Indie film amplifies voice for mental health awareness
While mainstream cinema has a history of stigmatizing mental illness, Calgary, Alta. filmmaker Paul J. Chinook, promises a progressive contribution to mental health discourse. February’s…
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Winnipeg’s annual summer theatre festival will go on
A summer in Winnipeg is rarely complete without a visit to the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival. In years past, patrons could take in a show,…
Come home to the WAG again
To the joy of many local art lovers, the Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) officially reopened May 5 in the wake of COVID-19. Apart from its…
Stranger things have happened, and we want more
Bold, bright and colourful — these are the words that best describe the energy emanating from the work of Winnipeg Oji-Cree artist Jordan Stranger. Originally…
The best seats in the house are in your own home
During these unprecedented times, society has turned to the arts to fill the hours spent quarantining. Besides the overwhelming presence of streaming services specifically for…
We’ll always have Cinematheque at Home
With sit-in movie theatres still closed around the province, and if you don’t own a vehicle to attend a drive-in theatre, Winnipeg’s local darling, the…
From board to digital
Alchemists Matthew Doering, editor-in-chief Even more soul-sucking than fixating on the daily increase in the spread of COVID-19 may be the absence of research and…
Ada Lea — ‘Woman, Here,’ 3.5/5
Ada Lea’s debut record, 2019’s What We Say in Private, was a prickly and elastic rock composition, built from bent folk guitars and an itching…
The who’s who of Canadiana
A collective memory of Canadians, Hinterland Who’s Who remains a staple of Canadiana, with newly produced versions of the short educational films on television at…
Music in the age of coronavirus
Cody Goertzen and Adam Hill are keeping busy while the world burns outside, attempting to make the most of this collective isolation. “We’re doing okay,”…