Latest tiny house build strives to keep attention on ongoing Wet’suwet’en struggles September 10, 2020September 15, 2020 Alec Lazenby From August 8 to 14, community members gathered downtown to work on an annual tiny house build to support Indigenous sovereignty and resurgence.
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...
Indigenous-owned Massy Books is more than just a neighborhood bookstore August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 Alec Lazenby Store provides community spaces that work to disseminate Indigenous knowledge and forms of expression. Stock photo via Pixabay Massy Books is not your typical bookstore. As one of only a small number...
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...
The drag racing Vicious Poodle August 14, 2020September 15, 2020 Christopher Driscoll Victoria’s drag scene shines at city’s newest queer venue Photo of Nikolai Hardbasskovitch (Annie Konstantinova) by Sonja Pinto In recent years, the art of drag has shifted from the burlesque of basement...
Michèle Stephenson’s film Stateless reveals anti-Black sentiments in the Dominican Republic August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 Sumbal Sabah The documentary begins by narrating the story of Moraime. Moraime is a young Haitian who found herself displaced amid the 1937 anti-Haitian massacre which was ordered by Dictator Rafael Trujillo
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...
Martlet alumnus and Sam and Fuzzy creator Sam Logan finishes a 17-year comic saga July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 Michael John Lo Photo provided Eighteen years ago, Sam Logan dropped off a comic at the Martlet office — a punchy, sardonic four-panel featuring Sam Samms and his wisecracking bear companion Fuzzy on the...
How Ry Moran followed his path back to UVic July 16, 2020August 17, 2020 Josh Kozelj Moran, a member of the Red River Métis, will serve as UVic’s inaugural associate librarian with a focus on reconciliation this fall Photo by Nardella Photography via UVic website Ry Moran was...
As BIPOC theatre alumni attempt to change their department, Rahat Saini reflects on her racialized experiences at the Phoenix Theatre July 14, 2020July 29, 2020 Kate Korte and Dorothy Poon One of the scheduled shows for the Phoenix Theatre's 2018 season was set to be Beth Henley’s 1979 drama, Crimes of the Heart. Some students did not want to audition
