Arts Rational

Vancouver playwright Tetsuro Shigematsu talks to Arts Rational host James Mainguy about the new production of his play '1 Hour Photo,' streaming online at The Cultch May 28-30. You can get tickets at thecultch.ca.

Arts Rational's Gerry Kowalenko talks with Fuyubi Nakamura, curator of Future For Memory, Art and Life After the Great East Japan Earthquake, currently on display at the MOA. "In the 10th anniversary year of the Great East Japan Earthquake, or 3.11, A Future for Memory addresses how we deal with memory when our physical surroundings are drastically altered. It focuses on the changing physical and...

Arts Rational's Gerry Kowalenko talks with Jordy Matheson, producer of Virtual Humanity, a Zee Zee Theatre production. "In Virtual Humanity audience members select a title from the collection of 30+ “Virtual Humans” in the collection – something that intrigues them, confuses them. They will then proceed into a one-one-one digital face to face conversation with their “Virtual Human”, a person who w...

Arts Rational's Gerry Kowalenko talks with Jay Hirabayashi, co-producer of the Vancouver International Dance Festival and the Executive Director of Kokoro Dance. The Vancouver International Dance Festival runs from March 4 to June 19. More info: https://www.vidf.ca/

Arts Rational's Gerry Kowalenko talks with Robert Albanese, Executive et Artistic Director of the Vancouver Jewish Film Festival. Part 2 of the discussion. The festival runs March 4 to 14. More info: https://www.vjff.org/

Arts Rational Gerry Kowalenko talks with Robert Albanese, Executive et Artistic Director of the Vancouver Jewish Film Festival. The festival runs March 4 to 14. More info: https://www.vjff.org/

Arts Rational's Gerry Kowalenko talks with Myriam Steinberg about her graphic memoir 'Catalogue Baby: A Memoir of (In)fertility', illustrated by Christache. "A deeply moving, tragicomic graphic memoir about a single woman’s efforts to conceive. A few months after Myriam turned forty, she decided she couldn’t wait any longer to become a mother and made the difficult decision to begin the process of...

Arts Rational's Gerry Kowalenko talks with Bonnie Sherr Klein about her latest book: Beep Beep Bubbie. A refreshing and upbeat look at the role of perceived disability in one’s life.

Gerry in conversation with Elaine Carol, Artistic Director of Miscellaneous Productions, about their upcoming lecture, called ‘Resurrecting Dead Fairy Tales’ which is on Wednesday, February 17th. https://miscellaneousproductions.ca/productions/pandemic-projects/

Gerry talks to Dana Camil Hewitt, about this year's Jewish Book Festival, which starts on February 20th. https://www.jccgv.com/jewish-book-festival/

Gerry talks to local Vancouver actor Douglas Ennenberg about young actors, the pandemic, and massage therapy.

Gerry Kowalenko talks to Jim Smith, Artistic Director of Dancehouse, about their upcoming show, 'Body and Soul,' featuring the Paris Opera Ballet, which opens on February 17th. https://dancehouse.ca/

This week, Gerry talks to Lisa Mennell, The Cultch's Communications and Outreach Manager. The two discuss, among other things, 'A Craigslist Cantata,' from last Fall, back again for a limited run. It opens Friday, Feb 5.

Gerry talks to Sandy and Russ Rosen about their Black History Month music series at the BEZ Arts Hub in Langley.

Gerry talks to Paul Armstrong, film enthusiast and Friend of the Show (FoS) about this year's Crazy 8s film competition, as well as his Celluloid Social Club.

Gerry talks to David pay, Artistic Director of Music on Main.

Gerry talks to Indigenous artist Luke Parnell about his new solo show, called 'Indigenous History in Colour,' which opens this week at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art.

Performer and composer Kong Kie talks to Gerry Kowalenko about I Swallowed a Moon Made of Iron, a song cycle based on the poetry of Xu Lizhi, a Chinese factory worker. The show is from February 4-6th as part of this year's PuSH International Performing Arts Festival.

The journalist and filmmaker Damien Gillis talks to Gerry Kowalenko about his participation in SANCTUARY: The Dakota Bear Ancient Forest Experience, from February 3-7th as part of this year's PuSH International Performing Arts Festival.

Arts Rational's Gerry Kowalenko talks with Sarah Rodgers about the North American premiere of Helen Eastman's play 'She Sells Seashells' that she is directing for United Players. ~ ALL PERFORMANCES ONLINE ONLY ~ Dates: January 22 – February 14, 2021 Opening: January 22 Matinées: All Sundays (January 24, 31, February 7, 14) Tickets: https://unitedplayers.com/season-plays-and-tickets/ --- "Here’s a...

Today, Arts Rational host Gerry Kowalenko talks to Mirna Zagar, Managing Director of Vancouver's Scotiabank Dance Centre.

Today, Arts Rational host Gerry Kowalenko talks to Owen Underhill, conductor and creative director of Turning Point Ensemble, about their upcoming season.

Today, Arts Rational host Gerry Kowalenko talks to Jason Dubois, Managing Director of the PuSH International Performing Arts Festival.

Recent years have brought an increased demand for more diversity in front of, and behind, the camera. Industry insiders are starting to meet that demand. One such service is Collective Bunch, formed just this year. Collective Bunch puts together the talent with the producers who need them. Arts Rational member James Mainguy recently spoke with Collective Bunch's founder Jason Mackay.

Arts Rational Gerry Kowalenko talks with contemporary dance company Co. ERASGA's artistic director and choreographer Alvin Tolentino. "In honour and celebration of Co. ERASGA's 20th anniversary season, the company presents Offering, created by acclaimed choreographer and Artistic Director Alvin Erasga Tolentino. This collection of solo works, performed by 6 of Vancouver's finest and diverse dancer...