CiTR -- Arts Report

Interview with Shauna Johannesen about her upcoming show "Common Grace" at Pacific Theatre, and reviews of the 2016 International Performing Arts Festival--featuring Aakash Odedra Company's "Inked" and "Murmur". Arts Report Jake Clark reviews the Cultch's production of "The Rivals" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. We also provide information for upcoming UBC shows--Sarah Ruhl's "Eurydice" by UBC's Th...

As always, the Arts Report gets you the latest on the notable arts events happening in Vancouver and elsewhere in Canada. This week's show is an especially diverse combination of guests from backgrounds ranging from music, the culinary arts, and the visual arts. It's a show depicting the wonderful combination of various fields of art in tackling real world topics such as the Holocaust and Vancouve...

Today's show features the one-of-a-kind performance by Huajin Dance Drama Ensemble of Shanxi Academy of Arts--Opera Warriors, presented by Image China and the China Arts Entertainment Group. Our guest speaker was Dr. Siyuan Steven Liu, Assistant Professor in UBC's Department of Theatre and Film. Arts Reporter Andy reviews Quentin Taratino's The Hateful Eight in 70mm, and Arts Reporter Jake Clark t...

We have an experimental trumpet player, a comedy radio show host, a seasoned improv performer, the star of the sitcom Young Drunk Punk, and finally, the organizer of #SingitFwd, on our show today. It is a show full of unexpected laughs, heart felt conversations, and most importantly, much needed publicity for under publicized arts and culture events in Vancouver and other parts of Canada!

Interviews with Christine Quintana, Jessie Richardson Award-winning Actress, who will be starring in Frolicking Divas' Heathers: The Musical, coming to Vancouver on January 6th, 2016; Gail Suderman, Artistic Director of Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir's "CELEBRATE! A Good Noise Christmas" concert. Reviews of Electrical Theatre Company's FLEE by Arts Reporter Jake Clark. Hosted by Ashley Park.

Interview with Jonathan Girard, director for the UBC Symphony about the upcoming Hans Zegner interpretation of Franz Schubert's Winterrise. Reviews by Arts Reporters Andy Ta and Jake Clark. Reviews include The Room, Dude Bro Party Massacre III, talkback with Greg Sestero, 52 Pickup by TJ Dawe, and Carminho and Sara Tavares. Later, we speak about UBC and the freedom of speech, especially with the u...

The Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra (VAMSO) welcomes the start of the holiday season with a soaring program of Tchaikovsky masterworks, We talk to Kathleen Allan, internationally renowned conductor, composer, and soprano, who is featured in this program. Live in studio, we then talk with artist, Julie Van Oyen, who is participating in the 19th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl, running N...

Intriguing interviews with Lucid AfterLife's lead singer and principal lyricist Nat Jack about an upcoming concert; Coastal Ballet's ballerina Kaela Willey with the 5th anniversary showcase; Twentysomething Theatre's Artistic Director Sabrina Evertt and Tender Napalm; and Curator of Asia at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura, about the upcoming ex...

Paul Snider, creator of Music of Junk talks to us about his resourceful project. Philippe Castagner, opera singer in the upcoming UBC opera performance Manon, talks to us about the technicalities of projecting one's singing voice. Brad Ladouceur from Cineplex talks about the encore of live performances they are showing on the big screen. Finally, TJ Dawe talks about the eccentric production 52 Pic...

This week, The Arts Report heralds an interview with Vancouver Chamber Choir's Director Jon Washburn and the power of Baroque with the Monteverdi Vespers of 1610, there are reviews of stage performances of Shakespeare on the big screen with Arts Correspondent Jake Clark, as well as cool upcoming shows!

This week Ashley and Christine interview Burgundy Brixx, dancer with the upcoming Dances for a Small Stage. Also, they interview the creator of the stand up comedy show, "Comedians for Canada", and Andrew Laurenson, the Artistic Producer of TBD. Finally, they interview Kyle Rideout, the film director of Eadward. It was a show with a great variety of different guests.

Talks about marginalization, environment, mental health, and the zombie fascination. Talk interviews with Ali from UBC Students for Climate Action, and Andy Thompson and Eva Butterly from Virtual Stage's Alien Contagion: Zombie Syndrome.

On this show, we play an interview with film director of Nephew, David Findlay, host an interview with the producer of the musical, Best Laid Plans, Katie Wright, and conduct yet another interview with the performers in the upcoming rendition of Romeo and Juliet. Additionally, we had VIFF 2015 film reviews by Ashley and Andy. Take a listen!