The first year Tasha Diamant appeared in the Human Body Project at the Victoria Fringe Festival, I had just completed the photo shoot for the Babes (and Blokes) Go Bare for Cancer fundraising calendar, so the idea of a middle-aged woman onstage, naked and unscripted, struck me, not as odd, but as intriguing. The Human Body Project is an ongoing performance art and non-violent action project. As creator, I make an intention to show up in … [Read more...]
The Human Body Project Celebrates 6th Anniversary with a March Vigil
March 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Building Resilient Networks, Online and Off, talk from IdeaWave 2011
March 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
From a talk given at Idea Wave 2011: Building Resilient Networks, Online and Off, in the 21st Century. Thanks to Kris Constable for continuing to provide a platform for critical thinkers to exchange ideas. Today I got to thinking about social media, connection and community. How the nature of technology has changed the way we think about community but has not necessarily made it easier to maintain the connections needed to maintain resilient … [Read more...]
Beyond the Blue Box – take recycling to the next level
March 1, 2012 By 1 Comment
In Victoria soft plastic recycling made it's debut in the early 1990s when a young entrepreneur saw a need and decided to fill it. For years I paid him to come and pick up my plastic every few months. Syntal Products opened a plant in the Keating Industrial Park area in 1995 and began to produce plastic lumber. People can recycle plastics there directly. In 2000 Pacific Mobile Depots set up their business, working in conjunction with local … [Read more...]
15th Annual Victoria French Fest
March 1, 2012 By 2 Comments
Celebrate French culture and heritage March 8-11th in Victoria BC with free events for children, circus workshops, a sugar shack, artisans marketplace, performances and more! Centennial Square is the site of the 15th annual Victoria French Fest. (Complete program guide -in French and English here). Most free events take place noon - 4pm in the Square. People are often amazed at the number of Francophones and Francophiles in the Capital Region … [Read more...]
Kindness Rocks Concerts Victoria BC
February 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Kindness Rocks is the brainchild of Jonas Falle and Jeanette O'Keeffe of Mooncoin Productions. Designed to bring the message of kindness - to self, others and the planet - to high school students province-wide, their high-energy productions have reached over 50,000 young people in BC since 2009 with messages of kindness, compassion, forgiveness and social responsibility. image provided by Kindness Rocks In conjunction with Pink Shirt Day … [Read more...]
Sports for Smokey Mountain
February 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Recently Lee Richardson of SportBall introduced me to Jared Hendry, a UVic student with a sports-related project for children in developing nations. … [Read more...]
A Spring of Theatre in Victoria BC 2012
February 28, 2012 By 2 Comments
After an amazing fall and winter season of theatre, we enter spring and an incredible line-up of shows including the Intrepid Theatre 2012 Presenting Series, Theatre Inconnu’s 2012 season opener, the YOU Show, SPARK Festival at the Belfry, the TD Performing Arts Festival with the Canadian College of Performing Arts, UNOFest, and the start of Blue Bridge Theatre’s fourth year. Paper Street Theatre brings improvised “film noir” to the stage, and … [Read more...]
Idea Wave 2012
February 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In 2010, Kris Constable conceived Idea Wave - a two day conference of short 10 minute presentations by people who had an idea - big or small, on any subject. Since then, there have been three Idea Wave conferences, the latest February 25 and 26th in Victoria BC. I've had the pleasure of speaking at all three and would personally like to thank Kris for creating a space/place and community for people who share a passion for thinking, ideas, … [Read more...]
Traditional Indonesian Puppetry Workshop at Merlin’s Sun Home Theatre
February 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I've written before about the intimate performance space at Merlin's Sun Theatre in Victoria BC. Timothy Gosley and Petra Kixmoeller have worked hard to create a theatre with a variety of performances and classes, suitable for many ages groups. Tim, a well known puppeteer, has convinced Javanese puppet master Sutrisno Hartano to offer a workshop (Victoria's first) in traditional Indonesian shadow puppetry (Wayang Kulit). … [Read more...]
Urban Arts Productions Announces their Second Season
February 10, 2012 By 1 Comment
We are so incredibly fortunate in Victoria BC to have a vibrant arts culture. Most people are familiar with larger companies like the Belfry Theatre and Intrepid (producers of the Victoria Fringe Festival), but there are many smaller and younger groups that merit our attention too. Urban Arts Productions had a very successful start in 2011, and has just announced their second season. … [Read more...]
