Arts
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Arts briefs
Viva Non album release show // Special screenings at Cinematheque // Sovereign Traces book launch // International metal at The Park Theatre // Song of Hope - Five Women Artists // Education at Winnipeg Film Group
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CRITIPEG: Body Language
In its 13th year, WNDX Festival of Moving Image is still making waves in the world of experimental film
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Opening up the stage
FemFest returns! This September, Sarasvàti Productions' annual festival of feminist theatre is back with an exciting lineup of local and international artists – and a new tagline.
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Fat Babes take over the dance floor
Fat Babes Dance Collective founder Laura Elliott was tired of never seeing fat bodies performing dance in Winnipeg
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CRITIPEG: Richly Appointed (Character Studies)
An artichoke-lidded urn glows on a gold-rimmed glass table nestled in a paisley-striped alcove. Two inverted bell sconces hung above the table begin to look like eyes, and suddenly, a portrait of a square and muted clown emerges.
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Sister Grimace
Winnipeg artist Sister Grimace, with help from Aaron Funk and Joanne Pollock, delivers a mystic ambient trip with her debut release Exorcise Shorts.
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Arts briefs
Shoot Some 16mm — A 16mm film workshop // Shining Tapestry // Secret Cinema with david Knipe // Prairie Art Book Fair // Ms Pat at Rumor's // Leaving Impressionists at the WAG
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Rocking out from a young age
Young musicians benefit greatly from taking part in the music scene.
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In water
Callie Lugosi is a photographer and writer based in Winnipeg, Man., Treaty One territory and the birthplace of the Metis Nation.
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A glimpse of grief
Four years ago, Jessica Seburn lost her best friend at age 25. Now, she has published a book, The Corner Chip, that’s part non-fiction, part memoir and was written to be a raw, honest look at grief.
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CRITIPEG: Aida’s Secrets
Aida’s Secrets is another entry in the genre of “long-lost family” documentaries that have seen a recent explosion in popularity.
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Avec Le Soleil Sortant De Sa Bouche
Avec Le Soleil Sortant De Sa Bouche's thing, other than having an extremely long name, is playing, in their own words, “Kraut-funk,” which is to say that they play trance-inducing, multi-part motorik suites.
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Letting songs live
Toronto four-piece FRIGS refuses to let their sound be hemmed in by vague descriptors and name-dropping comparisons, and, instead, liken their songs to living creatures that grow with each performance.
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Arts briefs
SAADI SAQAFAT (OUR CULTURE) // Annual Autism Variety Show // Biaystok // Friday tea // An evening with writers
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CRITIPEG: Littoral Landscapes
Winnipeg artist Tracy Peters’ Littoral Landscapes, a video-based installation running at Gallery 1C03 until April 7, uses a minimalist approach to explore local concerns about shores, water and time.
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Cub Sport
This Is Our Vice is a great synth-pop record for a casual listen as well as an energizing one.
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Tinker, Tailor, Sparrow, Water
As the old song says, “Everything old is new again.” But when the old things are nuclear tensions, anxieties about espionage and global power struggles, is it anything to sing about?
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Black Panther’s role in society
The recently released movie Black Panther attempts to demonstrate what it means to be African.
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Arts briefs
MARL Film Fest // Winnipeg Comedy Showcase // unforgettable // Poetry in Many Languages // The Honest Heart Collective // Orchid show
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Sea Levels
Laine Groeneweg’s Sea Levels is a collection of works derived from aquatic dreams. Utilizing traditional printmaking techniques dating back centuries, Groeneweg’s work examines oceanic imagery with a storybook cadence and a fairytale sense of darkness.