Arts & Culture

40 years strong for Plug In

By
Leah Hansen
Imagine for a minute that you are an artist. You’re local, from Manitoba and eager to showcase your contemporary work in the belief that it will stretch boundaries, shatter expectations and change the landscape...
Arts & Culture

The Reading Week Detox

By
Leah Hansen
Coming down off the reading week high can be a harrowing experience for some, especially when it comes time to go back to school. For those who’ve been on vacation in , sun withdrawal...
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Meet Bear 71

By
Leah Hansen
The National Film Board of Canada is drastically changing the landscape of cinema with interactive documentaries such as Bear 71, a multi-user online experience that will also be launched in an installation entitled Bear...
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365 Days Before I Sleep

By
Leah Hansen
365 Days Before I Sleep is the creative journey of Michael Joyal. Consisting of 365 pieces, one completed on each day of the year, the exhibit is to be displayed on 12 large boards,...
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A puppeteer’s journey

By
Leah Hansen
Once in a while long forgotten childhood memories resurface and we get that warm, bubbly feeling that comes with fond reminiscence. Being Elmo brought back that childhood magic for me. The second the Sesame Street...
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Foote loose: U of M press in search of missing photographs

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Leah Hansen
The University of Manitoba Press is urging Manitobans to go through their attics and albums in search of lost photos — lost Foote photos, to be precise. The U of M Press plans to publish...
Arts & Culture

Puppets gone blue

By
Leah Hansen
From Feb. 2 – 5, Winnipeggers will have the chance to meet the cuddly cast of Avenue Q when the much-anticipated smash hit Broadway musical comes to the Gas Station Arts Centre here in...
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