CiTR -- Arts Report

We started with some shout-outs; shout out to Why Art? Why Now?, the VIDF Open Call for Submissions (apply until November 22nd!) and The Third Annual Podcast Festival (festival passes are 25 dollars!). Right after the shout-outs Serra did her review of The Red Priest (Eight Ways to Say Goodbye) that is being put on by United Players of Vancouver at Jericho Arts Center until December 6th! After a q...

This show was an interview sandwich! We started and finished off with an interview. First off was Serra's interview with Shelby Wyminga and Kerri Norris about the audio play Little Women which is an adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's book, it's produced by Far From The Tree Productions which is actually the production company of Shelby and her sister Joelle! Its debut is on November 14, 2020 and th...

We started off today's show with an interview Serra did with Megan Majewski about her upcoming exhibition "Fire Followers" at the UBC Beaty Biodiversity museum and her artist participation in the Annual Eastside Culture Crawl. After this interview, we had a bunch of reviews! First up was Eva's review of Heart of the City Festival, she even gave some of her picks of upcoming events in the festival...

This week's show featured 2 interviews! We started with Niko's interview with Sarah Klassen. After a quick ad and psa break, our new correspondent Eva had her interview with Black Pontiac! Their new single "Soda Pop Rock" is out and you can listen to it on spotify and apple music. We finished our show with Serra's quick review of Farouche which was part of the Vancouver International Dance Festiva...

Today's show is a little calmer, a little slower. Life has been hectic so we thought we could slow it down for this week a bit. We started off Serra's interview with Donna Giraud about her new art show "Together is Always Better". We took a quick ad and psa break and continued with Niko's review of "Suitcase Stories" (going on until the 25th!) and Serra gave some information about the Museum of Va...

We started off this week's show with an interview that Niko did with Paul Armstrong who is the executive director of Crazy8s. After that, we had two very positive reviews. First one being Serra's review on Studio 58's "The Doll's House Project". Serra actually interviewed one of the actors in this production, Sierra Haynes, so make sure to check out last week's episode for that! After Serra, Silva...

This week's episode was filled with reviews! We started off the show with an interview with Sierra Haynes about The Doll's House Project that's being put on by Studio 58. Register online for free and get the viewing link on October 10th! After the interview, our new correspondents Niko and Phoebe did their review of Emerge: Studio Visit with Tania Willard that was done over zoom. Right after our n...

Welcome back everyone! We had a great summer break but now it's time to report on some local art. We kicked off today's episode with an interview with Jessie Anthony who is the writer, director and producer of the movie "Brother, I Cry" which you can catch on VIFF until October 7th. After this incredible interview, Serra reviewed Kokoro Dance's "Reading the Bones" which was livestreamed as part of...

We started today's episode with an amazing interview with the lovely Sloan Thompson. She is the director of Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. and she gave us a sneak peak into this modern play that is opening tomorrow night at the Frederick Wood Theatre. We will also be doing a ticket giveaway for this show so keep an eye out for that! We followed that with another great interview with one of the ca...

We started our show by talking about Inheritance: a choose-your-adventure ( a pick-the-path) experience and we also had the chance to talk with Eugene Crain about it. After listening to this amazing interview, we introduced Riot Girls, a feature film that will be screening in the Vancouver International Women in Film Festival. Continued with an interview with Lauren Grant who is the producer of Ri...

We started the show with an interview with Tom Whalen the curator of Lucky's Lounge. They are still accepting submissions until March 4th so this is your chance to display your self-published zine. We followed that by a few dance shout-outs to Coast Dance Festival and Grupo Corpo, which we will be reviewing next week. After our ad and PSA break we had Serra's review of Gruesome Playground Injuries...

Today's show was a special one because we are promoting our annual fundraiser, Fundrive! This year's theme is Crush. Do you have a crush on CiTR? You can show your love by donating so that we can keep doing what we're doing for you with the same great and even better quality! We started out our show today by talking about Fundrive and the amazing prizes you can win if you pledge to our show when d...

Today's show was hosted by Serra. She started the show with interview with the director and cast of the shows we later reviewed (or are going to review)! First Serra talked to the director of Urinetown: The Musical, Courtenay Dobbie, who gave us a cool insight into why Urinetown is such a cool and important musical. Then we heard from Christine Quintana, who is part of the cast of Anywhere but Her...

We started the show with an interview with the lovely Luciana Silvestre Fernandes who is the Director of The Changeling now on at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. The play discussed has mentions of sexual violence, among other things. It is definitely not suitable for younger audiences. We talked a little more about set design, costume, and overall effect of the play after the interview. T...

Welcome back to the Arts Report. On today's show we talked a little about what the PuSh Festival is and what we will be covering. We then heard an interview with one of the actors of Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story, Ben Caplan. After some ads and PSAs we highlighted the importance of Fundrive and some cool stuff that you can get when you donate certain amounts! We then talked about MOA and its imp...

We started the show with a few shout-outs to Shiny Fuzzy Muddy ( a crafts market happening Dec 14-15), Graham Clark's 24hr Stand-up Comedy Show (happening Nov 29-30), and It's a Wonderful Christmas-ish Holiday Miracle (starting tonight). We followed that with a review of Hedda Gabler, and interviews. One with the cast of O Christmas Tea, a comedy show happening next week, and Cariboo Magi, a genre...

We started the show talking about a number of cool events happening all over the city including, the Vancouver Christmas Market, Hedda Gabler, Toque, FUSE x CURRENT Art Bar, and a number of events relating to Trans Day of Remembrance. We then had a review of Orquesta Akokan by Silvana, the play Anon(ymous) by Lua and the Sound of Music by Lua and Serra.

We started the show with an interview with Sevan Kochkarian who is one of the lead in the opera GIANNI SCHICCHI being put on by Opera Mariposa. We then had a review of Timothy Findley’s The Wars adapted by Dennis Garnhum, followed by two reviews of Certified, an amazing one-woman show, and Turn of the Screw, a great example of horror theatre. We ended the show with an interview Made in BC dancer L...

Hello! On today's show we started with an interview that was meant to be aired the week before with the director of the documentary Be Afraid: The Science of Fear. It is a very cool film and it can be found on the CBC's free streaming service. We then an interview with the director of The Turn of the Screw. We are also going to be reviewing this spooky play on our next show. We did a bunch of shou...

We started the show with an interview with Connor Riopel who is part of the cast for Timothy Findley’s The Wars adapted by Dennis Garnhum playing at the Frederic Wood Theatre. We are also doing a ticket give-away for "The Wars". Like us on Facebook or follow us on Instagram, and message us to win a pair of tickets! First come, first serve! We then had two interviews by Silvana with two amazing aut...

In today's show we started with a review by Serra of the dance performance Spooky Action. We then had an interview with the Artistic Director of DanceHouse, Jim Smith. Serena followed that with a review of La Traviata, and we ended the show with a review of The Cost of Living, and a few shout-outs to First Pick Home Decor Event, Out of Concealment gallery exhibition at the Bill Reid Gallery and Ho...

We started teh show with Serra's review of the VIFF film Marriage Story and a few shoutouts to First Pick Handmade Home Decor, and the dance show Spooky Action. We then had an interview with Sarah Leavitt about her new graphic novel: Agnes, Murderess which was a fascinating read. And we ended the show with a number of film reviews recapping VIFF, including Mr Jones, The Invisible Life of Euridice...

We started the show with a review of the film Staff Only, and then we had a review of the incredibly funny comedy Birds and Bees. Silvana then talked about the really cool event Sound House which happened at MOA and will have more editions in the future. We then had a few reviews for two other VIFF films: Bacurau, Blood Quantum, and Divine Love. We ended the show with a shout-out to Vancouver Oper...

This was Serra's first show hosting, and we are so excited to have her on board! We started the show with a shout-out to “Herringbone” which is having some amazing student discounts. We then had a review by Serra of Studio 58's rendition of Antony and Cleopatra, followed by an interview with Aaron Alexander the creator of the Fringe show CONNECT which explores our natural human connections in a mi...

This was a show full of shout-outs for so many amazing books and launches by Arsenal Pulp we are excited about including: Major Misconduct, The Cure for Hate, I Hope We Choose Love, The Blue Road, Yarn Bombing, Hustling Verse. We also talked about a few different graphic novels coming out including Agnes, Murderess, and the the anthology Against Death. We had a review of A Tender Thing and Mother...