Dogeaters (a play based on a famous Filipino novel by Jessica Hagedorn) at Langara's fantastic Studio 58 is a must see if you are interested at all in the Philippines. And a bargain at less than $20! The play is unsettling, funny, melodramatic, corny, religious, profane, profound, and sacrilegious, and shows the seamy, corrupt side of the Filipino style of religion, military, politics, and nepotism. In short it mirrors my relationship to my Filipino heritage :-) And the flashbacks and parallels to Benigno Aquino and his life are uncanny and chilling.
Quibbles: accents were off, in particular the frequent mis-pronunciation of "lang" and "di ba" was grating. C'mon there are over 50,000 Canadians of Filipino heritage in Metro Vancouver, could we not have had at least one Filipino actor who could do the accent perfectly? Please? Next time?
Exhibition Venue: Centre A
Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art
Exhibition date: Sept 14-Oct 19, 2007
Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11am-6pm
Sunday and Monday closed.
2 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6B 1G6
TEL: 604.683.8326 www.centrea.org
Taiwan: From within the Mist is a large scale exhibition that includes oil painting, sculpture, installation, documents, conceptual art, video and multimedia creations by twenty-one artists from Taiwan.
The exhibition will open at Centre A on Friday, September 14. It is accompanied by a symposium and a bi-lingual colour catalogue (English and Mandarin).
Symposium: September 15, Saturday, 9 am - 5 pm
Venue: Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Society
8853 Selkirk Street, Vancouver, BC, V6P 4J6
TEL: 604.267.0901 www.tccs.ca
Speakers: Juin Shieh, Jui-Jen Shih, Pin-Hua Wang, Charles Liu, Fu Chia-Wen Lien, An-Yi Pan, Amy Huei-Hua Cheng, Thalia Vrachopoulos, Sandy Hung, Chin-Jui Yeh,
Saturday, Aug. 4
Firehall Arts Theatre @ 280 E. Cordova St.
4 pm
Free admission
The Fishies are back! Bringing their unique sketch comedy back to this year’s Powell Street Festival, local sketch comedy troupe Assaulted Fish presents all new material in this half-hour show.
Members of Assaulted Fish will also be hosting various events throughout the Festival on Sunday, Aug. 5/07.
Saturday, Aug. 4
Firehall Arts Theatre @ 280 E. Cordova St.
4 pm
Free admission
The Fishies are back! Bringing their unique sketch comedy back to this year’s Powell Street Festival, local sketch comedy troupe Assaulted Fish presents all new material in this half-hour show.
Members of Assaulted Fish will also be hosting various events throughout the Festival on Sunday, Aug. 5/07.
L- loads of fun
I- intelligent conversations
S- savory asian food
A- auction prize packages
S- single? come have some fun (come join the fun even if you aren't single)
D- donations to the 24 hour relay greatly appreciated (see below for ways to donate)
I- interesting new people
N- no more speed dating
I- invite lots of friends to come (bring 10 friends and get a free drink)
N- not expensive. $25 for the whole night (including food and a drink)
G- great pictures from past dinners
C- come dressed up in your favourite asian costume/clothes (if you want)
L- let's meet after 7pm at Azia Restaurant (990 Smithe St)
U- under a week to go till the 24 hour relay (party is on June 9th, 2007)
B- birthday cake, what is a birthday party without a cake?
Ways to donate to the 24 Hour Relay (besides walking the relay with me):
- donate online
- go to 'http://www.24hourrelay.com'
- go to the 'donate' section on the right
- click on 'donate to a runner'
- click on 'choose a runner'
- relay is 'Vancouver 24Hr Relay'
- team is 'Business Objects'
- runner is 'Lisa Ha'
- purchase a great prize from the auction
- make a donation in the donation box
- eat more and drink more (Azia will donate 5% of the total revenue from my party to the 24 Hour Relay)
You are invited!!!
The World Poetry Reading Series Celebrates Asian Heritage Month!
Monday, May 28, 7:30 pm
Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia, St.
With your hosts Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea.
Featured readings by World Poets:
Mahin Milani,
Aly Sunderji
Anita Aguirre Nieveras
Ahn Bong Ja
Wu Yi Min: a Chinese song.
Chinese dance: In the Land of Hope.
Featured Musicians:
Famous Gamelan musicians:
Sutrisno Hartana
Anis Astuti Sutrisno.
Admission free.
Info: 604-526-4729
