Arts & Culture
Indie film amplifies voice for mental health awareness
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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 Dog, Chinook’s upcoming directorial debut, provides an intimate character study...
Winnipeg’s annual summer theatre festival will go on
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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, check out the free entertainment in Old Market Square, visit...
Come home to the WAG again
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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 first two days of opening which were reserved for frontline...
Stranger things have happened, and we want more
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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 from Peguis First Nation, Stranger was born into an artistic...
The best seats in the house are in your own home
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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 television and film, many plays and musicals have also become...
We’ll always have Cinematheque at Home
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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 Cinematheque, has you covered for a movie night in.
Cinematheque...
The Prairie Joggers — ‘The Prairie Joggers,’ 4/5
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The Prairie Joggers make simple songs with complicated hearts. The Winnipeg duo’s chipper, dust-blown sound is reliant on dense lyricism and memorable melodies rather than any sort of bombast or surprise.
Their debut self-titled EP...







