Blind Portrait director says play is anything but normalLocal theatre company Vino Buono will be starting their inaugural season this year with the play Blind Portrait. Director Karin Saari says the company has been great to work with because it is willing to focus on topics not always in the spotlight and because they give artists a chance to kickstart their careers. “I […] Continue Reading |
New documentary explores Victoria’s rich punk rock historySomewhere to Go is a new locally made documentary that hopes to introduce people to the history of Victoria’s vibrant punk rock subculture. Filmmaker Paulina Ortlieb graduated from the University of Victoria in 2014 with a master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies; the film, which Ortlieb worked on for six years, is her master’s thesis and […] Continue Reading |
Local author explores Chinese history in Yut Di: One EarthAs a white, Victoria-born, west-coast-bred-and-fed male, I’ve remained pretty ignorant of Chinese culture—and, especially, Chinese history—most of my life. Yut Di: One Earth by local author E.H.K. Ho changed that. Ho begins with the history of why people wanted to get out of China; reading the introduction felt like a high-school history lesson that would […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: March 1 to 14, 2017Until Wednesday, September 4 Past, meet future The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is using the first 30 years of their experience collecting art as inspiration for their new exhibit, Moving Forward by Looking Back. The focus of the exhibit will be on the gallery’s first director, Colin Graham, whose views of how art should be […] Continue Reading |
Author Lee Maracle brings her beliefs to VictoriaLee Maracle is one of Canada’s most prominent aboriginal writers. An active activist, she has travelled across Canada, written many books, and proven that if you’re dedicated you can make your voice heard. “I live my life as I live my life. I’m what I call a sovereign Stó:lō woman,” says Maracle. “I live my […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: February 15 to 28, 2017Until Thursday, February 23 Get high Have you ever wanted to sing? The Gettin’ Higher Choir is looking for new additions to their troupe this spring season. All voices welcome; no audition necessary. The choir will be recruiting until February 23; for full dates, times, and locations, visit gettinhigherchoir.ca. Until Saturday, March 4 Get secretarial […] Continue Reading |
Cooking and dancing form unlikely alliance in new performance exhibitCooking is great. The smells, taste, and presentation of a dish can go a long way, working together to bring the art of cooking into day-to-day life. A new art performance, Practices of Everyday Life: Cooking, combines two popular art styles—dancing and cooking—and is helped along by visual media prompts and large moving projections. Composer […] Continue Reading |
Wolf Parade return to where it all began with new EPAfter a six-year break, BC-born/Montreal-bred indie rockers Wolf Parade are returning to Victoria. For drummer Arlen Thompson (who was in the University Transfer program at Camosun in 1999, when he also penned some Nexus articles), proximity and timing played a large part in the band reuniting, recording new material, and touring again after the release […] Continue Reading |
Local conductor brings Beethoven’s humanity to VictoriaLocal conductor Yariv Aloni scoffs at the idea of calling a composer “dead.” After all, their music is alive, he says. As the musical director of the Victoria Chamber Orchestra (VCO), he will be conducting what he calls “timeless music” here in town on February 17, when he brings Beethoven’s music to locals. “It never […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Betraying the Martyrs electrify, Le Trouble lay down unique popBetraying the Martyrs The Resilient (Sumerian Records) 4.5/5 Paris-based deathcore band Betraying the Martyrs’ third full-length, The Resilient, is fierce and electrifying. Riddles of political statements find their place in the lyrics while beckoning an intense emotion within the listener that wills them to listen further. Lyrically, the album is profound; the instrumentation is astounding, […] Continue Reading |
