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By Rachel Rosenberg
Luna Ferguson has the sort of career most of us can only yearn for. They are a filmmaker, author and trans right activist with a brand-new book published earlier this month. Me, Myself, They: Life Beyond The Binary is an inspiring and engaging read; a memoir and a manifesto to the importance of gender fluidity, it aims to demystify and celebrate what being non-binary looks like.
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De-Mystifying Non-Binary with Luna Ferguson
By Rachel Rosenberg
Peau De Loup is the kind of brand that inspires loyalty in their customers. A clothing company with a mission: “It’s about creating something authentic that makes people feel the same way on the outside as they do on the inside.”
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Androgynous-Style Clothing for All Bodies: Meet Vancouver’s Peau de Loup
Katie Holmes
In this week’s look at what’s happening in Vancouver’s screen scene, we’ve got two TV pilots starting up.
One is poised to become the first live-action superhero TV series featuring an openly gay character while the other delves into intrigue as a woman becomes fascinated by her boyfriend’s stalker.
Meanwhile, a new high-tech–inspired TV series gets underway and a horror feature film about a super creepy doll is finishing up over on Vancouver Island this week.
So for our rundown of who and what’s coming and going from the streets of Hollywood North, we’ll see you after the jump…
Image by Emily Cooper
By Rachel Rosenberg
Poly Queer Love Ballad will definitely resonate with romantics. A self-described “slam musical”, it sold out at Vancouver Fringe Festival last year before being snapped up by the Queer Arts Festival. Premiering March 5, the show’s narrative follows Nina and Gaby as their passionate coupledom develops.
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Poly Queer Love Ballad Explores an Unconventional Romantic Narrative
By Kendell Yan
Winter blues got you feeling dull and washed out? Need a dose of fluttering flamboyance and shimmying shine to put that pep back in your step? Then on February 2nd, you’ve got to prance on down to the third annual Unicorn Ball, presented by the Vancouver Pride Society!
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By Rachel Rosenberg
Kaumakaiwa Kanaka‘ole is an award-winning singer and hula dancer, who has appeared on stage with her family since the age of three. Descended from seven generations of activists and artists, all of whom continue to inspire her, her love-infused performances utilize an incredible range that blends baritone chanting with Hawaiian-style falsetto. As a modern transgender Hawaiian, her spellbinding performances unify traditional Hawaiian culture with contemporary sensibilities. We spoke to Kaumakaiwa about what inspires, recharges, and excites her.
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Image by Jeremy Mimnagh
By Rachel Rosenberg
Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory and Evalyn Parry have created an enthralling multimedia dialogue that weaves folk music, storytelling, live video and uaajeerneq (Greenlandic mask dancing). After a sold-out Toronto run in 2018, Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools, which is coming to the PuSh festival in January, explores the relationship between Canada’s North and South using personal stories, historical documents and traditional mythologies.
