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Follow this link: http://vimeo.com/8822567 to learn about Vancouver's first ever flash mob! Click on the video, learn the dance moves, and come out and dance with the city's coolest residents and guests. See you there...Saturday at Robson and Thurlow...4:00 p.m!
Happy Dancing...
The Arts Rational
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Sunday, December 20, 2009
December 17, 2009 Podcast
Check out last week's show by following this link!
We had the terrific musical duo Jack and Jill in studio with us to tell us all about their upcoming album and share some of their tunes with us.
As we approach the end of the year everyone's talking about the big movies of 2009. Steve reviews two highly talked about films this week. Tune in to hear his opinions on Up in the Air and Invictus.
And of course, it wouldn't be a complete Arts Rational without Gerry's fantastic Arts Notes.
Thanks for tuning in! We'll have holiday shows on December 24 and December 31 and be back in the New Year to talk about all the exciting things in the world of arts and culture in 2010!
Happy Holidays!!
The Arts Rational
We had the terrific musical duo Jack and Jill in studio with us to tell us all about their upcoming album and share some of their tunes with us.
As we approach the end of the year everyone's talking about the big movies of 2009. Steve reviews two highly talked about films this week. Tune in to hear his opinions on Up in the Air and Invictus.
And of course, it wouldn't be a complete Arts Rational without Gerry's fantastic Arts Notes.
Thanks for tuning in! We'll have holiday shows on December 24 and December 31 and be back in the New Year to talk about all the exciting things in the world of arts and culture in 2010!
Happy Holidays!!
The Arts Rational
Saturday, December 12, 2009
December 3, 2009 Podcast
Hello!
Vancouver's European Film Festival kicked off, and The Arts Rational was thrilled to have actor Pourya Mahyari in studio with us to talk about his film "For a Moment, Freedom." Steve had a great chat with him about this wonderful film, which has been highlighted as one of the picks of the festival.
Gerry also provided a colourful review of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Megan had a chance to tell us about the Arts Club's White Christmas.
To hear the podcast from our show, please click here.
Thanks for listening!
The Arts Rational
Vancouver's European Film Festival kicked off, and The Arts Rational was thrilled to have actor Pourya Mahyari in studio with us to talk about his film "For a Moment, Freedom." Steve had a great chat with him about this wonderful film, which has been highlighted as one of the picks of the festival.
Gerry also provided a colourful review of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Megan had a chance to tell us about the Arts Club's White Christmas.
To hear the podcast from our show, please click here.
Thanks for listening!
The Arts Rational
Friday, November 27, 2009
Gerry's Arts Notes - November 26, 2009
Gerry’s Arts Notes-Arts Rational CFRO November 26, 2009
1. Push Festival. Go on Line to Push Festival for information, passes and tickets to what is the best way to deal with the mid-winters blahs, and perhaps a break from the Olympic spirit. The 7th Annual Push International Festival—January 20th to February 6th…the best of local, national and international performance art—music, dance, theatre, film, multidisciplinary works. Thanks to Norman Armour, Katarina Dunn, Minna Schendlinger and Vancouver’s artistic community--It’s the best thing ever to hit Vancouver. In my humble opinion.
2. European Union Film Festival. Pacific Cinematheque Starting this Friday and going to Mid-December. Described as Europe without the Jetlag. Also a bit cheaper. One film from each of the 27 countries of the European Union. Two of the Best…One of this past spring’s Oscar Nominees for Foreign Language Film….and rave reviews wherever its opened….Baader-Meinhof Complex from Germany …on Friday December 4th….and on Saturday December 5th….From France….the prison drama A Prophet…the runner-up at this past springs Cannes Film Festival.
3. Also in the Cinematheque Program…… legendary world-renown Taiwanese Filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s 1989 Venice Film Festival Winner….City of Sadness…..a family saga set during the Post WW2 troubles in Taiwan. As well, watch for a film from Argentina…brilliant social comment and excellent reviews …The Headless Woman…a popular film from Vancouver’s recent Film Festival.
4. Van City Cinemas. Tom Charity, Laine Slater and all of those fabulous folks who produce the Vancouver International Film Festival….provide a regular year long program of the best of international cinema. Why go to the commercial cinema when you can enjoy curated…selected films by people who are trained and educated in the international language of cinema.
Go on Line to Van City Cinemas for program information…and tickets….and sit in the best cinema seats in town. Thanks to the good folks at Van City Credit Union.
Currently at Van City Cinema….the documentary At the Edge of the World…as environmentalists battle the Japanese Whaling Fleet in the frigid waters of Antarctica. Along with Collapse…a documentary about last year’s economic turndown…described as the best horror film released in years.
Next week at Van city…Tuesday night December lst only……the grim but brilliant Turkish drama Yol. A friend describes it as “A downer…but a brilliant one”.
Go On Line to check out whats next at Van City Cinemas. Together with the Pacific Cinematheque…Van City Cinemas ensures there is always something worth seeing on-screen in Vancouver.
5. Theatre. There are a few dozen listings for live theatre listed for Lower Mainland venues for this next week. There really is something for everyone in terms of live theatre….all genres…all prices.
Remember. Live theatre doesn’t always have to be expensive. There are previews….seasons passes…the Arts Club has rush student tickets for $25.00 available the day of the show. and the Playhouse puts all remaining seats on sale one hour before showtime for $20.00.
6. Put Studio 58 Langara…now just off the skytrain station at 4lst and Cambie….and Theatre at UBC on your list. Excellent and affordable theatre. Playhouse-Arts Club quality productions at bargain basement prices. Your tax dollars at work.
Theatre at UBC. Local living performance legend Nicola Cavendish—if you’ve ever seen her on stage you’ll know what
I mean……is directing the current production at Theatre UBC.
The Laramie Project….which examines the brief life and horrific end of Matthew Shepherd…..a young university student in Wyoming who was brutally murdered because he was gay. Heavy going. But a powerful piece of theatre. The Laramie Project…directed by Nicola Cavendish will be playing at the Freddie Wood Theatre only until this Saturday November 28th.
And at Studio 58 Langara. Now only a few blocks from the newest skytrain route out to the Airport…..Shakespeare’s A Winters Tale. A modern setting. Somewhere in Russia I’m told. Running until December 14th.
7. On the North Shore. Just a Seabus trip over the Inlet and up the Hill to Presentation House. Western Canada’s only professionally curated photographic art gallery.
And while youre thinking about the North Shore, do consider the 3rd Street Theatre Series and other professional theatre productions on at Presentation House. The quality of the productions is very high. Running til November 29th ….Souvenirs….the latest work from award winning Vancouver playwright Michelle Riml…whose previous works include drama,
Theatre for young people and comedy. Ms Riml’s play Poster Boys was a hit at for the Arts Club a season or two ago.
8. More Theatre. After the Quake. Colin Thomas in the Georgia Straight…who is no pushover nice guy when it comes to his critical opinion…..describes this production as “A Dream Come True”. Its directed by two of Vancouver’s finest…Craig Hall…and
Tim Wolfe…of Theatre Conspiracy fame…and whom a friend described as one of Vancouver’s intellectual male sex symbols. Lucky guy.
After the Quake is part of the See Seven Series…which is a wonderful program featuring the best of independent and avant garde theatre in Vancouver. Go On Line to See Seven and see whats showing and whats coming. 7 professional productions for only $87 dollars.
9. An speaking of See Seven. Colleen Wheeler. One of the most amazing actors working on Vancouver stages. If you’ve seen her work in My Own Private Chernobyl….her lead role in Bard on the Beach’s spaghetti western version of the Taming of the Shrew a few years ago…and many others over the years…you’ll know exactly what I mean.
Id pay to see Colleen Wheeler read the dictionary.
Ms. Wheeler. will be on stage….performing with local director….writer…and actress Diane Brown….whose directing credits include an adaptation of Quebecois playwright George Archambault’s The Leisure Society…which starred Colleen Wheeler…and which remains one of my favourite stage pieces in the last several years. Ive never laughed so hard in years.
Ms. Wheeler and Ms. Brown will be featured in Ruby Slipper’s Theatre Company’s west-coast premiere of Canadian playwright Daniel McIvors A Beautiful View…which opens for a brief run in Vancouver and Burnaby next Friday December 5th.
Brown….MacIvor…Wheeler…Ruby Slippers Theatre.. What could be better.
10. Other Theatre. For Vancouver residents….there are only a few nights left to see and After Homelessness… the latest work by the award winning theatre artist David Diamond and his colleagues at Headlines Theatre. After Homelessness is showing at The Firehall Theatre only until Saturday November 29th. After that the play moves to Holy Trinity Cathedral in New Westminister. Where it runs December 1 to Dec 06th. But remember, all of us can work together to help end Homelessness in our communities. Go On Line to Headlines Theatre to get started.
11. Even More Theatre. If you like your interpersonal drama spiced with intellectual argument…..and current affairs….l British playwright David Hare’s The Vertical Hour might be fore you. I saw it a week or so ago. Very well done. A professional quality production done by United Players…and showing at the Jericho Arts Centre only until December 6th. Its part of the 50th Anniversary season of theatre for United Players….whose artistic director Andre Karras and her colleagues…come up with one of the best theatre lineups…..year in and year out..in Vancouver. Especially if classic drama interests you.
12. Christmas is coming. And if you want to give a gift that will not only please the recipient but show how classy you are…think about the gift of theatre tickets…movie passes as stocking stuffers…..memberships at the Art Gallery. Videos like David Attenborough’s The Live of Birds ….or Andrei Sukorov’s Russian Ark. On video. You can get me any one of those.
13. And don’t forget to write your MLA…Opposition Leader Carole James….so-called culture minister Kevin Krueger…and
Premier Campbell..and tell him you want the Provincial Government to rescind the drastic and needless cuts to arts and culture in BC.
Go online to StopBCArtsCuts.ca for more details. And remember to write. The best of intentions won’t get us anywhere.
For information on just how drastic this is going to be…go online to the Vancouver Alliance for Arts and Culture.
14. Yes. Christmas is coming. You can’t avoid it here. But consider saving yourself some time and effort. Consider tickets to theatre or film or passes to the Vancouver Art Gallery…which has a terrific gift shop incidentally……for yourself or someone you love.
15. And keep listening to Coop Radio. Next week…December 4th on the Arts Rational….we will be talking to one of the stars of the biggest current hit on Canadian television….Steve Rosenberg will be telling us about the European Union Film Festival..and Megan Turnbull and myself will be telling you whether two big Christmas theatre productions….the Arts Club’s White Christmas and the Playhouse’s Dirty Rotten Scoundrels are worth your time and money.
1. Push Festival. Go on Line to Push Festival for information, passes and tickets to what is the best way to deal with the mid-winters blahs, and perhaps a break from the Olympic spirit. The 7th Annual Push International Festival—January 20th to February 6th…the best of local, national and international performance art—music, dance, theatre, film, multidisciplinary works. Thanks to Norman Armour, Katarina Dunn, Minna Schendlinger and Vancouver’s artistic community--It’s the best thing ever to hit Vancouver. In my humble opinion.
2. European Union Film Festival. Pacific Cinematheque Starting this Friday and going to Mid-December. Described as Europe without the Jetlag. Also a bit cheaper. One film from each of the 27 countries of the European Union. Two of the Best…One of this past spring’s Oscar Nominees for Foreign Language Film….and rave reviews wherever its opened….Baader-Meinhof Complex from Germany …on Friday December 4th….and on Saturday December 5th….From France….the prison drama A Prophet…the runner-up at this past springs Cannes Film Festival.
3. Also in the Cinematheque Program…… legendary world-renown Taiwanese Filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s 1989 Venice Film Festival Winner….City of Sadness…..a family saga set during the Post WW2 troubles in Taiwan. As well, watch for a film from Argentina…brilliant social comment and excellent reviews …The Headless Woman…a popular film from Vancouver’s recent Film Festival.
4. Van City Cinemas. Tom Charity, Laine Slater and all of those fabulous folks who produce the Vancouver International Film Festival….provide a regular year long program of the best of international cinema. Why go to the commercial cinema when you can enjoy curated…selected films by people who are trained and educated in the international language of cinema.
Go on Line to Van City Cinemas for program information…and tickets….and sit in the best cinema seats in town. Thanks to the good folks at Van City Credit Union.
Currently at Van City Cinema….the documentary At the Edge of the World…as environmentalists battle the Japanese Whaling Fleet in the frigid waters of Antarctica. Along with Collapse…a documentary about last year’s economic turndown…described as the best horror film released in years.
Next week at Van city…Tuesday night December lst only……the grim but brilliant Turkish drama Yol. A friend describes it as “A downer…but a brilliant one”.
Go On Line to check out whats next at Van City Cinemas. Together with the Pacific Cinematheque…Van City Cinemas ensures there is always something worth seeing on-screen in Vancouver.
5. Theatre. There are a few dozen listings for live theatre listed for Lower Mainland venues for this next week. There really is something for everyone in terms of live theatre….all genres…all prices.
Remember. Live theatre doesn’t always have to be expensive. There are previews….seasons passes…the Arts Club has rush student tickets for $25.00 available the day of the show. and the Playhouse puts all remaining seats on sale one hour before showtime for $20.00.
6. Put Studio 58 Langara…now just off the skytrain station at 4lst and Cambie….and Theatre at UBC on your list. Excellent and affordable theatre. Playhouse-Arts Club quality productions at bargain basement prices. Your tax dollars at work.
Theatre at UBC. Local living performance legend Nicola Cavendish—if you’ve ever seen her on stage you’ll know what
I mean……is directing the current production at Theatre UBC.
The Laramie Project….which examines the brief life and horrific end of Matthew Shepherd…..a young university student in Wyoming who was brutally murdered because he was gay. Heavy going. But a powerful piece of theatre. The Laramie Project…directed by Nicola Cavendish will be playing at the Freddie Wood Theatre only until this Saturday November 28th.
And at Studio 58 Langara. Now only a few blocks from the newest skytrain route out to the Airport…..Shakespeare’s A Winters Tale. A modern setting. Somewhere in Russia I’m told. Running until December 14th.
7. On the North Shore. Just a Seabus trip over the Inlet and up the Hill to Presentation House. Western Canada’s only professionally curated photographic art gallery.
And while youre thinking about the North Shore, do consider the 3rd Street Theatre Series and other professional theatre productions on at Presentation House. The quality of the productions is very high. Running til November 29th ….Souvenirs….the latest work from award winning Vancouver playwright Michelle Riml…whose previous works include drama,
Theatre for young people and comedy. Ms Riml’s play Poster Boys was a hit at for the Arts Club a season or two ago.
8. More Theatre. After the Quake. Colin Thomas in the Georgia Straight…who is no pushover nice guy when it comes to his critical opinion…..describes this production as “A Dream Come True”. Its directed by two of Vancouver’s finest…Craig Hall…and
Tim Wolfe…of Theatre Conspiracy fame…and whom a friend described as one of Vancouver’s intellectual male sex symbols. Lucky guy.
After the Quake is part of the See Seven Series…which is a wonderful program featuring the best of independent and avant garde theatre in Vancouver. Go On Line to See Seven and see whats showing and whats coming. 7 professional productions for only $87 dollars.
9. An speaking of See Seven. Colleen Wheeler. One of the most amazing actors working on Vancouver stages. If you’ve seen her work in My Own Private Chernobyl….her lead role in Bard on the Beach’s spaghetti western version of the Taming of the Shrew a few years ago…and many others over the years…you’ll know exactly what I mean.
Id pay to see Colleen Wheeler read the dictionary.
Ms. Wheeler. will be on stage….performing with local director….writer…and actress Diane Brown….whose directing credits include an adaptation of Quebecois playwright George Archambault’s The Leisure Society…which starred Colleen Wheeler…and which remains one of my favourite stage pieces in the last several years. Ive never laughed so hard in years.
Ms. Wheeler and Ms. Brown will be featured in Ruby Slipper’s Theatre Company’s west-coast premiere of Canadian playwright Daniel McIvors A Beautiful View…which opens for a brief run in Vancouver and Burnaby next Friday December 5th.
Brown….MacIvor…Wheeler…Ruby Slippers Theatre.. What could be better.
10. Other Theatre. For Vancouver residents….there are only a few nights left to see and After Homelessness… the latest work by the award winning theatre artist David Diamond and his colleagues at Headlines Theatre. After Homelessness is showing at The Firehall Theatre only until Saturday November 29th. After that the play moves to Holy Trinity Cathedral in New Westminister. Where it runs December 1 to Dec 06th. But remember, all of us can work together to help end Homelessness in our communities. Go On Line to Headlines Theatre to get started.
11. Even More Theatre. If you like your interpersonal drama spiced with intellectual argument…..and current affairs….l British playwright David Hare’s The Vertical Hour might be fore you. I saw it a week or so ago. Very well done. A professional quality production done by United Players…and showing at the Jericho Arts Centre only until December 6th. Its part of the 50th Anniversary season of theatre for United Players….whose artistic director Andre Karras and her colleagues…come up with one of the best theatre lineups…..year in and year out..in Vancouver. Especially if classic drama interests you.
12. Christmas is coming. And if you want to give a gift that will not only please the recipient but show how classy you are…think about the gift of theatre tickets…movie passes as stocking stuffers…..memberships at the Art Gallery. Videos like David Attenborough’s The Live of Birds ….or Andrei Sukorov’s Russian Ark. On video. You can get me any one of those.
13. And don’t forget to write your MLA…Opposition Leader Carole James….so-called culture minister Kevin Krueger…and
Premier Campbell..and tell him you want the Provincial Government to rescind the drastic and needless cuts to arts and culture in BC.
Go online to StopBCArtsCuts.ca for more details. And remember to write. The best of intentions won’t get us anywhere.
For information on just how drastic this is going to be…go online to the Vancouver Alliance for Arts and Culture.
14. Yes. Christmas is coming. You can’t avoid it here. But consider saving yourself some time and effort. Consider tickets to theatre or film or passes to the Vancouver Art Gallery…which has a terrific gift shop incidentally……for yourself or someone you love.
15. And keep listening to Coop Radio. Next week…December 4th on the Arts Rational….we will be talking to one of the stars of the biggest current hit on Canadian television….Steve Rosenberg will be telling us about the European Union Film Festival..and Megan Turnbull and myself will be telling you whether two big Christmas theatre productions….the Arts Club’s White Christmas and the Playhouse’s Dirty Rotten Scoundrels are worth your time and money.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
November 19, 2009 Podcast
The Arts Rational had a jam packed lineup this week!
We started the show with a great chat with Adrienne Wong from Wrecking Ball about theatre that speaks out against the arts cuts.
We also had Gabriela De Luca from Headlines Theatre come down to the studio to talk to us about their upcoming play "Community Dialogues: Housing the Homeless."
Executive Director, Joyce Rosario and dancers, Day Helesic, and Meredith Kalaman from the Made in BC Dance tour told us about their successful dance tour around the province. They shared stories and shed some light on the appetite for arts in some of the smaller communities throughout BC.
And our very own Steve Rosenberg passionately told us about Pull Focus, his exciting new film school that pairs film students with local non profits to make community minded film.
You can hear the podcast from this show by clicking this link!
Thanks for listening!!
Arts Rational
We started the show with a great chat with Adrienne Wong from Wrecking Ball about theatre that speaks out against the arts cuts.
We also had Gabriela De Luca from Headlines Theatre come down to the studio to talk to us about their upcoming play "Community Dialogues: Housing the Homeless."
Executive Director, Joyce Rosario and dancers, Day Helesic, and Meredith Kalaman from the Made in BC Dance tour told us about their successful dance tour around the province. They shared stories and shed some light on the appetite for arts in some of the smaller communities throughout BC.
And our very own Steve Rosenberg passionately told us about Pull Focus, his exciting new film school that pairs film students with local non profits to make community minded film.
You can hear the podcast from this show by clicking this link!
Thanks for listening!!
Arts Rational
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
October 15, 2009 Podcast
We continue to talk about the Vancouver International Film Festival. We were thrilled to have four directors drop by the station tonight to talk about their films. Our fabulous film festival correspondent Kelly-Ruth Mercier had great conversations with Dickson Chow ("THE VEILED COMMODITY") Ryan Ward ("SON OF THE SUNSHINE") Pablo Gonzales ("MIKE INC") and Paal Nesset ("MIKE INC").
Also in studio we had a live chat and performance with local singer-songwriter David Blair.
To hear this podcast please click here.
Thanks for listening!
Arts Rational
Also in studio we had a live chat and performance with local singer-songwriter David Blair.
To hear this podcast please click here.
Thanks for listening!
Arts Rational
Monday, October 12, 2009
October 8, 2009 Podcast
Steve Rosenberg and Kelly Ruth Mercier chat about the 2009 Vancouver International Film Festival.
Local Hip Hop artist, Fallan Soldier, is in studio for a chat about his music and upcoming performancs. We play several tunes from Fallan Soldier's latest album, Above the Call of Duty.
Follow this link to hear the full show!
Thanks for listening!!
Arts Rational
Local Hip Hop artist, Fallan Soldier, is in studio for a chat about his music and upcoming performancs. We play several tunes from Fallan Soldier's latest album, Above the Call of Duty.
Follow this link to hear the full show!
Thanks for listening!!
Arts Rational
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