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Our very own Rowan O'Callaghan and Alex Bhargava talk with the new executive director of The Port Theatre - David Warburton along with Mya Wilson - Booking Coordinator. Rowan delves into how artistic programming has changed in the community post covid and asks about what drew them all into the arts and what keeps us coming back..

This is our first opportunity to say happy pride month 2022 ! We hope to have an annual pride episode where we can explore what pride means to some of our up and coming emerging artists. Leon potter hosts a fabulous conversation with Gabrielle Marcolin, Annika Rambo, Darrian Gaetz and Adrien Kennedy.

I wanted to talk to Chai Duncan , the curator of the view gallery, to explore how we can incorporate some art into our theatre lobby and talk about some of his choices when he thinks about a space.   

We try an advance the conversation forward about views on cancel culture and how social advocacy and the arts combine. We talk with Nicolle Nattrass and Leon Potter about how they travel these waters. 

This is our premier episode where we try and open up the conversation from varying perspectives. This is episode is an experiment to create dialogue centered around gender affirmations and indigenous land acknowledgments from 3 separate perspectives.  Jocelyn has recently graduated with her Bachelor in education and certificate in Theatre. Dean Chadwick a retired educator and artistic director of schmooze productions that offers Vancouver Island eclectic entertainment. Along with myself Robin Boxwell to assist in hosting and to advance conversations that are important to our community at VIU.