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ΛtopDance Reviews
DANCE-IZM
by Anastasia Koutalianos
The choreography felt a little stretched. The happy-go-lucky faces while dancing in unison was a bit cheesy at times. In fact, there were moments where the performance as a whole felt like a school presentation about street dancing and how positivity and movement can bring the art form to new levels continued...
Flash Dance
by Anastasia Koutalianos
Becoming Burlesque is a two-month intensive workshop whereby our newbies go beyond simple striptease and learn the basics: from movement, to comedy, hair, makeup, costuming, sound, tech stuff and of course, the ins and outs of being entertaining on stage. It really was a crash course in tapping into your sexy-self. continued...
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ΛtopFilm Reviews
Midnight's Children at VIFF
by Frieda Werden
Given that he’s best known in the media for having a fatwa against him [a price on his head] , readers of this review may not realize that Salman Rushdie is a very funny writer. Actually, that’s why he does have a fatwa against him – because his famous book The Satanic Verses is to Islam what Monty Python’s film The Life of Brian is to Christianity. continued...
Grace of My Heart at The VIFC
by Spencer Sam
This film really gives a great behind the scenes look at the pop making process and is believed to be loosely inspired by the life of Carole King continued...
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ΛtopLiterary Arts Reviews
Mesopotamia
by Gerilee McBride
How many dead Elvises does it take to make one good story? Mesopotamia by Arthur Nersesian Reviewed by Gerilee McBride is available through Akashic Books, 2010 for $15.95 USD continued...
The world of the West End
by Frieda Werden
CJSF volunteer, Frieda Werden reviews Roy Innes' West End Murders... continued...
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ΛtopMusic Reviews
Hooded Fang @ The Media Club
by Carmela Akiatan
While they only garnered a small turnout at the Media Club on June 16th, particularly as it had been a Sunday night, Hooded Fang brought the ease of a friendliness with casual jokes on stage, looking like they had just stepped off and out of their tour van minutes before their performance. continued...
Youth Lagoon @ Venue
by Fred Hawley
The first Youth Lagoon album, Year of Hibernation, lived up to the potential of great pop music to affect people by wrapping the listener up in nostalgia and hopeful optimism. Seeing Youth Lagoon’s Trevor Powers playing these songs live is less important than the collective experience that is shared with everyone in the audience. That comes when you feel everyone around you moving to the same slow rhythm of the echoing bass drum as Powers builds layers of reverb to a climactic chorus that fades to a piano loop. If that sounds formulaic, that is because it is; the songs on Year of Hibernation were simple and repetitive but they were perfect. continued...
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ΛtopTheatre Reviews
Extraction @ The Cultch
by Jamie Cessford
On Tuesday, March 5, The Cultch hosted the premier of Conspiracy Theatre’s Extraction, a theatre documentary surrounding oil mining in Alberta and the economic relationship between Canada and China. While the concept of a “theatre documentary” is peculiar and enticing, Extraction defines the genre and is now the standard to which similar performances should be held. continued...
Medicine at The Firehall Arts Centre
by Dan Mcpeake
For anybody who is a regular fringe-goer, they have probably seen a show by festival legend TJ Dawe. He’s been touring the country’s summer festival circuit for the last 10 years or so. All his shows are one-man shows that are often comedic and inspired by life’s absurdities. But his new piece, Medicine, is vastly different than any past fringe show. continued...
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ΛtopVisual Art Reviews
Open heArt Keeps the City Beating
by Jay Peachy
CJSF volunteer Jay Peachy attended the Open heArt exhibit at the Met on December 21st, this is what he had to say about the event... continued...
Importance of Home
by Jay Peachy
CJSF volunteer examines and discusses Migration Patterns the latest exhibit by Lisa Walker showing at Gallery Gachet. continued...
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ΛtopOther Reviews
Top Less, Bits & Bites
by Anastasia Koutalianos
A few weeks back my friend Tara invited me to dine with her at any one of the Glowbal Group restos. She provided a gift certificate and all. Yes, yes, yes! continued...
I’ve Been Buttered and I Liked It
by Anastasia Koutalianos
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Chicken! melds slap stick with the inevitable arranged marriage jab or two while ruffling the occasional f-bomb and gender bender. Think tradition meets modern, with a dollop of South Asian flare and a token white comedienne to boot (can I say that these days? Well, just did). continued...
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ΛtopTalk Reviews
Got to Bounce
by Anastasia Koutalianos
The Trampoline Hall (TH) Lecture Series is a monthly talkie-talk out of Toronto. Running strong since December 2001, the show is created by author Sheila Heti and rides on a pretty simple premise: have three lecturers present a topic of their choice to a live audience in the seediest bars across town. Only catch is you can’t speak on any area in which you’re an expert. Topics range from the overly dry to the completely ridiculous—with each talk followed by an informal Q&A. Think nonsense meets intriguing à la dinner theatre. continued...
Tell me a story...
by Kelsey Singbeil
Over the weekend of Feb 1- Feb 3, the Heritage Hall on Main Street was home to the 16th Annual Vancouver Storytelling Festival. CJSF volunteer, Kelsey Singbeil, took in a couple of tales on the Festival's opening night. continued...
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ΛtopActivism Reviews
International Women's Day 2013
by Jamie Cessford
On Friday March 8, 2013 CJSF 90.1 FM at Simon Fraser University invites you to celebrate International Women’s Day. CJSF will be airing special programming from 9 AM to 4 PM, including: continued...
2013 National Homelessness Marathon
by David Swanson
On February 20, Simon Fraser University’s CJSF 90.1 FM will air the 2013National Homelessness Marathon from 2pm until 4am PST. CJSF will be live on location outside the Bosman’s Hotel housing project at 1060 Howe Street Wednesday February 20 starting at 12pm. CJSF will host the national broadcast from 11pm-1am. The day will include performances by musicians, free meals and clothing for the homeless and interviews with homeless individuals and their allies. continued...
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