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Back by popular demand, Josephine headlined the 2020 Victoria Fringe

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020
Brianna Bock
osephine is a burlesque-cabaret dream play based on the life of the real life Josephine Baker, the first African-American international superstar. After making her start in the U.S., Baker moved

Coffeehouse Theatre Festival shows the benefits of online festivals

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020
Brianna Bock
Graphic by Darian Lee In the wake of COVID-19, the arts have had to adapt and adapt quickly in order to still create and profit from their art. With cancelled shows...

Improv Festival 2020 brings artists together from around the world

August 17, 2020August 17, 2020
Brianna Bock
Screen capture from IF's trailer video. Improv Festival (IF) 2020 was a 24-hour online festival, on August 7 and 8. It featured 100+ original, improvised performances by over 150 artists from...

Nine perfect podcasts for quarantine

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020
Brianna Bock, Justin Lee, Lynnéa Chan and Julia Buchan
Photo sourced from Pixabay. While the province is slowly re-opening, we’re probably all running out of shows and movies to watch, video games to play, and books to read. Why...

U-Pass offered to students, BC Transit to resume fare collection June 1

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020
Brianna Bock
File photo by Janine Crockett In light of BC Transit's decision to resume charging fares on June 1, the University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS) announced that students will be able...

One-man Star Wars performance and UNO Fest show how artists are adapting and supporting the community

May 21, 2020May 25, 2020
Brianna Bock
Like many things these days, the arts have had to adjust to a post-COVID-19 world. At the time of writing, B.C. is still restricting gatherings of over 50 people. Theatres...

What will the aftereffects of COVID-19 be?

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020
Brianna Bock
It’s difficult to imagine what tomorrow will bring, much less what the world could look like when COVID-19 is eventually under control. What lessons will the world learn from this

Top five hazmat suits for weathering COVID-19

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020
Brianna Bock
With the ever-growing and changing threat of the coronavirus, just going outside to grab the mail can seem like a life-or-death situation. If you’re out of soap and hand sanitizer

Maintaining good mental health in a pandemic

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020
Brianna Bock
Things, to say the very least, are stressful at the moment. However, we’ve compiled some tips to help you maintain good mental health during the pandemic.

I and You shows teenage innocence and a sincere reflection on death

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020
Brianna Bock
How do you begin to come to terms with death? Do you live with it, or ignore it until it can’t be ignored anymore? I and You, playing at Langham
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