Citr -- Arts Report

First time correspondent Ileana Soza comes in to talk about Craft Circle Market and the Texas Troubadours' outing at the Chan. We also review UBC Theatre's Wives and Daughters, ramble a little on Streets of Fire, conduct an interview with the Musical Theatre Troupe's Anne Arandia regarding the upcoming production of Sebastian Ochoa Mendoza's Before We Go, and conclude with a review of Alley Theatre's The Ridiculous Darkness.

In this episode, the Arts Report reviews and critiques (eviscerates) the Arts Club Theatre's King Charles III, interviews UBC Associate Professor of Theatre and Film, Jacqueline Firkins, the playwright for the upcoming UBC Theatre Production of Elizabeth Gaskell's Wives and Daughters, and after a brief tour into Halloween shenanigans, we end with a shout out to multi-lingual comedian Gad Elmaleh's show at the Chan Centre on November 4, 2017. Hosted by Ashley Park and Jake Clark.

In this episode, the Arts Report covers the spooky and the scintillating with horrifying events both real and imagined. Check out the Foreclosure Follies, a Brechtian cabaret about the 2008 worldwide economic crisis; The Rio's screenings of Rocky Horror and Phantom of the Paradise; local UBC events including UBC AMS' #SCREAM party; Early Music Vancouver (EMV) presents Monteverdi's Orfeo, an opera about Orpheus and Eurydice, and Pacific Theatre's The Lonesome West by Martin McDonagh. Hosted by Ashley Park and Jake Clark.

John joins us to discuss the good, the bad and the problematic of VIFF's last (official) week. Then, we commemorate the season with a discussion of Kevin Loring's Thanks for Giving at the Arts Club Stage and Erich Rohmer's out-of-order seasonal quartet at the Cinematheque. We come to a close with the earwormy 'Strawberry Vanilla Iced Tea' by Ekke, featuring Nya and produced by last week's guests Sound of Kalima.

The Arts Report does a round of interviews with UBC Studio Sessions by UBC Arts and Culture District and Musical Theatre Troupe. Angelica, Hannah, Jacob, and Noah tell us about this awesome event. Later on, Sound of Kalima, a local music group talks about upcoming show at the Biltmore as well as their artistic ethos. We discuss the VIFF features, Mina Shum's Meditation Park, Jason James' Entanglement, Xu Bing's Dragonfly Eyes, and Kogonoda's Columbus. Hosted by Ashley Park and Jake Clark.

We start off with a review of Bringing on Tomorrow's 13: The Musical, check out some VIFF features (including Elena Psikou's Son of Sofia), and bring our listeners up to UBC Theatre's Beckett 17 and the Arts Club's Angels in America: Perestroika. Hosted by Ashley Park and Jake Clark.

We start off with an interview with Beckett 17's Gerald Vanderwoude (director of Happy Days), discuss mental illness with Jason James' Entanglement and Megan Andres' Behind the Door, review Jericho Arts Center's staging of Mr. Foote's Other Leg, shout-out Angels in America, MOA Soul Night and Drop the Mic at the Audain Art Centre, and close with a ticket giveaway from Kate Evans (at the Chan Center with Threads), and an interview with Kate Bird (City on Edge). Hosted by Jake Clark and Ashley Park.

We interview director Chris Adams and actress Kyra Leroux from Bring on Tomorrow Co.'s 13: The Musical, talk a little about Vancouver Fringe -- Katharine Ferns is in Stitches, interview UBC MFA Theatre and Creative Writing graduate Megan Andres and her thesis play workshop Behind the Door, and hang out with the three cool brunettes from Word Vancouver 2017: Dina Del Bucchia, Leanne Dunic, and Shazia Hafiz Ramji. Content warning is advised for mentions of drug use, domestic violence, and depression. Hosted by Ashley Park and Jake Clark.

A smorgasboard of radio goodness to kick off the 2017 academic year, including an interview with Fringe actress Radika Aggarwal and comedian Katharine Ferns, a review of Hip! Bang's semi-improv show Fringe show Fin, a round table with UBC Slam, and some notes on the screening of Jeff Kopas' thriller Blood Honey, MOA's Night Shift event, and Benjamin Booker (with She Keeps Bees) at the Biltmore Cabaret. Content warning if you can actually make out what Benny is singing about on 'Violent Shiver'.

CONTENT WARNING. We review The Arts Club's Angels in America: The Millennium Approaches (not the Millennium Falcon!) and talk about the historical, socioeconomical circumstances around this complex play. We also shout out Pi Theatre's Long Division, Coastal City Ballet's Giselle, Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra (VAMSO)'s A John Williams Tribute. Hosted by Ashley Park and Jake Clark.

We review the entirety of Brave New Play Rites's 2017 Full Productions as well as Musical Theatre Troupe's Curtains! Hosted by Ashley Park, Jake Clark, and Andy Ta.

The Arts Report has leurs yeyx (their eyes) on UBC Theatre's Les Belles-Soeurs, speaking with Set Designers Sarah Sako and Nikolai Kuchin. We then review the show, speaking about Michel Tremblay's work on the height of the Quiet Revolution in 1960s Quebec. Musical Theatre Troupe's Curtains, and Brave New Play Rites were featured briefly. Hosted by Ashley Park and Jake Clark.

WARNINGS FOR COARSE LANGUAGE. It's a theatre packed ninety minute show! The Arts Report talks to Brave New Play Rites playwrights Olivia Etey, Kyle Schoenfeld, Karla Lenina Comanda and their experiences with the festival, their writing process, and their amazing plays. Next we get right into our in-depth review of UBC Players' Club's Festival Dionysia. We do run out a bit of time, but it's also Fundrive! So if you haven't donated yet, please do! http://citr.ca/donate!

We talk with Brave New Play Rites Creative Writing Faculty Advisor Sara Graefe and Brave New Play Rites Festival Founder Bryan Wade about the 31st year of Brave New Play Rites Festival and its changes throughout the years; Danika Enad from UBC Players Club and Festival Dionysia's impact on local school theatre; the Oscars (we gotta!), and a little on Fundrive. Hosted by Ashley Park and Jake Clark.

***Sexual Content Warning***Today is February the 15th and on today's show, Arts Report show host, Christine Kim, says goodbye. Also, featured in this episode is an interview with the Executive Director of the Vancouver International Dance Festival by Carolina Duque, a review of the Sinophone Play Reading Series by Jake Clark and Ashley Park, a novel review (Vital Signs) by Jess Lin, and finally, an interview with Canadian author, Robert J. Sawyer, by Christine.Full versions of both interviews can be heard at: https://www.mixcloud.com/ArtsReport_CiTR/

Content warning, for anybody offended by 'dick message' at the station that also brings you Discorder and Nardwuar the Human Serviette. Vancouver Mountain Film Festival, DDP, Kubrick Red, Corleone, The Audience, 42nd Street, and a brief tangent on the Breakfast Club.

Two LIVE interviews are featured on this episode! Hosts, Christine Kim and Jake Clark, interview the Artistic Director of Early Music Vancouver about Le Mozart Noir and two UBC Faculty of Medicine students about MedPlay. Curious to find out more about both of these fabulous productions? Listen in!

We talk to Dr. Steven Liu and Face Drama director Jaylon Han for the upcoming staged reading and performances for the World Sinophone Drama Competition for Young Playwrights, featuring Holy Crab!; Dirty Paws, or How to Make a Great Documentary Film; and Fallacy of the Fist. Lightning Designers for Brave New Play Rites, Michael Methot and Nicole Weissman talk about lighting and stage; UBC student, and Volunteer Coordinator for the Vancouver Short Film Festival, Emily Weldon invites the audience to check out the awesome short film fest. And we then finish with Love and Information from UBC Theatre. Christine Kim interviews investigative journalist Christopher Pollon and Site C dam. Hosted by Ashley Park and Jake Clark.

On today's show, we cover three main topics: Brave New Playwrights, the World Sinophone Drama Competition for Young Playwrights, and UBC Theater's Love and Information. Also, on the episode, we feature contributions from two new Arts Reporters, Jess and Zack! Link to the Arts Report Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/ArtsReport_CiTR/

Kicking off our first show of 2017 with Brave New Play Rites coverage, with guests Megan Andres and Liesl Lafferty as they introduce us to the iconic UBC-integrated play festival. Today, they discuss producing play festivals for stage and readings. Our wonderful Theatre Correspondent Jake Clark talks to us about 24-Hour Musical, the UBC Players Club's Festival Dionysia, and Christine Kim reviews the book The Performance, written by Ann Eriksson. We also wax poetic about superhero movies, Zack Snyder, and portrayals of villains from Batman. Hosted by Ashley Park and Jake Clark.