The Vancouver Heritage Fair brings the past to life on UBC campus
On May 28, UBC’s Neville Scarfe Building was brimming with excitement, filled with a crowd of chattering, energetic children.
Zoé Stojanovic
Theatre Critic
A graduating student in the UBC-Sciences Po BA program, Zoé is completing her dual degree at UBC with a major in International Relations and a minor in Journalism and Social Change. Throughout her time at the Ubyssey she has discovered a passion for covering UBC and Vancouver's vibrant cultural celebrations, aligning perfectly with her own love of languages and performing arts.
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UBC Theatre's Pyper electrifies folklore
With a brief yet intriguing plot description — “ten AI-Cyborg teens make a time capsule to prove their existence."
MEXSA and the Hatch celebrate feminism with Purple Thread
Throughout the week of March 9, the Hatch welcomed Purple Thread, a Women’s Day art exhibition featuring Latin American artists exploring their artistic forms and interpretations of feminism.
At MOA’s Coastal Dance Festival, Indigenous dance is lived practice
Throughout the week of March 3, the MOA, along with the Anvil Centre in New Westminster, hosted the 19th Coastal Dance Festival. The festival’s program brought together Indigenous artists from all over Canada — as …
UBC Opera’s Candide is a satire for every era
A political satire boldly ridiculing religion and questioning optimism, Candide became the 11th most performed opera in the world in 2018. The 1988 Scottish Opera version performed by UBC Opera on Feb. 5-8 was bold, …
Pataka Esports Festival celebrates South Asian culture
On Jan. 17 and 18, BC esports organization Galint Gaming hosted the second Pataka Esports Festival at Surrey City Hall. Welcoming about 300 attendees from across the Pacific Northwest, the festival allowed participants to compete …
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women blurs the line between author, stage and character
A stage adaptation of the classic American novel, the aptly named Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, made its Vancouver — and Canadian debut — with a production by the Arts Club Theatre Company, and it …
Remembering the dead on Día de Muertos with UBC MEXSA
Three hundred students and community members gathered in the Nest’ Great Hall to celebrate Día de Muertos with the UBC Mexican Students’ Association (MEXSA) on Nov. 3.
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors is (biting) comedy with a touch of camp
Written by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen, Dracula: A Comedy of Terror made its Canadian première with Down Stage Right Productions’ run at the Jericho Arts Centre this Halloween.
Time Will Tell Arts Society brings African music and dance to the Ukrainian Hall
The Ukrainian Hall in Strathcona hosted VanAfrica: A Celebration of Africa in Vancouver featuring a wide range of African music from across Ghana, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, Zimbabwe and Cuba.
Fifth intergenerational march on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation commemorates Indigenous residential school survivors
Marking Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30, UBC’s Faculties of Land and Food Systems (LFS) and Forestry hosted the fifth annual Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day.
Wednesday Noon Hour concerts return after year-long hiatus
Brought back by acclaimed pianist, UBC professor and Chan Centre Piano Spirio Series curator David Fung, the concert series is making its return after many requests from the UBC community.
