The Victoria Gilbert & Sullivan Society return to stage with entertaining, cheerful performanceOn Sunday, March 20, The Victoria Gilbert & Sullivan Society returned to live performances with their Spring Concert, their first public show since COVID-19 hit. You could feel, hear, and see the excitement of the quartet when they started the revue. The Spring Concert contained material from various other performances, a sort of greatest hits […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Yumi Zouma drop impressive record despite obstaclesYumi Zouma Present Tense (Polyvinyl) 4/5 Present Tense is the fourth album from New Zealand alternative pop quartet Yumi Zouma. Yumi Zouma—who have been together since 2014—faced a lot of obstacles creating this album because of COVID and them having to write music together while living in different countries. Present Tense gives off a light-hearted […] Continue Reading |
Hapax Theatre returns to stage with Castle on the FarmHapax Theatre is returning to the stage after two years forced hiatus due to COVID with Castle on the Farm. Director Heather Jarvie says the play—which was written by local playwright Alaina Baskerville-Bridges—is a touching and funny one-person show that follows main character 14-year-old Layla. “She is starting her first year in high school, first […] Continue Reading |
Pacific Opera Victoria’s return to stage a triumphOn Friday, March 12, Pacific Opera Victoria returned to the Baumann Centre with their first live opera in over two years. The set was composed of two acts performed by Megan Latham, who was accompanied by pianist Kimberly-Ann Bartczak. The first act, Bon Appétit!, was inspired by Julia Child and based on two episodes of […] Continue Reading |
Pacific Baroque Festival celebrates composer Heinrich SchützNow in its 18th year, the Pacific Baroque Festival will be treating audiences to the energetic experience of live classical music this month. This year, the festival will be honouring 350 years since the passing of influential composer Heinrich Schütz, across five days of live performances. Pacific Baroque Festival artistic director Marc Destrubé is a […] Continue Reading |
Fortune Gallery exhibit explores nature and living in the moment“We’re not separate from nature; we are nature.” So says Hornby Island/Victoria-based artist Louisa Elkin, and that sentiment shines through her collaborative exhibition with Victoria artist Samantha Dickie, NOW. Throughout their work, the artists use neutral tones and natural inspiration to create the paintings and porcelain and ceramic installations that make up the exhibit. In […] Continue Reading |
New exhibit explores potlatch culture through artWhess Harman’s chew the bones, they’re soft exhibit is in Harman’s own “potlatch punk” style, which incorporates their own work with collaborations with other local Indigenous artists. Harman says the inspiration for their artwork comes partly from their complex interaction with the concepts of home and identity. “A lot of [my ideas] are about home […] Continue Reading |
Comedian Kirsten Van Ritzen brings comedy night back with March MadnessLocal comedian and actor Kirsten Van Ritzen and her group of comedy students will be putting on their annual March Madness Comedy show on March 19. Ritzen says that the event serves as a graduation show for her students and a chance to show off their skills for the first time. “It will feature a […] Continue Reading |
Spark to Flame concert showcases student talentOn Saturday, March 12, Victoria Conservatory of Music (VCM) dean and chief artistic and academic officer Stephen Green will conduct the yearly Spark to Flame concert. Green says that this year’s concert will be aimed at giving experiences to young students who are seeking a career in music. “The students get to perform with an […] Continue Reading |
Into America’s Wild‘s great pictures can’t hide its poor storyI was ready to dive into Into America’s Wild, IMAX’s latest addition to their big-screen movies in Victoria, but what first sounded like a really cool wild-child experience soon became a story with no clear plot. The movie follows Alaskan bush pilot Ariel Tweto, Native American astronaut John Herrington, and long-distance hiker Jennifer Pharr Davis […] Continue Reading |
