crafted piece of performance. True to its name, the performance is about the hardships and difficulties of trying to reach the stars. On the surface, Thomas Malinsky…
Continue reading
Fringe Festival features SFU stars
September 11, 2015Every year the Vancouver Fringe Festival gives artists the opportunity to showcase their art in some of the zaniest and most interesting venues throughout Vancouver. Many SFU students and alumni join in on the action, showcasing their incredible talents in…
Continue reading
Art imitates life in a Fringe show about actors who work at a restaurant
September 15, 2014Sometimes life imitates art and vice versa in a serendipitous feedback loop. Pippa Mackie is an actor, and she also works in a restaurant; not the other way around. The line between these two parallel lives is becoming a bit…
Continue reading
Fringe Festival highlights
September 15, 2014The Fringe Festival is on its 30th run this year, but I only discovered its majesty in 2013. Its small-sized venues provide just the right amount of intimacy at a show, offering both the prestigiousness and closeness that allows the…
Continue reading
Dramatic Fringe
September 15, 2014For Body and Light – 3 stars Slow and pensive, this show was poetry in motion. The poetry and music of Ian Ferrier and choreography of Stéphanie Morin-Robert, Linnea Gwiazda, and Allison Burn, combined to create a vivid atmosphere full…
Continue reading
