CiTR -- Arts Report

We started the show with a review of the film Staff Only, and then we had a review of the incredibly funny comedy Birds and Bees. Silvana then talked about the really cool event Sound House which happened at MOA and will have more editions in the future. We then had a few reviews for two other VIFF films: Bacurau, Blood Quantum, and Divine Love. We ended the show with a shout-out to Vancouver Opera's special promotion of $40 under 40!

This was Serra's first show hosting, and we are so excited to have her on board! We started the show with a shout-out to “Herringbone” which is having some amazing student discounts. We then had a review by Serra of Studio 58's rendition of Antony and Cleopatra, followed by an interview with Aaron Alexander the creator of the Fringe show CONNECT which explores our natural human connections in a mix of magic and TED talk. We then had three different reviews of three very different events and plays: A Thousand Splendid Suns (excellent!), a talk on ‘Black’ as a Cultural Modality (fascinating!), and Hysteria (incredibly thought provoking).

This was a show full of shout-outs for so many amazing books and launches by Arsenal Pulp we are excited about including: Major Misconduct, The Cure for Hate, I Hope We Choose Love, The Blue Road, Yarn Bombing, Hustling Verse. We also talked about a few different graphic novels coming out including Agnes, Murderess, and the the anthology Against Death. We had a review of A Tender Thing and Mother of the Maid as well as an interview with the writer and director of the documentary Assholes: A Theory. Taking about the film, we didn't miss the opportunity of mentioning VIFF and all the cool things we are going to cover!

Unfortunately we had a technical glitch on this show and it ended up being a short one. We had so much to talk about, but we did have a chance to air an incredible interview with the cast of Hysteria!

We talked a lot about so many different Fringe shows today! We started the show with a review of Alice in Glitterland, How to Really...Really? Really! Love a Woman, and the The Robber Bridegroom. We then had an interview with Eleanor O'Brien who is the producer, writer, and cast of How to Really...Really? Really! Love a Woman. We ended the show with more reviews, including: Love Songs for Future Girl, The Moaning Yoni, and Pretty Beast.

We started the show with an interview with the cast of "The Most Massive Woman Wins." We then had a review of the preview show of SpinS and THE GREAT CANADIAN P-RNO: THE MUSICAL, followed by an interview with the artistic Director of "The Robber Bridegroom by the Brothers Grimm." And we ended the show with a shoutout to the Fringe show "Inescapable"

We started the show with an interview with Ilana Zackon the director of "THE GREAT CANADIAN P-RNO: THE MUSICAL" which will be having its premier at this year's Vancouver Fringe Festival. We then did a shout-out to the Vancouver Soundwalk Collective Archive which will be having a soundwalk this weekend on Sept 1. Then we had another interview with Jill Lockley who is the writer, producer and is acting on the short comedy "Those Who Can't." The show is an absurdist comedy about trying to find a substitute teacher and will be shown at the Fringe this year. We ended the show with a review of "Coriolanus" which is the last show happening at Bard on the Beach this year. We ended the show with a preview of what is coming for the Bard's 2020 season, and a farewell to this amazing summer!

We started the show with a live interview with Linnea Ritland, the director and producer of the shorts "Everything's Great!" and "Ameteur Dramatics" that will be showing in the Vancouver Queer Film Festival, starting tomorrow. We then had an interview with Angela George, an indigenous artist who is focused on weaving and will have her residency in the Blue Cabin Artistic Residency. We concluded with a shout-out to UBC Theater and Film 2019-2020 season and an interview with Venay Felton who is the executive director of the Reel to Reel Vancouver Film Festival, talking about their short film program happening in August.

We started the show with an interview with Myles Anderson about his new album “Myles from Home.” We had several shoutouts, including:the Vancouver Mural Festival, Pride in Chinatown, Twisted Disney Cabaret, and Lenoir. After that we had a review of "Silence! The musical", and an interview with Laura Carly Miller and Sydney Doberstein about Deep into Darkness: An Immersive Theatre Experience. We ended the show with an interview with Nancy Lee and Brian Tiger who were part of CURRENT: Feminist Electronic Art Symposium - Mentorship Program

We started the show with a review of Rock of Ages. We followed that with an interview with Collete Berg who is the stage manager for Newsies. We had a little technical difficulty, but we worked through it and did an event roundup of the Vancouver Bach Festival followed by interview with Lan Tung the Artistic Director of the Orchid Ensemble. We ended the show with a review by Margarita and Lua of Mama Mia.