review
M/Hotel pushes boundaries at Dance in Vancouver
November 27, 2015Hotel rooms are both welcoming and alienating places; when you slide your key into the slot and enter into an empty room, everything inside simultaneously belongs to you and has a price. M/Hotel, presented by battery opera, brought the audience and performers into close proximity last week as part of the Dance in Vancouver festival. It was curious and interactive, and drew its richness from the power of narrative. The show included a marathon performances occurring every hour 12 times daily for three days at the Holiday Inn downtown. David McIntosh, artistic producer, stayed in the bar for that entire…
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Blitzen Trapper falls victim to bad acoustics
November 27, 2015Blitzen Trapper, a rock band based in Portland, Oregon, has one of the most unique catalogues in music. They can seamlessly go from playing a bluesy indie-folk track to a classic rock-inspired one without it feeling like a stretch. However,…
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Creed flies high and knocks down expectations
November 27, 2015As diehard Rocky fan, I couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable with the prospect of another film, even one focused on the son of Apollo Creed, Rocky’s perennial rival. A spinoff of the timeless six-movie series just seemed like an unnecessary…
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Rapture, Blister, Burn presents feminist perspective on the modern woman
November 27, 2015Mitch and Murray productions presents a modern take on feminism with Rapture, Blister, Burn. Written by Gina Gionfriddo, this play explores the eternal question: how green is the grass on the other side? After her mother’s health scare, Catherine returns…
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Play pays homage to Game of Thrones through parody
November 23, 2015From November 13 to 15, We Know Nothing: Monologues of Ice and Fire ran at the Cultch’s Culture Lab in East Vancouver. Hilarious and witty, this original production by writers Alison Ross and Courtney Shrumm was the debut show from…
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Food Fight: Original’s offers authentic Mexican cuisine
November 23, 2015To celebrate Dia de los Muertos, my friend and I decided to try the newly opened Mexican restaurant in New Westminster Station, Original’s Cafe Mexicano. We were not disappointed. As soon as you walk inside, you notice how refreshingly spacious…
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MOV presents past, present, and possible future of Nunavut
November 23, 2015Arctic Adaptations: Nunavut at 15 is an architectural exhibit currently on display at the Museum of Vancouver (MOV) until December 13 which explores and reflects on Nunavut through the lens of architecture and the built environment. Organized and curated by…
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Comic Connoisseur: Annihilator is an outlandish and peculiar odyssey
November 23, 2015Ray Spass is a Hollywood screenwriter with a penchant for hard narcotics, wild parties, and black magic. Tasked with writing the most important screenplay of his career, Spass comes face to face with two bitter realizations in the process of…
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Cinephilia: James White showcases a different side of New York City
November 23, 2015If cities are character actors, New York usually plays one of two roles: the wingman for romances with cultured hipsters, or a desolate backdrop for loners who don’t fit the “New Yorker” label. The capitalist capitol of North America has…
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Once is a powerful love story told through music
November 23, 2015The music of Once is powerful. It has the special quality of leaving you feeling transformed, uplifted, and inspired when you leave the theatre, and although that may sound like an exaggeration, I have experienced it first-hand twice. With a…
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