Arts
Going against the norm, some men choose dance over sports
Male dancers hope to instill faith in aspiring young men
In a small room lined with mirrors and wooden barres, young feet sashay across the floor preparing to pirouette and plié at any given moment.
Notes play from the piano — cues for the nascent dancers who are dressed in tight leotards and pale pink slippers.
Sara Girletz last artist left in loop at Art Central
- Published on Thursday, 13 June 2013 16:47
- Written by Kristine Saretsky
ACAD graduate struggles to carve out space in Calgary
The sign above the entrance reads "Yes We Are Open: 19 artists welcome you."
However, the studios in the art loop located in the lower level of Art Central are mostly deserted. Empty and dark, with shutters drawn over the windows, each space is closed and contains no trace of the artist that once inhabited it. Only one space is still open.
This small studio space contains a desk, a bookcase and a kettle plugged into the wall in the corner. The walls are mostly bare, with the exception of the notes posted by the desk, a row of shelves filled with jars, and the words painted on the wall in black print – "We'll never run dry of love or anything."
Stories by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio keeps pages turning
- Published on Friday, 07 June 2013 13:14
- Written by Kristine Saretsky
Anthology of short fiction ideal for quick summer reading
In the 428-page anthology Stories, editors Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio have tried to collect tales that keep the reader asking, as Gaiman writes in the introduction, "and then what happened?"
The 27 stories they collected come from a variety of genres, and the length of the stories varies anywhere from three to 48 pages, making the anthology a good pick for quick summer reading.
Café Koi fuses poetry and music
- Published on Tuesday, 28 May 2013 20:11
- Written by Izzy Ahmed
Monthly event Expressions hopes to strengthen arts community
For those who love both music and poetry, Expressions is a humble blend of the two.
On the last Monday of every month, Café Koi, 1011 1 St. SW, hosts the event— where a spoken-word artist and musician are each given 30 minutes to perform.
Café owner Frederick Tamagi says he hopes this event will help bridge the gap between music and poetry.
Bee Kingdom builds a career in Calgary
- Published on Monday, 27 May 2013 18:00
- Written by Kristine Saretsky
Glassblowers give back by offering classes
One of the biggest challenges that the Bee Kingdom glassblowing collective faced while starting up in Calgary was the lack of space for artists such as themselves.
"Calgary's rather rich and property values are so high it's actually hard to get started, because it takes a fair amount to get the equipment...it takes about $30,000 to $50,000 to get started, and then you need a building to put over it," says Kai Scholefield, the newest of four members of the collective.