Arts & Culture

A B.A. Johnston performance has very little to do with music; it’s a booze-soaked whirlwind of sad-sack ditties interrupted by moderate acts of destruction. The songs penned by Johnston chronicle the mundane rituals of this self-proclaimed...

For the third year in a row, Romi Mayes has collected 20 of her favourite local songwriters, bringing them together for one night of exceptional performances. The Romi Mayes 3rd Annual Songwriters Extravaganza is an...

F.W. Murnau’s 1922 classic Nosferatu–starring Max Schreck as Count Orlok—portrays a merciless vampire interested in a new castle to lure his victims to and, more importantly, lusts after the blood of his real estate...

The rousing notes of Andrew Neville and the Poor Choices, Cheering for the Bad Guy, the drifting voices of countless karaoke superstars, and the laughter generated by comedians hang in the air like a...

What is “new music?” In 23-years of attempting to answer that impossible question, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s (WSO) annual New Music Festival (NMF) has explored the peripheries of contemporary music, purposefully blurring the lines that...

Haifaa Al Mansour is a courageous director who took a stance against sexist laws in the Middle East with her brave film about a 10-year-old-girl living in the capital of Saudi Arabia, a country...

What do a building facade in Taiwan, a bolt of fabric, and a gallery on Main Street in Winnipeg have in common? Nothing, yet. But as of Jan. 24, they will all have hosted works...