CiTR -- Arts Report

Today's episode was kicked off with a review of the new exhibition at MOA, Xicanx: Dreamers/Soñadores + Changemakers/Creadores del cambio. We followed it with a shout-out to NFB and the seven shorts that celebrate the 2022 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) laureates. Afterwards we had our review of Chor Leoni's A Sound Like This and and interview with resident curator Kayleigh Sand...

Today's episode had a little bit of everything: gallery, theatre, dance. We started off with an interview with Greta de León, co-curator of the new exhibition at MOA, Xicanx: Dreamers + Changemakers / Xicanx: Soñadores + Creadores del Cambio. After the interview we had a review of The Invisible by The Cultch, 'a musical that people who don't like musicals will like' and LA's BODYTRAFFIC's performa...

We started today with a shout-out to Bad Parent which now has been moved to the 2022/23 season so keep an eye out! We then had an interview with Theland Kicknosway about the Coastal Dance Festival. After the interview, we did a couple reviews, first one being that of White Noise. After White Noise we covered the movie Edge of the Knife and finally, How the World Began.

We kicked off today's episode with a live interview! We haven't had one of those in years and couldn't be happier to have had 2021/22 Dance West Network Re-Centering/Margins creative residency artist Sophie Dow to talk about their experience in the residency and as a dancer in general! After our interview we had some shout-outs. Shout-out to Same Difference and Himmat by Theatre Conspiracy, CJSW 9...

We have so many reviews today! First up was All Bodies Dance which was followed by a quick listen of Mojo Jojo by Turunesh who also performed at Arts Night Out, creating the perfect transition into the review of Arts Night Out at MOA. We then heard a review of Made in Italy by the Arts Club Theatre Company as well as Program B of Six of One: New Play Festival by Studio 58. Finally we talked about...

Lua hosted today's episode! Thank you Lua

Today's episode started off with a review of Beautiful Man which was followed by an interview with Cameron Mackenzie about Zee Zee Theatre's Men Express Their Feelings. We then talked about the new exhibition at The Polygon, Cloud Album which included snippets from the curator led tour!

This episode has it all, dance, theatre, interviews! We started off today's episode with a shout-out to Clean/Espejos, a bilingual play being presented by The Cultch! We then moved on to our reviews and interviews. Ruby talked with Debby Friday and Cecillia with Geoff D'Eon! Our reviews included that of Kim's Convenience by The Arts Club, Albatross which is part of the Vancouver International Danc...

We had so many shout-outs today! Shout out to the Fox Cabaret, GVPTA 2022 Unified General Auditions & Designers' Spotlight, Inside Chor Leoni, Swimming Home, The Cultch’s Femme Festival, VIDF and The National Film Board of Canada's Focus on Black Filmmakers section! Besides our many shout-outs we also had Lua's interview with Lisa Mennel about The Cultch's RE/PLAY season!

Today's episode was kicked off with a shout-out to Talent MATCH Arts and Culture Industry Chat. Afterwards we had Cecillia's interview with Jim Smith, artistic director of DanceHouse. We also had two reviews, Ruby and Cecillia talked about SEA SICK and Lua about TM, both from The Cultch. We also spent the rest of the show talking about how amazing The Cultch is, we love and appreciate all that the...

IT'S FUNDRIVE* STILL!We started off with a shout-out to MOA because throughout Black History Month (February) they are admitting Black and African community members for free! We also shouted-out Farhaven, a local Vancouver band, because they are playing a gig on February 17th at the Koerner's Pub on UBC's campus. You also heard their latest single It's My Life so you get a taste of what their gig...

Today was a bonus episode in which we talk about non-local things, all for Fundrive*! We started off by hearing from Brandon at Unsigned BC, catch them on Tuesdays and Saturdays for more local music! They are based in Victoria and volunteer run just like us. We then talked about all the events you can attend for Black History Month, ranging from livestreams to guided tours. After we were done with...

Happy Black History Month everyone! Make sure you support your Black artists now and always. Today we started off with Ruby's interview with Kaitly Lee for Vancouver Short Film Festival. We then heard Griffin's review of Haven being put on by the United Players of Vancouver at the Jericho Arts Centre. We then shouted-out the movies being shows at VIFF Connect for Black History Month. Second to las...

Happy new year folks! Our first show of 2022 was full of interviews. We started off with Ruby's interview with Laura Adamo, writer/director/producer and star of the feature film “The Wishing Tree”. We then had Serra's interview with Laine Gillies who is playing Riff Raff in Studio 58's production of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". (Tune in on Feb 9th to hear our review!) Our last interview was on...

Our last episode of the year was pretty chill. We had Serra's interview with Erick Lichte about Chor Leoni's upcoming Christmas with Chor Leoni performance. The two talked about the projects Chor Leoni has taken on during the pandemic, getting back to performing live and how Erick needs to make sure the back of his head needs to look good because as the conductor that's what the audience sees! Ser...

We started off today with a shout-out: Shout-out to O Christmas Tea! O Christmas Tea is an all ages spectacular with British comedy legends James & Jamesy. Catch it on December 22nd at 7.30 pm at the Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver! After our shout-out, we had Serra's interview with Jim Smith about Babel 7.16 which is the upcoming performance selected for DigiDance! We then moved on to Serra...

We promise the episode title makes sense if you listen to the end! Today's episode had a little bit of everything. We listened to Lua's review of Steven Shearer at the Polygon and her interview with Steven Shearer about his exhibition. We also had Alex's review of Farm to Fable and her interview with Curtis Andrews. The last review we had was of Hasalala Danxalax: Marion Newman & Friends at the Ch...

In today's episode everybody talks, and I say that because this week is filled with interviews. We started off with a ticket giveaway for Red Sky Performance's on Wednesday November 24th. After the announcement, we listened to three interviews: Serra's interviews with Alysha Collie about Virtual Humanity, Phoebe's interview with Christine Nielson and Serra's interview with Montana Lehmann and Kost...

Happy first fall break ever dear UBC students! Hope you enjoy our episode on the first day of your fall break. Today we had Alex's pre-recorded interview with Michelle Mathias. Afterwards we had Lua and Jay talk about MOA together followed by an interview. Lastly, Olivia talked about Imagine Picasso which is currently happening at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

Today's show was VERY packed so hang on tight, this will be a wild ride. We started with four reviews: Ellie's review of DanceHouse's first in-person performance after the lockdown and the first of the season, Rubberband. Sheila's review of Kimmortal's concert that was part of the UBC Artivism festival. Alex's review of Studio 58's first in person performance after the lockdown and the first of th...

We kicked off today's show with Lua's interview with Jim Smith, the artistic director of DanceHouse. Afterwards Silvana and Lua did their reviews of a bunch of VIFF movies; Azor, Spaghetti Called Love, The King of North Sudan, The Siamese Bond and The Worst Person in the World. Timestamps: Interview with Jim Smith 3:09 VIFF Reviews 17:03

Today's show started with a shout-out. Shout-out to White Fortress which follows Faruk, an orphan in a rundown Sarajevo suburb of Alipasino Polje who spends his days foraging for scrap metal and dabbling in petty crime. Watch White Fortress at the Vancity Theatre on October 9 at 9:00pm and at the Hollywood Theatre on October 11 at 3:30pm. You can also stream it digitally for the duration of the fe...

Today's episode was only interviews. We started off with Serra's interview with Nightingale and Andy Wong about BIPOC Credits. (This time it played the whole thing woo!) This was followed by Silvana's interview with Brendan Prost about his movie "Heavy Petting". Lastly, we had Jade's interview with Rebecca Wang. Timestamps: Interview with Nightingale and Andy Wong 3:54 Interview with Brendan Prost...

Today's episode kicked off with two interviews. One with Alyssa and August, two of the ambassaors picked for BC Culture Days' ambassador program. We talked about the program and the events they are hosting, make sure to check them out! The second interview was with Nightingale and Andy Wong about their new podcast, BIPOC Credits. They have a guest each week and they talk about their own experience...

Today we started with a shout-out, of course. Shout-out to the Capture Photo Fest because their submissions are open until October 15th! Definitely apply if you are a lens based visual artist (link will be below). After our shout-out, we had Serra's interview with Anjalica, Chantal and Sarvin about their Fringe play, Wings over Water which has already opened! This interview was followed by three r...