Arts & Culture

Complex, funny, beautiful

photo - Dylan Floyde (Willy), left, and Stephen Aberle (Evens) rehearse for Slamming Door Artist Collective’s production of The Sea, which opened May 2 at Jericho Arts Centre

Dylan Floyde (Willy), left, and Stephen Aberle (Evens) rehearse for Slamming Door Artist Collective’s production of The Sea, which opened May 2 at Jericho Arts Centre. (photo by Michelle Morris) “Published in 1973, The Sea is fiercely, presciently relevant. [Edward]…

Propaganda is all around us

photo - Ai Weiwei is among the artists featured in Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies, a documentary by Larry Weinstein, which will screen twice during DOXA

Ai Weiwei is among the artists featured in Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies, a documentary by Larry Weinstein, which will screen twice during DOXA. (photo from DOXA) This year’s DOXA Documentary Film Festival lineup includes Propaganda: The Art of…

JCC celebrates Israeli culture

photo - The outdoor fair features live entertainment

The outdoor fair features live entertainment. (photo by Galit Lewinski) The Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver invites the entire community to its annual JCC Festival Ha’Rikud. The theme this year is “Seasons of Israel,” with a variety of programs to…

The Ornithologist

photo - Chaim would swoop down close behind Malka, a few feet off the ground, his arms gently flapping, like a midnight black crow

Raizel does not like to leave her apartment during the long, cold, season. She sits perched at the windowsill, torn bits of challah portioned beside her on the ledge, waiting for her feathered friends. A robin’s egg blue pashmina draped…

Israeli music icon sings here

photo - Yoni Rechter will be in Vancouver to perform for Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut

Yoni Rechter will be in Vancouver to perform for Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut. (photo from Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver) “I love to know the world through music, and music has brought me to many places …. When I…

The power of resilience

photo - Ballet BC dancers Scott Fowler and Parker Finley in rehearsal for the company’s final program of the season, which features all Jewish community choreographers

Ballet BC dancers Scott Fowler and Parker Finley in rehearsal for the company’s final program of the season, which features all Jewish community choreographers. (photo by Michael Slobodian) Ballet BC concludes its season May 9-11 with Program 3, featuring all…

Defending a neo-Nazi

photo - Kenton Klassen, left, and John Voth co-star in Pacific Theatre’s production of Cherry Docs

Kenton Klassen, left, and John Voth co-star in Pacific Theatre’s production of Cherry Docs. (photo by Dylan Hamm) I often wonder, as a lawyer and the child of a Holocaust survivor, if I would be able to defend a skinhead charged…

Responding to the landscape

image - “ReView 2” by Ian Penn

“ReView 2” by Ian Penn. Ian Penn is not a new name for regular visitors to the Zack Gallery, which has exhibited his work before. “I like this gallery,” Penn told the Independent. “It’s like a public marketplace. It’s transparent…

Tapestry up for raffle

photo - Barbara Heller

Barbara Heller (photo by Olga Livshin) Temple Sholom’s Dreamers and Builders gala is not only a time to celebrate, but to raise funds for the synagogue. In addition to honouring Jack Lutsky and Susan Mendelson, this year’s sold-out event on…

Connecting beyond art

photo - “Sydney Beach Cliff” (Australia)

“Sydney Beach Cliff” (Australia) by Talin Wayrynen. Art Vancouver’s dictum is “Connect. Inspire. Educate.” This year’s fair brings together almost 100 exhibitors from around the world to Vancouver Convention Centre East April 25-28, and features art classes, guided tours, speakers,…