Artslink

On the October episode of Artslink, Jeanne Kwong talks to filmmakers and actors part of the 2021 Calgary International Film Festival.

At the start of the show is Zoe Leigh Hopkins with her film Run Woman Run about a Six Nations marathon runner in Ontario.

After that are local Calgary filmmaker Asim Overstands, and young actors Louriza Trunco and Daniel Doheny from the film Drinkwater filmed in B.C.

On the Labour Day edition of Artslink, Jeanne Kwong talks to Tony Wong of the Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre about the Mid-Autumn festivities at the centre in September.

Then, Nathan speaks with Madhan Selveraj of The India Film Festival of Alberta.

Running from September 10th to the 12th, this FREE festival takes place at The Globe Cinema & C-Space near Marda Loop.

Visit www.indiafilmfestival.ca for details!

Mentioned in the program is this interesting interview with the first-time director of the interesting-sounding 'Koli Taal' ('Chicken Curry'):

https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2021/jul/20/30531

You can also listen to a CJSW interview with the filmmakers of 'Fire In The Mountains', which came highly recommended by Madhan in our interview. Follow this link to The Palgary Almanac (Alternating Thursday mornings 7-10:

https://cjsw.com/program/the-almanacs/podcast/20210902

This month, The Calgary Fringe is covered in two interviews with creators & performers.

Actor and dancer Kunji Ikeda joins us by phone to talk about his production in the Calgary Fringe Festival this year. We were able to catch up a little bit.

During the last year or so, he has worked on his latest show Know The Rules, Win The Game through his Cloudsway Dance company.

To view the streaming performance, use the URL below:

https://tickets.calgaryfringe.ca/event/366:16/

Then, a conversation with the members of A Levity Theatre Co. about their interactive investment-portfolio performance called 'Sold', where the gloves are off, but the audience picks the winner..

Caity Smyck, Al Hamameh, Eve Beauchamp, and Stage manager Rachel Van Lennon spoke with Nathan at their venue in Gopher Park, Inglewood.

Get your tickets to this live performance at:
https://tickets.calgaryfringe.ca/event/366:7/

cloudsway.ca

https://www.instagram.com/alevitytheatre/

JP Thibodeau, the artistic director of Storybook Theatre stops to talk about their summer theatre school program, and what they have planned for their 45th season. They are a theatre company that produces shows for young audiences.

https://www.storybooktheatre.org/

Then, another look at the 1966 dark satire 'Lord Love A Duck', which can be seen for free online:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiWeF2ngDPc

"Lord Love A Duck looks like a beach-party picture, but it's actually a booby-trap!" -From the trailer

On the May episode, Heather Shaw from the Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival is our guest. She talks about the May film festival happening May 21 to 30th.

We also hear excerpts from an interview co-host Jeanne had with the late Calgary playwright Sharon Pollock in 2016. She passed away at age 85 in late April.

April is National Poetry Month. Artslink is celebrating by have three Calgary poets on the show. Jeanne speaks to Laurie Ann Fuhr and Sholley Powell. They are regulars on the poetry scene in the city.

Then, Nathan speaks with Josephine LoRe about the forms of poetry called Haiku & Tanka. From influences & history, to how the forms work. -We hope you'll be inspired to try your own!

Here's the Haiku Nathan came up with after being assigned one for pre-interview homework (Try your own, remembering to keep them in present-tense):

Bubbles trapped in ice,

left by muskrats in transit,

showing their highways.

You can find Josephine's work on her website:

https://www.josephinelorepoet.com/

For more information on the form:

http://www.haikucanada.org/

Michelle Thrush joins us to talk about Istotsi - a workshop series at Making Treaty 7 for young and emerging artists. Making Treaty 7 is a theatre based in Mohkinstsis, the Blackfoot name for Calgary.

Then, Nathan pays tribute to Christopher Plummer by discussing one of his more unusual roles, made under the Canadian Tax Shelter plan of the late 1970's..

Finally, a surprise ends up on youtube that really deserves to be seen:

The Muscle Bitches *Live* in Calgary & Portland!

Links here:

http://www.canuxploitation.com/review/

30 Minutes, Mister Plummer:

https://www.nfb.ca/film/30_minutes_mister_plummer/

Tax Shelter Terrors:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUYLrZliEuY

Baptist Cracker Presents The Muscle Bitches Live (Courtesy of Craig Billmeier):

-In Calgary!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13bWfyurwXA

-In Portland!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xpe7BuGEFUI

Jeanne talks to Jiajia Li of the Calgary Chinese Orchestra about a video featuring the erhu instrument. Celebrating the Lunar New Year, and Year of the Ox, the Calgary Chinese Orchestra and our next guest Mo Fan provide some staple entertainment during the Spring Festival, as Chinese New Year is also called. Then, Nathan speaks with Mo Fan of Calgary's Mo Fan Tai Chi & Wushu Academy for a conversation that covers topics like the meaning of The Lion Dance and what makes for a good Wushu Competitor.

The Mo Fan Tai Chi Academy can be contacted at (403) 889-7261 and is located at Bay #108, 5621 11th St NE, Calgary.

For more details, visit mofantaichiacademy.com

Jeanne speaks to author Marc Herman Lynch about his debut novel Arborescent out from Arsenal Pulp Press. Then, Nathan speaks with Christie Hurrell of LabNEXT about opportunities to be found at the UofC library in the new year.

Antyx Community Arts has been around for decades. Jeanne chats with Stephanie Banszky, the community engagement coordinator, and one of the youth volunteers for the Calgart non-profit that engages youth in social and community issues through the arts.