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Magic Flute: Bill Reid preferred Mozart over aboriginal art
There is a lot of media buzz over Vancouver Opera’s new production of The Magic Flute, which translates Mozart’s classic into a vision of West Coast aboriginal ritual, art, myth and cultur… more →
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Magic Flute: Bill Reid preferred Mozart over aboriginal art
wrote 2 months ago: There is a lot of media buzz over Vancouver Opera’s new production of The Magic Flute, which t … more →
Swan Lake: Classic Soviet-era version of ballet comes to Vancouver
wrote 11 months ago: A major Russian ballet company looking to establish its international reputation is bringing a class … more →
Rodney Graham: Humour, Canadian-style
wrote 11 months ago: The characters in Rodney Graham’s large-scale photographs aren’t goal-focused masters of the univers … more →
In Vancouver: 'Mr. Peanut never talks - past, present or future'
wrote 11 months ago: Last Week’s In Vancouver was also about Mr. Peanut. It focussed on the 1974 mayoral campaign … more →
Barbara Bourget: Creating a simple life on stage with her son
wrote 11 months ago: The starting point that led to A Simple Life is as straightforward as the title suggests. In 2009, B … more →
Emily Carr: Curator maintains dOCUMENTA secrecy
wrote 11 months ago: Seven paintings by Emily Carr are being shown at dOCUMENTA (13) in Kassel, Germany. It’s the f … more →
Emily Carr: Seven paintings chosen for dOCUMENTA (13)
wrote 11 months ago: Paintings by Emily Carr are about to receive international attention like never before in one of the … more →
Barbara Bourget: "Passionate, intense, brutally honest"
wrote 11 months ago: Barbara Bourget‘s A Simple Life opens for three performances starting Thursday at The Scotiaba … more →
Raqs in Vancouver: Public art on different knowledges at SFU
wrote 11 months ago: New public art installed in the windows of the Audain Gallery at Simon Fraser University plays on th … more →
In Vancouver: Mr. Peanut, the nut who made headlines
wrote 11 months ago: The year Mr. Peanut ran for mayor of Vancouver was one of the great examples of performance art in t … more →
Nicole Ondre: Wall painting wins award
wrote 11 months ago: Nicole Ondre is the winner of the 2012 Contemporary Art Society Emerging Artist’s Prize. She w … more →
Camera/whore: Back for a return engagement
wrote 11 months ago: Camera/whore is back. The provocative interactive performance event is returning to Vancouver Saturd … more →
Danny Nielsen: Tap dancer receives Santa Aloi Award
wrote 12 months ago: Virtuoso tap dancer Danny Nielsen has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the third annual Santa … more →
Again and again and again: Song Dong fills in the sea
wrote 12 months ago: Song Dong‘s Fill in the Sea is one of those works that looks like it was made for the space it … more →
The Cone Collection: Henri Matisse's vibrant, colorful works
wrote 1 year ago: The big summer exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery is full of vibrant, colourful works by Henri … more →
The Cone Collection: Buying modern art when it was radical
wrote 1 year ago: A unique exhibition of works by Henri Matisse and other modernist artists that were collected by two … more →
Beat Nation: Why isn't it travelling across Canada?
wrote 1 year ago: On a recent Tuesday afternoon about 11 people were sitting on benches watching a video at Beat Natio … more →
Vincent Trasov: The interview
wrote 1 year ago: I interviewed Vincent Trasov, aka Mr. Peanut, on Thursday before the opening of Vincent Trasov: Sele … more →
Vincent Trasov: The peanut grows up
wrote 1 year ago: Artist Vincent Trasov will be giving an artist’s talk on Saturday, May 26 at 2 p.m. at Trench Galler … more →
