Citr -- Arts Report

Review of Brave New Play Rites' 2016 Program I on Opening Night, interview with Patricia Mendes from UBC Improv's Impulse Festival, and review of Storyhive, a Vancouver Web Festival. Hosted by Ashley Park with Jake Clark and Andy Ta.

On this week's show the Arts Report was lucky enough to host a number of fantastic guests who shared about upcoming events such as the Sonic Boom Music Festival (http://vancouverpromusica.ca/about/sonic-boom/), Ogema: I Am Woman Art Exhibition (http://www.winsorgallery.com/exhibitDetails.asp?tid=Exhibit_UBC2016&eid=f), and the Brave New Play Rites Festival (http://bravenew.ca).

Interview with lead actress Elizabeth Willow UBC Theatre's The Arabian Nights by Mary Zimmerman, reviews of The Arts Club's Pride and Prejudice, and Vancouver International Dance Festival performances of The Longing Courtesan by Sujit Vaidya and Like Smoke Like Ash by Natsu Nakajima. Discussion about upcoming shows The Birdwatcher, UBC Players Centennial, and Brave New Play Rites. Hosted by Ashley Park.

On today's show everything is about the Fundrive, an annual week-long fundraiser for CiTR! We had guests, Matthew White (Artistic Director of Early Music Vancouver) and Margaret Grenier (Coastal First Nations Dance Festival Artistic Director), who BOTH explained their appreciation for community radio. On the show was also Arts Report volunteers, Jake Clark and Andy Ta, who shared their testimonials about volunteering for the Arts Report. We gave away fantastic prizes included chocolate chip cookies, books, and tickets. This is one show that keeps on giving!

Interview with Opera Mariposa's Stage Director Adam Da Ros for MASTER CLASS and discussions with newly minted Arts Report Theatre Correspondent Jake Clark on the upcoming Arts Club Pride & Prejudice show, VIDF, CiTR's Fundrive, Pink Shirt 2016, and UBC's community on anti-bullying and support. Hosted by Ashley Park.

We did TWO ticket giveaways on today's show for two different jazz concerts: Branford Marsalis, Eldest of Famed Jazz Family and For A Night in New Orleans with Jazz Giants Bridgewater & Mayfield. Congrats to the winners! Interviews with Kokoro Dance's Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi; and UBC Theatre & Film's Eurydice Costume Designer Alix Miller. Upcoming shows at the Norn Theatre and review of Cliff Cardinal's Huff, as well as talks about Reading Break and Valentines. Hosted by Ashley Park and Christine Kim. joined by Arts Reporters Jake Clark and Andy Ta.

On today's show (duration: 1 h 30 min), we talk with Michael Markowsky and Sam Davidson about the inter-arts ensemble Spacemelt (https://www.facebook.com/events/1091196950910724/). Then, we have a live phone interview with Howard Blank, the President of the Variety Board of Directors, who talks to us about Global TV's Variety Telethon. The highlight of our show is with Paul and Cassandra, two new Arts Reporters, who debut with a review of the emotional performance, Songs of the Wasteland. Finally, CiTR station director, Brenda Grunau reviews the Push show, Leftovers. You can find her interview with Leftovers director, Charles Demer, on our Facebook page: The Arts Report on CiTR 101.9 FM. We also have Jake Clark and Ashley Park to do their usual; reviews, interviews, and hilarious banter! Listen in!

Our first guest was Lesley Telford. She is the recent winner of the 2015 Mayor’s Arts Award for an emerging dance artist. Lesley has worked with such esteemed choreographers as Jiri Kylian, Paul Lightfoot and Sol Leon. She came to speak about her dance piece in the upcoming Dances For a Small Stage - The Valentine’s Edition running from February 11 to the 14th at the Anza Club. More information at http://www.anzaclub.org/. Our second guest was Jeremy Berkman, UBC Music Lecturer, who came to talk about Downing’s Phantom of the Opera. On February 20 at 8pm, the Vancouver Bach Choir will perform composer Andrew Downing’s composition at the Orpheum. More information at http://www.vancouverbachchoir.com/. Also featured on this episode is Ashley Park's interview with Push Festival performer Gabriel Dahmoo (http://pushfestival.ca). Finally, we end off the show with a review of the production Boom and Eurydice by our very own Arts Reporters, Jake Clark and Brent Holmes.

Interview with Shauna Johannesen about her upcoming show "Common Grace" at Pacific Theatre, and reviews of the 2016 International Performing Arts Festival--featuring Aakash Odedra Company's "Inked" and "Murmur". Arts Report Jake Clark reviews the Cultch's production of "The Rivals" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. We also provide information for upcoming UBC shows--Sarah Ruhl's "Eurydice" by UBC's Theatre and Film Department, and the "UBC Arts & Culture Night with Blank Vinyl Project, UBC Improv, and UBC Slam Poetry." Hosted by Ashley Park.

As always, the Arts Report gets you the latest on the notable arts events happening in Vancouver and elsewhere in Canada. This week's show is an especially diverse combination of guests from backgrounds ranging from music, the culinary arts, and the visual arts. It's a show depicting the wonderful combination of various fields of art in tackling real world topics such as the Holocaust and Vancouver housing prices. Live guests for this show include, violinist Mark Ferris, Show One Productions Founder Svetlana Dvoretskaia, and Lead Curator for MOV Gregory Dreicer. Listen to this week's show for a healthy dose of arts and culture knowledge in your day! ***Content Warning: Vulgar Language***

Today's show features the one-of-a-kind performance by Huajin Dance Drama Ensemble of Shanxi Academy of Arts--Opera Warriors, presented by Image China and the China Arts Entertainment Group. Our guest speaker was Dr. Siyuan Steven Liu, Assistant Professor in UBC's Department of Theatre and Film. Arts Reporter Andy reviews Quentin Taratino's The Hateful Eight in 70mm, and Arts Reporter Jake Clark talks My Winnipeg by Guy Madden. Hosted by Ashley Park.

We have an experimental trumpet player, a comedy radio show host, a seasoned improv performer, the star of the sitcom Young Drunk Punk, and finally, the organizer of #SingitFwd, on our show today. It is a show full of unexpected laughs, heart felt conversations, and most importantly, much needed publicity for under publicized arts and culture events in Vancouver and other parts of Canada!

Interviews with Christine Quintana, Jessie Richardson Award-winning Actress, who will be starring in Frolicking Divas' Heathers: The Musical, coming to Vancouver on January 6th, 2016; Gail Suderman, Artistic Director of Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir's "CELEBRATE! A Good Noise Christmas" concert. Reviews of Electrical Theatre Company's FLEE by Arts Reporter Jake Clark. Hosted by Ashley Park.

Interview with Jonathan Girard, director for the UBC Symphony about the upcoming Hans Zegner interpretation of Franz Schubert's Winterrise. Reviews by Arts Reporters Andy Ta and Jake Clark. Reviews include The Room, Dude Bro Party Massacre III, talkback with Greg Sestero, 52 Pickup by TJ Dawe, and Carminho and Sara Tavares. Later, we speak about UBC and the freedom of speech, especially with the upcoming Centennial. Spoiler and content warnings.

The Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra (VAMSO) welcomes the start of the holiday season with a soaring program of Tchaikovsky masterworks, We talk to Kathleen Allan, internationally renowned conductor, composer, and soprano, who is featured in this program. Live in studio, we then talk with artist, Julie Van Oyen, who is participating in the 19th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl, running November 19-22, 2015. We have diversity and anti-racism expert and activist Shakil Choudhury here to talk about his recently published book, Deep Diversity! Arts Reporter, Jake, talks about a few upcoming Vancouver arts events everyone should check out. Finally. we do a ticket giveaway for a Chan Centre performance called Carminho. Tune in again next week!

Intriguing interviews with Lucid AfterLife's lead singer and principal lyricist Nat Jack about an upcoming concert; Coastal Ballet's ballerina Kaela Willey with the 5th anniversary showcase; Twentysomething Theatre's Artistic Director Sabrina Evertt and Tender Napalm; and Curator of Asia at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura, about the upcoming exhibit, (In)visible: The Spiritual World of Taiwan Through Contemporary Art, at the Museum of Anthropology. A quick update at the Norn Theatre from Arts Reporter Jake Clark. Hosted by Ashley Park.

Paul Snider, creator of Music of Junk talks to us about his resourceful project. Philippe Castagner, opera singer in the upcoming UBC opera performance Manon, talks to us about the technicalities of projecting one's singing voice. Brad Ladouceur from Cineplex talks about the encore of live performances they are showing on the big screen. Finally, TJ Dawe talks about the eccentric production 52 Pick Up.

This week, The Arts Report heralds an interview with Vancouver Chamber Choir's Director Jon Washburn and the power of Baroque with the Monteverdi Vespers of 1610, there are reviews of stage performances of Shakespeare on the big screen with Arts Correspondent Jake Clark, as well as cool upcoming shows!

This week Ashley and Christine interview Burgundy Brixx, dancer with the upcoming Dances for a Small Stage. Also, they interview the creator of the stand up comedy show, "Comedians for Canada", and Andrew Laurenson, the Artistic Producer of TBD. Finally, they interview Kyle Rideout, the film director of Eadward. It was a show with a great variety of different guests.

Talks about marginalization, environment, mental health, and the zombie fascination. Talk interviews with Ali from UBC Students for Climate Action, and Andy Thompson and Eva Butterly from Virtual Stage's Alien Contagion: Zombie Syndrome.