1939 as clever as it is braveArt about trauma is hard, and art about atrocities still being reckoned with by the people who experienced them is even harder. Despite that difficulty, 1939 gracefully and powerfully shows the diverse and peopled history of residential schools in a way that honours the horror endured while taking pains to celebrate the hard-earned triumphs and […] Continue Reading |
La Clemenza di Tito tragically bloated, befuddling, boring operaLa Clemenza di Tito is composed by Mozart and written by Caterino Mazzolà. This opera was originally performed in Prague in 1791; currently, it’s being shown at Victoria’s Royal Theatre through Pacific Opera Victoria. The score was performed wonderfully by the Victoria Symphony, and conducted by the talented Giuseppe Pietraroia. The story revolves around Roman […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society election results inThe Camosun College Student Society held its fall elections from Monday, October 21 to Wednesday, October 23. Voting was held online. A total of 688 students voted in the elections. Jaspreet Kaur was elected as Lansdowne executive, and Arshdeep Singh as Lansdowne director. David Vazquez Covarrubias was elected as off campus director. Pedro Jose Gudiel […] Continue Reading |
Hatched invites the audience insideThese times of midterm preparations can be harrowing, but on Friday, October 18 I got a reprieve when I took a trip out to William Head Institution to review William Head on Stage’s new theatre production, Hatched. William Head has been running their globally recognized theatre program William Head on Stage (WHoS) since 1981, producing […] Continue Reading |
Rocky Horror Picture Show returns with all-drag castRocky Horror Picture Show has been celebrated as an eccentric cult classic for almost 50 years. Bringing the 1975 musical comedy back to the stage is no small feat, but local drag queen Shelita Cox has proven that this cinematic masterpiece has more to give, with a twist. Cox—my drag grandma—got the idea to do […] Continue Reading |
Green Party deputy leader Lisa Gunderson on voting in what you believeThe provincial election is just days away, with advance voting well underway. While many people are gearing up to vote for the New Democratic Party (NDP) or the Conservative Party, there are other players to keep in mind. Someone from the Green Party isn’t likely going to land the seat of premier, but Green Party […] Continue Reading |
From Alaska gets lost in translationOn Thursday, September 19, The Belfry Theatre premiered the English language premiere of Quebecois play From Alaska, and the results were mixed. The story is ambitious, following the relationship between a lesbian librarian and a local teenage boy who breaks into her house. Both have just experienced a heartbreaking loss, and as their understanding of […] Continue Reading |
Great Canadian Beer Festival 30 year anniversary a great successBack for its 30th anniversary, the Great Canadian Beer Festival (GCBF), presented by the Victoria Beer Society, hosted an astounding number of breweries and beers, so much so that I actually had to return for a second day just to explore them all. I started off innocently with the Bramble Raspberry Vanilla Wheat Ale (5%) […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Fringe Festival 2024 review: Jewish-ish earnest perspective on religion and identity in need of a rebalanceJewish-ish is a performance piece by Canadian violinist Laura Nerenberg that combines storytelling with violin playing. Nerenberg describes what it’s been like for her living half a century as a secular Jew in Catholic Montreal. The crux of Jewish-ish—part of this year’s Fringe Fest, with one last performance at 7 pm on Saturday, August 31—is […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Fringe Festival 2024 review: Castle of Glass a shining exemplification of raw, independent theatreWhen I first walked into the Metro Studio to see the Fringe production Castle of Glass, I immediately sensed something was different from the status quo. Usually, before theatre shows, the audience is greeted with the eerie silence of an empty stage, or the sounds of pre-recorded music piped in over the speakers. Instead, a […] Continue Reading |
