Vol. 6, No. 1 / ConversationsSouth Asian Theatre in Canada – A ConversationBy Rahul Varma, Jivesh Parasram, Zahida Rahemtulla, Kathleen Flaherty, and Rohit Chokhani, with editorial assistance by Rusaba AlamBhopal Photo Credit: Julius AdarnaShare ArticleRungh hosted a conversation in June 2018 in Vancouver on the state of South Asian theatre in Canada with Rungh Editor, Zool Suleman (ZS); Rahul Varma (RV), …

Vol. 6, No. 1 / ConversationsHELLO, This is the Diaspora Calling!Panel Discussion: “Canadian Artists Being HERE”, at the Aga Khan Museum on Saturday, July 22, 2017Swapnaa Tamhane, Babak Golkar, Sukaina Kubba, Dawit L. Petros, (Nep) Nirbhai Singh Sidhu and Jaret VaderaPanel Discussion: “Canadian Artists Being HERE”, at the Aga Khan Museum on Saturday, July 22, 2017 Exhibition: “HERE: Locating Contemporary Canadian Artists”, July …

Vol. 6, No. 1 / ConversationsSalman Rushdie in Conversation with Hal WakeExcerpts from a public conversation at the Vancouver Writers FestSalman Rushdie and Hal Wake, with editorial assistance from Tom Cho.Share ArticleOn September 19, 2017, author Salman Rushdie appeared at The Vancouver Writers Fest in a public conversation with the festival’s artistic director Hal Wake. Excerpts from their wide-ranging conversation …

Vol. 6, No. 1 / Screens / The Courtyard Commission: DispersionReflections by Kiran Bhumber and Nancy LeeOrder through physical disruption – The Courtyard Commission: DispersionBy Kiran Bhumber and Nancy LeeKiran Bhumber and Nancy Lee.Share ArticleNancy: The Ismaili Centre’s marble exterior inspired us (Laine Butler & I) to develop visuals to project on to the building using paint. We video recorded the …

Vol. 6, No. 1 / Reviews & ReflectionsThe Trees are InnocentCharles Campbell reviews art by Sandra Semchuck and Ayumi Goto at the Art Gallery of Greater VictoriaBy Charles CampbellArtists Sandra Semchuck and Ayumi Goto Supernatural: Art, Technology and the Forest May 19 to September 30. 2018 Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Curated by Haema SivanesanShare ArticleWhen you put on the glasses …

Vol. 6, No. 1 / Reviews & ReflectionsAm I Dancing My Life Away?Staged reading of Chivalry is Dead by playwright Munish Sharma at the 2018 Monsoon Festival reviewed.By Mandeep WirkMunish Sharma at Monsoon Festival 2018, Chivarly is Dead reading. Image by Mandeep Wirk.Share ArticleOn August 15, 2018, I attended playwright and actor Munish Sharma’s reading of his one-person play Chivalry is …

Vol. 6, No. 1 / Reviews & ReflectionsA Love of Tragic BeautyRawi Hage’s Beirut Hellfire Society reviewedBy Hanif KarimRawi Hage Beirut Hellfire Society Knopf Canada (2018)Share Article Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog Psalm 22:20 There is a moment near the beginning of Beirut Hellfire Society, Rawi Hage’s excoriating fourth novel, when three …

Vol. 6, No. 1 / Reviews & ReflectionsIdentity Politics, Once AgainAm Johal review’s Asad Haider’s Mistaken Identity.By Am JohalAsad Haider Mistaken Identity Verso (2018)Share ArticleAsad Haider’s fascinating book, ‘Mistaken Identity: Race and Class in the Age of Trump’ (Verso, 2018) is a timely and nuanced intervention in to the innumerable discussions on identity politics that are circulating today across the …

Vol. 6, No. 1 / Screens / The Courtyard Commission: DispersionCuratorial Statement – The Courtyard Commission: DispersionBy Scheherazaad CooperPhoto credit: Jevan Crittenden.Share ArticleThe Courtyard Commission emerged from a desire to re-imagine and re-envision the potential of the beautiful courtyard space at the Ismaili Centre, Burnaby. What happens when a group of innovative artists are brought into an inspiring space? What …

Vol. 6, No. 1 / FictionThe Tiger FluAn excerpted chapter, The Starfish Groom, from Larissa Lai’s new novel.By Larissa LaiArsenal Pulp Press (2018) Excerpt from The Tiger Flu Reproduced with permission from the publisher. All rights reserved.Share ArticleKirilow Groundsel Grist Village (Fourth Quarantine Ring) * * *Node: Kernels Plump Day: 1 Even if she is our last doubler, I don’t want Auntie …