Hedda Gabler complex, unexpected, effectiveHedda Gabler is the story of a woman trapped by marriage, status, and the possibility of scandal. Bored with her husband and stuck in a house she doesn’t want, Gabler remains apathetic and cynical with her situation until an old acquaintance from school pays a visit with news that finally brings something other than the […] Continue Reading |
Belfry play Kindred gets real about adultingDirector Lauren Taylor is making her Belfry debut with her take on Rosa Dolores’ Kindred: A Fairy Tale for Adults. Taylor—who is from Australia and has lived in Canada for 15 years—says that the play focuses on the real struggles of being an adult. “The play deals with four characters, and they are all parents […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College launches film production micro-credentialIn June, Camosun College is launching its first film production assistant micro-credential course. FILM 100V—Film Production Assistant aims to train people to become production assistants in the film industry, which is poised to boom in southern Vancouver Island. “Our plan has been for some time to start micro-credentials in the film space,” says Camosun vice-president […] Continue Reading |
Queer Futurities art exhibit uses polyvocality to get messages acrossQueer Futurities: holding area, gathering place is a new exhibit at Open Space that highlights sociological ideas such as queer futurity and forward-dawning as a way of combating fixtures in our hegemonic society. It achieves this through multidisciplinary art pieces created by 11 artists and curated by Dani Neira. The first spark for Queer Futurities […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Indigenous Education student gifts college library with artThe Lansdowne campus library has received a gift from a Camosun College student as the culmination of her Indigenous Education program. Alisha Parks is just finishing her second year of the program, and she says that her experience of being an Indigenous student with disabilities really shaped her inspiration for Gifts of the Heartberry, an […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Visual Arts students showcase work in Foreward showcaseFirst-year Camosun College Visual Arts students are currently showing their work in the Foreward showcase at Lansdowne campus. Foreward—which has no set end date but will probably run until the end of June—showcases pieces from six different first-year students. Camosun Visual Arts instructor John Boehme says that the critique area in the Young building between […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Innovates creates new position to facilitate greater community integrationCamosun Innovates—Camosun’s applied engineering department—has generated a new position that it hopes will help bolster the college’s automation and mechatronics fields. Imtehaze Heerah is the new Leading Edge Endowment Fund BC Regional Innovation Chair, and he hopes to unite academics with industry in a practical way. “With the pandemic, over the last couple of years, […] Continue Reading |
Just for Laughs Comedy Tour! returns to VictoriaThe Just For Laughs Comedy Tour! is set to return to Victoria for the first time since 2019. This year’s tour—the 19th edition—is called Just for Laughs Comedy Night in Canada; it will feature a lineup consisting of some of Canada’s top comics and is led once again by comedy legend Rick Mercer. This time […] Continue Reading |
Stars on Ice all about family-like bonds for Keegan MessingCanadian men’s figure skating champion Keegan Messing—in town this weekend as part of Stars on Ice—basically grew up on the ice: he started skating when he was three years old. In 1992 he saw Elvis Stojko—who is also at Stars on Ice—skating and it changed his life. “All I wanted was to jump and spin,” […] Continue Reading |
East of Berlin shows hope through horrorI was excited to go see Toronto playwright Hannah Moscovitch’s highly revered East of Berlin, currently playing at Fernwood indie theatre Theatre Inconnu. I was excited because, like many people, I have a curiosity with World War II, a curiosity that dances between sick fascination and total horror. The term “east of Berlin” was actually […] Continue Reading |
