New play about motherhood has Camosun College roots

For actress and playwright Nicolle Nattrass, the journey to motherhood was not a simple one. “It was quite a journey,” says Nattrass, “because I always said if I don’t have a child by the time that I’m 40 then that’s okay, because I had lots of kids in my life. You know, ‘happy auntie,’ and […]

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What’s Going On: October 10 to 23, 2018

Until Saturday, October 27 Get your creep on! The only thing creepier than classic horror movies is classic horror movies in a historical castle. Craigdarroch Castle is launching Classics at Craigdarroch Movie Series on Thursday and Saturday nights at 6 pm throughout October. The movie list includes Dracula, Frankenstein, House on Haunted Hill, and more. […]

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Beethoven’s freedom fight on display with new performance

Social justice meets opera with Pacific Opera Victoria (POV)’s contemporary production of Beethoven’s Fidelio, which may just challenge your perceptions of the human condition. Bogotá-raised multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker Monica Hernandez has joined with director Wim Trompert and designer Nancy Bryant to create an on-set memorial to resistance and freedom fighters that is “extraordinarily expressive,” […]

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Toronto singer/songwriter Ben Kunder connects through carpentry, music

Since he was a little kid—stumbling over his dad’s old college guitar in the basement and teaching himself to play it with Bob Dylan songbooks—music has played a vital role in Toronto singer/songwriter Ben Kunder’s life.  “We always had music in the house; we had a pretty expansive record collection, and [my dad] always took […]

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Demian DinéYazhi´ tackles queer and Indigenous issues in art world

Portland-based transdisciplinary artist and poet Demian DinéYazhi´ is making a space for queer Indigenous people within the art world, but it’s proving to be a hard task. “I think for a while I had a really difficult time having pride in my identity because it was tied so much to this border town [Gallup, New […]

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What’s Going On: September 26 to October 9, 2018

Wednesday, September 26 To the sharks Australian singer/songwriter Amy Shark is bringing her sounds to Capital Ballroom on September 26. Tickets are $22.50 and more info on this, and other shows, can be found at atomiqueproductions.com. Wednesday, September 26 to Saturday, October 13 Catch the spirit The comedy Blithe Spirit is on at Langham Court […]

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Potted Potter tells a whole lot of Harry in a short amount of time

The premise for Potted Potter is a little daunting: two actors performing all seven Harry Potter books… in 70 minutes. But co-creator, writer, and actor Dan Clarkson chooses to focus on the positive. “We get to be wizards for 70 minutes a day,” Clarkson says. “So it’s, you know, fun.”  Potted Potter has run for […]

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Visiting artist lecturer Risa Horowitz challenges concepts of artistic inspiration

Risa Horowitz wears many hats when it comes to her career. In addition to working at the University of Regina as an associate professor in the Visual Arts department, Horowitz is a conceptual artist who embraces many different mediums, including painting, drawing, photography, video, and performance. She’s also coming to Camosun as a visiting artist […]

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Victoria Festival of Authors brings diverse approach to literary fest

Writing and reading fiction is a great way to learn empathy. That, at least, is Victoria author Laura Trunkey’s opinion. Trunkey is also the artistic co-director of the Victoria Festival of Authors, which will feature talks from writers of literary fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, and even thrillers, says Trunkey. No matter the form, Trunkey says […]

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