Tessa Perkins
Wildlife talks On the Heart
March 31, 2014Described as an essay about all matters to do with the heart, Wildlife’s On the Heart is about more than love. “It’s not just about being in love and being heartbroken, that’s definitely part of it, but it’s about everything related to the heart,” said lead singer and guitarist Dean Povinsky. As they embark on a national tour, Povinsky said that he is looking forward to playing in some cities that they haven’t played in a while, and also returning to Vancouver for their fifth show in the city. For their first few dates in Ontario they shared the stage…
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I’m afraid I just blue myself
March 24, 2014Three years of working on the Blue Man Group show has changed Jesse Nolan’s perspective on the world. “It has changed the way that I look at everything,” he said. As the show’s musical director, Nolan said his challenge is…
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The dark Underbelly of the Beat Generation
March 17, 2014William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, and Allen Ginsberg represent the Beat Generation in American Literature. Full of drug-induced episodes, a rejection of authority, and spontaneity, their works have influenced and inspired artists of all genres. “They’re like the Three Musketeers,”…
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Stella and Garment play with gender
March 17, 2014New York’s Sidra Bell Dance is a bold company that presents innovative works dealing with gender and identity. “My work lives in a world of darkness,” said artistic director Sidra Bell. The theme of gender reversal comes up often in…
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Like a hurricane
March 17, 2014Chase Padgett loves Canadians and Canadian Fringe Festivals. “I often feel that I’m a Canadian trapped in an American’s body,” he said. Padgett is returning to Vancouver with his new show Nashville Hurricane after last year’s successful Vancouver Fringe Festival…
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Whose Life is it Anyway? tackles disability in the theatre
March 10, 2014Sometimes art and life imitate each other a little too well. During the research process for his new show, Whose Life is it Anyway? James Sanders fell ill and had to spend some time in the hospital. Since the play’s…
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Hirsch: remembering a Canadian legend
March 10, 2014Would you want someone to tell your story after you’re gone? And if so, who could be trusted with this task? Alon Nashman and Paul Thompson took on the responsibility of bringing the life of John Hirsch to the stage,…
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Album reviews: The Perms, Fantasy Prom, and Sprïng
March 10, 2014The Perms - Aberdeen EP By Tessa Perkins Having been a fan of The Perms since 2010’s inventive pop-rock album, Keeps You Up When You’re Down, and continuing to follow their music with 2012’s Sofia Nights, I’m glad they’ve released…
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East meets west
March 6, 2014For their first performance at VIDF, Vancouver's Goh Ballet is collaborating with China’s Guangdong Modern Dance Company (GMDC) for a historic interdisciplinary show. “Opportunities like this for young dancers — to be at a festival and share the stage with…
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Perfect imperfection
March 5, 2014While dancers are always searching for perfection, Walter Matteini, co-artistic director of ImPerfect Dancers, explains that they can never achieve it. “True perfection lies in imperfection. Our dancers are all different — like a puzzle, each one completes the other.”…
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