Ziyian Kwan
Hybridity highlights the collectivity of Asian Canadian diasporic experience and local Asian Canadian artists
Arts July 11, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Arts & Culture Editor Hybridity begins with an introduction by multiple voices from featured artists overlapping each other — the hybridity of united voices. It's almost as though they finish each other’s sentences but their voices overlap enough to be noticeably disruptive. I felt immediately pulled into the creative direction of the film by this compelling introduction. It encompassed the solidarity between these local artists and the Asian Canadian community through filmography. What began as a passion project between like-minded SFU film students sparked into a beautiful short documentary that captivates you under its spell. Being…
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Shion Skye Carter wins Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award
Arts July 10, 2021By: Carter Hemion, Staff Writer Shion Skye Carter, SFU alum, is the winner of this year’s Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award. This summer, the queer, Japanese-Canadian choreographer and performer worked with Kisyuu, a Vancouver-based Japanese calligrapher, to create Flow Tide,…
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