Vol. 5, No. 2 / Reviews & ReflectionsLe Grand AccueilUne réflexion PC/CpPar Zab MaboungouMozongi de Zab Maboungou avec Elli Miller-Maboungou, Adama Daou, Aboubacar Mané, Gabriella Parson, Karla Etienne, Mithra Rabel, Jennifer Morse, Luis Cabanzo, Raphaëlle Perreault, Le Gesù. Novembre 2015. Photo: Kevin Calixte. Traduction de l’anglais vers le français par Scott Daley. Merci à Rumi Translations. Primary Colours / Couleurs Primaries Songhees Wellness Centre, …

Primary Colours / Couleurs PrimairesPrimary Colours/Couleurs Primaires was a gathering of artists held on Lekwungen territories, near Victoria, British Columbia from September 23-26, 2017. In this issue, Rungh has compiled five different pieces to provide the reader with differing perspectives on this landmark national event: a Transcript of a conversation with Directors Chris Creighton-Kelly and France Trépanier; three Reflection pieces by artists …

Vol. 5, No. 2 / Reviews & ReflectionsMultilayered EncounterPhysical theatre reviewBy Scheherazaad CooperPhoto by Christoper Joseph Created by: Aparna Sindhoor, Anil Natyaveda, and S M Raju Produced by Navarasa Dance Theatre Presented by Diwali in BC October 17-22, 2017 at the York Theatre, Vancouver, BCShare ArticleBased on a short story by Mahasveta Devi, Encounter, by internationally based (USA/India) Navarasa Dance Theatre1, opened Vancouver’s inaugural …

Vol. 5, No. 2 / Reviews & ReflectionsAn Uncertain LatitudeA PC/Cp ReflectionBy David GarneauIdle No More II. Pastel on paper. 16 x 16 inches. 2013. Artist: David Garneau.Share ArticleI wonder about artistic privilege. The advantages, attention, and public money granted to select artists, but especially the social margin, passage, and exception we occasionally enjoy. In exchange, artists make the absent present. We …

Vol. 5, No. 2 / Reviews & ReflectionsWe Continue to WalkA PC/Cp ReflectionBy Samaqani CocahqArt by Samaqani Cocahq. 2017 ©Share ArticleAnd we continue to walk. Taking time to go to our medicines. To speak to our teachers. We do our ceremonies. And we continue to walk. We see the medicine, but we don’t touch them. But we know they are there. …

Vol. 5, No. 2 / Artist Run CentreDeconstructing ComfortA PC/Cp ReviewBy Tara HogueJamelie Hassan. al Haq al Canadiyaa. 2017. Installation view. Artists: Léuli Eshraghi, Jamelie Hassan, Syrus Marcus Ware, Lisa Myers, Nadia Myre, Haruko Okano, Phillip Kevin Paul Open Space, Victoria, BC September 8 – October 14, 2017 Curators: Michelle Jacques, Doug Jarvis and France TrépanierShare ArticleI attended the opening reception …

Vol. 5, No. 1 / Reviews & ReflectionsGhost BoysBy Mehjabeen DatooBy Shenaaz Nanji 186 pp. Mawenzi House Publishers Ltd.Share ArticleWhat choices do fifteen year-olds face in this world? What is at stake for them if they choose to speak out against what they know is wrong? The answer is, of course, completely different if you are a poor fifteen year-old …

ACT NOW on ReconciliationBy Mandeep WirkCathy Busby: WE CALL. Installation view Teck Gallery, 2017. Photo: Blaine Camp. WE CALL Artist: Cathy Busby Teck Gallery, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver May 20, 2017-April 28, 2018 Curated by Amy KazymerchykShare ArticleCathy Busby’s, WE CALL creates awareness, understanding, and dialogue around the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s (TRC) recommendations for reconciliation between Aboriginal …

Vol. 5, No. 1 / Reviews & ReflectionsUntouchable KashmirBy Rahat KurdImage: Sumayya Syed © The Ministry of Utmost Happiness Arundhati Roy Hamish Hamilton, Penguin Canada, 2017Share ArticleIt was late afternoon when the bus emerged from the long tunnel that bored through the mountains, the only link between India and Kashmir. Autumn in the Valley was the season of immodest abundance. …