Homeland is an historic journey that reveals the artists’ pre-war lifestyle in Syria, the beginning of unrest, and finally, the trauma of dislocation. These artworks reflect on personal and cultural identity through the lens of memory and migrations.
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Guests at the Farquhar Auditorium are in for a special experience on September 18. Tanya Tagaq, Inuk throat-singer, composer, actor, author and activist, opens the venue’s fall season. Tagaq performs qiqsaaqtuq, with the Victoria Symphony, and sivuniti
Plastic is everywhere, explains Yardley in her introduction to Becoming Plastic. “It’s in the depths of the oceans and at the highest of mountaintops,” she says.
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Grand OnStage presents a trailblazing musical response to the Truth & Reconciliation Committee’s 94 Calls To Action, January 23 at Kingston Grand Theatre
Martina Edmondson presents
“Loss” at the Gage Gallery
The Toronto-based, Bengali-Bajan duo have been holding down Canada’s underground DIY music scene for decades.
This exuberant artist brings a life-like presence to luminaries he finds interesting. “I wonder who these people are,” he asks, “how they lived their lives and chose to express themselves.”
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Denise Tierney at the Chapel Gallery May 6-15.