WYRD one big beautiful metaphorWYRD: A Musical UnFairytale is, on the surface, about a woman in an abusive relationship, but the production has lots of layers to explore. After leaving her boyfriend’s place, the main character becomes lost in a bog, where she meets the hags that live there. As she cannot find the path back to the city […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Beer Week 2023 finishes strong and smoothVictoria Beer Week 2023 wrapped up last weekend with Dubbel Down and Touchdown, featuring 30 craft brews from 12 breweries across BC. From Moon Under Water Brewpub, I tried Tetramorph (10%), which is a Belgian-style quadruple made with authentic Belgian candy sugars. This one is strong enough to chew through, but not overpowering, with prominent […] Continue Reading |
Witch humorous, lively, thoughtfulIt’s a common theme to question the class system and our own roles in it. If you decide, as I did recently, to see Witch, currently playing at Theatre Inconnu, you’ll see a whimsical carousel ride of a story with all those questions (and not necessarily the answers) weaved into it. Written by playwright Jen […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Beer Week’s Sour Power showcases disco music and tart beerVictoria Beer Week continued on Saturday, May 6 with Sour Power, which featured several tart beers in addition to a live disco-dancing party. I began the evening with the Punk Rock Pomegranate Ale (6%) by Bad Dog Brewing Company, which, for a 6% beer, had a far lighter flavour and thinner mouthfeel than I expected. […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Beer Week has explosive launch with Lift-OffVictoria Beer Week 2023 launched on Friday, May 5 with Lift-Off in Market Square, which, despite being a far smaller event than in past years, still had some unique offerings. I began with the Elderflower Spruce Saison by Howl Brewing (5%), because I quite like floral beers. However, although it has a slight floral flavour […] Continue Reading |
Have a great night with Goodnight Desdemona, (Good Morning Juliet)I recently went to see Goodnight Desdemona, (Good Morning Juliet); since I had already interviewed the play’s artistic director Tamara McCarthy for Nexus, I believed I had a pretty good idea of what the play was about. I was wrong. I had no idea what an adventure I was in store for. Written by award-winning […] Continue Reading |
Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story masterfully balances comedy and dark themesOld Stock: A Refugee Love Story is wonderfully written, with comedy interwoven through a dark tale. The more sombre moments in the show made me reflect when I recently went to see it at The Belfry, and the actors’ comedic timing is what makes the show come to life. Old Stock—written by playwright Hannah Moscovitch […] Continue Reading |
Camosun students get ready to launch 2023 literary journalCamosun College instructor Micaela Maftei knows a thing or two about mythos, and her students do now too. Every year, Camosun students write and edit the Beside the Point literary journal, which has a different theme every issue. This year’s theme, mythos, stumped a few writers and editors but Maftei noticed this sparked a lot […] Continue Reading |
Chiaro:Scuro an unconventional successI recently went to see Chiaro:Scuro, produced by Broken Rhythms Dance Company at the Metro Theatre on April 7 and 8. The performance is inspired by film noir to convey the light and dark of human experience using jazzy and atypical instrumental music, shadows and fog, and unique dance moves that Broken Rhythms calls “rhythmical […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society spring election results inThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) held its spring student elections from Monday, April 3 to Wednesday, April 5. A total of 844 students voted. Jagjeet Singh was voted in as external executive, Arshita Giri as Lansdowne executive, Emily Lam as pride director, and Tran Thanh Phuong (Polly) as sustainability director. Tho Man Duong (Annie) […] Continue Reading |
