Beethoven’s freedom fight on display with new performanceSocial justice meets opera with Pacific Opera Victoria (POV)’s contemporary production of Beethoven’s Fidelio, which may just challenge your perceptions of the human condition. Bogotá-raised multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker Monica Hernandez has joined with director Wim Trompert and designer Nancy Bryant to create an on-set memorial to resistance and freedom fighters that is “extraordinarily expressive,” […] Continue Reading |
Toronto singer/songwriter Ben Kunder connects through carpentry, musicSince he was a little kid—stumbling over his dad’s old college guitar in the basement and teaching himself to play it with Bob Dylan songbooks—music has played a vital role in Toronto singer/songwriter Ben Kunder’s life. “We always had music in the house; we had a pretty expansive record collection, and [my dad] always took […] Continue Reading |
Demian DinéYazhi´ tackles queer and Indigenous issues in art worldPortland-based transdisciplinary artist and poet Demian DinéYazhi´ is making a space for queer Indigenous people within the art world, but it’s proving to be a hard task. “I think for a while I had a really difficult time having pride in my identity because it was tied so much to this border town [Gallup, New […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Slash delivers most cohesive album with The Conspirators yetSlash Living the Dream (Snakepit/Roadrunner records) 4/5 Slash does not need to rely on a reunion with Guns n’ Roses to be one of the best guitarists to ever live; he’s doing just fine on his own. In his third collaboration with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, he proves once again that his rock songs […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: September 26 to October 9, 2018Wednesday, September 26 To the sharks Australian singer/songwriter Amy Shark is bringing her sounds to Capital Ballroom on September 26. Tickets are $22.50 and more info on this, and other shows, can be found at atomiqueproductions.com. Wednesday, September 26 to Saturday, October 13 Catch the spirit The comedy Blithe Spirit is on at Langham Court […] Continue Reading |
Potted Potter tells a whole lot of Harry in a short amount of timeThe premise for Potted Potter is a little daunting: two actors performing all seven Harry Potter books… in 70 minutes. But co-creator, writer, and actor Dan Clarkson chooses to focus on the positive. “We get to be wizards for 70 minutes a day,” Clarkson says. “So it’s, you know, fun.” Potted Potter has run for […] Continue Reading |
Visiting artist lecturer Risa Horowitz challenges concepts of artistic inspirationRisa Horowitz wears many hats when it comes to her career. In addition to working at the University of Regina as an associate professor in the Visual Arts department, Horowitz is a conceptual artist who embraces many different mediums, including painting, drawing, photography, video, and performance. She’s also coming to Camosun as a visiting artist […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Festival of Authors brings diverse approach to literary festWriting and reading fiction is a great way to learn empathy. That, at least, is Victoria author Laura Trunkey’s opinion. Trunkey is also the artistic co-director of the Victoria Festival of Authors, which will feature talks from writers of literary fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, and even thrillers, says Trunkey. No matter the form, Trunkey says […] Continue Reading |
Frankenstein explores toxic masculinity and fear of death“The monster asks, ‘Are you a good man?’ and Victor says, ‘What do you mean?’ and the monster says, ‘Are you a good man? It’s a simple question,’ and Victor says, ‘I don’t know?’” Director Ian Case explains that this scene reflects the very essence of the much-loved classic Frankenstein, which he and his team […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: High on Fire still searching for their soundHigh on Fire Electric Messiah (Entertainment One) 2/5 Each song on Electric Messiah, Oakland metal band High on Fire’s eighth album, is okay individually; however, the album does not work cohesively. One song sounds like thrash, the next has hints of fantasy, and it sounds like the band has not found its sound, even after […] Continue Reading |
