Arts

On Sunday, March 20, The Victoria Gilbert & Sullivan Society returned to live performances with their Spring Concert, their first public show since COVID-19 hit. You could feel, hear, and see the excitement of the quartet when they started the revue. The Spring Concert contained material from various other performances, a sort of greatest hits […]

Yumi Zouma Present Tense (Polyvinyl) 4/5  Present Tense is the fourth album from New Zealand alternative pop quartet Yumi Zouma. Yumi Zouma—who have been together since 2014—faced a lot of obstacles creating this album because of COVID and them having to write music together while living in different countries. Present Tense gives off a light-hearted […]

Hapax Theatre is returning to the stage after two years forced hiatus due to COVID with Castle on the Farm. Director Heather Jarvie says the play—which was written by local playwright Alaina Baskerville-Bridges—is a touching and funny one-person show that follows main character 14-year-old Layla.  “She is starting her first year in high school, first […]

On Friday, March 12, Pacific Opera Victoria returned to the Baumann Centre with their first live opera in over two years. The set was composed of two acts performed by Megan Latham, who was accompanied by pianist Kimberly-Ann Bartczak. The first act, Bon Appétit!, was inspired by Julia Child and based on two episodes of […]

“We’re not separate from nature; we are nature.” So says Hornby Island/Victoria-based artist Louisa Elkin, and that sentiment shines through her collaborative exhibition with Victoria artist Samantha Dickie, NOW. Throughout their work, the artists use neutral tones and natural inspiration to create the paintings and porcelain and ceramic installations that make up the exhibit. In […]